Module I

PATROL PHASE

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 INTRODUCTION
Patrol is considered the backbone of police-directed activities in the
preservation of peace and order. Police officers have the duty to go around a
populated area for purpose of security and observation. They have to move by
foot or in motor vehicles in crime-prone areas within their respective beats to
look for and apprehend criminals or to respond to citizens under threat or
calling for assistance. The police are there ready to provide service when it can
be summarized in the acronym " SAFE" that the police are Seen, Admired, Felt,
and Experienced most often, they must show themselves to the public, to let
them know that the police officers are there to help secure the neighborhood.
In conducting patrols, the officers intermingle and work with the general
populace. The synergy between the police and the community is a primary
factor in effective crime protection.

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 Overview/Orientation
Organizational Set up at National, Regional, District,
Provincial, City/Municipal/Precinct levels
❑ the PNP shall be headed by a Chief who shall be assisted by two (2) deputy
chiefs, one (1) for operations and one (1) for administration, both of whom
shall be appointed by the President upon recommendation of the Commission
from among the most senior and qualified officers in the service.
❑ the PNP shall be composed of a national office, regional offices, provincial
offices, district offices, city or municipal stations

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 Overview/Orientation
Organizational Set up at National, Regional,
District, Provincial, City/Municipal/Precinct levels

❑ at the national level the PNP shall maintain its office in

Metropolitan Manila which shall house the directorial staff, service
staff and special support units

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 Overview/Orientation
Organizational Set up at National, Regional, District,
Provincial, City/Municipal/Precinct levels

❑ at the regional level, the PNP shall have regional offices, including
that of the National Capital Region, which may be divided into two
(2) separate regions without prejudice to the pertinent provisions of
the Organic Act for the Autonomous Regions of the Cordilleras and
Muslim Mindanao relative to the creation of a regional police force in
the area of autonomy. Each of these regional offices shall be headed
by a Regional Director for peace and order

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 Overview/Orientation
Organizational Set up at National, Regional, District,
Provincial, City/Municipal/Precinct levels
❑ at the provincial level, there shall be a PNP office, each headed by a Provincial
Director. In the case of large provinces, police districts may be established by
the Commission to be headed by a District Director

❑ at the city or municipal level, there shall be a PNP station, each headed by a
Chief of Police.

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PNP ORGANIZATIONAL CHART

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 Functions of Local Chiefs Executive

Provincial Governor
❑ power to Choose the Provincial Director. The provincial governor
shall choose the provincial director from a list of three (3) eligible
recommended by the PNP regional director
❑ overseeing the Provincial Public Safety Plan Implementation. The
governor, as chairman of the provincial peace and order council,
shall oversee the implementation of the provincial public safety
plan, which is prepared taking into consideration the integrated
community safety plans.

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City and Municipal Mayors

❑ the city and municipal mayors shall exercise operational

supervision and control over PNP units in their respective
jurisdiction except during the thirty (30) day period immediately
preceding and the thirty (30) days following any national, local
and barangay elections. During the said period, the local police
forces shall be under the supervision and control of the
Commission on Elections.

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Executive
City and Municipal Mayors

❑ the term "operational supervision and control" shall mean the power to
direct, superintend, oversee and inspect the police units and forces.
❑ it shall include the power to employ and deploy units or elements of
the PNP, through the station commander, to ensure public safety and
effective maintenance of peace and order within the locality. For this
purpose, the term "employ" and "deploy" shall mean as follows:

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❑ “employ" refers to utilization of units or elements of the PNP for

purposes of protection of lives and properties, enforcement of laws,
maintenance of peace and order, prevention of crimes, arrest of
criminal offenders and bringing the offenders to justice, and
ensuring public safety, particularly in the suppression of disorders,
riots, lawless violence, rebellious seditious conspiracy, insurgency,
subversion or other related activities.
❑ “deploy" shall mean the orderly organized physical movement of
elements or units of the PNP within the province, city or
municipality for purposes of employment as herein defined.

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❑ (2) Integrated Community Safety Plans. – The municipal/city mayor

shall, in coordination with the local peace and order council of
which he is the chairman pursuant to Executive Order No. 309, as
amended, develop and establish an integrated area/community
public safety plan embracing priorities of action and program
thrusts for implementation by the local PNP stations.
❑ it shall, likewise, be the duty of the city or municipal mayor to
sponsor periodic seminars for members of the PNP assigned or
detailed in his city or municipality in order to update them
regarding local ordinances and legislations.

