POLICE ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION WITH POLICE PLANNING

ABSENCE WITHOUT OFFICIAL LEAVE (AWOL) - FAILURE TO REPORT FOR DUTY WITHOUT OFFICIAL
NOTICE FOR A PERIOD OF THIRTY (30) DAYS

ACT NO. 70 - ON JANUARY 9, 1901, THE METROPOLITAN POLICE FORCE OF MANILA WAS ORGANIZED BY
THE TAFT COMMISSION. THIS HAS BECOME THE BASIS FOR THE CELEBRATION OF THE ANNIVERSARY OF
THE MANILA’S FINEST EVERY JANUARY 9TH.

ACT NO 175 - “AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF AN INSULAR
CONSTABULARY”, ENACTED ON JULY 18, 1901.

ACT NO. 183 - MANILA POLICE DEPARTMENT, ENACTED ON JULY 31, 1901

ACT NO 255 - THE ACT THAT RENAMED THE INSULAR CONSTABULARY INTO PHILIPPINE CONSTABULARY,
ENACTED ON OCTOBER 3, 1901

ACTS OF CONSPICUOUS COURAGE AND GALLANTRY (NAPOLCOM MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 2007-
003 AND PNP MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 2009-019) - A DEED OF PERSONAL BRAVERY AND SELF-
SACRIFICE ABOVE AND BEYOND THE CALL OF DUTY, SO CONSPICUOUS AS TO DISTINGUISH THE ACT
CLEARLY OVER AND ABOVE HIS/HER COMRADES IN THE PERFORMANCE OF MORE THAN ORDINARY
HAZARDOUS SERVICE, SUCH AS; BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING CIRCUMSTANCES:
OVERWHELMING NUMBER OF ENEMIES AND FIREPOWER CAPABILITY AS AGAINST THE STRENGTH OF
PNP OPERATIVES AND THEIR FIREPOWER CAPABILITY; INFILTRATION AND PENETRATION OF THE SAFE
HOUSES AND HIDEOUTS OF ORGANIZED CRIME SYNDICATES LIKE KIDNAPPING, ILLEGAL DRUGS,
CARNAPPING, HIJACKING AND TERRORISM; SHOOT-OUT IN ROBBERY/HOLD-UP INCIDENTS INSIDE
PUBLIC PLACES SUCH AS: MALLS, GOVERNMENT OFFICES, BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS AND PUVS;
CONDUCT OF RESCUE/DISASTER OPERATIONS THAT RESULTED IN THE SAVING OF LIVES AND
PROPERTIES. AN ACT OF HEROISM EXHIBITED IN THE FACE OF AN ARMED ENEMY OR IN THE CONDUCT
OF RESCUE/DISASTER OPERATIONS RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF LIFE (POSTHUMOUS PROMOTIONS).

ADMINISTRATION- AN ORGANIZATIONAL PROCESS CONCERNED WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF

OBJECTIVES AND PLANS AND INTERNAL OPERATING EFFICIENCY CONNOTES BUREAUCRATIC STRUCTURE
AND BEHAVIOR, RELATIVELY ROUTINE DECISION-MAKING AND MAINTENANCE OF THE INTERNAL ORDER
ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS - THOSE THAT PERFORM THE ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS EXAMPLES ARE
PERSONNEL, FINANCE, PLANNING AND TRAINING

ALTERNATIVES - ARE MEANS BY WHICH GOALS AND OBJECTIVES CAN BE ATTAINED. THEY MAYBE
POLICIES, STRATEGIES OR SPECIFIC ACTIONS AIMED AT ELIMINATING A PROBLEM. ALTERNATIVES DON’T
HAVE TO BE SUBSTITUTES FOR ONE ANOTHER OR SHOULD PERFORM THE SAME FUNCTION.

ATTRITION (DOWNZING) (SEPARATION) - THE DOWNSIZING OF PERSONNEL IN THE PNP ON THE BASIS
PROVIDED BY LAW. A SYSTEM OF FORCE RETIREMENT OR SEPARATION FROM THE SERVICE.

ATTRITION BY ATTAINMENT OF MAXIMUM TENURE - THOSE WHO HAVE REACHED THE PRESCRIBED
MAXIMUM TENURE CORRESPONDING TO THEIR POSITION SHALL BE RETIRED FROM THE SERVICE

ATTRITION BY DEMOTION IN POSITION OR RANK - THOSE WHO ARE RELIEVED AND ASSIGNED TO A
POSITION LOWER THAN WHAT IS ESTABLISHED FOR HIS OR HER GRADE IN THE PNP STAFFING PATTERN
AND WHO SHALL NOT BE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION COMMENSURATE TO HIS OR HER GRADE WITHIN
EIGHTEEN (18) MONTHS AFTER SUCH DEMOTION SHALL BE RETIRED OR SEPARATED

ATTRITION BY NON-PROMOTION - THOSE WHO HAVE NOT BEEN PROMOTED FOR A CONTINUOUS
PERIOD OF TEN (10) YEARS SHALL BE RETIRED OR SEPARATED

ATTRITION BY OTHER MEANS - ANY PNP MEMBER OF OFFICER WITH AT LEAST FIVE (5) YEARS OF
ACCUMULATED ACTIVE SERVICE SHALL BE SEPARATED BASED ON ANY OF THE FOLLOWING:
INEFFICIENCY BASED ON POOR PERFORMANCE DURING THE LAST TWO (2) SUCCESSIVE ANNUAL RATING
PERIODS

ATTRITION BY RELIEF (RELIEVED) - THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN RELIEVED FOR JUST CAUSE AND HAVE NOT
BEEN GIVEN AN ASSIGNMENT WITHIN TWO (2) YEARS AFTER SUCH RELIEF SHALL BE RETIRED OR
SEPARATED

AUTHORITY LEVEL PRINCIPLE – IMPLIES THAT DECISIONS WITHIN THE AUTHORITY OF THE INDIVIDUAL
COMMANDER SHOULD BE MADE BY THEM AND NOT BE RETURNED UPWARD IN THE ORGANIZATIONAL
STRUCTURE.
AUXILIARY FUNCTIONS- FUNCTIONS INVOLVING THE LOGISTICAL OPERATIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION
EXAMPLES ARE COMMUNICATION, MAINTENANCE, RECORDS MANAGEMENT, SUPPLIES AND
EQUIPMENT MANAGEMENT.

BREACH OF INTERNAL DISCIPLINE - REFERS TO ANY OFFENSE COMMITTED BY A MEMBER OF THE PNP
INVOLVING AND AFFECTING ORDER AND DISCIPLINE WITHIN THE POLICE ORGANIZATION

BRIGADIER GEN (CHIEF SUPT) RAFAEL CRAME - THE FIRST FILIPINO CHIEF OF THE PHILIPPINE
CONSTABULARY IN 1917 (FILIPINO REGIME)

BROAD EXTERNAL POLICY PLANNING - RESPONSIBILITY OF THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH OF THE

GOVERNMENT; THE MAIN CONCERN OF THE POLICE IN THIS BROAD EXTERNAL POLICY PLANNING IS
ASSISTING THE LEGISLATURE IN THEIR DETERMINING OF POLICE GUIDELINE THROUGH THE PASSAGE OF
APPROPRIATE LAWS OR ORDINANCES FOR THE POLICE TO ENFORCE.

BUREAU- THE LARGEST ORGANIC UNIT WITHIN A LARGE DEPARTMENT. THE PNP IS A BUREAU UNDER
THE NAPOLCOM AND ATTACHED TO DILG

CAPT. GEORGE CURRY- THE FIRST CHIEF OF POLICE OF THE MANILA POLICE DEPARTMENT IN 1901

CAPT. HENRY ALLEN- THE FIRST CHIEF OF THE PHILIPPINE CONSTABULARY IN 1901 (AMERICAN
REGIME)

CARABINEROS DE SEGURIDAD PUBLICA- ORGANIZED IN 1712 FOR THE PURPOSE OF CARRYING THE
REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE; THIS WAS ARMED AND CONSIDERED AS THE MOUNTED
POLICE.

CHAIN OF COMMAND- THE ARRANGEMENT OF OFFICERS FROM TOP TO BOTTOM ON THE BASIS OF
RANK OR POSITION AND AUTHORITY

CHIEF- HIGHEST POSITION IN THE PNP, WITH THE RANK OF DIRECTOR GENERAL (1ST IN COMMAND)

CHIEF OF POLICE – WITH THE RANK OF CHIEF INSPECTOR

CITIZEN’S COMPLAINTS - PERTAINS TO ANY COMPLAINT INITIATED BY A PRIVATE CITIZEN OR HIS DULY
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE ON ACCOUNT OF AN INJURY, DAMAGE OR DISTURBANCE SUSTAINED
DUE TO AN IRREGULAR OR ILLEGAL ACT COMMITTED BY A MEMBER OF THE PNP.

CIVILIAN IN CHARACTER - MEANS THAT THAT THE PNP IS NOT A PART OF THE MILITARY, ALTHOUGH IT
RETAINS SOME MILITARY ATTRIBUTES SUCH AS DISCIPLINE

CLARIFYING THE PROBLEMS - IDENTIFICATION OF THE PROBLEM UNDERSTANDING BOTH ITS RECORD
AND ITS POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS.

COLLECTION ALL PERTINENT FACTS - BOTH ATTEMPTS SHALL BE MADE TO DEVELOP A PLAN UNTIL
FACTS RELATING TO IT HAVE BEEN GATHERED.

