Video Clip

Guidelines and Mandate of the

PNP to the conduct of Internal
Security Operation
(ISO)
Lesson Goals

This lesson aims to provide

BISOC Trainees an overview of the
evolution of ISO in the PNP, the
complementation of ISO work between
AFP and PNP and the latest ISO
mandate and guidelines.
 Learning Objectives
At the end of this lesson the trainees should be
able to:
 Define the basic terms/acronyms used in this
lesson, e.g. insurgency. 
 Explain the evolution of internal security
operations in the PNP.
 LO No. 3. Explain the PNP latest ISO
mandate and guidelines. 
 LO No. 4. Enumerate and discuss the role
of the PNP in anti-insurgency operation -
RA 6975,RA 8551,LOI “Sandugo” and EO
110.
Definition of Terms/ Acronyms

Armed Conflict
Refers to any conflict between government
forces and organized groups which involves the
actual use of armed force and which disrupts
normal social, economic, political and cultural
activities in a specific geographical area.
Counterinsurgency (COIN)

These are the economic, socio-cultural,

political reforms and development including the
military and police actions undertaken by the
Government in order to defeat insurgency.
Communism

A system of government in which the

state plans and controls the economy; a
single, often authoritarian party holds
power, claiming to make progress towards
a higher social order in which all goods
are equally shared by the people.
Communist Party

Is a political party that advocates the

application of the social and economic
principles of communism through state
policy.
Community Oriented Policing
System(COPS)

An integrated approached to the

community’s public safety concern which is
based on the notion that the police can
provide better services to the community.
CPP - Communist Party of the
Philippines
(also referred to as “Partido Komunista
ng Pilipinas”) is a leading communist party in
the Philippines. It has been fighting a guerilla
war against the State since the late 1960s.
cont…
It aims to overthrow the Philippine
Government through armed revolution with
its direct leadership over the New People’s
Army and National Democratic Front.
Ideology
A set of doctrines or beliefs that form the
basis of a political, economic, or other system.
Insurgency

Defined as an “organized movement

aimed at the overthrow of a constituted
government through the use of subversion
and armed conflict; is said to be a form of
modern warfare.”
Internal Security

Refers to the wide range of measures

taken by the government to free and protect
its society from subversion, lawlessness and
insurgency. It is established and maintained
primarily to development could be achieved.
Internal Security Operations

Activities that preserves internal security

threats.

National Emergency
The term that is sued to describe a crisis
that involves the security and safety of the
country.
National Democratic Front (Pambansang
Demokratikong Prente ng Pilipinas”) - is
a coalition of progressive social and economic
justice organizations, agricultural unions, trade
unions, indigenous rights groups, leftist political
parties, and other related groups in the
Philippines
NPA - New People’s Army
(also referred to as “Bagong Hukbong
Bayan”) is the armed wing of the CPP,
formed and founded by Bernabe Buscayno,
also known as “Commander Dante” on
March 29, 1969.
Threats to National Security
These are the dangers to the components
of National Security that could come from
within or from without the nation state. They
may be political, economic, military, psycho-
social,
cont…
techno-scientific and geo-ecological, in
nature including but not limited to
organized/syndicated crimes, terrorism,
rebellion, coup d’etat and insurgency.
 Evolution Of Internal
Security Operations Of The
Philippine National Police
1971
The Marcos counterinsurgency strategy
was anchored upon martial law. In Aug.
1971,the Liberal Party (a major opposition
party) held a campaign rally in the Plaza
Miranda. NPA soldiers tossed grenades into
the crowd causing several casualties.
1976

Marcos convinced the MNLF to accept a

ceasefire in exchange for local autonomy.
Over the next decade, Marcos was able to
largely constrain the MNLF by bribing local
leaders with seats on the newly created
autonomous legislature.
1986

Counterinsurgency in the Philippines

entered a new, more successful phase in
1986 with the deposing of Marcos.
 From Marcos to P’noy

Ferdinand Marcos (Martial Law)