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❑ (3) Administrative Disciplinary Powers. – In the areas of discipline,
city and municipal mayors shall have the powers to impose, after
due notice and summary hearings, disciplinary penalties for minor
offenses committed by members of the PNP assigned to their
respective jurisdictions, as provided in Section 41 of this Act.
❑ (4) Other Powers. – In addition to the aforementioned powers, city
and municipal mayors shall have the following authority over the
PNP units in their respective jurisdictions:
❑ authority to choose the chief of police from a list of five (5)
eligible recommended by the provincial police director, preferably
from the same province, city or municipality.
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❑ (ii) authority to choose the chief of police from a list of five (5)
eligible recommended by the provincial police director, preferably
from the same province, city or municipality. (ii) Authority to
recommend the transfer, reassignment or detail of PNP members
outside of their respective city or town residences; and

❑ (iii) authority to recommend, from a list of eligible previously

screened by the peace and order council, the appointment of new
members of the PNP to be assigned to their respective cities or
municipalities without which no such appointment shall be
attested.
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 Peace and Order Council and
Religious Community Leaders

❑ the Regional Peace and Order Council (POC) play a vital role in
maintaining the peace and order situation in every region of the
country, pursuant to Sec. 116, R.A. 7160, provides organization of
POC. However, E.O No. 739 provides reorganization of POC at the
National, Regional, Provincial, City and Municipal levels of
government and further reorganized through E.O. 773.
❑ the POC is organized to thresh out issues and concerns affecting
peace and order of the area of jurisdiction and to come up with a
collective decision.

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 Peace and Order Council and
Religious Community Leaders
❑ on the other hand, the partnership between and among the religious
community leaders and the PNP must be given preferential attention.
The PNP must establish more collaborative efforts with the religious
community leaders, especially on the conduct of religious activities.

❑ the PNP is on the process of implementing the flagship program of the

Chaplain Service, particularly LOI 17/10 “SUGO” (Spiritual Upliftment
and Growth of the Organization) and CMC 03-13 “Paggabay”
(Pastoral and Family Counselling Initiative) on the conduct of a
comprehensive spiritual and moral enhancement programs for all PNP
personnel.
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 Functions of a Police Officer
To Serve and Protect
❑ the basic 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.

Observe Human Rights and Dignity of Person

❑ all PNP personnel shall respect the human rights and dignity
of the suspect/s during police operations.

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Crime Clock
❑ crime clock is the most aggregate representation of
unit crime rate data, to convey the annual reported
crime experienced by showing a relative frequency of
transpiration of crime incidents.

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 Familiarization of Crime Clock/Mapping and
Comprehensive Statistics

❑ the use of statistics is important as a management tool for it

provides information that enables a unit commander to properly
deploy its personnel and allocate the precinct/station’s resources.
The stored statistics are a measure to determine whether a police
response and actions can be changed to adapt to the present
situation

❑ crime statistics must be properly monitored by the concerned

police precinct/station to arrive proper accounting of crime
incidents that will reflected/uploaded in the Crime Incident
Reporting System or e-blotter
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 Familiarization of Crime Clock/Mapping and
Comprehensive Statistics
❑ Aerial boundaries - are “landmarks”, usually classified under
natural landmarks or man-made landmarks; both are originally
used to help navigation on finding direction and/or determine area
of jurisdiction.

❑ Vital installations - are those immovable properties owned and

controlled by the government, including private properties, such as
Schools, Churches, Reservoirs, Towers, Resorts, Irrigations, Malls,
etc.. It is imperative that the police unit/station should be
mandated to secure vital installations situated in the area of
jurisdiction, from being attacked/harassed/destroyed by the enemy
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 Friendly Forces and Other
Government Agencies

❑ friendly forces are those government agencies performing

law enforcement functions. A police officer must know
the existence of friendly forces in the area, and
coordination must be regularly encourage, to establish
smooth cooperation in combating insurgency and criminal
activities in the area

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 Categories of Police Operations
❑ Public Safety Operation – includes Search, Rescue and Retrieval Operation,
Fire Drills, Earthquake Drills and similar operations that promotes public
safety.

