Honeylene A. Villegas Colonial Origins Formal policing structures started in the country during the Spanish colonization era, with the introduction of Guardia Civil via a Royal Decree in 1852. The present system, however, is clearly established also with American influence since the United States of America won the Spanish-American War in 1898. This another era of oppression resulted in the founding of guerrillas – Philippine field army constituting the resistance force during that pressing time. By 1899, the Philippine Revolutionary Army was born, later renamed as the Philippine Republican Army, with both local and defected foreign troops joining the ranks. Recruitments and conscriptions also happened during the Philippine-American War. The group later became the Philippine Constabulary (PC) in 1901, which was the insular police force under American regime, combining the approaches and gears of an army with police rules. This core body had been the foundation ...