QuestionsQuestions (Republic Act No. 7941)
It cites Section 35(b)(3) of RA 6975 (PNP Reform and Reorganization Act of 1998 as amended by RA 8551), plus related issuances including NAPOLCOM Memorandum Circular No. 2009-004, PNP Memorandum Circular No. 2009-012, RA 5487 (Private Security Agency Act) and its IRR, and PNP Memorandum Circular No. 001-2006.
Protective Security refers to being secured or freed from danger (including means/devices to guard persons and property). Threat is an indication of impending undesirable harm or intention to inflict injury or damage by illegal means. Threat Assessment is the process of investigating/validating the truthfulness/existence of the threat to an individual.
PSP refers to a member of the PNP providing protective security. PA refers to a SOSIA-licensed private security personnel qualified and selected to perform personal security protection to protected persons/individuals.
A PDA is a juridical person/association/partnership/firm/private corporation that contracts, recruits, trains, furnishes, or posts a licensed private detective for private detective services (including surveillance/information gathering/training/consultancy) and may include providing personal security protection service under contract.
It applies to any person—public officials (elected or appointed) or private individuals—who intends to avail or engage the services of PNP PSP or PAs from accredited private detective agencies.
The Vice President (9 PSP), Senate President (6), Speaker of the House (6), Chief Justice (6), Secretary of National Defense (4), and Secretary of the Interior and Local Government (4).
Cabinet Secretaries (4 PSP), Senators (4), Members of the House of Representatives (2), and Retired PNP star-rank officers (2).
They may, upon written request, be entitled to a maximum of two (2) protective security personnel, subject to approval of the Chief PNP upon recommendation of the PNP Regional Directors.
They must show: (1) actual threats of death and/or physical harm; (2) after due evaluation, the threats are imminent or highly possible; (3) security may be withdrawn/terminated anytime or before expiration when demands of the PNP require or violations occur; and (4) generally, only a maximum of two (2) PNP PSP and four (4) protection agents in except highly exceptional cases.
Except Local Chief Executives, applicants must personally submit: (1) a letter request addressed to the Chief PNP through Director PSPG; (2) three notarized copies of the application form; (3) police report/blotter entry or evidence relative to the threat; and (4) special bank receipt showing payment of the appropriate fee. Local Chief Executives submit their request/applications to their respective PNP Regional Directors through their ROPDs.
After documentary requirements are received, threat assessment is conducted by PSPG, IG and local police units (jointly or coordinate laterally). All threat assessments are subject for validation by the Directorate for Intelligence (DI).
The Director, PSPG/RD shall provide temporary security detail.
The applicant must accomplish an affidavit of undertaking that duty of PSP/PA is confined only to protective functions and that the applicant will not use PSP/PA as gate keeper, family drive, errand boy, or for similar tasks, or for illegal activities.
Except for Local Chief Executives, only PSPG personnel may be detailed as PSP. For Local Chief Executives, security responsibility is on the PROs, but no member of SAF, RPSB, PPSC, and City/Municipal Police Stations shall be detailed as PNP Protective Security Personnel.
Both PSP and PA must wear agency-prescribed uniform and must carry PSPG/SOSIA-issued identification cards at all times while on duty. PAs deployed must be under the operational control and supervision of PSPG.
PNP PSPs must always carry firearms with a letter order; for government-issued firearms, with an ARE; and for personally owned firearms, with a firearm license. PAs must always carry their agency-issued firearms covered by a Special Duty Detail Order (SDDO).
PSP availment is for six (6) months, with letter orders issued monthly. For PAs, the period is determined by the contract between PDA and protectee. If during monthly evaluation the threat has ceased, PNP automatically terminates the protective security detail.
Processing fee is Php1,000 and Threat Assessment fee is Php4,000, total Php5,000 for private individuals. Public officials enumerated in paragraphs 5(a) and 5(b) are not required to pay. Indigent protectees pay 20% of the processing fee and are exempted from the threat assessment fee.
PNP violations are punishable under existing NAPOLCOM and PNP regulations. Protective agent violations are liable under RA 5487 (as amended), its IRR, and PNP Memorandum Circular No. 001-2006. Protectee violations—including breach of undertaking, misrepresentation, or false entries—are grounds for outright termination or revocation.