❑ Law Enforcement Operation – includes Service of Warrant of Arrest.

Implementation of Search Warrant, Enforcement of Visitorial Powers of the
Chief, PNP and Unit Commanders, Anti-Illegal Drugs Operations, Anti-
Illegal Gambling Operations, Anti-Illegal Logging Operations, Anti Illegal
Fishing Operations, Anti-Carnaping Operations, Anti-Kidnapping Operations,
Anti-Cyber Crime Operations and similar other operations that are
conducted in relation to enforcement of laws, statutes, executives orders and
ordinances.
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 Categories of Police Operations
❑ Internal Security Operation – includes Counter-Insurgency Operations,
Counter Terrorist Operations and Similar operations that 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,
Police assistance in the implementation of final court order and order
from quasi-judicial bodies, Hostage Situation, Visit Board Search and
seizure Onboard Marine Vessels and similar police operations that are
conducted by police units with specialized training on peculiarity of the
passion or purposed

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 Police Uniform, Paraphernalia & Other
Accoutrements on Patrol Operations
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 public

❑ when wearing the police uniform, a police officer shall, at all
times, appear presentable, smart and well groomed in
accordance with the LOI “Tamang Bihis”. While on actual patrol
duties, he shall refrain from eating, texting, smoking and reading
newspapers, along the sidewalks.
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 Police Uniform, Paraphernalia & Other
Accoutrements on Patrol Operations

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.

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 Police Uniform, Paraphernalia & Other
Accoutrements on Patrol Operations

Carrying of Non-Lethal Weapon in the Police Rig

❑ every police officer shall carry in his prescribed rig a
non-lethal weapon (pepper spray, baton or stun gun),
which shall be primarily used in a non-armed
confrontation with an uncooperative and unruly offender
during the arrest.

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Powers and Functions of the PNP
The PNP shall have the following powers and
functions (RA 6975 “DILG Act of 1990”)

❑ enforce all laws and ordinances relative to the

protection of lives and properties

❑ maintain Peace and order and take all necessary steps

to ensure public safety

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 Powers and Functions of the PNP

❑ investigate and prevent crimes, effect the arrest of criminal

offenders, bring offenders to justice and assist in their
prosecution;
❑ exercise the general powers to make arrest, search and seizure
in accordance with the constitution and pertinent laws;
❑ detain an arrested person for a period not beyond what is
prescribed by law, informing the person so detained of all his
rights under the Constitution;

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 Importance of Patrol as a backbone of
Police Service

Effective Communication Skills

❑ every patroller should have the ability to interact with the
members of the community. It is preferred that the patroller
knows the local dialect of the community to enable him to
communicate effectively. Community policing does not only
pertain to law enforcement but also as service to help solve a
wide range of community and citizen problem. Thus, a
patroller is not only a law enforcer but may also be a mediator
or counselor in a crisis involving members of the community.

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Effective Communication Skills

❑ communication skills of a patroller is not only limited to
verbal but also to written. A patroller must be able to
convert to a written report on what he had done during
his tour of duty. He must be able to convey the issues
at hand, observations, recommendations and important
matters that need to be addressed. Documentation is
very important in law enforcement.

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Basic Intelligence and Investigative Knowledge

❑ a patroller must be a keen observer on the environment
and on the streets are full of information and must
know how to collect information for conversion to
intelligence for the use of the Station and its operating
units. Similarly, as first responders they must be able to
collect information which is vital to the investigation of
the case. (5W and 1H)

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Defensive and Police Intervention Skills

❑ a patroller who is trained to respond properly in a
situation will less likely to use an unreasonable force
against an offender, thereby preventing the unnecessary
injury or loss of life. Patrol personnel should be trained
to develop confidence, ability, pride of one’s work
coupled with humility to be able them to perform their
duties effectively.

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Defensive and Police Intervention Skills

❑ on the other hand, police intervention skills and
defensive tactics can better be applied if a police
officer is physically fit. Since police work creates high
level of stress, physical fitness is recognized as
effective and healthy way to reduce stress. A patroller
who is physically fit can respond and do his work
effectively.

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Basic First Aid Skills

❑ a patroller would be the potential first responder, who
will experience medical emergencies and death, thus it
is necessary that they are knowledgeable in some
extent to provide first aid services to save lives,
including properties.

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THANK YOU!

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