Question & AnswerQ&A (PNP MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 2010-009)
The basis includes Section 35, (b)(3) of RA 6975 as amended by RA 8551, also known as the PNP Reform and Reorganization Act of 1998.
The Police Security and Protection Group (PSPG) of the Philippine National Police (PNP) is the main implementing agency responsible for providing protective security personnel.
Protective Security is the state or quality of being secured or freed from danger and uncertainty, including various means or devices designed to guard persons and property against a broad range of security hazards.
A threat is an indication of something impending and usually undesirable with the intention to inflict evil, injury or damage on another person, usually as retribution or punishment, involving coercion or duress.
The Vice President, Senate President, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Secretary of National Defense, and Secretary of the Interior and Local Government are entitled to protective security without a written request.
Nine (9) PSPs are assigned to the Vice President of the Republic of the Philippines.
Applicants must submit a letter request addressed to the Chief of PNP through the Director of PSPG, three notarized copies of the application form, police report or any documentary proof of threat, and proof of payment of the required fee.
Private individuals must pay a total of Php 5,000.00, comprising Php 1,000.00 for processing and Php 4,000.00 for threat assessment.
Yes, public officials mentioned in the circular are exempted from the payment of fees. Also, indigent protectees pay only 20% of the processing fee and are exempted from the threat assessment fee.
PNP personnel violating the circular are administratively liable under existing NAPOLCOM and PNP regulations. Protective Agents are liable under RA 5487 and its IRR. Violations by protectees or misrepresentation can lead to termination or revocation of protective security detail.
A Local Chief Executive may be entitled to a maximum of two protective security personnel upon written request subject to PNP Chief's approval.
A Protection Agent is a SOSIA-licensed private security personnel qualified and selected to perform or provide personal security protection to private persons or individuals entitled to protection.
Protective agents deployed for protective security are under the operational control and supervision of the PNP's Police Security and Protection Group (PSPG).
PNP Protective Security Personnel must carry firearms with a letter order and appropriate authorization (ARE for government-issued firearms or firearm license for personally owned firearms). Protection Agents must carry agency-issued firearms covered by a Special Duty Detail Order (SDDO).
Yes, public officials may employ not more than four private Protection Agents subject to Chief PNP's approval in addition to the deployment of PSPs.