COLONEL (SR. SUPT) ANTONIO TORRES- THE FIRST FILIPINO CHIEF OF POLICE OF THE MANILA POLICE
DEPARTMENT IN 1935

COLONEL (SR. SUPT) LAMBERTO JAVALERA- THE FIRST CHIEF OF POLICE OF THE MANILA POLICE
DEPARTMENT AFTER THE PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENCE FROM THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN 1946

COMMANDING OFFICER - AN OFFICER WHO IS IN COMMAND OF THE DEPARTMENT, A BUREAU, A

DIVISION, AN AREA, OR A DISTRICT.

COMMAND RESPONSIBILITY- DICTATES THAT IMMEDIATE COMMANDERS SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR

THE EFFECTIVE SUPERVISION AND CONTROL OF THEIR PERSONNEL AND UNIT

COMPLEMENTARY DOCTRINE – DOCTRINES FORMULATED JOINTLY BY TWO OR MORE BUREAUS IN

ORDER TO EFFECT A CERTAIN OPERATION WITH REGARD TO PUBLIC SAFETY AND PEACE AND ORDER.
THIS ESSENTIALLY INVOLVES THE PARTICIPATION OF THE OTHER BUREAUS OF THE BJMP, BFP, PPSC, NBI
AND OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES.

COMPULSORY RETIREMENT – UPON REACHING THE AGE FIFTY-SIX (56), THE AGE OF RETIREMENT
CONSPICUOUS COURAGE - IS A COURAGE THAT IS CLEARLY DISTINGUISHED ABOVE OTHERS IN THE
PERFORMANCE OF ONE’S DUTY.

CONSTABULI OR THE KEEPER OF THE HORSE - WAS APPOINTED TO EACH VILLAGE TO AID THE RIEVE IN
HIS DUTIES. IT BECAME THE SOURCE OF THE WORD CONSTABLE.

CONTINENTAL THEORY - POLICEMEN ARE REGARDED AS SERVANTS OF THE HIGHER AUTHORITIES; THE
PEOPLE HAVE NO SHARE OR HAVE LITTLE PARTICIPATION WITH THE DUTIES NOR CONNECTION WITH
THE POLICE ORGANIZATION

COURTS OF THE STAR-CHAMBER (1487) - A SPECIAL COURT DESIGNED TO TRY OFFENDERS AGAINST THE
STATE. THE ROOM SET-UP IS FORMED IN A SHAPE OF A STAR AND JUDGES WERE GIVEN GREAT POWERS
SUCH AS THE POWER TO FORCE TESTIMONY FROM A DEFENDANT LEADING TO A GREAT ABUSE OF
POWER OR BRUTALITY ON THE PART OF THE JUDGES.

DEDUCTIVE REASONING - IS JUST THE REVERSE; THAT IS, IT MOVES FROM THE GENERAL TO THE
SPECIFIC. FOR EXAMPLE, IF AN ORGANIZATION ASSUMES THAT THE PRIMARY ROLE OF THE POLICE IS TO
MAINTAIN ORDER, AND THEN IT SPECIFIES THE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES THAT ARE NECESSARY TO
IMPLEMENT THIS ASSUMPTION.

DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY- CONFERRING OF CERTAIN SPECIFIED AUTHORITY BY A SUPERIOR TO A

SUBORDINATE

DEPARTMENT – IS THE LARGEST THAN THE BUREAU. THE BUREAU IS JUST UNDER OF DEPARTMENT.
EXAMPLE THE BJMP IS UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT (DILG)

DEPARTMENT RULES - RULES ESTABLISHED BY DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS/SUPERVISORS TO CONTROL

THE CONDUCT OF THE MEMBERS OF THE POLICE FORCE.

DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL RANKS - DDG FOR ADMINISTRATION (2ND IN COMMAND); DDG FOR
OPERATION (3RD IN COMMAND); CHIEF OF THE DIRECTORIAL STAFF (4TH IN COMMAND)

DEPLOYMENT - SHALL MEAN THE ORDERLY AND ORGANIZED PHYSICAL MOVEMENT OF ELEMENTS OR
UNITS OF THE PNP WITHIN THE PROVINCE, CITY OR MUNICIPALITY FOR PURPOSES OF EMPLOYMENT
DISCIPLINARY AUTHORITIES FOR BREACH OF INTERNAL DISCIPLINE: CHIEF OF POLICE - MAY IMPOSE THE
ADMINISTRATIVE PUNISHMENT OF ADMONITION OR REPRIMAND; RESTRICTION TO SPECIFIED LIMITS;
WITHHOLDING OF PRIVILEGES; FORFEITURE OF SALARY OR SUSPENSION; OR ANY COMBINATION OF THE
FOREGOING FOR A PERIOD NOT EXCEEDING FIFTEEN (15) DAYS

DISCIPLINARY AUTHORITIES FOR BREACH OF INTERNAL DISCIPLINE: CHIEF OF THE PNP- SHALL HAVE THE
POWER TO IMPOSE THE DISCIPLINARY PUNISHMENT OF DISMISSAL FROM THE SERVICE; SUSPENSION
OR FORFEITURE OF SALARY; DEMOTION; OR ANY COMBINATION OF THE FOREGOING FOR A PERIOD
NOT EXCEEDING ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY (180) DAYS

DISCIPLINARY AUTHORITIES FOR BREACH OF INTERNAL DISCIPLINE: PROVINCIAL DIRECTORS- MAY

IMPOSE THE ADMINISTRATIVE PUNISHMENT OF ADMONITION OR REPRIMAND; RESTRICTION TO
SPECIFIED LIMITS; WITHHOLDING OF PRIVILEGES; FORFEITURE OF SALARY OR SUSPENSION; OR ANY
COMBINATION OF THE FOREGOING FOR A PERIOD NOT EXCEEDING THIRTY (30) DAYS

DISCIPLINARY AUTHORITIES FOR BREACH OF INTERNAL DISCIPLINE: REGIONAL DIRECTOR- MAY IMPOSE
THE ADMINISTRATIVE PUNISHMENT OF ADMONITION OR REPRIMAND; RESTRICTION TO SPECIFIED
LIMITS; WITHHOLDING OF PRIVILEGES; FORFEITURE OF SALARY OR SUSPENSION; DEMOTION; OR ANY
COMBINATION OF THE FOREGOING FOR A PERIOD NOT EXCEEDING SIXTY (60) DAYS

DISCIPLINARY AUTHORITIES FOR CITIZEN’S COMPLAINTS: CHIEF OF POLICE - WHERE THE OFFENSE IS
PUNISHABLE BY WITHHOLDING OF PRIVILEGES, RESTRICTION TO SPECIFIED LIMITS, SUSPENSION OR
FORFEITURE OF SALARY, OR ANY COMBINATION THEREOF, FOR A PERIOD NOT EXCEEDING FIFTEEN (15)
DAYS

DISCIPLINARY AUTHORITIES FOR CITIZEN’S COMPLAINTS: CITY/MUNICIPALITY MAYORS - WHERE THE

OFFENSE IS PUNISHABLE BY WITHHOLDING OF PRIVILEGES, RESTRICTION TO SPECIFIED LIMITS,
SUSPENSION OR FORFEITURE OF SALARY, OR ANY COMBINATION THEREOF, FOR A PERIOD NOT LESS
THAN SIXTEEN BUT NOT EXCEEDING THIRTY (30) DAYS

DISCIPLINARY AUTHORITIES FOR CITIZEN’S COMPLAINTS: PEOPLE’S LAW ENFORCEMENT BOARD (PLEB)-
WHERE THE OFFENSE IS PUNISHABLE BY WITHHOLDING OF PRIVILEGES, RESTRICTION TO SPECIFIED
LIMITS, SUSPENSION OR FORFEITURE OF SALARY, OR ANY COMBINATION THEREOF, FOR A PERIOD
EXCEEDING THIRTY (30) DAYS, OR BY DISMISSAL
DISCIPLINARY APPELLATE BOARDS - FORMAL ADMINISTRATIVE DISCIPLINARY APPELLATE MACHINERY
OF THE NATIONAL POLICE COMMISSION, TASKED TO HEAR CASES ON APPEAL FROM THE DIFFERENT
DISCIPLINARY AUTHORITIES IN THE PNP

DIVISION- THE PRIMARY SUBDIVISION OF A BUREAU

DOCTRINE – SCHEME OR ARRANGEMENT OF GETTING A MISSION OR OBJECTIVE ACCOMPLISHED

DUTY MANUAL - DESCRIBES THE PROCEDURES AND DEFINES THE DUTIES OF OFFICERS ASSIGNED TO
SPECIFIED POST OR POSITION.

EARLY RETIREMENT – LESS THAN TWENTY (20) YEARS.

EMPLOYMENT - REFERS TO UTILIZATION OF UNITS OR ELEMENTS OF THE PNP FOR PURPOSES OF

PROTECTION OF LIVES AND PROPERTIES, ENFORCEMENT OF LAWS, MAINTENANCE OF PEACE AND
ORDER, PREVENTION OF CRIMES, ARREST OF CRIMINAL OFFENDERS AND BRINGING THE OFFENDERS TO
JUSTICE AND ENSURING PUBLIC SAFETY, PARTICULARLY IN THE SUPPRESSION OF DISORDERS, RIOTS,
LAWLESSNESS, VIOLENCE, REBELLIOUS AND SEDITIOUS CONSPIRACY, INSURGENCY, SUBVERSION OR
OTHER RELATED ACTIVITIES.

ETHICAL DOCTRINE – THAT DEFINES THE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES GOVERNING THE RULES OF
CONDUCT, ATTITUDE, BEHAVIOR AND ETHICAL NORM OF THE PNP.

EVALUATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PLAN - THE RESULTS OF THE PLAN SHALL BE DETERMINED,
THIS NECESSARY IN ORDER TO KNOW WHETHER A CORRECT ALTERNATIVE WAS CHOSEN, WHETHER THE
PLAN WAS CORRECT, WHICH PHASE WAS POORLY IMPLEMENTED, WHETHER ADDITIONAL PLANNING
MAY BE NECESSARY.

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 226 - “INSTITUTIONALIZATION OF THE DOCTRINE OF COMMAND RESPONSIBILITY

IN ALL GOVERNMENT OFFICES

EXECUTIVE ORDER 389- ORDERED THAT THE PHILIPPINE CONSTABULARY BE ONE OF THE FOUR SERVICES
OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES, ENACTED ON DECEMBER 23, 1940
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO 1012- TRANSFERRED TO THE CITY AND MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT THE
OPERATIONAL SUPERVISION AND DIRECTION OVER ALL INP UNITS ASSIGNED WITHIN THEIR LOCALITY;
ISSUED ON JULY 10, 1985

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO 1040- TRANSFERRED THE ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROL AND SUPERVISION OF THE
INP FROM THE MINISTRY OF NATIONAL DEFENSE TO THE NATIONAL POLICE COMMISSION

EXTRA-DEPARTMENTAL PLANS - THOSE WHICH REQUIRE ACTIONS OR ASSISTANCE FROM PERSONS OR

AGENCIES OUTSIDE OF THE DEPARTMENT; INVOLVE COORDINATION WITH OTHER AGENCIES

FIELD OPERATIONS - OPERATIONS IN THE FIELD SHALL BE DIRECTED BY THE POLICE COMMANDER AND
THE SUBORDINATE COMMANDERS AND THE SAME SHALL BE AIMED AT THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF THE
FOLLOWING PRIMARY TASKS MORE EFFECTIVELY AND ECONOMICALLY

FIELD PROCEDURES- PROCEDURES INTENDED TO BE USED IN ALL SITUATIONS OF ALL KINDS SHALL BE
OUTLINED AS GUIDE TO OFFICERS AND MEN IN THE FIELD, SUCH AS: PROCEDURES THAT RELATE TO
REPORTING, TO RAIDS, ARRESTS, STOPPING SUSPICIOUS PERSONS, RECEIVING COMPLAINTS,
INVESTIGATION, ETC

FRAME OF REFERENCE - CAREFUL SELECTION ON THE MATTERS RELATING TO THE SITUATION FOR
WHICH PLANS ARE BEING DEVELOP, AND OPINIONS OF IDEAS OF PERSONS WHO MAY SPEAK WITH
AUTHORITY ON THE SUBJECT CONCERNED.

FRANKPLEDGE SYSTEM - A SYSTEM OF POLICING WHEREBY A GROUP OF TEN NEIGHBORING MALE

RESIDENTS OVER TWELVE YEARS OF AGE WERE REQUIRED TO GUARD THE TOWN TO PRESERVE PEACE
AND PROTECT THE LIVES AND PROPERTIES OF THE PEOPLE

FUNCTIONAL (SPECIALIZATION) - STRUCTURE ACCORDING TO FUNCTIONS AND SPECIALIZED UNITS;

DEPICTS STAFF FUNCTIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION; RESPONSIBILITIES ARE DIVIDED AMONG
AUTHORITIES WHO ARE ALL ACCOUNTABLE; TO THE AUTHORITY ABOVE

FUNCTIONAL DOCTRINE – THIS PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR SPECIALIZED ACTIVITIES OF THE PNP IN THE
BROAD FIELD OF INTEREST SUCH AS PERSONNEL, INTELLIGENCE, OPERATIONS, LOGISTICS, PLANNING,
ETC.
FUNCTIONAL PLAN- INCLUDES THE FRAMEWORK FOR THE OPERATION OF THE MAJOR FUNCTIONAL
UNIT IN THE ORGANIZATION SUCH AS PATROL AND INVESTIGATION. COORDINATION

FUNCTIONAL PRINCIPLE – REFERS TO DIVISION OF WORK ACCORDING TO TYPE, PLACE, TIME AND
SPECIALIZATION.

FUNDAMENTAL DOCTRINE – IS THE BASIC PRINCIPLE IN PLANNING, ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT

OF THE PNP IN SUPPORT OF THE OVERALL PURSUITS OF THE PNP VISION, MISSION AND STRATEGIC
ACTION PLAN OF THE ATTAINMENT OF THE NATIONAL OBJECTIVES.

GENERAL QUALIFICATIONS FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE PNP (RA 6975, AS AMENDED BY RA 8551 AND RA
9708) - A CITIZEN OF THE PHILIPPINES; A PERSON OF GOOD MORAL CONDUCT; MUST HAVE PASSED
THE PSYCHIATRIC/PSYCHOLOGICAL, DRUG AND PHYSICAL TESTS TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE PNP OR
BY ANY NAPOLCOM ACCREDITED GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING
PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH; MUST POSSESS A FORMAL BACCALAUREATE DEGREE FROM A
RECOGNIZED INSTITUTION OF LEARNING; MUST BE ELIGIBLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STANDARDS
SET BY THE COMMISSION; MUST HAVE PASSED THE BOARD EXAMINATION GIVEN BY THE PROFESSION
REGULATION COMMISSION (PRC) OR THE NAPOLCOM POLICE ENTRANCE EXAMINATION; MUST NOT
HAVE BEEN DISHONORABLY DISCHARGED FROM MILITARY EMPLOYMENT OR DISMISSED FOR CAUSE
FROM ANY CIVILIAN POSITION IN THE GOVERNMENT; MUST NOT HAVE BEEN CONVICTED BY FINAL
JUDGMENT OF AN OFFENSE OR CRIME INVOLVING MORAL TURPITUDE; MUST BE AT LEAST ONE METER
AND SIXTY-TWO CENTIMETERS (1.62 M) IN HEIGHT FOR MALE AND ONE METER AND FIFTY-SEVEN (1.57
M) FOR FEMALE; MUST WEIGH NOT MORE OR LESS THAN FIVE KILOGRAMS (5KGS) FROM THE
STANDARD WEIGHT CORRESPONDING TO HIS OR HER HEIGHT, AGE AND SEX; AND FOR A NEW
APPLICANT, MUST NOT BE LESS THAN TWENTY-ONE (21) NOR MORE THAN THIRTY (30) YEARS OF AGE

GOAL - GENERAL STATEMENT OF INTENTION NORMALLY WITH TIME PERSPECTIVE. IT IS ACHIEVABLE

END STATE THAT CAN BE MEASURED AND OBSERVED.

GUADRILLEROS/CUADRILLO- THIS WAS A BODY OF RURAL POLICE ORGANIZED IN EACH TOWN AND
ESTABLISHED BY THE ROYAL DECREE OF 18 JANUARY 1836; THIS DECREE PROVIDED THAT 5% OF THE
ABLE-BODIED MALE INHABITANTS OF EACH PROVINCE WERE TO BE ENLISTED IN THIS POLICE
ORGANIZATION FOR THREE YEARS (PROVINCIAL POLICE)

GUARDIA CIVIL- THIS WAS CREATED BY A ROYAL DECREE ISSUED BY THE CROWN ON 12 FEBRUARY 1852
TO PARTIALLY RELIEVE THE SPANISH PENINSULAR TROOPS OF THEIR WORK IN POLICING TOWNS. (CITY
POLICE)
GUIDELINES – A RULE OF ACTION FOR THE RANK AND FILE TO SHOW THEM HOW THEY ARE EXPECTED
TO OBTAIN THE DESIRED EFFECT.

HEADQUARTERS PROCEDURES - INCLUDE THE PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED IN THE HEADQUARTERS,

USUALLY REFLECTED IN THE DUTY MANUAL

HOME RULE THEORY - POLICEMEN ARE REGARDED AS SERVANTS OF THE COMMUNITY, WHO RELY FOR
THE EFFICIENCY OF THEIR FUNCTIONS UPON THE EXPRESS NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE; POLICEMEN ARE CIVIL
SERVANTS WHOSE KEY DUTY IS THE PRESERVATION OF PUBLIC PEACE AND SECURITY

HUE AND CRY - PROVIDES FOR METHODS OF APPREHENDING A CRIMINAL BY AN ACT OF THE
COMPLAINANT SHOUT TO CALL ALL MALE RESIDENTS TO ASSEMBLE AND ARREST THE SUSPECT.

IDEA LINKING - IS OFTEN DONE THROUGH FREE ASSOCIATION. INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATING IN

PLANNING ARE ENCOURAGED TO IDENTIFY ANY IDEAS, WITHOUT LIMITATIONS OR INHIBITION THAT
MIGHT RELATE TO THE PROBLEM OR PLAN AT HAND. THIS MAY RESULT IN IMPORTANT, INNOVATIVE
SOLUTIONS, PARTICULARLY WHEN THOSE INVOLVED COME FROM DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONAL LEVELS
AND DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS IN TERMS OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION.

IMITATION - INVOLVES USING PLANS, PROGRAMS, METHODS, AND SO ON, DEVELOPED BY OTHERS.

INDUCTIVE REASONING - MOVES FROM SPECIFIC TO THE MORE GENERAL; FOR EXAMPLE, AN INCREASE
IN THE NUMBER OF CITIZEN COMPLAINTS MAY MEAN THERE ARE PROBLEMS IN POLICE TRAINING AND
SUPERVISION.

INVESTIGATION – THE BASIC PURPOSE OF THE INVESTIGATION DIVISION UNIT SHALL BE TO INVESTIGATE
CERTAIN DESIGNATED CRIMES AND CLEAR THEM BY THE RECOVERY OF STOLEN PROPERTY AND THE
ARREST AND CONVICTION OF THE PERPETRATORS. TO THIS END, THE INVESTIGATION DIVISION SHALL
SUPERVISE THE INVESTIGATION MADE BY PATROLMAN AND UNDERTAKE ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATION
AS MAY BE NECESSARY OF ALL FELONIES.

