Question & AnswerQ&A (PNP STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES NO. 0125 - S2012)
The main purpose is to implement Standard Operating Procedures in handling commercial armored vehicles in cases of traffic violations, accidents, and checkpoints to avoid traffic jams, prioritize public safety, establish operational security, and reduce risks to the vehicles during these situations.
It applies to commercial armored vehicles deployed by Private Security Agencies (PSAs), Company Guard Forces (CGFs), and Government Guard Units (GGUs) providing armored vehicle guard services to banks and other financial institutions.
Drivers must have two sets of photocopies of the Certificate of Registration (CR), Official Receipt (OR), Insurance Policy, Calling Card of the Agency or Appropriate Officer, and Driver's License, contained in appropriate envelopes.
Drivers must present the Duty Detail Order (DDO), Bank and Armored Guard License, and Firearm's License during checkpoints.
Commercial armored vehicles must have identifiable markers with control numbers and approved design, color, and location markings. Control numbers series 001-999 for BSMA, 1000-9999 for ASAP, and 10000-10500 for Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP).
The driver must stop, politely explain the urgency to proceed, hand the required documents through the gun port, then proceed to the Traffic Division/Section in the area to settle the matter after delivery of the load.
The collision site should not be disturbed initially; victims should be brought to the hospital using other transportation if possible, and police backup must be called to secure the loaded vehicle pending traffic investigation.
The driver must stop, hand over required documents through the gun port without disembarking, politely explain the urgency, and then settle the traffic violation immediately.
Violators shall be held liable under Republic Act No. 5487, as amended, and its Implementing Rules and Regulations, subject to applicable criminal actions.
It took effect fifteen (15) days after filing a copy at the University of the Philippines Law Center, following the rules of Executive Order No. 292 or the Revised Administrative Code of 1987.