QuestionsQuestions (Republic Act No. 9211)
It prescribes operational guidelines, procedures, and responsibilities to implement NHQ-PNP General Orders No. DPL-09-06 by defining functional relationships and responsibilities among the Directors for Integrated Police Operations (DIPOs), Regional Directors of PROs, and heads of National Support Units (NSUs), including procedures for intelligence, operations, investigation, hot pursuit, and arrest for trans-regional crimes.
Operational Control is the delegated authority to direct forces to accomplish specific missions/tasks, deploy necessary units, and retain or assign tactical control. It does not include administrative or logistic responsibility, discipline, internal organization, or unit training.
Command is the lawful authority a Director/Head of Office exercises over subordinates by virtue of designation. Functional authority is the power delegated by the Chief, PNP to the Directorial Staff to control specified processes/practices and matters of NSUs related to specific staff responsibilities.
It allows members of the Directorial Staff to draw up and transmit orders/instructions to Directors of the PROs and NSUs on matters within their expertise, within the framework of existing policies and command guidance.
Through the Chief of the Directorial Staff (TCDS), TDCA exercises supervisory authority over TDPRM (Personnel and Records Management), TDL (Logistics), TDHRDD (Human Resource and Doctrine Development), TDRD (Research and Development), and TDC (Comptrollership).
Through the Chief of the Directorial Staff (TCDS), TDCO supervises the Directorial Staff including TDI (Intelligence), TDO (Operations), TDPL (Plans), TDRCP (Police Community Relations), DIDM (Investigation and Detective Management), and the Directors for Integrated Police Operations (DIPOs).
They formulate and implement operational plans/policies/directives/SOPs consistent with PNP master/general plans and applicable to local environmental peculiarities, and they oversee peace and order implementation of policing plans/programs in support of socio-economic development.
It assists the Chief, PNP in command, control, direction, coordination, and supervision of all PNP activities concerning operations, employment, and deployment. It is also responsible for formulating and implementing PNP master plans, general policies/issuances/directives, and SOPs on internal security operations, anti-criminality, law enforcement, and counter-terrorism.
DIPOs supervise/control police operations against terrorists, insurgents, and criminals only during operations involving trans-regional boundaries; day-to-day operations within local boundaries remain the responsibility of the Regional Directors/PROs.
Trans-regional security concerns affecting two or more PROs fall under the responsibility of the DIPO. All other crimes affecting peace and order in only one locality or one region are the responsibility of the concerned PRO.
Examples include: Terrorism (Violation of the Human Security Act), Human Smuggling, Piracy in General, Rebellion or Insurrection, Arms Smuggling, Hijacking, Kidnapping for Ransom, Highway Robbery, Marine Crimes, among others.
No. They are not prevented from pursuing operations/investigation even if it transcends boundaries, provided lateral coordination is timely made to the affected PRO and the concerned DIPO is notified through the fastest means.
Investigation of crimes enumerated in Paragraph VII is conducted by CIDG and/or PRO upon orders of the concerned Director of the DIPO, and cases are filed in court in coordination and support of concerned PNP units/office.
For DIPOs (DIPO-Northern Luzon and DIPO-Southern Luzon), they supervise handling of sensational cases under Paragraph VII. DIDM and the Directorate for Operations (DO) prescribe whether cases are handled jointly or separately by the DIPO or PRO.
They handle all crimes committed within their AOR (and those of their subordinate units) in the exercise of inherent duties and responsibilities, with the end view of promoting justice and peace in the locality.
DIPO Directors render reports directly to the Chief, PNP through the Command Group only when there is occurrence of crimes or operations involving trans-regional concerns, with copy furnished concerned Directorial Staff for planning/programming, statistics reporting, and similar purposes.