Industrial Security Management Reviewer compound and/or extension of such government entity.

Active Security Measures Government Security Personnel – shall be natural

1. Physical Barriers persons which include
2. Security lighting
government security guards, detectives, security
3. Vaults consultants and
4. Locks security officers except those of the AFP, PNP, or
BJMP rendering or
Passive Security Measures performing security and/or detective services as
1.Those that will deter man from committing such employed by
act for fear government entities.
of being caught charged in court or get dismissed
2.Security education programs, investigation, fire License to Exercise Profession – shall mean any
prevention document issued by
seminars, personal security checks. the Chief, PNP or his duly authorized representative
recognizing a
person to be qualified to perform his duties as private
Company Guard Force – (CGF) a security force security or
maintained and operated training personnel.
by any private company/corporation utilizing any of its
employees to License to Operate – (LTO) is a License Certificate
watch, secure or guard its business establishment document, issued
premises, compound by the Chief, Philippine National Police or his duly
or properties. authorized
representative, authorizing a person to engage in
Duty Detail Order - is a written order/schedule issued employing security
by a superior guard or detective, or a juridical person to establish,
officer usually the private security agency/branch engage, direct,
manager or manage or operate an individual or a private detective
operations officer assigning the performance of private agency or
security/detective services duties. private security agency/company security force after
payment of the
Factors that Bring About Unsecured Conditions prescribed dues or fees.
1. Threats - an activity that could lead to a loss.
2. Hazards - a condition that could lead to a loss. Note:New applicants for license to operate shall be
3. Vulnerability - a weakness that can be used to gain required
access to to obtain a minimum capitalization of one million
an asset. pesos
4. Risk - a potential loss or damage to an asset. (P1,000,000.00) with a minimum bank deposit of five
hundred
Government Guard Unit – (GGU) a security unit thousand (P500, 000.00) pesos in order to start its
maintained and operated business
by any government entity other than military or police, operation.
which is
established and maintained for the purpose of securing No regular license shall be granted to any private
the office or security
 agency unless it has a minimum of two hundred not extend beyond the property or compound of
(200) licensed client.
private security personnel under its employ.
Exception:
No regular license shall be granted to any company 1. Escort duties
guard force 2. Hot pursuit of criminal offenders
or private detective agency unless it has a minimum
of thirty 2. Security Guard and Private Detective have no police
(30) licensed private security personnel under its authority.
employ.
Private Detective - is any person who does detective
The maximum number of private security personnel work for hire,
that a reward or commission, other than members of the
PSA/CGF/PDA may employ shall be one thousand Armed Forces of the
(1000). Philippines, guards of the Bureau of Jail Management
and Penology,
PADPAO – Philippine Association of Detective and municipal or city jail guards, and members of the
Protective Agency Philippine National
Operators. Is an association of all licensed security Police or of any other law enforcement agency of the
agencies and government.
company security forces in the Philippines.
Qualifications of a Private Detective
Person - shall include not only natural persons but also 1. Must be a Filipino citizen
juridical 2. Must be a high school graduate
persons such as corporation, partnership, company or 3. Must be physically and mentally fit
association duly 4. Must not be less than 21 nor more than 50 years
registered with the Securities and Exchange of age
Commission. 5. Must be at least 5 feet and 4 inches in height
6. Must not be suffering from any of the ff:
Physical Barrier - any structure or physical device disqualifications
capable of a. Dishonorably discharged or separated from
restricting, deterring, delaying, illegal access to an the AFP
installation. b. Mental incompetent
c. Addicted to the use of narcotic drug or drugs
d. Habitual drunkard
PNP - Philippine National Police, under the DILG, 7. Must not be convicted of any crime involving
organized pursuant moral turpitude
to the provision of RA 6975 otherwise known as the
National Police Private Detective Agency - is any person, who, for hire
Act of 1991. The PNP shall exercise general supervision or reward or
over on commission, conducts or carries on or holds himself
the operators of all security agencies and guards. or itself out
as conducting or carrying on a detective agency, or
Powers and Duties of a Security Guard detective service.
