of the Philippine government; provide the National Intelligence Estimate for purposes of national security policymaking; lead counterintelligence activities; serve as the Secretariat of the Anti-Terrorism Council; and serve as the Head of the Situational Awareness and Knowledge Management Cluster of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict. Organization The NICA is organized into the following divisions and directorates: Office of the Director-General – led by the Director-General Directorate of Operations – led by the Assistant Director-General for Operations Directorate of Production – led by the Assistant Director-General for Production Directorate of Administration – led by the Assistant Director-General for Administration Management and Planning Office Office of the Comptroller Various field stations in various regions – led by its respective Regional Directors Notable Directors-General Gen. Fabian Ver was believed by human rights groups to have used the NICA's predecessor, the National Intelligence and Security Authority (NISA), as the secret police of the regime of President Ferdinand Marcos, leading to various human rights abuses committed against persons opposing the autocracy of President Marcos in the 1970s and the 1980s. Retired PGen. Alex Paul Monteagudo, Ph.D - served from 2016 to 2022. Col. Vicente S. Yumul and Gen. Jose T. Almonte held office as the Directors-General of NICA under President Corazon Aquino. Alfredo Filler, the former Vice Chief-of-Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), also served as the Director-General of NICA under President Fidel V. Ramos. References External links Philippine intelligence agencies Government agencies under the Office of the President of the Philippines Government agencies established in 1949 Intelligence analysis agencies Establishments by Philippine executive order