INTERMEDIATE OR MEDIUM RANGE PLANNING - IT RELATES TO PLANS, WHICH DETERMINE QUANTITY

AND QUALITY EFFORTS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS. IT REFERS TO THE PROCESS OF DETERMINING THE
CONTRIBUTION ON EFFORTS THAT CAN MAKE OR PROVIDE WITH ALLOCATED RESOURCES EX. PNP-
MTDP 1999-2004
INTERNAL POLICY PLANNING - RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CHIEF OF PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE AND
OTHER CHIEFS OF THE DIFFERENT UNITS OR HEADQUARTERS WITHIN THEIR AREA OF JURISDICTION TO
ACHIEVE THE OBJECTIVES OR MISSION OF THE POLICE ORGANIZATION; THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR
PLANNING, ORGANIZING, STAFFING, DIRECTING, COORDINATING, CONTROLLING, REPORTING AND
BUDGETING FOR THE POLICE ORGANIZATION WITHIN EXISTING POLICIES AND AVAILABLE RESOURCES;
FOR MAXIMUM POLICE EFFECTIVENESS, THEY SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TECHNICAL OPERATION
OF THE POLICE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT OF ITS PERSONNEL.

JUSTICE OF THE PEACE - THREE OR FOUR MEN WHO WERE LEARNED IN THE LAW OF THE LAND WERE
GIVEN AUTHORITY TO PURSUE ARREST, CHASTISE AND IMPRISON VIOLATORS OF LAW. THEY HANDLED
FELONIES, MISDEMEANORS AND INFRACTIONS OF CITY OR VILLAGES ORDINANCES. THIS WAS LATER
ABOLISHED ABOUT 75 YEARS LATER.

JUVENILE DELINQUENCY CONTROL – EFFECTIVE CRIME CONTROL NECESSITATES PREVENTING THE

DEVELOPMENT OF INDIVIDUALS AS CRIMINALS. THE POLICE COMMANDER SHALL RECOGNIZE A NEED
FOR PREVENTING CRIME OR CORRECTING CONDITIONS THAT INDUCE CRIMINALITY AND BY
REHABILITATING THE DELINQUENT.

LATERAL ENTRY - IN GENERAL, ALL ORIGINAL APPOINTMENTS OF COMMISSIONED OFFICERS IN THE PNP
SHALL COMMENCE WITH THE RANK OF INSPECTOR, TO INCLUDE ALL THOSE WITH HIGHLY TECHNICAL
QUALIFICATIONS APPLYING FOR THE PNP TECHNICAL SERVICES (R.A. 6975). INSPECTOR RANK: (IP4-
DONEC) - DENTISTS, OPTOMETRISTS, NURSES, ENGINEERS, GRADUATES OF FORENSIC SCIENCES,
GRADUATES OF THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE ACADEMY AND LICENSED CRIMINOLOGISTS. SENIOR
INSPECTOR RANK: (MAC) - CHAPLAINS (PRIEST), MEMBERS OF THE BAR (ATTORNEY) AND DOCTORS OF
MEDICINE

LATERAL ENTRY (NAPOLOCM M.C 2008-006) - A PERSON WITH HIGHLY TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS
SUCH AS: DENTIST, OPTOMETRIST, NURSE, ENGINEER, GRADUATE OF FORENSIC SCIENCE, DOCTOR OF
MEDICINE, MEMBER OF PHILIPPINE BAR, CHAPLAIN, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIST, PILOT,
PSYCHOLOGIST; GRADUATE OF PNPA; LICENSED CRIMINOLOGIST; TOP PRIORITY CONSIDERATION FOR
LATERAL ENTRY INTO THE RANK OF POLICE INSPECTOR SHALL BE GIVEN TO TOP TEN (10) PLACERS OF
THE DIFFERENT LICENSURE EXAMINATIONS. HOWEVER, INCUMBENT PNP MEMBERS WHO LAND IN THE
TOP TEN SHALL BE GIVEN FIRST PREFERENCE OVER THE CIVILIAN PROVIDED THAT THE QUALIFICATIONS
ARE SATISFIED. THE MAXIMUM AGE OF PNP MEMBERS’ APPLICANTS THROUGH LATERAL ENTRY SHALL
BE FORTY SIX (46) YEARS OLD AT THE TIME OF APPOINTMENT. AGE WAIVERS SHALL NOT BE ALLOWED.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE - PERIOD, WHICH AN OFFICER IS EXCUSED FROM ACTIVE DUTY BY ANY
VALID/ACCEPTABLE REASON, APPROVED BY HIGHER AUTHORITY.

LEGES HENRICI (LAW OF HENRY) - AN ACT THAT WAS ENACTED DURING THIS PERIOD WITH THE
FOLLOWING FEATURES: OFFENSES WERE CLASSIFIED AS AGAINST THE KING AND INDIVIDUAL;
POLICEMAN BECOMES PUBLIC SERVANT; THE POLICE AND THE CITIZENS HAVE THE BROAD POWER TO
ARREST. IT INTRODUCED THE SYSTEM CALLED “CITIZEN’S ARREST; GRAND JURY WAS CREATED TO
INQUIRE ON THE FACTS OF THE LAW.

LENGTH OF SERVICE - THE PERIOD OF TIME THAT HAS ELAPSED SINCE THE OATH OF OFFICE WAS
ADMINISTERED. PREVIOUS ACTIVE SERVICES MAY BE INCLUDED OR ADDED.

LINE - THE OLDEST AND SIMPLEST KIND; ALSO CALLED MILITARY; DEFINED BY ITS CLEAR CHAIN OF
COMMAND FROM THE HIGHEST TO THE LOWEST AND VICE VERSA ; DEPICTS THE LINE FUNCTIONS OF
THE ORGANIZATION; ORDERS OR COMMANDS MUST COME FROM THE HIGHER LEVEL OF AUTHORITY
BEFORE IT CAN BE CARRIED OUT ; INVOLVES FEW DEPARTMENTS

LINE AND STAFF - A COMBINATION OF THE LINE AND FUNCTIONAL KIND; COMBINES THE FLOW OF
INFORMATION FROM THE LINE STRUCTURE WITH THE STAFF DEPARTMENTS THAT SERVICE, ADVISE,
AND SUPPORT THEM; GENERALLY MORE FORMAL IN NATURE AND HAS MANY DEPARTMENTS; THE
PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE FOLLOW THE LINE AND STAFF KIND OF ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE.

MAGNA CARTA- ANOTHER LAW ENACTED UPON THE DEMAND OF THE KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND TABLE
FORCING THE KING TO SIGN THE SAME WITH THE FOLLOWING FEATURES: NO FREEMAN SHALL BE
TAKEN OR IMPRISONED EXCEPT BY LEGAL JUDGMENT. (PRESUMED INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY);
NO PERSON SHALL BE TRIED FOR MURDER UNLESS THERE IS PROOF OF THE BODY OF THE VICTIM.
(CORPUZ DELICTI)

MANAGEMENT PLANS - THOSE PLANS THAT RELATE TO STAFFING, EQUIPPING, SUPPLYING AND
ORGANIZING; INCLUDE THE STRUCTURING OF FUNCTIONS, AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITIES, THE
ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES, PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT, BUDGETING AND OTHER CONCERNS
ADMINISTRATIVE IN NATURE

MASTER PLAN SANDIGAN -MILENYO - ANTI-CRIME MASTER PLAN

MASTER PLAN SANDUGO - SUPPORT TO INTERNAL SECURITY OPERATIONS MASTER PLAN

MASTER PLAN BANAT - ANTI-ILLEGAL DRUGS MASTER PLAN

MASTER PLAN SANG-INGAT - SECURITY OPERATIONS MASTER PLAN

MASTER PLAN SAKLOLO - DISASTER MANAGEMENT MASTER PLAN

MINOR OFFENSE -SHALL REFER TO AN ACT OR OMISSION NOT INVOLVING MORAL TURPITUDE BUT
AFFECTING THE INTERNAL DISCIPLINE OF THE PNP, AND SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
(SIGAD): SIMPLE MISCONDUCT OR NEGLIGENCE; INSUBORDINATION; FREQUENT ABSENCES OR
TARDINESS; HABITUAL DRUNKENNESS; GAMBLING PROHIBITED BY LAW

MISSING IN ACTION (MIA) - ANY PNP PERSONNEL WHO, WHILE IN THE PERFORMANCE OF DUTY OR BY
REASON OF HIS BEING AN OFFICER OR MEMBER OF THE PNP, IS OFFICIALLY CONFIRMED MISSING IN
ACTION, KIDNAPPED OR CAPTURED BY LAWLESS ELEMENTS SHALL BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE OR TO
HAVE CREDITED TO HIS ACCOUNT THE SAME PAY AND ALLOWANCES TO WHICH SUCH OFFICER OR
UNIFORMED MEMBER WAS ENTITLED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.

