QuestionsQuestions (PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 100)
The main purpose of Presidential Decree No. 100 is to further amend certain sections of Republic Act No. 5487, also known as 'The Private Security Agency Law,' to make it more responsive to the demands of peace and order following Proclamation No. 1081.
A 'Watchman or Security Guard' is any person who offers or renders personal service to watch or secure residential or business establishments or any building, compound, or area for hire or compensation, excluding members of the Armed Forces, Bureau of Prisons guards, jail guards, and police forces. A 'Watchman or Security Guard Agency' is a person, association, firm, or corporation that recruits, trains, furnishes, or employs watchmen or security guards or solicits services of such guards.
Employees of the national or local governments or any agency or instrumentality thereof, including government-owned or controlled corporations, who are employed as watchmen or security guards are exempt from securing a license as prescribed in the law.
The qualifications shall be as prescribed by the law, rules, and regulations governing the business organization and operation of the entity employing the watchmen or security guards, rather than those prescribed specifically for security agencies.
No license shall be granted unless the agency has at least fifty watchmen or security guards under its employ. Existing agencies with fewer than fifty may operate until June 30, 1973, and all agencies must have at least one hundred watchmen or security guards by January 1, 1974.
In the Greater Manila Area, not more than 1,000; in first-class cities and municipalities, not more than 500; and in other cities and municipalities, not more than 300.
Yes, in case of emergency or times of disasters or calamities, the Chief of Constabulary may deputize any private detective, watchman, or security guard to assist the Philippine Constabulary in performing constabulary duties during such periods.
No, employees of national or local governments, their agencies or instrumentalities, and government-owned or controlled corporations employed as watchmen or security guards are exempt from paying fees and filing bonds prescribed by the law.
Any person operating, managing, directing, or conducting a licensed private watchman or security guard agency or having participation in its management or operation, excluding employees solely doing clerical or manual work, must secure the license.
The Chief of Constabulary may promulgate necessary rules and regulations for the effective implementation of Presidential Decree No. 100 and may deputize private security personnel during emergencies, disasters, or calamities.