Police Ethics and Community Relations Valor - great courage in the face of danger.

Strength
of mind or spirit that enables a person to encounter
danger with firmness.
PNP Philosophy
1. Service
Patriotism - love of country and willingness to
2. Honor
sacrifice for it.
3. Justice
Discipline - the practice of training people to obey
PNP Core Values
rules or a code of behavior using punishment to correct
1. Makadios (God-Fearing)
disobedience.
2. Makabayan (Nationalistic)
3. Makatao (Humane)
Gentlemanliness - characteristic of or having the
character of a gentleman. A man whose conduct
Ethical Acts to be Observed by PNP members
conforms to a high standard of propriety or correct
1. Morality
behavior.
2. Judicious use of authority
3. Integrity
Word of Honor - a verbal commitment by one person
4. Justice
to another agreeing to do or not to do something in the
5. Humility
future.
6. Orderliness
7. Perseverance
Duty - a task or action that someone is required to
perform.
Definition of Terms
Loyalty - a strong feeling of support or allegiance. Is
 Customs - established usage or social faithfulness or a devotion to a person, country, group
practices carried on by tradition that have or cause.
obtained the force of law.
 Traditions - bodies of belief, stories, customs Camaraderie - mutual trust and friendship among
and usages handed down from generation to people who spend a lot of time together. Goodwill and
generation with the effect of an unwritten law. lighthearted rapport between or among friends.
 Courtesy - a manifestation of expression of
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 Ceremony - a formal act or set of formal acts
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 Social Decorum - a set of norms and
standard practiced by the members during
1. Known as the Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards
social activities and other functions.
for public officials and employees.
A. R.A. No. 9344
Police Community Relation - generally refers to the B. R.A. No. 6713
sum total of attitudes and behavior between police and C. R.A. No. 9262
the communities they serve. D. P.D. No. 603
Public Relations - a collection of communication
2. It is the transfer of title or disposal of interest in
techniques used by individuals or organizations to
convince an audience about the merits of an idea, property by voluntarily, completely, and actually
organization, program, practice or policy. depriving or dispossessing oneself of his right or title to
it in favor of a person or persons other than his spouse
Community Service - refers to the activities whereby and relatives.
police engage in pro-social activities to enhance the A. Procurement
well-being of the community beyond law enforcement B. Divestment
and other maintenance. C. Enticement
D. Attainment
Community Participation - involves members of the
community taking an active role in trying to genuinely 3. A Fundamental truth or proposition that serves as
help the police.
the foundation for a system of belief or behavior or for
Police Traditions
a chain of reasoning.
1. Spiritual beliefs
A. Principle
2. Valor
3. Patriotism B. Ideas
4. Discipline C. Customs
5. Gentlemanliness D. Morals
6. Word of Honor
7. Duty 4. A branch of Philosophy dealing with what are good
8. Loyalty and bad with moral duty and obligation.
9. Camaraderie A. Logic
B. Epistemology
Spiritual Beliefs - can refer to an ultimate or an C. Aesthetics
alleged immaterial reality, an inner path enabling a D. Ethics
person to discover the essence of his/her being or the
deepest values and meanings by which people live.
5. Are Rules by which we make decisions about right
and wrong, should and shouldn't, good and bad.
A. Morals
B. Ethics
C. Values
D. Customs
6. Is a Science that treats of the law enforcement.
A. Police Code of Ethics
B. Military Code of Ethics
C. Government Officials Code of Ethics
D. Barangay Tanod's Code of Ethics
7. It means long established practices common to a
particular community,class, or race.
A. Practice
B. Values
C. Customs
D. Ethics
8. It implies the repetition of the same action as to
develop a natural, spontaneous or rooted tendency or
inclination to perform it.
A. Traditions
B. Practices
C. Values
D. Habits
9. It means a regularly followed procedure or pattern in
conducting activities.
A. Traditions
B. Practice
C. Values
D. Habits
10. It means observance of social norms as required by
good breeding.
A. Etiquette
B. Ethics
C. Values
D. Practice
Familiarize Yourself With The Following Terms:
1. Corruption – is the misuse of authority by a police
officer in a manner designed to produce personal gain
for himself or others; an impairment of integrity, virtue
or moral principle; inducement (as an official) by
means of improper considerations (as bribery) to
commit a violation of duty.
2. DHRDD – refers to the Directorate for Human
Resource and Doctrine Development; the primary
training and education directorate in the PNP.
3. Ethics - is the capacity to determine right conduct
and the knowledge of what is right from wrong; specific
moral choices to be made by the individual in his
relationship with others; the moral quality of a course
of action, fitness and propriety.
4. Ethics and Values Counseling Center – A facility
for spiritual and behavioral intervention established in
every Police Regional Office to provide adequate
counseling and assistance to police officers
5. Ethics and Values Formation Program - This
program contains policies, principles, guidelines and
sanctions, all geared towards the internalization of
moral values and service dedication through the
implementation of a systematic values-integration and
intervention program.
6. Moral Recovery Program - The Moral Recovery
Program is a movement which aims to mobilize all
Filipinos for nation-building through the practical
exercise of human values in our daily lives as citizens.
It is empowered through Executive Order 319 signed by
President Fidel V Ramos on April 03, 1996, which
institutionalizes the MRP in all government
departments, offices, agencies, and government-owned
and controlled corporations
7. Morale – refers to a person’s state of mind and
emotions, affecting the personnel/employee and the
police force to perform assigned tasks willingly and
enthusiastically with confidence, cheerfulness and
discipline to work, which in turn affects the individual
performance and organizational goals and objectives.
8. Morality – quality of human acts that leads man to
observe “moral behavior”, to be obedient to a system
of moral rules, “rules of right conduct”.
9. Police Discretion – the inherent ability and
privilege of a police officer to test and use the limits of
his power in making a choice among possible courses of
action or inaction (i.e. to arrest or not to arrest).
10. PRO - Police Regional Office which constitute
seventeen (17) Regional Offices of the PNP to include
ARMM, CAR and NCRPO
11. Police Officer – a public servant who represents
the disciplinary and discretionary power of the state to
enforce laws
12. Values – are beliefs, principles and philosophies
that are important, cherished, prized, upheld and
defended.
13. Virtue – the quality of moral excellence,
righteousness, probity, responsibility and goodness;
conformity to standard morality or mores (as by
abstention from vices, rectitude); specific type of moral
excellence or other exemplary quality considered
meritorious, a worthy practice or ideal
14. Customs - Established usage or social practices
carried on by tradition that have obtained the force of
law.
15. Traditions - Bodies of beliefs, stories, customs
and usages handed down from generation to
generation with the effect of an unwritten law.
16. Courtesy - A manifestation or expression of
consideration and respect for others.
17. Ceremony - A formal act or set of formal acts
established by customs or authority as proper to special
occasion.
18. Social Decorum - A set of norms and standards
practiced by members during social and other
functions.
19. Salute - Salute is the usual greeting rendered by
 uniformed members upon meeting and recognizing
person entitled to a salute.

20. Habits - Provide the basis for judgments about

what is important for the organization to succeed in its
core business.

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