Admin Flashcards
A primary subdivision of a bureau with a department wide responsibility for providing a specific specialized functions.
Section
A nationwide, cooperative statistical effort of law enforcement agencies voluntarily reporting data on crimes brought to their attention.
Uniform Crime Reporting
It post the location of murder’s, rapes, robberies, carnapping and other major crimes of the locality.
Crime spot map
It post the the motor vehicle and pedestrian accident which occur in the area.
Traffic spot map
Useful to indicate the traffic accidents and crime location.
Spot map
Each time any file is issued, a record should be made on a color charge-out which is often called a Substitution Card or an Out Card which takes the place of a file that has been removed from the cabinet.
Charged out card
A file showing the history of each police officer, both prior and subsequent to joining the force, is indispensable.
Personal records
This consist of set or records of communications classified, arranged and filed alphabetically by the subject to which they pertain.
Correspondence file
This consist of photographic records of known criminals and describe the procedure how criminals commit crime.
Modus operandi file
A notation put into a file to indicate that a record is not stored in that file but in some other location specified therein. It tells the filer or searcher where to find the needed material.
Cross reference
Making an identifying mark on the item to be stored to indicate what classifications it is to be filed .
Coding
The accredited professional organization for criminologists in the Philippines is the ….
PCAP - Professional Criminologist Association of the Philippines.
12.The Professional Criminologists Association of the Philippines (PCAP) was accredited by PRC on _______ as the professional organization for criminologists in the country.
March 25, 1990
The Board of Examiners for Criminology was created on _____, pursuant to Republic Act No. 6506 entitled “An Act Creating the Board of Examiners for Criminologists in the Philippines and For Other Purposes.”
July 1, 1972
- The first Board, constituted in 1987, was composed of
- Dr. Sixto O. de Leon as Chairman
- Atty. Virgilio B. Andres as member
- Jaime S. Navarro as member
the present chairman of the board of criminology.
Lourdes W. Aniceto???
the present member of the board of criminology.
Ernesto V. Cabrera???
it means planning the work of the department and of the personnel in an orderly manner.
Organize
It means that the supervisor ensures that the work that has been organized and delegated is satisfactorily
Oversee
It means giving someone else the responsibility and authority to do something.
Delegate
The primary geographic subdivision of the patrol operation bureau.
Precinct
Fixed geographic location usually assigned to an individual officer.
Post
one of several tours of duty.
Shift
the primary subdivision of a sector.
Beat
the primary geographic subdivision of a precinct.
Sector
subdivision of a section.
Unit
a subdivision of a unit.
Squad
a subdivision of a squad.
.Detail
a primary subdivision of a bureau with a department wide responsibility for providing a specific specialized functions.
Section
a primary subdivision of a bureau with a department wide responsibility for providing a specific specialized functions.
The primary geographic subdivision of the patrol operation bureau.
Section
Police comes from Latin “____“-civil administration which itself derives from the ancient Greek police “____”
politia
city
an organizational process concerned with the implementation of objectives and plans and internal operating efficiency.
Administration
A group of persons working together for a common goal or objectives.
Organization
A group of trained personnel in the field of public safety administration engaged in the achievement of goals and objectives that promotes the maintenance of peace and order, protection of life and property, enforcement of the laws and the prevention of crimes.
Police Organization
means to compel obedience to a law, regulation or command.
Enforcement
pertains to an organization responsible for enforcing the laws.
Law Enforcement Agency
refer to the purpose by which the organization was created. Refer to the goals of the organization.
Objectives
means the act of watching over the work or tasks of the members of the organization to ensure that desired results are achieved.
Supervision
the process of directing and facilitating the work of people organized in formal groups in order to achieve objectives. Judicious or wise use of resources (manpower, material,money,equipment,
supplies and time).
Management
represents the formal relationship among superiors and subordinates in any given organization. Serves as the framework for the flow of authority downward and obedience upward, through the department.
Hierarchy
the right to command and control the behavior of employees in lower positions within an organizational hierarchy. Must be viewed in terms of prescribed roles rather than of individuals.
A particular position within the organization. Carries the same regardless of who occupies that position.
