MODULE 6
Recording Hostage Situation/Barricaded Situations
Incident Reports - All crime incident must be
recorded in the police blotter.
Reporting Jurisdiction - territorial jurisdiction where
the crime was committed shall have the primary
responsibility to record and report the same.
Booking of Arrested Suspects - shall be undertaken
to record and document the information surrounding
the arrest of the suspect.
POLICIES AND GUIDELINES
a. General Policy - After arrest, a suspect is taken
into police custody and "booked" or
"processed".
b. Specific Functions, Responsibilities and Procedures
1. Arresting Officer - bring the suspect/s to the
police station and present the suspect/s to the
Desk Officer.
2. Desk Officer - shall log and record the details of
the arrest made and assign a blotter entry number
to the arrest.
3. Duty Investigator - PNP Booking Form 2 "Arrest
and Booking Form" and ensure that a copy of the
results of the medical examination are attached to
the booking form.
Detention - The following are the policies and procedures
in the admission, visitation, transfer
and release of detainees:
a. Admission
b. Requirements for Admission
c. Segregation of Detainees
d. Visitation
e. Release
Violence Against Women and Their Children (VAWC) -
Section 48 of the RA 9262 (Anti- Violence Against
Women and Their Children Act of 2004).
MODULE 8
Ground Commander/On-Scene Commander - shall be
only one Ground Commander/On-Scene Commander
holding at least a senior rank and/or one (1) with
experience in hostage/crisis situation or relative training.
Negotiators/ Negotiation Team - No one shall be allowed
to talk to the hostage taker without clearance from the
negotiator or Ground Commander.
Assault Team - shall be alerted for deployment in case the
negotiation fails. Members of the assault team shall wear
authorized and easily recognizable uniform during the
operation.
Support Personnel - An ambulance with medical crew and
a fire truck shall be detailed at the incident area.
Plans - On-Scene Commander shall, upon the assessment
of the situation, prepare necessary plans to include but
not limited to:
A. Emergency Response Plan - depends on the threat
posed by the hostage-takers and need of the
Negotiation Team and On-Scene Commander.
B. Breakout Plan - possibility of breakout shall be
considered immediately upon drawing up
negotiation strategy. This should be considered as
one of the priority plans.
C. Delivery plan - in case the hostage-takers change
plans in the middle of the execution.
D. Surrender plan- should be drawn up a way that
the hostages' lives will not be jeopardized.
E. Hostage Reception/ Release - for security reasons,
released hostages should be contained and
isolated.
F. Collection plan - safety of the police personnel
involved is the priority consideration.
Coordination - Proper coordination with all participating
elements shall be done to consolidate efforts in solving the
crisis.
Safety of Hostage(s) - In negotiating for the release of a
hostage, the safety of the hostage shall always be
paramount.
MODULE 9
Procedure to be Observed in the Handling Children in
Conflict with the Law (CICL)
PNP Women and Children Protection Desks (WCPD)
Local Social Welfare Development Office (LSWDO)
Right to Privacy of the Child and Confidentiality of
Records - The police officer shall at all times respect
the right to privacy of the child and shall observe
confidentiality of information and records pertaining
to child rights cases he investigated or is
investigating, from the beginning of the investigation
and/or initial custody of the child-victim and at all
times thereafter, except when the release of any
information about the child's case is pursuant to an
Order issued by a competent court.
Procedure in the Rescue of Minors
Planning – All police operations regarding rescue of
minors who are victims or subject of physical, sexual,
psychological abuse, exploitation, discrimination,
negligence, and other forms of shall be properly
planned, in coordination with stakeholders or the
concerned.
Rescue operations – All police officers participating in
the rescue operations shall be in prescribed uniform.
Upon arrival at the operation scene, the police
officers shall properly introduce themselves and
inform the people in the area. Police officer shall not
use force unless necessary under the circumstances.
The child-victim shall be handled preferably by a
police officer of the same gender as the victim.
MODULE 10
Procedures in Determining and Reporting of Terrorism
Incidents/Cases
When the child is fifteen (15) years or below, he shall be
immediately released to his parents or guardian or nearest
relative. If the child is above twelve (12) years of age up to
fifteen (15) years of age and commits serious crimes such
as parricide, murder, infanticide, kidnapping and serious
illegal detention where the victim is killed or raped,
robbery with or rape, destructive arson, rape, or car
napping where the driver or occupant is killed or raped or
offenses under RA 9165 (Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs
Act of 2002) punishable by more than twelve (12) years of
imprisonment, shall be deemed a neglected child under
PD 603, as amended, and shall be mandatorily placed in a
special facility within the youth care facility or "Bahay Pag-
asa"
A child who violated local ordinances concerning juvenile
status offenses shall be considered as "child at risk" and
not as "child in conflict with the law".
Bomb - A bomb is a container filled with explosive,
incendiary material, smoke, gas, or other destructive
substance, designed to explode.
Bomb threat - is either a written or verbal threat
communicated through electronic, oral or other means
that threatens to place or use an IED at a certain time,
date, or place against any specific person or place.
Consider evacuation options as follows:
1. Option 1 - Do Nothing
2. Option 2 - Search with partial evacuation
3. Option 3 Search and evacuation
4. Option 4 - Evacuate immediately
The following are guidelines for FRS during cases of actual
bomb explosions:
Upon receipt of the report:
1) Identify exact location of the incident;
2) Alert EOD teams and direct them to proceed to
the area;
3) Notify Higher Headquarters of the situation;
4) Request assistance of medical personnel; and
5) Proceed to the scene immediately.
Anti-Terrorism Council headed by the Executive
Secretary as Chairman was mandated by law to assume
the responsibility for the proper and effective
implementation of the anti-terrorism policy of the
country.

Cybercrime Response is the actual police intervention in a

cybercrime incident where the acquisition of matters of
evidentiary value is traceable within the computer's
hardware, software, and its network.

Rules on Anti-Illegal Drugs Operations

Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) was

mandated by law to carry out the provisions of RA 9165
(Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002)
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