LAW EN F O R C E M E N T

OP E RAT I O N A N D P L A N N I N G
W/ CRIM E M A P P I N G
FUNCTIONS OF A POLICE OFFICER

•TO SERVE AND PROTECT

•TO OBSERVE HUMAN RIGHTS AND DIGNITY OF
PERSON
TO SERVE AND PROTECT
•THE RESPONSIBILITY OF EVERY POLICE OFFICER IS TO
SERVE THE PUBLIC AND PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. NO
POLICE OPERATION SHALL BE CONDUCTED IN ORDER TO
SERVE OR PROTECT THE ILLEGAL ACTIVITY OF A
PARTICULAR PERSON, GROUP OR CRIMINAL SYNDICATE.
TO OBSERVE HUMAN RIGHTS AND DIGNITY OF PERSON

•ALL PNP PERSONNEL SHALL RESPECT THE HUMAN RIGHTS

AND DIGNITY OF THE SUSPECT/S DURING POLICE
OPERATIONS.
POLICE UNIFORM, ATTIRE AND ACCESSORIES

A) AGENCY PRESCRIBED UNIFORM - A POLICE OFFICER

SHALL ALWAYS WEAR THE AGENCY PRESCRIBED UNIFORM WHICH
IS APPROPRIATE FOR THE KIND OF POLICE OPERATION TO BE
UNDERTAKEN.
•APPEARING BEFORE THE PUBLIC - WHEN WEARING
THE POLICE UNIFORM, A POLICE OFFICER SHALL, AT ALL TIMES,
APPEAR PRESENTABLE, SMART AND WELL-GROOMED. WHILE ON
ACTUAL PATROL DUTIES, HE SHALL REFRAIN FROM EATING ALONG
THE SIDEWALKS, SMOKING AND READING NEWSPAPERS.
•CARRYING OF POLICE NOTEBOOK, PEN AND
MIRANDA WARNING CARD - EVERY POLICE
OFFICER ON PATROL, WHETHER ON BOARD A VEHICLE OR
ON FOOT PATROL, MUST ALWAYS CARRY WITH HIM A
POLICE NOTEBOOK, A PEN AND THE MIRANDA WARNING
CARD. THE NOTEBOOK, WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY
POCKET-SIZED, WILL BE USED TO INSCRIBE IMPORTANT
EVENTS THAT TRANSPIRE DURING HIS TOUR OF DUTY.
.CATEGORIES OF POLICE OPERATIONS

