Legal basis and mandate invoked
- Section 14 of Republic Act No. 6975, as amended, requires the National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM) to exercise administrative and operational supervision over the Philippine National Police (PNP).
- The resolution is adopted pursuant to NAPOLCOM’s constitutional mandate to administer and control the PNP.
Policy objective and intended outcomes
- The approved manual must provide PNP personnel with a set of standard rules and procedures for anti-illegal drugs operation and investigation.
- The manual must supply standardized forms for search warrant and buy-bust operations.
- The manual’s protocols are intended to reflect the collective experience of field commanders, operatives, investigators, and prosecutors involved in law enforcement.
- The manual is meant to address field challenges and ground-level policing realities.
Approval of the PNP manual
- AIDSTF Resolution No. 2010-094 approves the PNP Manual on Anti-Illegal Drugs Operation and Investigation.
- The attached copy of the manual is incorporated as part of the resolution.
- The manual governs the standard rules and procedures for anti-illegal drugs operations and investigation conducted by PNP personnel.
Coordination for training module inclusion
- The PNP must coordinate with the Philippine Public Safety College (PPSC) and the Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA).
- The coordination is for the subsequent inclusion of a module on procedures for the conduct of anti-illegal drug operations and investigations.
- The module must be included in the PNP’s Program of Instructions.
Monthly monitoring and reporting requirement
- The resolution directs PNP-AIDSOTF, through the Chief, PNP, to submit a monthly accomplishment report to the Commission.
- The monthly accomplishment report is required for monitoring purposes by the Commission.
Accountability for violations of manual rules
- Members of the PNP who violate any rules and regulations embodied in the manual must be dealt with accordingly.
- Enforcement responsibility is tied to the resolution’s directive that violations of the manual’s provisions are subject to proper action by the PNP system.
Effect of unconstitutional provisions
- If any provision of the PNP manual is later declared unconstitutional, the other provisions not declared unconstitutional remain in full force and effect.