Philippine National Police

POLICE OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES

PCINSP JOEL CALES TUTTUH

Instructor

Chapter 2- OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES

RULE 4 PRE OPERATIONAL CLEARANCE
No police operation shall be conducted without
the approval of the Chief/Commander/Head of the
concerned police unit/station. A pre-operational
clearance shall be filed by the Team Leader (TL)
of the operating team/s prior to the conduct of
the operation and shall be approved by the
concerned police Unit Commander.
This
clearance shall be submitted to the operations
section/division of the concern police unit for
record purposes.

RULE 5 INTER UNIT COORDINATION

5.1 Personal Coordination or by Official
Representative
Team Leader (TL) of the local police units
operating outside their territorial jurisdiction and
National Support Units (NSUs) shall coordinate,
personally or through an official representative,
with the Police Regional, Provincial and
Municipal/City
Police
Office
within
whose
jurisdiction the operation is to be conducted.
5.2 Coordination by Filing Coordination Form
Prior to the launching of the operation, except
in cases where the formal in writing inter unit
coordination cannot be made due to the nature
and or urgency of the situation such as but not
limited to cross jurisdiction pursuit operation.
Coordination should be made formally using the
prescribed coordination form which shall be filed

5.3 Coordination by Practical /Available Means of

Communication.
In cases where formal inter unit coordination is
not feasible, the Police Unit concerned shall
endeavour to notify the territorial police force
through any practical/ available means of
communication at anytime during the operation
and, if not possible, shall accomplish and furnish
the territorial Police Office a written incident
report immediately after the termination of the
operation.
RULE 6 REQUIREMENTS OF POLICE OPERATIONS
6.1- Basic Requirements
Police Operations like arrest, search and
seizure, checkpoint, roadblocks, demolition and
civil disturbance management shall be conducted

 a. With a marked police vehicle;

b. Led by a Police Commission Officer (PCO);
and
c. With personnel in prescribed uniform or
attire.
6.2 Use of Megaphones and Similar Instruments
During actual police intervention operations,
the Team leader shall use peaceful means
including the use of megaphones or any other
similar instruments to warn or influence the
offenders or suspects to stop and or peaceful give
up.
6.3 Warning Shots Prohibited
The police shall not use warning shot during
police intervention operations.

RULE 7 USE OF FORCE DURING POLICE

OPERATIONS
7.1 Use of Excessive Force Prohibited
The excessive use of force during police
operation is prohibited. However, in the lawful
performance of duty, a police officer may use
necessary force to accomplish his mandated tasks
of enforcing the law and maintaining peace and
order.
7.2 Issuance of Verbal Warning
The police officer must first issue a verbal
warning before he could use force against an
offender. As far as practicable, verbal warning shall
be in the dialect that is known to the offender or in
the national language. Basically the verbal warning
shall consist of the following: the police officer
identifying himself; his intentions; and what he
wants the offender to do. If the offender is foreigner,
the verbal warning shall be done in the English

7.3 Non Issuance of Verbal Warning when

Excusable
The failure to issue a verbal warning is excusable
in cases where threat to life or property is already
imminent, and there is no other option but to use
force to subdue the offender.
7.4 Use of Non-Lethal Weapon
When suspect is violent or threatening, and that
less physical measures have been tried and deemed
in appropriate a more extreme, but non-deadly
measure can be used such as baton/truncheon,
pepper spray , stun gun and other non lethal
weapon to bring the suspect under control, or effect
an arrest.
7.5 Application of Necessary and Reasonable Force
During confrontation with an armed offender,
only such necessary and reasonable force should be
applied as would be sufficient to overcome the
resistance put up by him; or to justify the force/act