 Oplan Bagong Buhay

 Oplan Katatagan
Corazon C. Aquino
 Changes in the framing of Counter-
Insurgency (COIN) shaped, at the very
least, the conceptualization of ISO.
 Oplan Mamamayan (1986)
 Lambat Bitag (1988)
Fidel V. Ramos
 Oplan Lambat Bitag

Joseph E. Estrada
 AFP’sOplan Balangai
 PNP’s Oplan Sandugo.
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
 Oplan Bantay Laya I/ II, 2001-2004;
 PNP Oplan Maagap Alpha

Benigno S. Aquino III

 Oplan Bayanihan
ROLE OF THE PNP IN ISO.
 Section 12 of R.A 6975

Relationship of the Department of

Interior and Local Government with the
Department of National Defense.
 Executive Order No. 110

Directing the Philippine National Police to

support the Armed Forces of the Philippines in
internal Security operations for the suppression
of insurgency and other serious threats to
national security
 Executive Order No. 110

Section 1.

The PNP is hereby directed to support

the AFP in internal security operations (ISO)
for the suppression of insurgency and other
serious threats to national security.
cont…
For this purpose, the PNP is authorized
to make appropriate adjustments in its
organization subject to the approval of the
National Police Commission.
Section 2.
There shall be established a joint AFP-
PNP system which shall provide the
mechanism, structure and procedures for
the integrated assessment of the security
situation and for the integrated planning,
coordinating,
cont…
implementation and monitoring of
necessary measures aimed at enhancing
the internal security of the state and its
institutions.
Section 3.
The Department of National Defense
and the Department of the Interior and
Local Government shall jointly promulgate
rules and regulations for the effective
implementation of this Executive Order.
Section 4.

The initial funding requirements of the

PNP to carry out the provisions of this
Executive Order shall be jointly determined
and recommended by the PNP and AFP for
the approval of the President. The amount
shall be drawn from the Contingent Fund…
cont…
and from other available funds in the CY
1998 and 1999 General Appropriations Act.
For the succeeding years, the amount
required shall be incorporated in the budget
of PNP and the annual General
Appropriations Act.
Republic Act 8551

The PNP and AFP complement each other

on their pursuit to suppress insurgency, and
other serious threats to national security and
in times of national emergency prescribed
pursuant to Section 12 of Republic Act 8551.
1) The PNP enforces laws and ordinances
and performs statutory functions while
the AFP exercises primary responsibility
on matters involving suppression of
insurgency and other serious threats to
national security.
2) The PNP provides assistance to the AFP
In insurgency–affected areas while the
AFP is also responsible for the integrated

territorial defense system.

3) The PNP assists the AFP for the

dispositive action on arrested, captured

or surrendered insurgent within the
prescribed reglementary period.
4) The PNP provides assistance to the AFP
in the arrest of suspected insurgents with
standing warrants of arrest, and 
5) The PNP and the AFP maintain close
intelligence coordination and exchanges and
share each other’s accomplishments of their
respective mission and functions.
 COMPLEMENTATION OF ISO
WORK BETWEEN AFP AND PNP
COMPLEMENTATION OF ISO WORK
BETWEEN AFP AND PNP
 Joint Letter Directive(JLD) 07-10JPPSCC
 RJIRR on EO 546 in Relation to EO110
JOINT LETTER DIRECTIVE
(JLD) 07-10JPPSCC
Creation of Joint Peace and Security
Coordinating Center (JPSCC)

National, regional, provincial and independent city

levels to ensure unity of efforts between the military

and the police in addressing all peace and security

concerns.
 This AFP-PNP JLD prescribes the policies,
guidelines and procedures in the creation of JPSCCs
in the national, regional, provincial and independent
city levels to ensure unity of efforts between the
military and the police in addressing all peace and
security concerns.
FUNCTIONS / RESPONSIBILITY
OF JPSCCs

 The JPSCC shall craft and implement plans

for intensified security operations against
lawless and criminal elements, private armed
groups and other threat groups.
 It shall be responsible for monitoring and
assessing the peace and security situation
and coordinating the implementation of
necessary measures aimed at ensuring peace
and security.
FUNCTIONS / RESPONSIBILITY
OF JPSCCs

 It shall orchestrate the conduct of intensified

law enforcement operations against all forms
of serious criminal activities.
 It shall initiate and coordinate cross trainings
and exercises between the PNP and AFP units.
 It shall be responsible in the conduct of
uniform dissemination of timely and relevant
information to the community.
 It shall craft and implement an aggressive
legal offensive stance in collaboration with all
government investigative bodies.
 It shall continuously review and evaluate
peace and security situations, as well as
recommend appropriate measures to the POCs.