1. To watch and secure the property of the client.
Service shall Notes:
 1. All person used in a private detective work must watch or secure
be licensed government buildings, compounds, premises and other
2. All person employed solely for clerical or manual properties, other
work need than members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines,
no private detective license. guards of the
3. License (LTO) shall be displayed at all times in a Bureau of Jail management and Penology, Municipal or
conspicuous City jail
and suitable place in the agency office or guards, and members of the Philippine National Police
headquarters of or of any other
the agency and shall be exhibited at the request of law enforcement agency of the Government.
any person
whose jurisdiction is in relation with the business Qualifications of a Security Guard
of the 1. Must be a Filipino citizen
agency or the employees thereof, or of the Chief of 2. Must be a high school graduate
the PNP 3. Must be physically and mentally fit
or his duly authorized representative or any peace 4. Must not be less than 21 nor more than 50 years
officer. of age
4. The PNP shall exercise general supervision over 5. Must be at least 5 feet and 4 inches in height (RA
the operation 5487)
of all private detective and privated detective 6. Must not be suffering from any of the ff:
agency. disqualifications
a. Dishonorably discharged or separated from
The rules above applies to a Private Security the AFP
Agency. b. Mental incompetent
c. Addicted to the use of narcotic drug or drugs
Private Security Guard - (watchman) shall include any d. Habitual drunkard
person who 7. Must have undergone a pre-licensing training
offers or renders personal service to watch or secure course
either a 8. Must not be convicted of any crime involving
residence, business establishment, or buildings, moral turpitude
compounds, areas,
or property, inspects/monitors bodily checks/searches Moral Turpitude - A phrase used in Criminal
individuals Law to
and/or baggage and other forms of security inspection, describe conduct that is considered contrary to
physically/ community standards of justice, honesty, or
manually or scientifically electronic, including but not good morals.
limited to,
logging concessions and agricultural, mining or pasture Crimes involving moral turpitude have an
lands, inherent quality
transportation, for hire or compensation , or as an of baseness, vileness, or depravity with respect
employee thereof, to a
including any employee of the national or local person's duty to another or to society in
governments or general.
agencies or instrumentality’s thereof and or
government owned or Examples of Crime Involving Moral Turpitude
controlled firm or corporations who is employed to 1. Rape
 2. Forgery the security agency shall not go beyond the
3. Robbery compound and/or
4. Prostitution property of the person or establishment
contracting the
Private Security Guard Agency - any person, association, security service except when the security guards is
partnership, or corporation, who recruits, trains, escorting big amount of money or valuables.
muster, furnishes, 6. Main Office - All agencies shall maintain a main
solicits individuals or business firms, private or office in
government-owned their registered addresses.
or controlled corporations to engage his service or
those of its Branch offices - may be established and
watchmen. maintained in
other provinces/ cities where the security
Who May Organize a Security Agency agency has
1. Any Filipino citizen deployed security guards.
2. Corporation
3. Partnership 7. Rules - Authority to operate outside principal
4. Association offices.
1. No new or moribund but previously licensed
Limitations/Disqualification/Prohibitions In private
Organizing A security agency shall be granted license to
Security Agency operate
1. Security Agency must be 100% Filipino owned unless its business viability is supported by
2. No person shall organize or have an interest in, evidence of assured clientele, adequate
more than capitalization and the like.
security agency
3. No agency shall offer, render or accept services in Moribund - (dying)(stagnant)(obsolescent) in
gambling terminal decline; lacking vitality or vigour.
dens or other illegal business establishments or
enterprises. 2. Private Security Agency operating at regions
4. Must not be an elective or appointive government outside its main office shall be required to
employees register with the nearest Police Provincial
who may be called upon on account of the Office
functions of their and shall submit an authenticated machine
respective offices in the implementation and copy of
enforcement of the following documents:
the Private Security Agency Law and any person a) License to Operate
related to b) License of the FA’s to be issued
such government employees by affinity or c) List of the officers and security guards
consanguinity in d) Appointment Order of
the third civil degree shall not hold any interest, Branch/Detachment
directly Manager (if any)
or indirectly in any security guard or watchman 8. All applicants for license to operate shall be
agency. required to
5. The extent of the security guard service being attend a private security agency/company guard
furnished by force
 operators and management seminar/workshop. the guards posted by said branch shall
9. Prohibition on “KABIT SYSTEM” operators course
1. No licensed security agency shall operate, on the manager thereof and that the
promote licensee
and enter into an agreement of “merger“ shall be exempt from liabilities/
(kabit system) with any person or a group of obligations
persons attendant to the operation of said branch.
for the purpose of organizing a branch unit or e) Keeping/maintaining separate payrolls for
subsidiary under separate control and the
ownership. branch employees signed and/or approved
Merger of security and detective agencies by
shall not the branch manager only
be recognized without prior approval from f) Absence of record of monthly income
the SEC remittances
with respect to their Articles of Incorporation to the main office when said branch is
and authorized to make collections from the
the DTI, with regards their business name. clients
2. Any of the following circumstances or a of the licensee
combination g) All other similar acts tending to show
thereof shall be considered prima-facie separate
evidence and distinct relationship/personality/
of the existence of “Kabit System”. ownership/ management.