MODERN CONCEPT - REGARDS POLICE AS THE FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SYSTEM, AN ORGAN OF CRIME PREVENTION; POLICE EFFICIENCY IS MEASURED BY THE DECREASING
NUMBER OF CRIMES; BROADENS POLICE ACTIVITIES TO CATER TO SOCIAL SERVICES AND HAS FOR ITS
MISSION THE WELFARE OF THE INDIVIDUAL AS WELL AS THAT OF THE COMMUNITY IN GENERAL

MODERN PERIOD OF POLICING SYSTEM - IN 1829, SIR ROBERT PEEL INTRODUCED THE METROPOLITAN
POLICE ACT OF 1829 PASSED BY THE PARLIAMENT OF ENGLAND-THE MILESTONE OF ENGLAND’S POLICE
FORCE. SIR ROBERT PEEL “BOBBY” BECOME FAMOUS AND WAS CONSIDERED AS THE FATHER OF
MODERN POLICING SYSTEM (BOBBIES – SUBORDINATES OF ROBERT PEEL)

NAPOLCOM MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 2007-009 - A NEWLY RECRUITED PO1 SHALL BE APPOINTED
IN TEMPORARY STATUS IN TWELVE (12) MONTHS PENDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE FIELD TRAINING
PROGRAM (FTP) INVOLVING ACTUAL EXPERIENCE AND ASSIGNMENT IN PATROL, TRAFFIC AND
INVESTIGATION.

NAPOLCOM M.C NO 95–03 -INSTITUTIONALIZATION OF THE DOCTRINE OF COMMAND RESPONSIBILITY

AT ALL LEVELS OF COMMAND IN THE PNP
NAPOLCOM MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 2008-003 - THE APPROPRIATE ELIGIBILITIES FOR PO1 ARE
THOSE ACQUIRED FROM THE FOLLOWING: NAPOLCOM PNP ENTRANCE EXAMINATION; R.A. NO. 6506
(LICENSED CRIMINOLOGIST); R.A. NO. 1080 (BAR AND BOARD EXAMINATIONS OF BACCALAUREATE
DEGREE); P.D. 907 (GRANTING CIVIL SERVICE ELIGIBILITY TO COLLEGE HONOR GRADUATES); CIVIL
SERVICE PROFESSIONAL

NAPOLCOM MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 2008-016 - (PROMOTIONAL EXAMINATIONS) MEMBERS OF

THE BAR AND LICENSED CRIMINOLOGISTS WHOSE PROFESSION ARE GERMANE TO LAW ENFORCEMENT
AND POLICE FUNCTIONS ARE NO LONGER REQUIRED TO TAKE PROMOTIONAL EXAMINATIONS UP TO
THE RANK OF SUPERINTENDENT.

NATIONAL APPELLATE BOARD (NAB) - SHALL DECIDE CASES ON APPEAL FROM DECISIONS RENDERED BY
THE PNP CHIEF AND THE NATIONAL INTERNAL AFFAIRS SERVICE; SHALL BE COMPOSED OF THE FOUR (4)
REGULAR COMMISSIONERS AND SHALL BE CHAIRED BY THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER

NATIONAL IN SCOPE - MEANS THAT THE PNP IS A NATIONWIDE GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION WHOSE
JURISDICTION COVERS THE ENTIRE BREADTH OF THE PHILIPPINE ARCHIPELAGO; ALL UNIFORMED AND
NON-UNIFORMED PERSONNEL OF THE PNP ARE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES

NATIONAL POLICE COMMISSION - AN AGENCY ATTACHED TO THE DILG FOR POLICY COORDINATION;
SHALL EXERCISE ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROL AND OPERATIONAL SUPERVISION OVER THE PNP

NCR DIRECTOR – WITH THE RANK OF DIRECTOR (TWO STAR GENERAL)

NCR DISTRICT DIRECTOR -WITH THE RANK OF CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT (MPD, QCPD, SPD, NPD & EPD)

OBJECTIVE - THE SPECIFIC COMMITMENT TO ACHIEVE A MEASUREABLE RESULT WITHIN A SPECIFIC

PERIOD OF TIME.

OFF DUTY - THE NATURE OF WHICH THE POLICE OFFICER IS FREE FROM SPECIFIC ROUTINE DUTY

OLD CONCEPT - POLICE SERVICE GIVES THE IMPRESSION OF BEING MERELY A SUPPRESSIVE MACHINERY;
THIS PHILOSOPHY ADVOCATES THAT THE MEASUREMENT OF POLICE COMPETENCE IS THE INCREASING
NUMBER OF ARRESTS, THROWING OFFENDERS IN DETENTION FACILITIES RATHER THAN TRYING TO
PREVENT THEM FROM COMMITTING CRIMES

ON DUTY – THE PERIOD WHEN AN OFFICER IS ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTY

OPERATIONAL- EFFICIENCY, EFFECTIVENESS, AND PRODUCTIVITY PLANS- ARE ESSENTIALLY THE

MEASURES OR COMPARISON TO BE USED TO ASSESS POLICE ACTIVITIES AND BEHAVIOR AND RESULTS.

OPERATIONAL DOCTRINE – ARE THE PRINCIPLES AND RULES GOVERNING THE PLANNING,
ORGANIZATION AND DIRECTION AND EMPLOYMENT OF THE PNP FORCES IN THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF
BASIC SECURITY OPERATIONAL MISSION IN THE MAINTENANCE OF PEACE AND ORDER, CRIME
PREVENTION AND SUPPRESSION, INTERNAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY OPERATION.

OPERATIONAL OR SHORT RANGE PLANNING - IT REFERS TO THE PRODUCTION OF PLANS, WHICH

DETERMINE THE SCHEDULE OF SPECIAL ACTIVITY AND ARE APPLICABLE FROM ONE WEEK OR LESS THAN
YEAR DURATION. PLAN THAT ADDRESSES IMMEDIATE NEED WHICH ARE SPECIFIC AND HOW IT CAN BE
ACCOMPLISHED ON TIME WITH AVAILABLE ALLOCATED RESOURCES.

OPERATIONAL UNITS - THOSE THAT PERFORM PRIMARY OR LINE FUNCTIONS EXAMPLES ARE PATROL,
TRAFFIC, INVESTIGATION AND VICE CONTROL,

OPERATIONAL SUPERVISION AND CONTROL - MEANS THE POWER TO DIRECT, SUPERINTEND, AND
OVERSEE THE DAY TO DAY FUNCTIONS OF POLICE INVESTIGATION OF CRIME, CRIME PREVENTION
ACTIVITIES AND TRAFFIC CONTROL. SHALL ALSO INCLUDE THE POWER TO DIRECT THE EMPLOYMENT
AND DEPLOYMENT OF UNITS OR ELEMENTS OF THE PNP, THROUGH THE STATION COMMANDER, TO
ENSURE PUBLIC SAFETY AND EFFECTIVE MAINTENANCE OF PEACE AND ORDER WITHIN THE LOCALITY.

OPLAN JUMBO – AVIATION SECURITY GROUP STRATEGIC PLAN AGAINST TERRORIST ATTACKS

OPLAN SALIKOP – CIDG STRATEGIC PLAN AGAINST ORGANIZED CRIME GROUPS (OCG)

OPLAN DISIPLINA - THAT RESULTED IN THE APPREHENSION OF 110,975 PERSONS, THE CONFISCATION
OF 470 UNLAWFULLY ATTACHED GADGETS TO VEHICLES, AND RENDERING VARIOUS FORMS OF
MOTORISTS ASSISTANCE
OPTIONAL RETIREMENT – UPON COMPLETION OF TWENTY (20) YEARS OF ACTIVE SERVICE

ORDER - AN INSTRUCTION GIVEN BY A RANKING OFFICER TO A SUBORDINATE, EITHER GENERAL ORDER,

SPECIAL, OR PERSONAL

ORGANIZATION - A GROUP OF PERSONS WORKING TOGETHER FOR A COMMON GOAL OR OBJECTIVES A

FORM OF HUMAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ATTAINMENT OF A GOAL OR OBJECTIVE THE PROCESS OF
IDENTIFYING AND GROUPING THE WORK TO BE PERFORMED, DEFINING AND DELEGATING
RESPONSIBILITY AND AUTHORITY, ESTABLISHING RELATIONSHIPS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENABLING
PEOPLE WORK EFFECTIVELY

ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE - THE SYSTEMATIC ARRANGEMENT OF THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE

MEMBERS, POSITIONS, DEPARTMENTS AND FUNCTIONS OR WORK OF THE ORGANIZATION IT IS
COMPRISED OF FUNCTIONS, RELATIONSHIPS, RESPONSIBILITIES AND AUTHORITIES OF INDIVIDUALS
WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION

PATROL – THE PATROL FORCE SHALL ACCOMPLISH THE PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY OF SAFEGUARDING
THE COMMUNITY THROUGH THE PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY, THE PRESERVATION OF
THE PEACE, THE PREVENTION OF CRIME, THE SUPPRESSION OF CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES, THE
APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS, THE ENFORCEMENT OF LAWS AND ORDINANCES AND REGULATIONS OF
CONDUCT AND PERFORMING NECESSARY SERVICE AND INSPECTIONS.

PAYMENT OF SALARY AND ALLOWANCES TO HEIRS OF UNIFORMED PERSONNEL OF PNP- THE CHIEF OF
THE PNP, SHALL DIRECT PAYMENT OF THE ABSENT UNIFORMED PERSONNEL'S MONTHLY SALARY AND
ALLOWANCES AND OTHER EMOLUMENTS PERTINENT THERETO HIS/HER HEIRS FOR THEIR SUPPORT FOR
A MAXIMUM PERIOD OF ONE (1) YEAR FROM THE DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF ABSENT OR WHEN
LAST HEARD FROM AS THOSE KIDNAPPED OR CAPTURED BY LAWLESS ELEMENTS. AFTER ONE YEAR THE
MISSING UNIFORMED PERSONNEL SHALL BE AUTOMATICALLY TERMINATED. IN THE EVENT SAID
PERSONNEL SHALL THEREAFTER BE FOUND TO HAVE BEEN ALIVE AND IS NOT ENTITLED TO THE
BENEFITS PAID, SAID BENEFITS SHALL BE REIMBURSED TO THE STATE WITHIN SIX (6) MONTHS FROM
THE DISCOVERY OF THE FACT OR HIS REAPPEARANCE.