 The JPSCCs shall assume the functions of the

Joint Coordinating Centers on Private Armies
(JCCPA) which shall orchestrate the conduct of
aggressive law enforcement operations.
 JPSCC ORGANIZATIONAL
STRUCTURE
NATIONAL AND SUB-NATIONAL LEVEL
PNP / AFP
Co-Chairs

Secretariat

Joint Joint Joint Joint

Inves & Intel Operations Operations Operations
Cell Cell Cell Cell
 AFP-PNP PARTNERSHIP
IPSP BAYANIHAN SAMAHAN 2011
• (A “Paradigm Shift” in • (Shall steer the PNP’s
how the AFP views its internal security efforts
internal security and complement the
operations. It focuses AFP’s IPSP
on winning the peace “Bayanihan”)
instead of defeating the
enemy.)
 AFP-PNP PARTNERSHIP

IPSP BAYANIHAN SAMAHAN 2011

• CMO Heavy • PCR Heavy
• Depend so much on • Serve as Catalyzer of
POCs POCs
 AFP-PNP PARTNERSHIP

QUAD-TRIAD (National Level)

JLD 07-2010
 prescribesthe policies, guidelines and
procedures in the creation of JPSCCs in
the national, regional, provincial and
independent city levels
 AFP-PNP PARTNERSHIP

 ensure unity of efforts between the

military and the police in addressing
all peace and security concerns
 JOINT PEACE AND SECURITY
COORDINATING CENTER (JPSCC)
National Level

DIPO / UC Level

Regional Level
(PRO / Division)

Provincial Level

City Level
 JOINT LETTER DIRECTIVE
(JLD) 07-2010

Directed all levels to formulate IMPLANS

Conduct of regular monthly meetings

 National Level (last week/month)

 City/Provincial Level (1st Tuesday/month)

 DIPO/UC (2nd Tuesday/month)

 PROs/Division (3rd Tuesday/month)

 Submission of Reports (4th Tuesday/month)

 RJIRR on EO 546 in
Relation to EO110

Revised Joint ISO Implementing Rules and

Regulations to EO 546 in relations to EO 110
 Interoperability among/between DILG, PNP,
DND, AFP
 Need to clearly delineate the roles and
responsibilities of the AFP and PNP in
areas/provinces undergoing ISO
PURPOSE
 Enhance the cooperation and coordination
between AFP-PNP.

 Clarify operational procedures and roles,

in connection with the implementation of EO
546 in relation to EO 110 issued on July 14,
2006.
 Without prejudice to the existing programs of
the government relating to the socio-cultural,
political and economic conditions of each
locality affected by the different insurgent
groups.
GENERAL GUIDELINES:
 The AFP shall continue to discharge its
primary responsibility in undertaking ISO.

 The PNP’s QUAD Operations shall support

the AFP’s Triad.
 The PNP shall perform these support functions
within its capability.
 The PNP shall support the AFP in combat
operations.
 The PNP shall continue to perform its regular
law enforcement functions.
VI. PNP LATEST ISO MANDATE
AND GUIDELINES
 RULE 12. INTERNAL SECURITY
OPERATIONS OF THE POP MANUAL 2013
 PNP CMC 05-2014 “INTENSIFIED ISO”

 LOI SANDUGO
 PNP ISO CAMPAIGN PLAN – “SAMAHAN
2011”
RULE 12. INTERNAL SECURITY
OPERATIONS OF THE
POP MANUAL 2013
12.1 General Mandate

The PNP is mandated to provide active

support to the Armed Forces of the Philippines
(AFP) in Internal Security Operations (ISO) for
the suppression of the Communist Terrorist
Movement (CTM) and serious threats to national
security.
The PNP shall perform the following:
1. Conduct sustained law enforcement actions
against CTM atrocities;