Authority
Management/Administrative Functions
- Planning
- Organizing
- Directing
- Controlling
- staffing
- Reporting
- Budgeting
Principles of efficient Management
Division of work Authority and Responsibility Discipline Unity of Command Scalar Chain
work specialization can increase efficiency with the same amount of effort.
Division of work
authority includes the right to command and the power to require obedience. One can not have authority without responsibility.
Authority and Responsibility
necessary for an organization to function effectively, however, the state of the disciplinary process depends upon the quality of its leaders.
Discipline
subordinate should receive orders from one superior only.
Unity of Command
the hierarchy of authority is the order of ranks from the highest to the lowest levels of the organization. Shows the vertical hierarchy of the organization which defines an unbroken chain of units from top to bottom describing explicitly the flow of authority.
Scalar Chain
Organizational Units in the Police Organization
- Functional Units
2. Territorial Units
- Functional Units
Bureau
Division
Section
Unit
the largest organic functional unit within a large department; comprised of several divisions.
Bureau
a primary subdivision of a bureau.
Division
functional unit within a division that is necessary for specialization.
Section
functional group within a section or thesmallest functional group within an organization.
Unit
- Territorial Units
Post Route Beat Sector District Area
a fixed point or location to which an officer is assigned for duty.
Post -
a length of streets designated for patrol purpose, also called line beat.
Route -
an area designed for patrol purposes whether foot or motorized.
Beat -
an area containing two or more beat, route or post.
Sector -
a geographical subdivision of a city for patrol purposes, usually with its own station.
District -
a section or territorial division of a large city each comprised of designated districts.
Area -
Greek word which means government of the city
POLITEIA –
Roman word which means condition of the state or government
POLITIA –
French word which was later adopted by the English language
POLICE –
THEORIES OF POLICE SERVICE
HOME RULE THEORY
CONTINENTAL THEORY
- policemen are regarded as servants of the community, who rely for the efficiency of their functions upon the express needs of the people.
- policemen are civil servants whose key duty is the preservation of public peace and security.
- HOME RULE THEORY
- policemen are regarded as state or servants of the higher authorities
- the people have no share or have little participation with the duties nor connection with the police organization.
- CONTINENTAL THEORY
CONCEPTS OF POLICE SERVICE
- OLD CONCEPT
2. MODERN CONCEPT
- police service gives the impression of being merely a suppressive machinery
- this philosophy advocates that the measurement of police competence is the increasing number of arrests, throwing offenders in detention facilities rather than trying to prevent them from committing crimes
- OLD CONCEPT
- regards police as the first line of defense of the
criminal justice system, an organ of crime prevention - police efficiency is measured by the decreasing number of crimes
- broadens police activities to cater to social services
and has for its mission the welfare of the individual as well as that of the community in general.
- MODERN CONCEPT
EARLY POLICING SYSTEM
- KIN POLICING
- EGYPT
- ROME
- ENGLAND
- the family of the offended individual was expected to assume responsibility for justice
- the family of the victim was allowed to exact vengeance
- KIN POLICING
- ancient rulers had elite unit to protect them
- created the MEDJAYS, a form of police force whose
duties include guarding of the tombs and apprehending thieves - introduced the use of dogs as guards and protectors.
- EGYPT
- created the first organized police force called VIGILES OF ROME, or VIGILES URBANI (watchmen of the city), which had the primary task of firefighting and policing
- the Vigiles acted as night watch, apprehendinng thieves, keeping an eye out for burglars and hunting down runaway slaves, and were on occasion used to maintain order in the streets
- the Vigiles dealt primarily with petty crimes and looked for disturbances of the peace while they patrolled the streets
- created a special unit called PRAETORIAN GUARDS, a special force of guards used by Roman Emperors as the Emperors’ personal guards
- as personal guards of the Emperor, their primary duty was to protect the Emperor from assassination and other forms of attack against the Emperor.
