60 (a) It shall be civilian in nature and character; (b) The scope of its operations shall be regional. The Regional Police Force, its units or personnel may be deployed elsewhere in the Republic as directed by the National Police Commission or when needed to suppress lawless violence, pursue, and arrest criminal offenders or maintain law and order. In such circumstances, the order to deploy must be signed by the chairman of the National Police Commission and approved by the President. The President may also order the said deployment on his own authority; (c) It shall be headed by a regional director who shall be assisted by two deputies, one for administration and one for operations. The regional director and the two deputies shall come from the ranks of the professional police force, preferably from any province, city, or municipality of the autonomous region; (d) It shall have regional, provincial, and city or municipal offices; (e) At the provincial level, there shall be a provincial office headed by a provincial director, who shall be a professional police officer with the rank of police superintendent, at least; and (f) At the city or municipal level, there shall be an office or station which shall be headed by a Chief of Police, who shall be a professional police officer with the rank of police superintendent for the city and police inspector for the municipality. SEC. 8. Power of Regional Governor Over Regional Police Force. – The Regional Governor shall have the following powers over the Regional Police Force: (a) To act as the deputy of the National Police Commission in the region and as the ex officio chair of the Regional Police Commission; (b) To exercise operational control and general supervision and disciplinary powers over the Regional Police Force;