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Chapter 4 - Police Operational Procedures

The Philippine National Police (PNP) is the primary law enforcement agency in the Philippines. It was established in 1991 through the merger of the Philippine Constabulary and the Integrated National Police. The PNP has statutory powers to enforce laws, maintain peace and order, investigate and prevent crime, make arrests, and conduct searches and seizures. It also licenses firearms and explosives, supervises private security agencies, and trains law enforcement students. The PNP conducts various categories of operations including public safety operations, law enforcement operations, internal security operations, special police operations, investigation operations, and community relations programs. Details on PNP operational procedures will be provided in subsequent uploads.

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Chapter 4 - Police Operational Procedures

The Philippine National Police (PNP) is the primary law enforcement agency in the Philippines. It was established in 1991 through the merger of the Philippine Constabulary and the Integrated National Police. The PNP has statutory powers to enforce laws, maintain peace and order, investigate and prevent crime, make arrests, and conduct searches and seizures. It also licenses firearms and explosives, supervises private security agencies, and trains law enforcement students. The PNP conducts various categories of operations including public safety operations, law enforcement operations, internal security operations, special police operations, investigation operations, and community relations programs. Details on PNP operational procedures will be provided in subsequent uploads.

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LEA 4 – Law Enforcement Operations and

Planning with Crime Mapping


Dr. Philip B. Magtaan, Part-time Instructor
CHAPTER 4
Police Operational Procedures
THE PNP OPERATIONS
• The PNP is the primary law enforcement agency of the
country, which is national in scope and civilian in
character. It was activated on January 29, 1991 under
Section 23, Chapter III, of RA 6975, entitled, "An Act
Establishing the Philippine National Police Under a
Reorganized Department of the Interior and Local
Government,". It was constituted from the full merger
of the former PC and the INP.
Powers and Functions
Statutory Power of the Police:
• To enforce laws and ordinances relative to the protection of lives and
properties;
• To maintain peace and order and take all necessary steps to ensure public
safety;
• To investigate and prevent crime , effect the arrest of criminal offenders, bring
offenders to justice and assist in their prosecution;
• To detain arrested person/s for a period not beyond what is prescribed by law,
informing the persons so detained of all rights under the constitution; and
• To exercise the general powers to make arrest, search and seizure and
enforce pertinent laws.
Licensing, Supervisory and Control and Training:
• To issue licenses for the possession of firearms and
explosives in accordance with law;
• To supervise and control the training and operations of
security agencies and issue license to operate security
agencies, and to security guards and private detectives for
the practice of their profession;
• To train students taking up their baccalaureate, vocational or
technical courses in undergoing Law Enforcement Service
Program in compliance to the National Service Law.
Deputized Statutory Power of the Police to perform such other
duties and exercise all other functions as maybe provided by
law such as:
• To enforce election laws during the conduct of election;
• To enforce laws on agriculture, environment and natural
resources;
• To enforce laws on land transportation; and,
• To enforce other laws under the jurisdiction of various
departments and/or offices of the government where the PNP is
deputized under the principle of intra-coordination between and
among offices/ departments of the government.
CATEGORIES OF POLICE OPERATIONS
• Public Safety Operation. Include critical incident
management procedures, search, rescue and retrieval
operations, hostage situation, civil disturbance management
operation, management of health hazards and other
operations that promote public safety.
• Law Enforcement Operation. Include service of warrant of
arrest, implementation of search warrant, enforcement of
visitorial powers of the Chiefs of Police, and other anti-
criminality operations.
• Internal Security Operation. Include counterterrorism
operations and similar operations against other threat groups
that are conducted to ensure internal security.
• Special Police Operations. Include high-risk checkpoint and
roadblock operation, police assistance in the implementation
of order from the court and other quasi-judicial bodies,
security to major and special events, aircraft hijacking
operations, visit, board, search and seizure of marine
vessels, and similar police operations that are conducted by
police units with specialized training on the peculiarity of the
mission or purpose.
• Investigation Operations. Include investigation of crime or
incident, Scene of the Crime Operations (SOCO),
administrative investigation and other investigative work
necessary to determine facts and circumstances for filing
cases criminally or administratively.
• Police Community Relations. Include three interrelated
dimensions to accomplish its mission namely: community
affairs and development, public information, and information
development operations to forge partnership and strengthen
collaboration and linkages with the community.
THE PNP OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES
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