Republic of the Philippines

National Police Commission

NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE
DIRECTORATE FOR INVESTIGATION AND DETECTIVE MANAGEMENT
Camp BGen Rafael T Crame, Quezon City

DIDM INVESTIGATIVE DIRECTIVE

NUMBER 2019 - COL[

INVESTIGATION, RECORDING AND REPORTING DEATH INCIDENTS

1. REFERENCES:

a. Revised Penal Code;

b. DIDM Investigative Directive No. 2018-01 entitled; Reiteration on the
Guidelines in the Monitoring and Updating of Status of Cases;
c. Validation of Death Under Investigation Cases dated August 10, 2016;
d. CMC No. 16-2016, PNP Anti-illegal Drugs Campaign Plan Project:
Double Barrel;
e. PNP SOP No. 2012-003 with subject "Procedures in the Investigation
of Heinous and Sensational Crimes" dated November 12, 2012;
f. LOI 02/09 Unit Crime Periodic Report ( UCPER) dated April 22, 2009;
and
g. NAPOLCOM MC 94-017 re: Adopting a Uniform Criteria in Determining
When a Crime Considered Solved dated June, 1994.

2. BACKGROUND:

During the course of the PNP's intensified campaign against illegal drugs
which started on July 1, 2016, the PNP started using the term "Death Under
Investigation" or "DUP' referring to all cases of murder and homicide nationwide. The
aforesaid term was adopted to emphasize that all killings are being investigated
and/or to be investigated by the PNP.

However, the term "DUP' was later on changed to "Murder Cases Under
Investigation" or "MCUP' considering that "DUI" was often misunderstood as "Driving
Under the Influence." After few months of using the term "MCUI," the same was
changed to "Homicide Cases Under Investigation" or "HCUI" considering that the
term "homicide" is a more generic term for cases of killings and is more fitting to the
fact that PNP units have so the so-called Homicide Section.

Unfortunately, over months of using the terms "DUI," "MCUI," and "HCUI,"
PNP personnel as well as the general public were confused of the real meaning of
the same. Oftentimes, the aforesaid terms were even mistaken for Extrajudicial
Killings/Extralegal Killings (EJK/ELK), or those cases of Died in Police Operations.

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 Also, the use of the word "Under Investigation" in "Homicide Cases Under
Investigation" creates misconception that those cases of. "HCUI' even though
referred before the Prosecutors Office or filed in Court, are still under investigation.

3. PURPOSE:

The purpose of this investigative directive is to set policy and guidelines in

the recording and reporting of all cases of killings nationwide which hereinafter be
referred to as Death Incidents.

4. DEFINITION OF TERMS:

a. Death Incidents (DI) are cases under Murder and Homicide defined in
the Revised Penal Code.

b. Death Incidents Under Investigation (DUI) shall refer to those where

the motive for the killing and identity of its perpetrator are still unknown.

c. Death Incidents Cleared (DIC) shall refer to those where the motive
and identity of the perpetrator was already determined and a case was
already referred before the Prosecutor Office or filed before the Court.
However, the perpetrator is still at large.

d. Death Incidents Solved (DIS) shall refer to those where the motive
and identity of the perpetrator was already determined, case was
already referred before the Prosecutors Office or filed before the Court,
and at least one of the perpetrator was already arrested. It shall also
include those instances where perpetrator/s died during the pendency
of the case.

5. POLICY AND GUIDELINES:

a. All forms .of killings, regardless of its nomenclature, shall be

immediately investigated by concerned PNP units/offices;

b. The creation of Special Investigation Task Group (SITG), (CMD-DIDM

ID Nr, 2016-11) shall be mandatory for all heinous and sensational
cases. The immediate reporting of the aforesaid case and regular
submission of its update to DIDM (Attn: CMD) shall be mandatory;

c. The terms "HCUI," "MCUI," and "DUI" will no longer be used by the
PNP;

d. Death incidents shall not include persons killed during Police

Operations unless a PNP personnel was killed thereon;

e. Death Incidents shall be further classified as "Death Incidents Under

Investigation," "Death Incidents Cleared," and "Death Incidents
Solved`;

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 f. Death Incident shall be further classified as "Drug Related' and " Non-
Drug Related,";

g. All efforts shall be exerted to solve death incidents and give justice to
the victims and his/her relatives and friends; and

h. All death incidents shall be timely encoded and updated in CIRAS and
CIDMS.

6. DIRECTIVES:

Based on the foregoing, all RDs, PROs and D, NOSUs are directed to
ensure that all policy and guidelines set forth in this Investigative Directive shall be
observed by all offices/units and personnel in its respective AOR.

7. SANCTIONS:

Any violation of this Investigative Directive shall be dealt with accordingly

pursuant to NAPOLCOM Memorandum Circular 2016-002 and other pertinent laws
rules and regulation.

8. EFFECTIVITY:

This Investigative Directive shall take effect immediately.

ELMO FRAN • 0 SARONA

Police Major ral

Distribution:
All RDs, PROs
All D, NOSUs
CC:
Command Group
D-Staff and DI POs
C, HRAO
D, LS
IAS

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