PNP Roles in Integrated Police Operations

Prescribes operational guidelines, procedures, and responsibilities for Directorates for Integrated Police Operations (DIPOs) in Northern and Southern Luzon under NHQ-PNP General Orders.

Enhance span of control exercised by Chief, PNP over administration, operation, control.
Strengthen working relationships among Command Group, Directorial Staff, DIPOs, Regional Police Offices (PROs), and National Support Units (NSUs).
Establish procedures for intelligence, operations, investigation, hot pursuit, and arrest in transregional crimes.

Control: Power to regulate subordinate actions and amend decisions.
Operational Control: Delegated authority to direct forces for specific missions limited by function/time/location; excludes admin/logistic responsibilities.
Direct and Supervise: Authority to act directly, review, modify decisions, prioritize execution and set guidelines.
Command: Lawful authority over subordinates via designation.
Responsibility: Obligation to complete assigned tasks with authority.
Functional Authority: Delegated power to control processes/practices relating to staff responsibilities.
Directing Functional Authority: Power to issue orders within expertise areas under policies.
Supervisory Authority: Delegated oversight authority without line or staff status.
Supervision: Power to direct and oversee subordinate actions toward objectives.
Inter-Operability: Joint police or police/AFP movement addressing peace and order incidents across multiple PROs.

Clear delineation of authority between Command Group, Directorial Staff, and DIPOs.
Deputy Chief for Administration supervises specific directors (Personnel, Logistics, HR, Research, Comptrollership).
Deputy Chief for Operations supervises directors (Intelligence, Operations, Plans, Community Relations, Investigation, DIPOs).
DIPOs formulate and implement operational plans/policies adapted to their area of responsibility (AOR).
Directorate for Operations assists Chief, PNP in command/control related to operations and deployment.
All directorial staff and DIPOs maintain a coordinating relationship involving advice, planning, synchronization.
DIPOs supervise and control operations involving trans-regional boundaries; regional directors manage local operations.
Regional Directors maintain peace, manage crimes within their AOR, and report transregional crimes to DIPOs.
NSUs perform duties supporting PROs and are under operational supervision of DIPOs.

DIPOs direct/supervise inter-regional anti-criminality, counter-terrorism, and counter-insurgency operations.
PROs fall under operational control of DIPOs during inter-regional or joint AFP operations; must follow DIPO directives.
Regional Directors continue local peace and order supervision within their jurisdiction.
Coordination of intelligence, investigation, and operations on transregional crimes through DIPOs.
PROs report crimes to Directorate for Operations; DIPOs report significant transregional crimes to Chief, PNP and Command Group.
NSUs report on inter-regional support operations to DIPOs.

Crimes under DIPO jurisdiction when affecting transregional peace and order include: terrorism, human smuggling, piracy, rebellion, arms smuggling, hijacking, coup d'etat, kidnapping for ransom, highway robbery, marine crimes, and others as designated.
Crimes confined to single locality or region remain under PRO jurisdiction.

Investigation of specified transregional crimes handled by CIDG and/or PROs under DIPO orders.
Hot pursuit operations allowed across boundaries if timely coordination with affected PRO and DIPO is made.
DIPO supervises handling of sensational cases; DIDM and DO designate case assignments.
PROs handle crimes within their jurisdiction to promote justice and peace locally.

Circular effective April 1, 2009, as adopted on March 16, 2009, by Police Director General Jesus A. Verzosa, Chief, PNP.