PEOPLE’S LAW ENFORCEMENT BOARD (PLEB) - A BODY CREATED PURSUANT TO RA 6975; ONE OF THE
DISCIPLINARY AUTHORITIES OF THE PNP AUTHORIZED TO HANDLE AND INVESTIGATE CITIZEN’S
COMPLAINT; THE CENTRAL RECEIVING ENTITY FOR ANY CITIZEN’S COMPLAINT AGAINST THE PNP
MEMBERS; SHALL BE CREATED BY THE SANGGUNIANG PANLUNGSSOD/BAYAN IN EVERY CITY AND
MUNICIPALITY AS MAY BE NECESSARY; THERE SHALL BE AT LEAST ONE (1) PLEB FOR EVERY FIVE
HUNDRED (500) CITY OR MUNICIPAL POLICE PERSONNEL; MEMBERSHIP IN THE PLEB IS A CIVIC DUTY

PERMANENT APPOINTMENT – WHEN AN APPLICANT POSSESSES THE UPGRADED GENERAL

QUALIFICATIONS FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE PNP.

PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE ACADEMY (PNPA) - CREATED PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OF PRESIDENTIAL

DECREE NO 1184; A PRIMARY COMPONENT OF THE PHILIPPINE PUBLIC SAFETY COLLEGE (PPSC); THE
PREMIER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION FOR FUTURE OFFICERS OF THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE
(PNP), BUREAU OF FIRE PROTECTION (BFP) AND BUREAU OF JAIL MANAGEMENT AND PENOLOGY
(BJMP); UPON COMPLETION OF TRAINING, GRADUATES WILL BE CONFERRED THE DEGREE OF
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PUBLIC SAFETY (BSPS) AND APPOINTED AS POLICE/FIRE/JAIL INSPECTOR;
RANK OF A PNPA CADET HIGHER THAN SPO4 BUT LOWER THAN INSPECTOR

PHYSICAL FITNESS TEST- REFERS TO THE METHOD OF EVALUATING THE PHYSICAL CONDITION OF PNP
MEMBERS IN TERMS OF STAMINA, STRENGTH, SPEED AND AGILITY.

PLANNING - THE DETERMINATION IN ADVANCE OF HOW THE OBJECTIVES OF THE ORGANIZATION WILL
BE ATTAINED; INVOLVES THE DETERMINATION OF A COURSE OF ACTION TO TAKE IN PERFORMING A
PARTICULAR FUNCTION OR ACTIVITY; THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING METHODS OR PROCEDURES, OR AN
ARRANGEMENT OF PARTS INTENDED TO FACILITATE THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF A DEFINITE OBJECTIVE;
THE PROCESS OF DECIDING IN ADVANCE WHAT IS TO BE DONE AND HOW IT IS TO BE DONE

POLICE ADMINISTRATION - THE PROCESS INVOLVED IN ENSURING STRICT COMPLIANCE, PROPER

OBEDIENCE OF LAWS AND RELATED STATUTES FOCUSES ON THE POLICING PROCESS OR HOW LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES ARE ORGANIZED AND MANAGED IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THE GOALS OF LAW
ENFORCEMENT MOST EFFECTIVELY, EFFICIENTLY AND PRODUCTIVELY

POLICE COMMISSIONED OFFICER RANKS (PCO) – POLICE INSPECTOR TO DIRECTOR GENERAL

POLICE DIRECTOR GENERAL – APPOINTED BY THE PRESIDENT FROM AMONG THE SENIOR OFFICERS
DOWN TO THE RANK OF POLICE CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT, SUBJECT TO THE CONFIRMATION OF THE
COMMISSION ON APPOINTMENTS
POLICE DIRECTOR GENENERAL (GENERAL) CESAR NAZARENO- THE FIRST CHIEF OF THE PHILIPPINE
NATIONAL POLICE

POLICE ENTRANCE EXAMINATION – TAKEN BY APPLICANTS OF THE PNP (CIVILIAN TO UNIFORM)

POLICE PLANNING - ATTEMPT BY POLICE ADMINISTRATORS IN TRYING TO ALLOCATE ANTICIPATED

RESOURCES TO MEET ANTICIPATED SERVICE DEMANDS. IT IS THE SYSTEMATIC AND ORDERLY
DETERMINATION OF FACTS AND EVENTS AS BASIS FOR POLICY FORMULATION AND DECISION
AFFECTING LAW ENFORCEMENT MANAGEMENT.

POLICE PROMOTIONAL EXAMINATIONS – TAKEN BY IN-SERVICE POLICE OFFICERS AS PART OF THE

MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS FOR PROMOTION

POLICE INSPECTOR TO POLICE SUPERINTENDENT – APPOINTED BY THE CHIEF OF THE PHILIPPINE

NATIONAL POLICE

POLICE NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER RANKS (PNCO) – POLICE OFFICER 1 TO SENIOR POLICE OFFICER 4.

POLICE OFFICER 1 TO SENIOR POLICE OFFICER 4 – APPOINTED BY THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR FOR
REGIONAL PERSONNEL OR BY THE CHIEF OF THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE FOR THE NATIONAL
HEADQUARTERS

POLICE SENIOR SUPERINTENDENT TO DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL – APPOINTED BY THE PRESIDENT

UPON RECOMMENDATION OF THE CHIEF OF THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE SUBJECT TO
CONFIRMATION BY THE COMMISSION ON APPOINTMENTS

POLICE ORGANIZATION- A GROUP OF TRAINED PERSONNEL IN THE FIELD OF PUBLIC SAFETY

ADMINISTRATION ENGAGED IN THE ACHIEVEMENT OF GOALS AND OBJECTIVES THAT PROMOTES THE
MAINTENANCE OF PEACE AND ORDER, PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY, ENFORCEMENT OF THE
LAWS AND THE PREVENTION OF CRIMES

POLICY – A PRODUCT OF PRUDENCE OR WISDOM IN THE MANAGEMENT OF HUMAN AFFAIRS.

POOR PERFORMANCE - REFERS TO THE POOR RATING IN THE PROMULGATED PNP PERFORMANCE
EVALUATION RATING SYSTEM (APPRAISAL).
POSTHUMOUS AWARD – IN CASE AN INDIVIDUAL WHO DISTINGUISH HIMSELF DIES BEFORE THE
GRANTING OF THE AWARDS.

PRESIDENTIAL DECREE 765- OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE INTEGRATION ACT OF 1975, ENACTED ON
AUGUST 8, 1975; ESTABLISHED THE INTEGRATED NATIONAL POLICE (INP) COMPOSED OF THE
PHILIPPINE CONSTABULARY (PC) AS THE NUCLEUS AND THE INTEGRATED LOCAL POLICE FORCES AS
COMPONENTS, UNDER THE MINISTRY OF NATIONAL DEFENSE TRANSFERRED THE NAPOLCOM FROM
THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT TO THE MINISTRY OF NATIONAL DEFENSE

PRIMARY OR LINE FUNCTIONS- FUNCTIONS THAT CARRY OUT THE MAJOR PURPOSES OF THE
ORGANIZATION, DELIVERING THE SERVICES AND DEALING DIRECTLY WITH THE PUBLIC EXAMPLES OF
THE LINE FUNCTIONS OF THE POLICE ARE PATROLLING (BACK BONE), TRAFFIC DUTIES, AND CRIME
INVESTIGATION

PRINCIPLES OF ABSOLUTENESS OF RESPONSIBILITY – EXPLAINS THAT THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE

SUBORDINATES TO THEIR SUPERIOR FOR PERFORMANCE IS ABSOLUTE AND THE SUPERIOR CANNOT
ESCAPE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ORGANIZATION ON ACTIVITIES PERFORMED BY THEIR SUBORDINATES.

PRINCIPLE OF BALANCE – STATES THAT THE APPLICATION OF PRINCIPLES MUST BE BALANCED TO

ENSURE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE STRUCTURE IN MEETING ORGANIZATION’S OBJECTIVES

PRINCIPLE OF DELEGATION BY RESULTS – STATES THAT AUTHORITY DELEGATED SHOULD BE ADEQUATE

TO ENSURE THE ABILITY TO ACCOMPLISH EXPECTED RESULTS

PRINCIPLE OF AUTHORITY LEVEL – IMPLIES THAT DECISIONS WITHIN THE AUTHORITY OF THE
INDIVIDUAL COMMANDER SHOULD BE MADE BY THEM AND NOT BE RETURNED UPWARD IN THE
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE.

PRINCIPLE OF ORGANIZATIONAL EFFICIENCY – ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE IS EFFECTIVE IF IT IS

STRUCTURED IN SUCH A WAY TO AID THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF THE ORGANIZATION’S OBJECTIVES
WITH A MINIMUM COST.

PRINCIPLE OF PARITY AND RESPONSIBILITY – EXPLAINS THAT RESPONSIBILITY FOR ACTION CANNOT BE
GREATER THAN THAT IMPLIED BY THE AUTHORITY DELEGATED NOR SHOULD IT BE LESS. (EQUALITY)
PRINCIPLE OF UNITY OF OBJECTIVES - AN ORGANIZATION IS EFFECTIVE IF IT ENABLES THE INDIVIDUALS
TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE ORGANIZATION’S OBJECTIVES.