•PUBLIC SAFETY OPERATION – INCLUDES SEARCH,

RESCUE AND RETRIEVAL OPERATIONS, FIRE DRILLS,
EARTHQUAKE DRILLS AND SIMILAR OPERATIONS THAT
PROMOTE PUBLIC SAFETY.
•LAW ENFORCEMENT OPERATION – INCLUDES SERVICE OF
WARRANT OF ARREST, IMPLEMENTATION OF SEARCH WARRANT,
ENFORCEMENT OF VISITORIAL POWERS OF THE CHIEF, PHILIPPINE
NATIONAL POLICE AND UNIT COMMANDERS, ANTI-ILLEGAL DRUGS
OPERATION, ANTI-ILLEGAL GAMBLING OPERATIONS, ANTI-ILLEGAL LOGGING
OPERATIONS, ANTI-ILLEGAL FISHING OPERATIONS, ANTI-CARNAPPING
OPERATIONS, ANTI-KIDNAPPING OPERATIONS, ANTI-CYBER CRIME
OPERATIONS AND SIMILAR OPERATIONS THAT ARE CONDUCTED TO
ENFORCE LAWS, STATUTES, EXECUTIVE ORDERS AND ORDINANCES.
•INTERNAL SECURITY OPERATION –
INCLUDES COUNTER-INSURGENCY OPERATIONS, COUNTER
TERRORIST OPERATIONS AND SIMILAR OPERATIONS THAT
ARE CONDUCTED TO ENSURE INTERNAL SECURITY.
•SPECIAL POLICE OPERATION – INCLUDES CHECKPOINT
OPERATION, ROADBLOCK OPERATION, CIVIL DISTURBANCE
MANAGEMENT OPERATION, POLICE ASSISTANCE IN THE
ENFORCEMENT OF DEMOLITION EVICTION INJUNCTION AND
SIMILAR ORDERS, AND SIMILAR POLICE OPERATIONS THAT
ARE CONDUCTED BY POLICE UNITS WITH SPECIALIZED
TRAINING ON THE PECULIARITY OF THE MISSION OR
PURPOSE.
•INVESTIGATION OPERATION – INCLUDES
INVESTIGATION OF CRIME OR INCIDENT, ADMINISTRATIVE
INVESTIGATION AND SIMILAR INVESTIGATIVE WORK
NECESSARY TO DETERMINE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES
FOR FILING CASES CRIMINALLY OR ADMINISTRATIVELY.
•SCENE OF THE CRIME OPERATION (SOCO) –
INCLUDES THE PROCESSING OF CRIME SCENE, TECHNICAL
AND FORENSIC EXAMINATION OF EVIDENCES AND SIMILAR
SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATIVE ASSISTANCE.
OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES
PRE-OPERATIONAL CLEARANCE
• NO POLICE OPERATION SHALL BE CONDUCTED WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF
THE CHIEF/COMMANDER/HEAD OF THE CONCERNED POLICE UNIT/OFFICE.
• A PREOPERATIONAL CLEARANCE SHALL BE FILED BY THE TEAM LEADER OF
THE OPERATING TEAM/S PRIOR TO THE CONDUCT OF THE OPERATION AND
SHALL BE APPROVED BY THE CONCERNED POLICE UNIT COMMANDER.
• THIS CLEARANCE SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE OPERATIONS
SECTION/DIVISION OF THE CONCERNED POLICE UNIT FOR RECORD
PURPOSES.
INTER-UNIT COORDINATION
) PERSONAL COORDINATION OR BY OFFICIAL
REPRESENTATIVE
•TEAM LEADER/S (TL) OF LOCAL POLICE UNITS OPERATING
OUTSIDE THEIR TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION AND NATIONAL
SUPPORT UNITS (NSUS) SHALL COORDINATE, PERSONALLY OR
THROUGH AN OFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVE, WITH THE POLICE
REGIONAL, PROVINCIAL OR CITY POLICE OFFICE WITHIN WHOSE
JURISDICTION THE OPERATION IS TO BE CONDUCTED.
COORDINATION BY FILING COORDINATION FORM
•PRIOR TO THE LAUNCHING OF THE OPERATION, EXCEPT IN CASES
WHERE THE FORMAL (IN WRITING) INTER-UNIT COORDINATION
CANNOT BE MADE DUE TO THE NATURE AND/OR URGENCY OF THE
SITUATION SUCH AS, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, CROSS-
JURISDICTIONAL PURSUIT OPERATIONS, COORDINATION SHOULD
BE MADE FORMALLY USING THE PRESCRIBED COORDINATION
FORM, WHICH SHALL BE FILED WITH THE CONCERNED OPERATION
CENTER OF THE POLICE REGIONAL, PROVINCIAL OR CITY OFFICE.
COORDINATION BY PRACTICAL/AVAILABLE MEANS OF
COMMUNICATION

• IN CASES WHERE FORMAL INTER-UNIT COORDINATION IS NOT FEASIBLE, THE POLICE

UNIT CONCERNED SHALL ENDEAVOR TO NOTIFY TERRITORIAL POLICE OFFICE THROUGH
ANY PRACTICAL AVAILABLE ME OF COMMUNICATION AT ANYTIME DURING THE
OPERATION AND IF NOT POSSIBLE,

• SHALL ACCOMPLISH AND FURNISH THE TERRITORIAL POLICE OFFICE A WRITTEN

INCIDENT REPORT IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE TERMINATION OF THE OPERATION.
REQUIREMENTS OF POLICE OPERATIONS
BASIC REQUIREMENTS
• POLICE OPERATIONS LIKE ARREST, SEARCH AND SEIZURE, CHECKPOINT,
ROADBLOCKS, DEMOLITION AND CIVIL DISTURBANCE MANAGEMENT SHALL
BE CONDUCTED AS FOLLOWS:
• A. WITH A MARKED POLICE VEHICLE;
• B. LED BY A POLICE COMMISSIONED OFFICER (PCO);AND
• C. WITH PERSONNEL IN PRESCRIBED POLICE UNIFORM OR ATTIRE
USE OF MEGAPHONES AND SIMILAR INSTRUMENTS

•DURING ACTUAL POLICE INTERVENTION OPERATIONS, THE TEAM

LEADER SHALL USE PEACEFUL MEANS INCLUDING THE USE OF
MEGAPHONES OR ANY OTHER SIMILAR INSTRUMENTS TO WARN
OR INFLUENCE THE OFFENDER/S OR SUSPECT/S TO STOP AND/OR
PEACEFULLY GIVE UP.
WARNING SHOTS PROHIBITED

•THE POLICE SHALL NOT USE WARNING SHOTS

DURING POLICE INTERVENTION OPERATIONS.
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