- ROME
- ENGLAND (Early Policing System)
a) FRANKPLEDGE SYSTEM/MUTUAL PLEDGE SYSTEM
b) PARISH CONSTABLES
- required all males aged 12 and above to join a group of nine to form a TYTHING
- members of the tything are called a TYTHINGMEN
- a CONSTABLE served as a leader of ten tythings
- the primary task of the things was to protect the irvillage from thieves and animals
- tythings were later organized into SHIRES
- a shire was headed by a leader called SHIRE REEVE,
which is the origin of the word “sheriff” - their duty was to apprehend offenders
a) FRANKPLEDGE SYSTEM/MUTUAL PLEDGE SYSTEM
- a parish official charged with controlling crimes
- appointed to serve for one year
- duties included organizing watchmen to guard the gates
- during trouble, the watchman would raise a “HUE AND CRY”, a call to arms where the rest of the parish would stop what they were doing and come to the aid of the constable.
b) PARISH CONSTABLES
MODERN POLICING SYSTEM
1) ENGLAND
2. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
1) ENGLAND (MODERN POLICING SYSTEM)
a. BOWSTREET RUNNERS
b. METROPOLITAN POLICE OF ACT 1829
- a group of men organized to arrest offenders.
- organized by Henry Fielding, a magistrate in London,in 1749 in London, England.
- the name was adopted from the name of the street where the office of Henry Fielding was located.
- when Henry Fielding retired as magistrate, he was replaced by his blind brother, John Fielding
a. BOWSTREET RUNNERS
- the law that created the first modern police force in London England, called the Metropolitan Police Service.
- this law was passed through the initiative of Sir Robert Peel, a member of the Parliament
- the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police Service
is the Scotland Yard, now known as the New Scotland Yard
b. METROPOLITAN POLICE OF ACT 1829
recognized as the father of modern policing system.
SIR ROBERT PEEL
- UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
a. NEW YORK POLICE DEPARTMENT
b. BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT
- created in 1845 in New York, USA
- recognized as the first modern style police department in the US.
- the largest police force in the world
- modeled after the Metropolitan Police Service of London
a. NEW YORK POLICE DEPARTMENT
- the oldest police department in the US
- the first night watch was established in Boston in 1631.
- formally founded in May, 1854.
b. BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT
recognized as the Father of Modern Law Enforcement for his contributions in the development of the field of criminal justice in the US
- author of the book, Police Administration, which
served as the basic guide in the administration of the
police organization in the US - was the first police chief of Berkeley, California.
AUGUST VOLLMER
the first Filipino Chief of the Philippine Constabulary in 1917.
Brig.Gen. Rafael Crame
the first Filipino Chief of Police of the Manila Police Department in 1935.
Col. Antonio Torres
the first chief of police of the Manila Police Department after the Philippine Independence from the United States of America in 1946
Col. Lambert Javalera
the first chief of the Philippine National Police.
Dir.Gen. Cesar Nazareno
THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT OF 1990
HIGHLIGHTS OF RA 6975
THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE REFORM AND REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1998 and RA 9708
RA 8551
- formerly Department of Local Government (DLG)
- reorganized under RA 6975
A. THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND LOCAL
GOVERNMENT (DILG)
A. THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND LOCAL
GOVERNMENT (DILG)
ORGANIZATION: - consist of:
a) the Department proper
b) existing bureaus and offices of the DLG
c) local government units (LGU)
1) provincial governors
2) city and municipal mayors
d) the National Police Commission
e) the Philippine Public Safety College
f) Philippine National Police
g) Bureau of Fire Protection
h) Bureau of Jail Management and Penology
A. THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND LOCAL
GOVERNMENT (DILG)
- the PPSC, PNP, BFP and BJMP were created under ___1___
- headed by the ___2__ to be appointed by the
President and who shall serve at the pleasure of the
President
- the Secretary shall be assisted by __3___
Undersecretaries and __4___ Assistant Secretaries
- No retired or resigned military officer or police
official may be appointed as Secretary within one
___5___from date of retirement or resignation - the Secretary is also the ____6__ of the
National Police Commission
- RA 6975
- Secretary
- two (2)
a) Undersecretary for Local Government
b) Undersecretary for Peace and Order - three (3)
- (1) year
- ex officio chairman
- Assist the President in the exercise of general
supervision over local governments; - Advise the President in the promulgation of policies,
rules, regulations and other issuances on the general
supervision over local governments and on public
order and safety; - Establish and prescribe rules, regulations and other
issuance’s implementing laws on public order and
safety, the general supervision over local
governments and the promotion of local autonomy
and community empowerment and monitor compliance
thereof; - Provide assistance towards legislation regarding local
governments, law enforcement and public safety;
Establish and prescribe plans, policies, programs and
projects to promote peace and order, ensure public
safety and further strengthen the administrative,
technical and fiscal capabilities of local government
offices and personnel; - Formulate plans, policies and programs which will meet
local emergencies arising from natural and man-made
disasters; Establish a system of coordination and
cooperation among the citizenry, local executives and
the Department, to ensure effective and efficient
delivery of basic services to the public; - Organize, train and equip primarily for the
performance of police functions, a police force that
is national in scope and civilian in character.
POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF THE DILG
RELATIONSHIP OF THE DILG WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENSE (DND)
- under RA 6975, the Armed Forces of the Philippines
(AFP) was in charge with external security while the
DILG was in charge with internal security
- under RA 8551, the Armed Forces of the Philippines
is now in charge with ________with the PNP as support through ______ and performance of ordinary police functions.
both internal and external security
information gathering
- an agency attached to the DILG for policy
coordination - shall exercise administrative control and
operational supervision over the PNP.
NATIONAL POLICE COMMISSION
“We envision the National Police Commission as a
highly dynamic, committed and responsive administering and controlling body, actively and effectively facilitating the evolvement of a highly professional, competent, disciplined, credible and trustworthy PNP”
VISION OF THE NAPOLCOM
“To administer and control the Philippine National
Police with the end in view of maintaining a highly
professional, competent, disciplined, credible and
trustworthy PNP”
MISSION OF THE NAPOLCOM
POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF THE NAPOLCOM
A. Exercise administrative control and operational
B. Advise the President on all matters involving police
functions and administration;
C. Render to the President and to Congress an annual
report of its activities and accomplishments during the
thirty (30)days after the end of the calendar year,
which shall include an appraisal of the conditions
obtaining in the organization and administration of
police agencies in the municipalities, cities and
provinces throughout the country, and
recommendations for appropriate remedial
legislations;
D. Recommend to the President, through the Secretary,
within sixty (60) days before the commencement of
each calendar year, a crime prevention program; and
E. Perform such other functions necessary to carry out
the provisions of R.A. 6975, as amended, other
existing laws and Presidential issuance’s, and as the
President may direct.
- Develop policies and promulgate a police manual
prescribing rules and regulations for efficient
organization, administration, and operation, including
criteria for manpower allocation distribution and
deployment, recruitment, selection, promotion, and
retirement of personnel and the conduct of qualifying
entrance and promotional examinations for
uniformed members; - Examine and audit, and thereafter establish
standards for such purposes on a continuing basis,
the performance,activities, and facilities of all police
agencies throughout the country; - Establish a system of uniform crime reporting;
- Conduct annual self-report surveys and compile
statistical data for accurate assessment of the crime
situation and the proper evaluation of the efficiency
and effectiveness of all police units in the country; - Approve or modify plans and programs on education
and training, logistical requirements, communications,
records,information systems, crime laboratory, crime
prevention and crime reporting; - Affirm, reverse or modify, through the National
Appellate Board, personnel administrative actions
involving the demotion or dismissal from the service
imposed upon members of the Philippine National
Police by the Chief of the Philippine National Police; - Exercise appellate jurisdiction through the Regional
Appellate Boards, over administrative cases against
policemen and over decisions on claims for police
benefits; - Prescribe minimum standards for arms, equipment,
and uniforms and, after consultation with the
Philippine Heraldry Commission, for insignia of ranks,
awards, medals of honor; - Issue subpoena and subpoena duces tecum in
matters pertaining to the discharge of its own
powers and duties,and designate who among its
personnel can issue processes and administer oaths
in connection therewith; - Inspect and assess the compliance of the PNP on
the established criteria for manpower allocation,
distribution and deployment and their impact on the
community and the crime situation, and thereafter
formulate appropriate guidelines for maximization of
resources and effective utilization of the PNP
personnel; - Monitor the performance of the local chief
executives as deputies of the Commission; and - Monitor and investigate police anomalies and
irregularities.