2. In urban areas, the PNP may assume the

lead role in ISO against the CTM, other
threat groups and organized crime groups
engaged in armed offensives;
3) The PNP units may either operate as a
single force or as a part of joint PNP-AFP
combat operations and coordination is a must;

4) The PNP units in CTM-affected areas may

be placed under Operational Control of AFP
units but shall continue to perform law
enforcement functions.
5)Specific areas where armed confrontations
such as encounter, ambush, raid, liquidation and
other similar atrocities occur between
government forces (PNP or AFP) and the
Communist Terrorists (CTs) shall be treated as a
crime scene. The police unit that has jurisdiction
over the areas shall conduct the Crime Scene
Investigation (CSI).
 PNP CMC 05-2014
“INTENSIFIED ISO” ( March 9, 2011)
 Since insurgency is a multi-rooted problem,
a more holistic approach rather than a
conventional military operation is believed to be
the best and most appropriate solution to the
prevailing peace and security concerns in the
country.
 Steer the PNPs internal security efforts and
complement the AFPs Internal Peace and
Security Plan (IPSP) “Bayanihan 2010”
against all Internal Security Threats, such as:
CTMs, SPSG, ASG, Jemaah Islamiya and Other
Enemies of the State.
OBJECTIVES
 Creation of communities of peace and
order - foster an enabling environment for
progress and development.
 Well-coordinated effort with POCs -
improve peace and order and public safety
in their respective areas of responsibility.
 Multi-stakeholder partnerships in resolution
of conflict and attainment of the government’s
desire for lasting peace.
 Sustained, consistent, integrated and
concerted efforts between the PNP and AFP
in the anti-insurgency program.
 PNP CMC 05-2014
“INTENSIFIED ISO”

 Highly capable, effective and credible police

force service that enforces the law without fear
or favor.
 Prescribes the specific concept and guidelines
in the implementation of the PNP’s intensified
campaign against internal security threat
groups.
 In support to ISO Campaign Plan SAMAHAN
2011
 SANDUGO MASTER PLAN”
(The PNP ISO Master Plan)
04 December, 2001.

This serves as the long-range and holistic

master plan of the PNP in waging an internal
security support operations nationwide.
 On the estimate of the national situation and
other considerations, it prescribes the counter-
insurgency operational concept, scheme of
implementation, service support and coordinating
instructions in order to accomplish the PNP's
internal security support mission.
 OBJECTIVES:

Broad Objective

  The PNP, in strengthening its participation and

involvement in the government's peace and
development machinery and concurrent with its
statutory functions and mandate through
Executive Order 110, shall support the AFP in
ISO for the suppression of insurgency and other
serious threats to national security and to
perform its tasks in the National Peace and
Development Plan.
Specific Objectives
 To develop the capability of field units to fully
operationalize this ISO support plan for the
government and the AFP in particular.
 To support the AFP in the isolation of the
underground infrastructure and front
organizations of the insurgents in the towns
and cities form the general population.
 To enhance intelligence activities against threat
groups.
 To enhance the conduct of legal offensive
against the insurgents.
 To support the governments' National Peace
and Development Plan to include the Peace
and Reconciliation plan.
 PNP’s ISO CAMPAIGN PLAN
“SAMAHAN 2011”

PURPOSE
Shall steer the PNP’s internal security
efforts and complement the AFP’s IPSP
“Bayanihan” against all internal security threats,
such as CTM, SPSG, ASG, and JI.
OBJECTIVES;
 Creation of communities of peace and order
 Well-coordinated effort with POC
 Multi-stakeholder partnerships

 Concerted efforts between the PNP and AFP

 Highly capable, effective and credible police
force
MISSION;
The PNP, in partnership with the
community and in collaboration with multi-
stakeholders, shall enforce the law, suppress
insurgency and other serious threats to national
security…
 

VII. SUMMARY
 The PNP as the primary law enforcement agency

of the government has the inherent responsibility

of maintaining internal peace and security and

enforcement of laws.

 PNP with the active cooperation of the AFP

continue to intensify their counterinsurgency.

 Insurgency is very dynamic.

Thank You and have a good
day!!