PROACTIVE PLANS - DEVELOPED IN ANTICIPATION OF PROBLEMS. ALTHOUGH NOT ALL POLICE

PROBLEMS ARE PREDICTABLE

PROCEDURAL PLAN OR POLICY PLANS - DEAL WITH PROCEDURES THAT HAVE BEEN OUTLINED AND
OFFICIALLY ADOPTED BY ALL MEMBERS OF THE UNIT UNDER SPECIFIED CIRCUMSTANCES; GUIDELINES
FOR ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN; INCLUDE ALL STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES (SOP)

PROCEDURE – A SEQUENCE OF ACTIVITIES TO REACH A POINT OR TO ATTAIN WHAT IS DESIRED.

PROCESS - IS A CLUSTER OR SERIES OF RELATED PROJECTS LARGER IN SCOPE AND NOT NECESSARILY
TIME LIMITED, SYSTEMATICALLY DESIGNED TO ACHIEVE CERTAIN GOALS OF PLAN.

PROGRAM - A HOMOGENOUS GROUP OF ACTIVITIES NECESSARY FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF MAJOR

PURPOSE.

PROJECT - UNDERTAKING WHICH IS TO BE CARRIED OUT WITHIN A DEFINITE TIME FRAME AND WHICH
IS INTENDED TO RESULT IN SOME PRE DETERMINED MEASURE OF GOODS AND SERVICES

PROMOTION - PROMOTION IS DEFINED AS THE UPWARD MOVEMENT FROM ONE CLASSIFICATION OR

RANK TO ANOTHER CARRYING HIGHER BENEFITS AND MORE RESPONSIBILITY. IT IS THE UPGRADING OF
RANKS AND/OR ADVANCEMENT TO A POSITION OF LEADERSHIP.

PROMOTION BY VIRTUE OF POSITION (SECTION 32, R.A. 8551) - ANY PNP PERSONNEL DESIGNATED TO
ANY KEY POSITION WHOSE RANK IS LOWER THAN THAT WHICH IS REQUIRED FOR SUCH POSITION
SHALL, AFTER SIX (6) MONTHS OF OCCUPYING THE SAME, BE ENTITLED TO A RANK ADJUSTMENT
CORRESPONDING TO THE POSITION.

PROVINCIAL DIRECTOR -WITH THE RANK OF SENIOR SUPERINTENDENT

RANKING OFFICER - THE OFFICER WHO HAS THE MORE SENIOR RANK/HIGHER RANK IN A TEAM OR
GROUP.

REACTIVE PLANS - DEVELOPED AS A RESULT OF CRISIS. A PARTICULAR PROBLEM MAY OCCUR FOR
WHICH THE DEPARTMENT HAS NO PLAN AND MUST QUICKLY DEVELOP ONE, SOMETIMES WITHOUT
CAREFUL PREPARATION.

REGIONAL APPELLATE BOARD (RAB) - SHALL DECIDE CASES ON APPEAL FROM DECISIONS RENDERED BY
THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR, PROVINCIAL DIRECTOR, CHIEF OF POLICE, THE CITY OR MUNICIPAL MAYOR
AND THE PLEB; THERE SHALL BE AT LEAST ONE (1) REGIONAL APPELLATE BOARD PER ADMINISTRATIVE
REGION

REGIONAL DIRECTOR -WITH THE RANK OF CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT (ONE STAR GENERAL)

REGULAR PROMOTION - PROMOTION GRANTED TO POLICE OFFICERS MEETING THE MANDATORY

REQUIREMENTS FOR PROMOTION.

REMOVAL FROM OFFICE OF THE NAPOLCOM COMMISSIONERS- THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION
MAY BE REMOVED FROM OFFICE FOR CAUSE. ALL VACANCIES IN THE COMMISSION, EXCEPT THROUGH
EXPIRATION OF TERM, SHALL BE FILLED UP FOR THE UNEXPIRED TERM ONLY: PROVIDED THAT ANY
PERSON WHO SHALL BE APPOINTED IN THIS CASE SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR REGULAR APPOINTMENT FOR
ANOTHER FULL TERM.

REPORT - USUALLY A WRITTEN COMMUNICATION UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIES TO BE VERBAL

REPORTS; VERBAL REPORTS SHOULD BE CONFIRMED BY WRITTEN COMMUNICATION.

REPUBLIC ACT 157- CREATED THE NATIONAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, ENACTED JUNE 19, 1947 AND
LATER REORGANIZED BY R.A. 2678 (RENAMED BY EXECUTIVE ORDER 92)

REPUBLIC ACT 4864- OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE POLICE PROFESSIONALIZATION ACT OF 1966,
ENACTED ON SEPTEMBER 8, 1966; CREATED THE POLICE COMMISSION (POLCOM); LATER POLCOM WAS
RENAMED INTO NATIONAL POLICE COMMISSION (NAPOLCOM)
REPUBLIC ACT 6975- OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND LOCAL
GOVERNMENT ACT OF 1990, ENACTED ON DECEMBER 13, 1990; REORGANIZED THE DILG AND
ESTABLISHED THE (SECTION 23) PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE, (SECTION 53) BUREAU OF FIRE
PROTECTION, (SECTION 60) BUREAU OF JAIL MANAGEMENT AND PENOLOGY AND THE (SECTION 66)
PHILIPPINE PUBLIC SAFETY COLLEGE

REPUBLIC ACT 8551- OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE REFORM AND
REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1998, ENACTED ON FEBRUARY 25, 1998; THIS LAW AMENDED CERTAIN
PROVISIONS OF RA 6975 (BY PRESIDENT FIDEL V. RAMOS)

REPUBLIC ACT 9263 - BUREAU OF FIRE PROTECTION AND BUREAU OF JAIL MANAGEMENT AND
PENOLOGY PROFESSIONALIZATION ACT OF 2004; APPROVED ON 10 MARCH 2004; PROVIDED FOR THE
PROFESSIONALIZATION OF THE BFP AND BJMP

REPUBLIC ACT 9592 – AMENDATORY LAW TO RA 9263; APPROVED ON 8 MAY 2009; AMENDED THE
PROVISION ON THE MINIMUM EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION

REPUBLIC ACT 9708- LAW AMENDING THE PROVISIONS OF RA 6975 AND RA 8551 ON THE MINIMUM
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE PNP AND ADJUSTING THE PROMOTION
SYSTEM; APPROVED ON 12 AUGUST 2009

RETIREMENT - THE SEPARATION OF THE POLICE PERSONNEL FROM THE SERVICE BY REASON OF
REACHING THE AGE OF RETIREMENT PROVIDED BY LAW, OR UPON COMPLETION OF CERTAIN NUMBER
OF YEARS IN ACTIVE SERVICE. PNP UNIFORMED PERSONNEL SHALL RETIRE TO THE NEXT HIGHER RANK
FOR PURPOSES OF RETIREMENT PAY.

RETIREMENT BENEFITS - MONTHLY RETIREMENT PAY SHALL BE FIFTY PERCENT (50%) OF THE BASE PAY
IN CASE OF TWENTY YEARS OF ACTIVE SERVICE, INCREASING BY TWO AND ONE-HALF PERCENT (2.5%)
FOR EVERY YEAR OF ACTIVE SERVICE RENDERED BEYOND 20 YEARS TO A MAXIMUM OF NINETY
PERCENT (90%) FOR THIRTY-SIX (36) YEARS OF SERVICE AND OVER: PROVIDED, THAT THE UNIFORMED
MEMBER SHALL HAVE THE OPTION TO RECEIVE IN ADVANCE AND IN LUMP SUM HIS OR HER
RETIREMENT PAY FOR THE FIRST FIVE (5) YEARS. PROVIDED, FURTHER, THAT PAYMENT OF THE
RETIREMENT BENEFITS IN LUMP SUM SHALL BE MADE WITHIN SIX (6) MONTHS FROM EFFECTIVITY DATE
OF RETIREMENT AND/OR COMPLETION.

RETIREMENT DUE TO PERMANENT PHYSICAL DISABILITY - PNP UNIFORMED PERSONNEL WHO ARE
PERMANENTLY AND TOTALLY DISABLED AS A RESULT OF INJURIES SUFFERED OR SICKNESS CONTRACTED
IN THE PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTY SHALL BE ENTITLED TO ONE YEAR’S SALARY AND TO A LIFETIME
PENSION EQUIVALENT TO EIGHTY PERCENT (80%) OF HIS LAST SALARY, IN ADDITION TO OTHER
BENEFITS.

RETIREMENT OR SEPARATION UNDER THE ATTRITION SYSTEM - ANY PERSONNEL WHO IS DISMISSED
FROM THE PNP PURSUANT TO DIFFERENT WAYS MENTIONED, SHALL BE RETIRED IF HE OR SHE HAS
RENDERED AT LEAST TWENTY (20) YEARS OF SERVICE AND SEPARATED IF HE OR SHE HAS RENDERED
LESS THAN TWENTY (20) YEARS OF SERVICE, UNLESS THE PERSONNEL IS DISQUALIFIED BY LAW TO
RECEIVE SUCH BENEFITS.

RIEVE (THE HEAD-MAN) - THE MILITARY LEADER (LIEUTENANTS OF THE ARMY) WHO IS IN CHARGE OF
THE SHIRES. (LEADER)

SANGYAMAN - PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF ENVIRONMENT, CULTURAL PROPERTIES, AND

NATURAL RESOURCES MASTER PLAN.

SCALAR PRINCIPLE – SHOWS THE VERTICAL HIERARCHY OF THE ORGANIZATION WHICH DEFINES AN
UNBROKEN CHAIN OF UNITS FROM TOP TO BOTTOM DESCRIBING EXPLICITLY THE FLOW OF AUTHORITY.

SELECTING THE MOST APPROPRIATE ALTERNATIVE - A CAREFUL CONSIDERATION OF ALL FACTS USUALLY
LEADS TO THE SELECTION OF A “BEST” OF ALTERNATIVE PROPOSAL.