A. Exercise administrative control and operational
supervision over the Philippine National Police (PNP)
which shall mean the power to:
COMPOSITION OF NAPOLCOM
- One chairperson
- Four regular commissioner
- The Chief PNP as ex officio member
COMPOSITION OF NAPOLCOM
1. One chairperson
2. Four regular commissioner
3. The Chief PNP as ex officio member
Note:
* shall serve a term of office of __1__years
without reappointment or extension
* three of the four regular commissioners shall come
from__2___ and not former members of the
police or military
* the fourth regular commissioner shall come from the ____3____ either active or retired
* at least one (1) of the four regular commissioners
shall be a ___4__
* from among the three regular commissioners from
the civilian sector, the ___5__ shall be
chosen
* the Vice Chairperson shall act as the ___6____
* refer to the organizational structure of the
NAPOLCOM
- six (6)
- civilian sector
- law enforcement sector
- woman
- Vice Chairperson
- Executive Officer of the Commission
Important dates in the history of modern Philippine Policing
• 1901 - ____1___ established the Philippine constabulary on august 8, 1901.
• 1905 - the Philippine constabulary school was established at the sta.lucia barracks in__2__ on february 17, 1905.
• 1908 - the Philippine constabulary school was transferred to __3____.
• 1916 - the Philippine constabulary school was renamed __4__ of the Philippine constabulary.
• 1917 - on December 17, 1917, ___5___ from Rizal Province, became the first Filipino chief of the Philippine constabulary.
• 1926 - the academy for officers of the Philippine constabulary was renamed ___6____
• 1936 - the Philippine Constabulary Academy became the present day _____7___.
• 1938 - The Philippine Constabulary became the existing and organized national police force of the country pursuant to ____8____dated June 23, 1938 and __9____ dated December 23, 1950. This decree integrated local police forces into the Philippines constabulary operational and organizational set up.
• 1966 - congress enacted ___10___ the police act of 1966. This law also created the Police Commission (POLCOM).
- ACT no. 175 of the Philippine Commission
- Intramuros
- Baguio City
- academy for officers
- Brigadier General Rafael Crame
- Philippine Constabulary Academy
- Philippine Military Academy
- commonwealth act no. 343
- EO no. 389
- RA no. 4864
- 1972 - The POLCOM was reorganized as the ____1__.
- 1975 - ___2___ was enacted. This law is called the Police Integration Law of 1975. The____3___ was established with the Philippine Constabulary as nucleus under the Department of national Defense. The NAPOLCOM, originally under the office of the President was transferred to the Ministry of National defense.
- 1985 - The National Police Commission was returned to the office of the President pursuant to __4___
- 1989 - ____5___ placed the Integrated national Police directly under the command, supervision and control of the President. This order vested the NAPOLCOM with the powers of administrative control and supervision over the Integrated National Police.
- 1990 - RA 6975 was passed on December 13, 1990 establishing the Philippine National Police under a reorganized Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). A new National Police Commission was created under the DILG.
- 1998 - congress passed into law RA no. 8551 on February 25, 1998, otherwise known as the Philippine National Police reform and reorganization act of 1998. This act strengthened and expanded NAPOLCOM,s authority over the PNP to include administration of police entrance examination and conduct pre-charge investigation against police anomalies and irregularities and summary dismissal of erring police members.
