Republic ofthe Philipines National Police NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY CHIEF PNP FOR OPERATIONS Camp Crame, Quezon City MEMORANDUM TO : RDs, PROs 1 - 13, 18, ARMM, COR and NCRPO FROM : TDOCO ‘Chairman, National ISO Validation Committee SUBJECT : Operational Guidelines on Public Safety Forces DATE: 19 JAN 2017 1. References: a. PNP Memorandum Circular No. 2009/020A “Guidelines and Procedures on the rationalization of the PNP Mobile Groups” dated July 5, 2010; b. PNP Command Memorandum Circular No. 05/2014 “Intensified Internal Security Operations” dated March 31, 2014; c. After Activity Report re: Operational Review and the Performance Audit of the Public Safety Forces, and Assessment and Cascading of the PNP Campaign Plan Double Barrel Alpha to PROs 6 to 13 and 18; and d. National ISO Validation Committee Meeting dated January 5, 2016. 2. This pertains to the result of the Operational Review and the Performance Audit and Inspection of the Public Safety Forces (PSF) to PROs 6 - 13 and 18 conducted from November 15 to December 15, 2016 by a team from the Directorate for Operations (DO) and the Directorate for integrated Police Operations (DIPOs) of Eastem Mindanao, Westem Mindanao and Visayas. 3. In this regard, following are the Operational Guidelines to be by all Public Safety Forces (PSF) in your respective AOR. a. Efficient Utilization of the PNP Public Safety Forces: 1) PSF shall be utilized to perform their-core missions, primarily to address intemal security threats and should not be deployed to perform other functions, such as: @) Providing protective security of government officials, to various t) Assignment on Detached ‘Sewice (0S) at PROSPPOSICPOs headquarters offices/units and NSUs offices; and ©) Utilization as campsfheadquarters permanent security and guard. 0b2) No female PSF personnel should be assigned to forward deployed ‘maneuver units of PSF in ali maneuver patrol bases: 4) Public Safety Company of Regional Public Safety Battalion (RPSB) ‘operations; 5) Forward deployment for a more proactive stance to widen the area Of influence of govemment forces with a minimum of 34-man is allowed. The smallest size of a formation shall be at least a 34- man maneuver Platoon, 6) Conduct of one major, two minor operations monthly, and three hours of preventive patrol daily for every PSF camps/headquarters and patro! bases: a) The conduct of major and minor operation will be based as information b) The conduct of major and minor operations should be Operations with corresponding Operational Pian (OPLAN). 7) PSF can convert their major and minor operations to Double Barrel operations and activities; 8) In the absence of Suspension of Offensive Police/Miltary Operations (SOPO/SOMO) with the CNN, all PSF operations and operations, community i 9) PSF are not allowed to conduct illegal drugs operations, illegal gambling operations, illegal fishing operations, illegal logging operations, and other police operations not stated in the PSF mandate; and eas an counne: Sucre cot ted ste) 95 8] sibppent Sal other authorized unit, stations, and government agencies with the approval and/or clearance from RDs for RPSBs and PDs/CDs for PPSCsICPSCs. | @b. Capacitating the PNP Public Safety Forces: 1) PSF commanders and personnel should have the required training and should be retrained appropriately for better performance of their mandated tasks. 2) Avoid appointment of PSF commanders who do not have the required rank and ISO eligibilities; 3) PSF should follow the PSF Organizational Structure of the maneuver groups that is eight-man team, four-teams per maneuver Platoon, three maneuver platoons per Maneuver 4) The forward deployed Maneaver Platoons (MP) patrel bases shail contained the following provisions: a) MP should have a complement of 34 PSF personnel (1 PCO, 1 senior PNCO as Assistant Platoon Leades, and 32 PNCOs) composed of 4 teams and 8 personnel per team (8 man team), b) Located at least 10 meters or more away from the highways/national roads or at the higher ground; and ©) Atleast with one troop carrier vehicle (Back-io-Back vehicle). 5) SWAT and EOD personnel are the only personnel authorized to wear Black Fatigue; 6) All PSF personne! should wear beret headgear, 7) All Public Safely Company (PSC) of RPSB should conduct rehearsal on Civil Disturbance Management Operations; and 3) Enhanced utilization of Barangay Information Networks (BINs) for every maneuver platoons. d. Development and Implementation of an Integrated Response System (IRS): @Rs): 1) Development and implementation of Condition Situation Response System (CSRS) through the conduct of Simulation Exercise (SIMEX) must be on a quarterly basis, shail be conducted by PROs ‘and subordinate units in order to hasten the process of familiarity and mastery of the CSRS; 2) The conduct of SIMEX must be supervised by DIPOs; d3) Al PSF commanders and personnel must be undeted on the [present situation and condition of their respective AORs; and 4) Devolop and cascade CSRS to the provinial down to municipal Conduct of Comprehensive Information Operation (0): _ activities. a) ‘Al PSF porsonnel assigned in PCR sochon muct be trained in 10; and 'b) All PSF commanders and PCR personnel must know the idea on the concept of Information Operation and Community Intervention for ISO. Intensification of Legal Offensives: 1) All arrested person/s the conduct of checkpoint and police appropriate pel led tral ined enpsr and/or other support units; and 2) Avoid documentation of arrested suspected members of intemal security threat groups like CNN and direct association with this threat group should not be used. The nomenclature used by CNNs, terrorists and other threat groups like “Ka”, “Kumander”, “Kasama”, etc, should not be used when filing cases against personalities of threat groups for crimes committed and prosecution for crime/s corresponding to the acts committed. fee ee ee oe - PSF down to maneuver platoons shouki conduc monty TPSCE mating win then ALE cores eke area. 1. Establishment of Review and Evaluation Mechanism: 1) eee eae aera Comes be 2 Conde say ie Oe can 4. Operational Guidelines shall be promptly complied and implemented by the concemed Heads of Offices and unit commanders of the PNP Public Safety Forces. Any violation of the Heads of Offices and PNP unit commanders on the implementation of this Operational Guidelines shall be dealt accordingly. a5. Submit your actions taken to the Directorate for Operations (Attn: SOD) NLT January 13, 2017. 6. For guidance and strict compliance.