SELLING THE PLAN - A PLAN TO BE EFFECTIVELY CARRIED OUT MUST BE ACCEPTED BE PERSONS
CONCERNED AT THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF THE PLANS DEVELOPMENT.

SERVICE UNITS- THOSE THAT PERFORM AUXILIARY FUNCTIONS EXAMPLES ARE COMMUNICATION,
RECORDS MANAGEMENT

SHIRES - A DIVISION OF (55) MILITARY AREAS IN ENGLAND UNDER THE REGIME OF FRANCE.
(SUBORDINATES)

SHIRE-RIEVE - “SHERIFF” - A PERSON WHICH ABSOLUTE POWERS THAT NO ONE COULD QUESTIONS HIS
OR HER ACTIONS.
SPECIALIZATION- THE ASSIGNMENT OF PARTICULAR PERSONNEL TO PARTICULAR TASKS WHICH ARE
HIGHLY TECHNICAL AND REQUIRE SPECIAL SKILLS AND TRAINING

SPECIAL PROMOTION – PROMOTION GRANTED TO POLICE OFFICERS WHO HAVE EXHIBITED ACTS OF
CONSPICUOUS COURAGE AND GALLANTRY AT THE RISK OF HIS/HER LIFE ABOVE AND BEYOND THE CALL
OF DUTY.

STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES (SOP) - PROCEDURES INTENDED FOR SPECIFIC OPERATIONS TO

ENSURE UNIFORMITY OF ACTION

STANDING PLAN- PROVIDE THE BASIC FRAMEWORK FOR RESPONDING TO ORGANIZATIONAL

PROBLEMS.

STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE #01 – POLICE BEAT PATROL PROCEDURES - THIS SOP PRESCRIBES
THE BASIC PROCEDURES TO BE OBSERVED BY ALL PNP UNITS AND MOBILE PATROL ELEMENTS IN THE
CONDUCT OF VISIBILITY PATROLS.

STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE #02 – BANTAY KALYE - THIS SOP PRESCRIBES THE DEPLOYMENT OF
85% OF THE PNP IN THE FIELD TO INCREASE POLICE VISIBILITY AND INTENSIFIES ANTI-CRIME CAMPAIGN
NATIONWIDE.

STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE #03 – SIYASAT - THIS SOP PRESCRIBES THE GUIDELINES IN THE
CONDUCT OF INSPECTIONS TO ENSURE POLICE VISIBILITY.

STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE #4 – REACT 166 - REACT 166 WAS LAUNCHED IN 1992 AS THE
PEOPLE’S DIRECT LINK TO THE POLICE TO RECEIVE PUBLIC CALLS FOR ASSISTANCE AND COMPLAINTS
FOR PROMPT ACTION BY POLICE AUTHORITIES. THIS SOP PRESCRIBES THE PROCEDURES IN DETAIL OF
DUTY OFFICERS, TELEPHONE OPERATORS AND RADIO OPERATORS FOR REACT 166; THEIR TERM OF
DUTY AND RESPONSIBILITIES.

STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE #5 – LIGTAS (ANTI-KIDNAPPING) - WITH THE CREATION OF THE

PRESIDENTIAL ANTI-ORGANIZATION CRIME TASK FORCE (PAOCTF), THE PNP IS NOW IN SUPPORT ROLE
IN CAMPAIGN AGAINST KIDNAPPING IN TERMS OF PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS. SOP #6 SETS FORTH
THE PNP’S GUIDELINES IN ITS FIGHT AGAINST KIDNAPPING ACTIVITIES.
STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE #6 – ANTI-CARNAPPING - THIS SOP PRESCRIBES THE CONDUCT OF
AN ALL-OUT AND SUSTAINED ANTI CARNAPPING CAMPAIGN TO STOP/MINIMIZE CARNAPPING
ACTIVITIES, NEUTRALIZE SYNDICATED CARNAPPING GROUPS, IDENTIFY/PROSECUTE GOVERNMENT
PERSONNEL INVOLVED IN CARNAPPING ACTIVITIES, AND TO EFFECTIVELY ADDRESS OTHER CRIMINAL
ACTIVITIES RELATED TO CARNAPPING.

STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE #7 – ANTI-TERRORISM - THIS PRESCRIBES THE OPERATIONAL

GUIDELINES IN THE CONDUCT OF OPERATIONS AGAINST TERRORISTS AND OTHER LAWLESS ELEMENTS
INVOLVED IN TERRORISTIC ACTIVITIES.

STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE #8 – JOINT ANTI-BANK ROBBERY ACTION COMMITTEE (ANTI-BANK

ROBBERY) - THIS SOP PROVIDES OVERALL PLANNING, INTEGRATION, ORCHESTRATION/COORDINATION
AND MONITORING OF ALL EFFORTS TO ENSURE THE SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION.

STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE #9 – ANTI-HIJACKING/HIGHWAY ROBBERY - THIS SOP SETS FORTH

THE GUIDELINES AND CONCEPTS OF OPERATIONS TO BE OBSERVED IN THE CONDUCT OF ANTI-
HIGHWAY ROBBERY/HOLD-UP/HIJACKING OPERATIONS.

STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE #10 – PAGLALANSAG/PAGAAYOS-HOPE - THIS SOP SETS FOR THE
CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS AND TASKS OF ALL CONCERNED UNITS IN THE CAMPAIGN AGAINST PARTISAN
ARMED GROUPS AND LOOSE FIRE.

STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE # 11 – MANHUNT BRAVO (NEUTRALIZATION OF WANTED

PERSONS) - THIS SOP SETS FORTH THE OBJECTIVES AND CONCEPT OF OPERATION TASKS OF ALL
CONCERNED UNITS IN THE NEUTRALIZATION OF WANTED PERSONS.

STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE #12 – ANTI-ILLEGAL GAMBLING -THIS SOP SETS FORTH THE
OPERATIONAL THRUSTS TO BE UNDERTAKEN BY THE PNP THAT WILL SPEARHEAD THE FIGHT AGAINST
ALL FORMS OF ILLEGAL GAMBLING NATIONWIDE.

STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE #13 – ANTI-SQUATTING - THIS SOP SETS FORTH THE CONCEPT OF
OPERATION IN THE CAMPAIGN AGAINST PROFESSIONAL SQUATTERS AND SQUATTING SYNDICATES.

STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE #14 – JERICHO - THIS SOP PRESCRIBES THE OPERATIONAL
GUIDELINES TO BE UNDERTAKEN BY THE NHQ, PNP IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A QUICK REACTION
GROUP THAT CAN BE DETAILED WITH THE OFFICE OF THE SILG (OSILG), WITH PERSONNEL AND
EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS OF THAT REACTION GROUP SUPPORTED BY THE PNP.

STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE #15 – NENA (ANTI-PROSTITUTION/VAGRANCY) THIS SOP SETS

FORTH THE OPERATIONAL THRUSTS TO BE UNDERTAKEN BY THE PNP THAT WILL SPEARHEAD THE FIGHT
AGAINST PROSTITUTION AND VAGRANCY.

STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE #16 – ANTI-PORNOGRAPHY - THIS PRESCRIBES THE GUIDELINES TO

BE FOLLOWED BY TASKED PNP UNITS/OFFICES IN ENFORCING THE BAN ON PORNOGRAPHIC PICTURES,
VIDEOS AND MAGAZINES.

STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE #17 – GUIDELINES IN THE CONDUCT OF ARREST, SEARCH, AND
SEIZURE -THIS SOP PRESCRIBES THE PROCEDURES AND MANNER OF CONDUCTING AN ARREST, RAID,
SEARCH AND/OR SEARCH OF PERSON, SEARCH OF ANY PREMISES AND THE SEIZURE OF PROPERTIES
PURSUANT TO THE 1987 PHILIPPINE CONSTITUTION, RULES OF COURT, AS AMENDED AND UPDATED
DECISION OF THE SUPREME COURT.

STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE #18 – SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM OF SANDIGAN MASTER PLAN

STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE #19 – ANTI-ILLEGAL LOGGING

STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE #20 – ANTI-ILLEGAL FISHING

STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE #21 – ANTI-ILLEGAL DRUGS

STATUS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE PNP - POLICE OFFICERS ARE EMPLOYEES OF THE NATIONAL
GOVERNMENT AND SHALL DRAW THEIR SALARIES FROM THE NATIONAL BUDGET; THEY SHALL HAVE
THE SAME SALARY GRADE LEVEL AS THAT OF PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS POLICE OFFICERS ASSIGNED IN
METRO MANILA, CHARTERED CITIES AND FIRST CLASS MUNICIPALITIES MAY BE PAID FINANCIAL
INCENTIVES BY THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT CONCERNED SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS

STATUTE OF 1295 - THE LAW THAT MARK THE BEGINNING OF THE CURFEW HOURS, WHICH DEMANDED
THE CLOSING OF THE GATES OF LONDON DURING SUNDOWN.
STRATEGIC OR LONG RANGE PLAN - IT RELATES TO PLANS WHICH ARE STRATEGIC OR LONG RANGE IN
APPLICATION, IT DETERMINE THE ORGANIZATION’S ORIGINAL GOALS AND STRATEGY. EX. POLICE
ACTION PLAN ON THE STRATEGY DREAMS AND PROGRAM P-O-L-I-C-E 2000, THREE POINT AGENDA,
GLORIA

STRATEGIC PLANS - DESIGNED TO MEET THE LONG-RANGE, OVERALL GOALS OF THE ORGANIZATION.
SUCH PLANS ALLOW THE DEPARTMENT TO ADAPT TO ANTICIPATED CHANGES OR DEVELOP A NEW
PHILOSOPHY OR MODEL OF POLICING (E.G