- National Police Commission
- PD 765
- Integrated National Police
- E.O 1040
- Executive order 379
FUNCTIONS IN A POLICE ORGANIZATION
- PRIMARY OR LINE FUNCTIONS
- STAFF/ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS
- AUXILIARY FUNCTIONS
- functions that carry out the major purposes of the
organization, delivering the services and dealing
directly with the public - the backbone of the police department
- examples of the line functions of the police are
patrolling, traffic duties, crime investigation
- PRIMARY OR LINE FUNCTIONS
- functions that are designed to support the line
functions and assist in the performance of the line
functions - examples of the staff functions of the police are
planning, research, budgeting and legal advice
- STAFF/ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS
- functions involving the logistical operations of the
organization - examples are training, communication, maintenance,
records management, supplies and equipment management
- AUXILIARY FUNCTIONS
ORGANIC UNITS IN A POLICE ORGANIZATION
- OPERATIONAL UNITS
- ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS
- SERVICE UNITS
- those that perform primary or line functions
- examples are patrol, traffic, investigation and vice
control,
- OPERATIONAL UNITS
- those that perform the administrative functions
examples are personnel, finance, planning and
training.
- ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS
- those that perform auxiliary functions
- examples are communication, records
management,supplies.
- SERVICE UNITS
- the systematic arrangement of the relationship of the members, positions,departments and
functions or work of the organization - it is comprised of functions, relationships,
responsibilities and authorities of individuals within
the organization
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
KINDS OF ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES
- LINE
- FUNCTIONAL
- LINE AND STAFF
- the oldest and simplest kind; also called military
- defined by its clear chain of command from the
highest to the lowest and vice versa - depicts the line functions of the organization
- orders or commands must come from the higher l
level of authority before it can be carried out - involves few departments
- LINE
- structure according to functions and specialized units
- depicts staff functions of the organization
- responsibilities are divided among authorities who
are all accountable to the authority above.
- FUNCTIONAL
- a combination of the line and functional kind
- combines the flow of information from the line
structure with the staff departments that service,
advise, and support them - generally more formal in nature and has many
departments
- LINE AND STAFF
FOUR PRIMAL CONDITIONS OF AN ORGANIZATION
- AUTHORITY
- MUTUAL COOPERATION
- DOCTRINE
- DISCIPLINE
- the supreme source of government for any
particular organization - the right to exercise, to decide and to command
by virtue of rank and position
- AUTHORITY
- an organization exists because it serves a
purpose.
- MUTUAL COOPERATION
- provides for the organization’s objectives
- provides the various actions, hence, policies,
procedures, rules and regulations of the org.
are based on the statement of doctrines
- DOCTRINE
- comprising behavioral regulations
- DISCIPLINE
ELEMENTS OF POLICE ORGANIZATION
- UNITY OF COMMAND
- SPAN OF CONTROL
- DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY
- HIERARCHY OF AUTHORITY
- SPECIALIZATION
- CHAIN OF COMMAND
- COMMAND RESPONSIBILITY
- dictates that there should only be ONE MAN commanding
the unit to ensure uniformity in the execution of
orders
- UNITY OF COMMAND
- the maximum number of subordinates that a superior can effectively supervise
Factors affecting the span of control:
a) Leadership qualities of the supervisors
b) Nature of the job and work conditions
c) Complexity of task
d) Education and skill of the employees
- SPAN OF CONTROL
- conferring of an amount of authority by a superior
position to a lower-level position.
- DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY
- the relationship between superiors and
subordinates - serves as the framework for the flow of authority
downward and obedience upward through the
department
- HIERARCHY OF AUTHORITY
represents the formal relationship
among superiors and subordinates in any given
organization
HIERARCHY
- the assignment of particular personnel to particular tasks
- SPECIALIZATION
- the designation of certain activities or tasks as
ones that must be performed in a highly.
technological,scientific or precise manner - areas of police specialization include undercover
works, crime scene operations, legal advising,
computer work, SWAT operations and others
SPECIALIZATION OF JOBS (AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION)
- the designation of particular persons as having
expertise in a specific area of work - signifies the adaptation of an individual to the
requirements through extensive training
SPECIALIZATION OF PEOPLE (SPECIALISTS)
- the arrangement of officers from top to bottom
on the basis of rank or position and authority.
- CHAIN OF COMMAND
- dictates that immediate commanders shall be
responsible for the effective supervision and
control.
