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TRANSFERRING COMMAND RESPONSIBILITY

THE RESPONSIBILITY OF ADDRESSING CRISIS CAN BE TRANSFERRED IF IT GROWS BEYOND THE CAPABILITY
OF THE ESTABLISHED CRITICAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TASK GROUP (CIMTG), WHICH IS TASKED TO
HANDLE THE INCIDENT, OR IF THERE OCCURS JURISDICTIONAL CHANGE (IE., WHEN THE INCIDENT MOVES
LOCATION OR EGATIVE ( OF BOTH. THIS MEETING SHOULD BE ATTENDED BY THE KEY MEMBERS OF THE AREA
OF RESPONSIBILITY). THE TRANSFER MUST ALWAYS INCLUDE THE TRANSFER OF COMMAND BRIEFING,
WHICH MAY BE ORAL, WRITTEN OR A COMBINATION CIMC/CIMTG.
TO ACHIEVE SMOOTH TRANSITION OF COMMAND RESPONSIBILITY DURING A TRANSFER, SEVERAL CONDITIONS OR SITUATIONS IN ANY
CRISIS LEVEL MUST BE CONSIDERED. THESE ARE SHOWN IN THE TABLE BELOW.

Involved CMC Conditions or Situations

Municipal/City Local PNP and CMC are in control of the situation.

• Appropriate resources are available and capable
at Municipal/City level.
Provincial • Local PNP at the Municipal/City level are unable to
resolve the crisis within their capabilities
• Municipal/City CMC recommends elevation of the
crisis level
• Situation requires employment of security forces
and utilization of resources of the provincial level
organizations and beyond
• Incident affects two or more municipalities
• within the same province
Regional • Situation requires employment of security forces
and utilization of resources of the Regional level
organizations and beyond
• Upon the recommendation of the Provincial Crisis
Management Committee (CMC)
• Incident involves foreign nationals, either
perpetrators or victims
• Crisis affects peace process, national tourism
industry and other major industries
National • Incident affects two or more region
• The highest terrorist threat level involving mass
casualty attacks National issues are at stake such
a food, water, energy, security, critical
transportation and communication structure, and
environment are threatened
• Upon recommendation of the Regional CMC

Source:PNP HANDBOOK
(2013)
PNP GENERAL RULES ON MEDIA RELATIONS DURING CRISIS

• ACCORDING TO THE REVISED PNP HANDBOOK (2013), ANY UNIT HEAD/CHIEF OR GROUND COMMANDER
SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR RESPONDING TO QUERIES RAISED BY THE PRESS. THE GROUND COMMANDER
(GC) SHOULD ALSO BE THE ONE DECIDE ON THE PRESS RELEASES TO BE GIVEN OUT TO THE MEDIA. THE GC
HAS THE OPTION TO DELEGATE THIS TASK TO THE UNIT PIO OR SPOKESPERSON.

• THERE SHOULD BE NO INFORMATION ABOUT THE INCIDENT TO BE RELEASED WITHOUT CLEARANCE FROM
THE GC.
• THE GC SHOULD DESIGNATE A MEDIA AREA FOR POOLED COVERAGE AND ENSURE THE SAFETY OF ALL MEDIA
PERSONNELCOVERING AN INCIDENT.

• ALL MEMBERS OF THE MEDIA MUST BE CONFINED TO AN AREA DESIGNATED BY THE GC AND MUST NOT BE
ALLOWED TO AIR LIVE COVERAGE OF AN UNFOLDING EVENT.

• SUSPECTS WHO ARE ARRESTED FOR ANY VIOLATION OF THE LAW SHALL NOT BE PRESENTED TO THE MEDIA.
• SHOULD INFORMATION BE DENIED/WITHHELD TO THE PRESS, THE BASIS FOR SUCH SHALL BE FULLY AND
COURTEOUSLY EXPLAINED.

• A RANKING OFFICER AT A CRIME OR INCIDENT SCENE CAN PROVIDE FACTUAL INFORMATION TO THE
MEDIA, BUT THIS IS SUBJECT TO THE LIMITATION OF EXISTING POLICIES.

• IN CASES OF INTER-AGENCY OPERATIONS, THE DEPARTMENT/ AGENCY WITH PRIMARY JURISDICTION

SHALL DETERMINE THE DISSEMINATION OF PROPER MEDIA LINES