LEA 4

Law Enforcement
and Planning
with Crime
Mapping
The following are considered as
human – induced CRITICAL
incidents:
1.) Incidents like abduction,
involving prominent personalities
such as national and local
government officials, foreign
nationals (diplomats, ambassadors,
consuls, attaches, foreign tourists),
religious leaders from various
religious congregations, and other
personalities whose involvement in
incidents may result in
controversies;
2.) Incidents
involving national
security such as
attacks on vital
installations,
communities
and prominent
personalities;
3.) Jailbreaks;
4.) Heinous crimes like assassination,
ambush involving prominent personalities;
5.) Robbery hold-up, armored van robbery, and bank
robbery perpetrated by syndicated groups;
6.) Election - Related Violent Incident (ERVI);
7.) Surrender of enemy personalities and notorious criminals wanted by law;
8.) Coup d'etat;
9.) and other similar man-made critical incidents that may result in
human casualties and/or destruction of properties.

As applicable, the following shall be designated to handle the functional

responsibilities of the CIMTG depending on the level of its activation.
Incident Commander: DRDO/DDO/DPDO/DCDO/DCOPO
Deputy Incident: C, ROPD/C, DOPD/C, Commander OPB/ C, OPNS
Public Information Officer:
Unit C, PIO Liaison Officer:

PCR Officer Safety Officer: AC, ROPD/AC, DOPD/AC, OPB/ AC, OPNS
Operations /Plans Staff: C, ROPD/C, DOPD/C, OPB/ C, OPNS

Intel/Invest Staff: C, RID/ C, DID/C, PIIB/ CIIB/C, IIS

Budget And Logistics Staff: C, RLRDD/C, DLRDD/C, PLRDD/CLRDD/C, C/MLRDD
Admin Staff: C, RPHRDD/C, DPHRDD/C, PHRDD/ CHRDD/C, C/M HRDD
REFERENCE:
http://www.pnp.gov.ph/images/transparency_seal/2016/manuals
/PNPOperationsManual.pdf
d. Disaster Incident Management Task Group (DIMTG)
A Disaster Incident Management Task Group shall also be established and shall serve as a
special operating task group of the PNP SCDM and assist the PRO Disaster Incident
Management Task Groups as the Chairman/Task Coordinator, PNP SCDM may direct. The
NHQ PNP shall be composed of the NSUs to be headed by the Director, PNP Special Action
Force (PNP SAF) as Task Group Commander with the Deputy Director of PCRG as the
Deputy Task Group Commander.
DIMTGs shall also be activated at the PRO/PPO/CPO/CPS/MPS level depending on the affected
area. As a matter of rule, a Regional DIMTG shall be activated if two (2) or more
Provinces/Cities are affected by disaster, a Provincial DIMTG shall be activated if two (2) or
more municipalities are affected and a Municipal DIMTG shall be activated if two (2) or more
barangays are affected.
The following are considered as natural disa ster incidents:
1.) Floods;
2.) Landslides;
3.) Volcanic Eruption;
4.) Earthquake;
5.) Tidal Wave;
6.) Tsunami;
7.) Typhoons;
8.) Drought;
9.) and other natural hazards that may lead to colossal loss of property and lives.

As applicable, the following shall be designated to handle the functional responsibilities of

the DIMTG:
Incident Commander: D, SAF/DRDA/DDA/DPDA/DCDA/ DCOPA

Deputy Incident: DEP IC- DD, PCRG/Commander DRDO/ DPDO/DCDO/DCOPO

Public Information Officer: Unit C, PIO

Liaison Officer: DD, PCRG/C, RPCRD/C, P/CPCRB/C, C/ MPCRS

Safety Officer: C, CAD, PCRG/C, IOB RPCRD/C, IOS P/C PCRB/C,

Operations/Plans Staff: DD, SAF/ C, ROPD/C, DOPD/C, P/C OPB/C, C/M

Budget And Logistics Staff: DD, LSS/ C, RLRDD/C, DLRDD/ C, P/C LRDB/C, C/M LRDS

Admin Staff: DD, DPRM /C, RPHRDD/C, DPHRDD/C, P/C HRDD/C, C/M HRDD
Crisis Escalation Protocol
The responsibility of addressing crisis can be transferred during
an incident if it grows beyond the capability of the established
CIMTG in handling the growing needs of the incident or if there
is jurisdictional change, when the incident moves location or area
of responsibility. Whatever the reason, the transfer of
responsibility during crisis must always include transfer of
command briefing which may be oral, written or a combination
of both that should be attended by the key members of the
CIMC/CIMTG.
To attain a smooth transition of command responsibility, the table below shows the
Municipal/City
•Local PNPor
conditions andsituations
CMC are in
in control Regional
of thelevel that
any crisis will be considered in the handover of
situation
responsibilities from local to national: •Situation requires employment of security forces
•Appropriate resources are available and and utilization of resources of the Regional level
capable at Municipal/City level organizations and beyond
Provincial •Upon the recommendation of the Provincial
CMC
•Local PNP at the Municipal/City level are •Incident involves foreign nationals, either
unable to resolve the crisis within their perpetrators or victims
capabilities •Crisis affects peace process, national tourism
•Municipal/City CMC recommends elevation industry and other major industries
of the crisis level National
•Situation requires employment of security •Incident affects two or more region
forces and utilization of resources of the •The highest terrorist threat level involving mass
provincial level organizations and beyond casualty attacks
•Incident affects two or more municipalities •National issues are at stake such as food, water,
within the same province energy, security, critical transportation and
communication structure, and environment are
threatened
•Upon recommendation of the Regional CMC
General Rules on Media Relations during Crisis
a. It is the responsibility of any Unit Head/Chief or
Ground Commander to respond to queries raised by the
press, as well as decide on what media lines or press
releases would be given out to the media unless, he
delegates this responsibility to the unit PIO or
spokesperson.
b. No information regarding the incident
shall be released without clearance from the
Ground Commander.
c. Ground Commander must
designate/establish a media area for pooled
coverage and ensure safety of all media
personnel covering the incident.
d. Media practitioners shall be confined to an
area designated by the incident commander
and never, in the process of hostage-taking
incident, be allowed to air live coverage of
unfolding event.
e. Suspect/s arrested for any
violation of the law shall in no case
be presented in a 'firing line' to the
media and must maintain a limit of
disclosure.
f. In cases when information must be
denied/withheld to the press, the basis
for such shall be fully and
courteously explained.
g. Ranking officer at crime
or incident scenes may
provide factual information
to the media subject to the
limitation by existing
policies.
h. In cases of inter-agency operations, the department/agency with primary
jurisdiction will determine the dissemination of appropriate media lines.
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