- COMMAND RESPONSIBILITY
BRIEF HISTORY OF THE PHILIPPINE POLICING SYSTEM
The institution of police in the Philippines formally
started during the _____. The establishment of
the police force was not entirely intended for crime
prevention nor peacekeeping. Rather, it was created as an
extension of the colonial military establishment.
Spanish period
The forerunner of the contemporary police system was the practice of barangay chieftains to select
able-bodied young men to protect their barangay
during the night and were not required to work
in the fields during daytime.Among the duties of
those selected were to protect the properties
of the people in the barangay and protect their
crops and livestock from wild animals
Ancient Roots
Spanish Period
__________ – organized in 1712 for the purpose of carrying the regulations
of the Department of State; this was armed
and considered as the mounted police; years after, this kind of police organization discharged the duties of a port, harbor and river police.
Carabineros de Seguridad Publica
Spanish Period
___________ – this was a body of rural police by the Royal Decree of 18 January 1836, this decree provided that 5% of the
able-bodied male inhabitants of each province were to be enlisted in this police organization for
three years
Guardrilleros/Cuardillo
Spanish Period
________ – this was created by a Royal Decree issued by the Crown on 12 February 1852
to partially relieve the Spanish Peninsular troops of
their work in policing towns,it consisted of a body
of Filipino policemen organized originally in each
of the provincial capitals of the central provinces
of Luzon under the Alcalde Mayor
Guardia Civil
American Period
The Americans established the United States Philippine Commission headed by _______as its first governor-general. On January 9, 1901, the Metropolitan
Police Force of Manila was organized pursuant to Act No 70 of the Taft Commission. This has become the basis for the celebration of the anniversary of the Manila’s Finest every January 9th.
General Howard Taft
entitled “An Act Providing for the
Organization and Government of an Insular Constabulary”,enacted on July 18, 1901.
ACT NO 175
Captain of the 6th US cavalry, a graduate of West Point class 1882. Father of the Philippine Constabulary.The first chief of the Philippine Constabulary in 1901.
Henry T. Allen
created the Manila Police Department, enacted on July 31, 1901.
ACT NO 183
the first chief of police of the Manila Police Department in 1901.
CAPT GEORGE CURRY
the act that renamed the Insular Constabulary into Philippine Constabulary,
enacted on October 3, 1901
Act No 255
ordered that the Philippine Constabulary be one of the four services of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, enacted on
December 23, 1940.
Executive Order 389
Post-American Period
_____otherwise known as the Police Professionalization Act of 1966, enacted on September 8, 1966; created the Police Commission
(POLCOM) as a supervisory agency to oversee the
training and professionalization of the local
police forces under the Office of the President; later POLCOM was renamed into National Police
Commission (NAPOLCOM).
RA 4864
Martial Law Period
____otherwise known as the Integration Act of 1975,enacted on August 8, 1975;
established the Integrated National Police (INP)
composed of the Philippine Constabulary (PC)
as the nucleus and the integrated local police forces
as components, under the Ministry of National
Defense
- transferred the NAPOLCOM from the Office of the
President to the Ministry of National Defense
PD 765
Post Martial Law Regime
________transferred to the city and municipal government the operational
supervision and direction over all INP units assigned within their locality; issued on July 10, 1985
Executive Order No 1012
transferred the administrative control and supervision of the INP
from the Ministry of National Defense to the National Police Commission
Executive Order No 1040
otherwise known as the Department of the Interior andLocal Government Act of 1990,
enacted on December 13,1990; reorganized the
DILG and established the Philippine National Police,
Bureau of Fire Protection, Bureau of Jail
Management and Penology and the Philippine Public Safety College.
RA 6975
otherwise known as the Philippine National Police Reform and Reorganization Act
of 1998, enacted on February 25, 1998; this law
amended certain provisions of RA 6975.
RA 8551
law amending the provisions of RA 6975 and RA 8551 on the minimum educational
qualification for appointment to the PNP and
adjusting the promotion system; approved on 12 August 2009.
- An Act extending for five (5) years the reglementary period for complying with the minimum educational qualification for appointment to the PNP and adjusting the promotion system thereof,amending for the purpose pertinent provisions of RA 6975 and RA 8551 and for other purposes.
RA 9708
