a.

He shall be ready at all times to

perform his duties and obey the lawful
orders of his superior officers or higher
authority.

b. He shall be responsible for the efficient performance
of his duties in the adequate coverage of his beat post
by making a patrol plan to be submitted to his
supervisor.

c. He shall cooperate and coordinate with the other
members of his relief, district or other division segment so
that their teamwork may insure continuity of purpose and
maximum achievement of the objectives of the
department.

d. He shall be available for duty at all
times in case of special needs or
emergencies.

e. He shall respond readily and
report punctually to all assignments.

f. He shall familiarize himself with
administrative and operational policies
of the department.

g. He shall execute the service program within his area of
responsibility providing for prevention of crime, protection of
life and property, apprehension and prosecution of offenders,
preservation of peace, and enforcement or regulatory
measures.


h. He shall be in the prescribed attire and have the required
equipment when he report for duty.
i. He shall be attentive to instruction and record
information given during the briefing or roll call
training and shall record his activities during his
tour of duty in the prescribed manner.
j. He shall, unless otherwise ordered,
report to his superior for inspection
and instruction at the conclusion of his
tour of duty.
k. He shall supervise and inspect all
public and licensed places within his
area of responsibility.

l. When on patrol, he shall be constantly alert,
observing everything that takes place within his
sight or hearing. He shall not hold long
conversation with anyone except in the discharge
of his duty.

m. At night time, he shall exercise close vigilance by
watching and frequently examining and trying
accessible doors or entrances and windows of
commercial or public buildings, including vacant or
unoccupied houses on his beat. He shall promptly
investigate all suspicious circumstances he may
encounter. In like manner, he shall check all
uninhabited buildings or dwelling places in the day
time.

n. As far as practicable, he shall exert efforts
to know the identities and other
circumstances or permanent residents of the
area assigned to him and shall keep track of
movements of the newcomers or strangers
transferring to or merely loitering in the place.
He shall report his findings without delay.

o. He shall take note of vehicles parked
by day or staying overnight in the
different streets of his beat, recording
their plate numbers, make and,
whenever possible, the owners thereof
and/ or drivers or operators.

p. He shall undertake close
surveillance over the
movements of suspicious
persons and vehicle and keep a
record of his observation for
ready use when the need arises.
q. He shall take note and report all known suspected
places of vice, such as gambling dens, houses of ill
repute, drug dens, hide outs of persons of doubtful
conduct, and places frequented by vagrant.

r. He shall keep himself informed of the
places in his area where violations are known
or reported to exist, and he shall plan and
take the necessary action, duly advising his
superior officer as to the steps being taken.

s. He shall at all times, whenever in
uniform, keep his official badge
properly displayed; and courteously
give his name and badge number when
duly requested to identify himself.

t. He shall, in the event of any disturbance of the peace within
his beat or in its immediate vicinity, proceed to the particular
spot and exert efforts to restore order. If crime has been
committed and the offender can be place under custody, he
shall take immediate steps to bring him to the police station.
He shall endeavor to save life and protect or preserve the
crime scene until the arrival of the investigator.

u. He shall leave his beat until properly
relieved, except when required by the
exigencies of the service and for
unavoidable reasons. He shall keep
record of the same in his memorandum
book indicating the time he lift his
beat, the reason for leaving and the
time he returned and resumed his
patrol of duty.

v. He shall take care of lost children by taking them to
the residence of their parents by taking them to the
residence of their parents, if located within or near the
vicinity of his beat, and shall promptly notify his station
of such action. if the residence is not known or some at
some distant location, he shall take such necessary
action as may be required by the circumstances. He
shall be observant of school children who are not in the
classes during the proper hours and after making
inquiries as the reasons thereof shall take appropriate
action on any case of truancy which may come to his
notice.

w. He shall take note of all obstruction in the streets or
sidewalks from which accidents may occur, removing
them when practicable. He shall also take appropriate
action on all nuisances and other matters affecting the
safety and convenience of the public or the interest of
the city or municipality.

x. He shall exercise vigilance in order
to prevent fire or avoid waste of water;
take note of all garbage, dead animals
or other offensive matters thrown into
the streets and shall take appropriate
action thereon.

y. He shall in order to summon
aid, give three blasts with the
whistle.

z. He shall familiarize himself with the
location of street traffic signs and if he sees
them misplaced or tampered with ant manner,
he shall rectify the same. If such signs are
missing from their proper location, he shall
make proper report of such fact to his
superior.

1. While on patrol duty, he shall not enter any bar, night club, theater or any other place of amusement or business
except in the strict discharge of his duty.
2. He shall have an official note book in which he will enter the names of persons taken into custody by him and
such important particulars in each case as may be necessary as well as other pertinent information and matters
relative to the discharge of his official duties. Such memorandum book shall be subject to inspection by his
superior officers at any time.
3. He shall endeavor to be familiar with the bus lines, the location of streets, public buildings and offices, hospitals,
courts, transportation offices and depots, industrial plants, highways and boundaries thereof and of the national,
provincial and municipal officials and such other matters pertaining to the government of the city or municipal as
will enable him to render intelligent and helpful information and assistance when requested.
4. He shall familiarize himself with the concept of Police Beat and Detective Beat System.
5. He shall perform such other duties and responsibilities that maybe assigned to him by superior officer or higher
authority.
6. He shall observe Human Rights as a high standard that must be maintained during the performance of police
duties.
7. He shall observe the right of a person under custodial investigation by informing his right to be informed by his
rights to remain silent and to have competent and independent counsel preferably of his own choice. If the person
cannot afford the services of counsel, he must be provided with one. These rights cannot be waived except in
writing and in the presence of counsel (Miranda Doctrine).