a) Maintaining a separate branch, unit or
subsidiary office aside from the main Qualifications of the Operator/Manager of a Security
office Agency
of the agency situated within the same 1. Must be at least 25 years of age
locality 2. Must be a College Graduate and/or No.3 below.
b) Receiving direct payments from the 3. Must be a commissioned officer in the inactive
agency’s service of
clientele and issuing officials receipt of the Armed Forces of the Philippines
their own distinct from that issued by the 4. Must be of good moral character
agency concerned 5. Must have no previous record of any conviction of
c) Remitting directly Social Security System any crime
premiums, Medicare contributions and or offense involving moral turpitude
other 6. Must not be suffering from any of the following
premium for other policy insurance disqualifications:
benefits a. Dishonorably discharged or separated from
d) Existence of an agreement between the the AFP
licensee b. Mental incompetent
and a branch manager thereof, whereby c. Addicted to the use of narcotic drug or drugs
the d. Habitual drunkard
latter obligates himself to pay a certain 7. Must have taken a course/seminar on industrial
percentage of his income to the former on Security
the Management and/or must have adequate training
condition that the control and supervision or experience
of in security business (IRR)
 SAGSD - Security Agency and Guard Supervision
Note: One can not be a Commissioned officer in the Division. SAGSD is
inactive under the PNP Civil Security Group.
service of the AFP unless college graduate. The law
used the Security - is the state or quality of being secured,
word and/or. freedom from
fear or danger;assurance; certainty. To secure is to
RA 5487 is a law. In case of conflict between the law make safe or
and its be protected. From the Greek word SECUROS which
implementing rules and regulations promulgated by means safe,
the chief safety or secured.
PNP, The law shall prevail.
Security Guard - (watchman) Any person who offers or
Private Security Industry – shall cover those in the renders
legitimate personal service to watch or secure either residential or
business of providing private security and detective business
services. establishment, or both, or any building, compound, or
area including
Private Security Personnel – shall be natural persons but not limited to logging concessions, agricultural,
which include mining or
private security guards, private detectives, security pasture lands for hire or compensation, or as an
consultants, employee thereof.
and security officers rendering/performing security
and/or detective Security Hazards - is an act or condition which results in
services as employed by private security agencies a situation
and/or private firms. like a breach of the protection system and the
subsequent loss or
Protective Security System - are those measures taken compromise of defense information, company secret or
by an damage to
installation or unit to protect itself against sabotage, personnel, property or facilities.
espionage or subversion.
Three Major Areas of Security
RA 5487 - known as "The Private Security Agency Law." 1. Physical Security - this concern with the physical
measures
Restricted Area - is any area in which personnel or adopted to prevent unauthorized access to
vehicles are equipment, facilities,
controlled for reasons of security. Restricted area is material and document and to safeguard them against
established espionage,
to provide security for installation or facilities and to damage, loss and theft
promote 2. Personnel Security - this is as important as physical
efficiency of security operations and economy in the security.
use of Personnel security starts even before the hiring of an
security personnel. employee
and remains to be maintained for as long as the
person is employed.
Its purpose is to insure that a firm hires those best
suited to entity,
assist the firm in achieving its goals and objectives and visiting persons of illustrious standing and foreign
once dignitaries.
hired assist in providing necessary security to the work 5. School Security- a type of security that is concern
force with the
while carrying out their functions protection of the students, faculty members, and
3. Document and Information Security - this involves school properties.
the protection 6. Supermarket or Mall Security- a type of security
of documents as classified papers from loss, access by which is concern
unauthorized with the protection of the stores, warehouses,
persons, damage, theft and compromise through storage, its
disclosure immediate premises and properties as well as the
supermarket
Two Instances When the Chief PNP may deputize any personnel and customers. Security personnel are
security guard trained to detect
to assist the PNP in the performance of police duties. shoplifter, robbery, and bomb detection and customer
1. In case of emergency relation.
2. In times of disaster or calamities 7. Other Types- this includes all other security matters
not covered
Types of Security in the above enumeration.
1. Industrial Security - a type of security applied to
business
groups engaged in industries like manufacturing,
assembling,
research and development, processing, warehousing
and even
agriculture. It may also mean the business of providing
security.
2. Hotel Security- a type of security applied to hotels
where its
properties are protected from pilferage, loss damage
and the
function in the hotel restaurants are not disturbed
and troubled
by outsiders or the guest themselves. This type of
security
employs house detectives, uniforms guard and
supervisor and
insures that hotel guests and their personal effects are
safeguarded.
3. Bank Security- this type of security is concern with
the bank
operations.
4. VIP Security- a type of security applied for the
protection of
top-ranking officials of the government or private