Organizational Set Up at National, Regional, District, Provincial, City/Municipal/Precinct Levels

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Patrol Phase

INTRODUCTION
Patrol is considered the backbone of police-directed activities in the preservation of peace and
order. Police officers have the duty to go around a populated area for purpose of security and
observation. They have to move by foot or in motor vehicles in crime prone areas within their
respective beats to look for and apprehend criminals or to respond to citizens under threat or
calling for assistance. The police is there ready to provide service when it can be summarize in a
acronym “SAFE” that is the police is Seen, Admired, Felt and Experienced most often, they must
show themselves to the public, to let them know that the police officers are there to help secure
the neighborhood. In conducting patrols, the officers intermingle and work with the general
populace. The synergy between the police and the community is a primary factor in effective
crime prevention.

Organizational Set up at National, Regional, District, Provincial, City/Municipal/Precinct


levels
 The PNP shall be headed by a Chief who shall be assisted by two[2] deputy chiefs,
one[1] for operations and one[1] for administration, both of whom shall be appointed by
the President upon recommendation of the Commission from among the most senior and
qualified officers in the service.
 The PNP shall be composed of a national office, regional offices, provincial offices,
district offices, city or municipal stations.
 At the national level the PNP shall maintain its office in Metropolitan Manila which shall
house the directorial staff, service staff and special support units.
 At the regional level, the PNP shall have regionals offices, including that of the National
Capital Region, which may be divided into [2] separate regions without prejudice to the
pertinent provisions of the Organic Act for the Autonomous Regions of the Cordilleras
and Muslim Mindanao relative to the creation of a regional police force in the area of
autonomy. Each of these regional offices shall be headed by a Regional Director for
peace and order.
 At the provincial level, there shall be a PNP office, each headed by a Provincial Director.
In the case of large provinces, police districts may be established by the Commission to
be headed by a District Director
 At the city or municipal level, there shall be a PNP station, each headed by Chief of
Police.
FUNCTIONS OF LOCAL CHIEF EXECUTIVE
Provincial Governor
 Power to choose the Provincial Director. The provincial governor shall choose the
provincial director from a list of three [3] eligible recommended by the PNP regional
director
 Overseeing the Provincial Public Safety Plan Implementation. The governor, as chairman
of the provincial peace and order council, shall oversee the implementation of the
provincial public safety plan, which is prepared taking into consideration the integrated
community safety plans.

City and Municipal Mayor


 The city and municipal mayors shall exercise operational supervision and control over
PNP units in their respective jurisdiction

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