MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 103
MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 103 -
PROVIDING MEASURES FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF POLICE SERVICES
In order to address effectively and
efficiently the problem of peace and order and, thereby, insure
adequate public safety and the protection of our communities and our
people, I, CORAZON C. AQUINO, President of the Philippines, do hereby
order:
1.
The local chief executives and the Integrated National Police (INP)
elements in their respective jurisdictions shall adopt integrated
approaches in the prevention and control of crimes.
2. The local
chief executives shall give special attention to the maintenance of
peace and order and shall exercise active operational supervision and
direction over police elements in their respective jurisdiction,
subject to the provisions of Presidential Decree No. 1162, dated June
8, 1977; Executive Order No. 1012, dated March 22, 1985, as amended by
Executive Order No. 1027, dated May 14, 1985; and the Amended Rules and
Regulations, dated July 19, 1985.
3. a) The
Philippine Constabulary/Integrated National Police (PC/INP) shall
require police accountability and proper methods of employment and/or
deployment and shall exercise effective operational control,
supervision and direction consistent with the provisions of
Presidential Decree No. 1162, dated June 8, 1977; Executive Order No.
1012, dated March 22, 1985, as amended by Executive Order No. 1027,
dated May 14, 1985; and the Amended Rules and Regulations, dated July
19, 1985.
b)
In places where deemed feasible, the following concepts of employment
of police personnel to address the problem of criminality shall be
vigorously implemented:
i.
The policemen shall be brought closer to and be made acquainted with
the people to whom they are assigned to serve;
ii. Fixed
responsibility and fixed level of accomplishment shall be set for every
policemen. The prescribed police-to-population ratio shall be made
whenever practicable and as may be allowed by budgetary appropriations;
and
iii. Widest
effective police coverage possible shall be aggressively worked out.
The policemen so employed shall
be directly under the Commander of the police sub-station/box most
conveniently located to render timely reinforcement, investigation
support and effective control and supervision.
c)
Police work performance shall be periodically measured against
performance standards that shall be set along the following observable
dimensions:
i.
police visibility/actual presence in the place of work;
ii. effective
reduction of the crime rate in the assigned area of responsibility;
iii. effective
neutralization of criminal elements; and
iv. honesty
and dedication to the service.
Special and sincere efforts
shall be vigorously undertaken to identify members of law enforcement
agencies and the military who are connected or involved with criminal
elements for the purpose of promptly removing them from the service.
Each barangay captain shall
organize a "Neighborhood Support Group" that shall play the role of
assisting/supporting the policemen assigned to his community and
monitoring the performance of said policemen.
4. a) The
Department of National Defense, the Department of Local Government, the
National Police Commission and the Philippine Constabulary/Integrated
National Police (PC/INP) shall ensure that the provisions of this
Memorandum Circular are effectively carried out.
b)
A Working Committee is hereby constituted to coordinate and oversee the
implementation of this Memorandum Circular and to insure unity of
purpose, composed of the following:
-Commission
— Chairman
(Presidential
Arm under Executive
Order No.
1040, dated July 10, 1985)
2.
Undersecretary of National Defense
— Member
(to be
designated by the Secretary
of National
Defense)
3.
Undersecretary of Local Government
— Member
(to be
designated by the Secretary
of Local
Government)
4. Deputy
Director-General of the Philippine
Constabulary/Integrated National Police
— Member
(to be
designated by the Chief of
Constabulary
and Director-General of
the
Integrated National Police)
The Working Committee shall submit periodic reports to the Office of
the President.
This Memorandum Circular shall take effect immediately.
Done in the City of Manila, this 17th day of July, in the year of Our
Lord, nineteen hundred and eighty-nine.
chanrobles virtual law library
Back
to Main
Since 19.07.98.
Search for
www.chanrobles.com
