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Answer» What is National Intelligence and Security Authority mean? The National Intelligence Coordinating Agency (NICA) is the primary intelligence gathering and analysis arm of the Philippine government, in charge of carrying out overt, covert, and clandestine intelligence programs. The NICA cooperates with friendly countries and government agencies in and out of the country by posting agents as liaison officers. The agency is led by a director-general and is assisted by a deputy director general. The former reports directly to the president. Its headquarters is located in Quezon City. The NICA has a National Intelligence Board that serves as an advisory board to the director-general before he would submit his findings to the president relating to national security matters affecting the Philippines. reference
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