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8/11/2019 A Patrol Officer

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a. He shall be ready at all times to

perform his duties and obey the lawful

orders of his superior officers or higher

authority.


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b. He shall be responsible for the efficient performance

of his duties in the adequate coverage of his beat post

by making a patrol plan to be submitted to his

supervisor.


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c. He shall cooperate and coordinate with the other

members of his relief, district or other division segment so

that their teamwork may insure continuity of purpose and

maximum achievement of the objectives of the

department.


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d. He shall be available for duty at all

times in case of special needs or

emergencies.


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e. He shall respond readily and

report punctually to all assignments.


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f. He shall familiarize himself with

administrative and operational policies

of the department.


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g. He shall execute the service program within his area of

responsibility providing for prevention of crime, protection of

life and property, apprehension and prosecution of offenders,

preservation of peace, and enforcement or regulatory

measures.


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h. He shall be in the prescribed attire and have the required

equipment when he report for duty.


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i. He shall be attentive to instruction and record

information given during the briefing or roll call

training and shall record his activities during his

tour of duty in the prescribed manner.


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j. He shall, unless otherwise ordered,

report to his superior for inspection

and instruction at the conclusion of his

tour of duty.


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k. He shall supervise and inspect all

public and licensed places within his

area of responsibility.


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l. When on patrol, he shall be constantly alert,

observing everything that takes place within his

sight or hearing. He shall not hold long

conversation with anyone except in the discharge

of his duty.


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m. At night time, he shall exercise close vigilance by

watching and frequently examining and trying

accessible doors or entrances and windows of

commercial or public buildings, including vacant or

unoccupied houses on his beat. He shall promptly

investigate all suspicious circumstances he may

encounter. In like manner, he shall check all

uninhabited buildings or dwelling places in the day

time.


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n. As far as practicable, he shall exert efforts

to know the identities and other

circumstances or permanent residents of the

area assigned to him and shall keep track of

movements of the newcomers or strangers

transferring to or merely loitering in the place.

He shall report his findings without delay.


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o. He shall take note of vehicles parked

by day or staying overnight in the

different streets of his beat, recording

their plate numbers, make and,

whenever possible, the owners thereof

and/ or drivers or operators.


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p. He shall undertake close

surveillance over the

movements of suspicious

persons and vehicle and keep a

record of his observation for

ready use when the need arises.


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q. He shall take note and report all known suspected

places of vice, such as gambling dens, houses of ill

repute, drug dens, hide outs of persons of doubtful

conduct, and places frequented by vagrant.


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r. He shall keep himself informed of the

places in his area where violations are known

or reported to exist, and he shall plan and

take the necessary action, duly advising his

superior officer as to the steps being taken.


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s. He shall at all times, whenever in

uniform, keep his official badge

properly displayed; and courteously

give his name and badge number when

duly requested to identify himself.


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t. He shall, in the event of any disturbance of the peace within

his beat or in its immediate vicinity, proceed to the particular

spot and exert efforts to restore order. If crime has been

committed and the offender can be place under custody, he

shall take immediate steps to bring him to the police station.

He shall endeavor to save life and protect or preserve the

crime scene until the arrival of the investigator.


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u. He shall leave his beat until properly

relieved, except when required by the

exigencies of the service and for

unavoidable reasons. He shall keep

record of the same in his memorandum

book indicating the time he lift his

beat, the reason for leaving and the

time he returned and resumed his

patrol of duty.


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v. He shall take care of lost children by taking them to

the residence of their parents by taking them to the

residence of their parents, if located within or near the

vicinity of his beat, and shall promptly notify his station

of such action. if the residence is not known or some at

some distant location, he shall take such necessary

action as may be required by the circumstances. He

shall be observant of school children who are not in the

classes during the proper hours and after making

inquiries as the reasons thereof shall take appropriate

action on any case of truancy which may come to his

notice.


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w. He shall take note of all obstruction in the streets or

sidewalks from which accidents may occur, removing

them when practicable. He shall also take appropriate

action on all nuisances and other matters affecting the

safety and convenience of the public or the interest of

the city or municipality.


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x. He shall exercise vigilance in order

to prevent fire or avoid waste of water;

take note of all garbage, dead animals

or other offensive matters thrown into

the streets and shall take appropriate

action thereon.


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y. He shall in order to summon

aid, give three blasts with the

whistle.


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z. He shall familiarize himself with the

location of street traffic signs and if he sees

them misplaced or tampered with ant manner,

he shall rectify the same. If such signs are

missing from their proper location, he shall

make proper report of such fact to his

superior.


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1. While on patrol duty, he shall not enter any bar, night club, theater or any other place of amusement or b

except in the strict discharge of his duty.

2. He shall have an official note book in which he will enter the names of persons taken into custody by h

such important particulars in each case as may be necessary as well as other pertinent information and m

relative to the discharge of his official duties. Such memorandum book shall be subject to inspection

superior officers at any time.

3. He shall endeavor to be familiar with the bus lines, the location of streets, public buildings and offices, ho

courts, transportation offices and depots, industrial plants, highways and boundaries thereof and of the n

provincial and municipal officials and such other matters pertaining to the government of the city or munic

will enable him to render intelligent and helpful information and assistance when requested.

4. He shall familiarize himself with the concept of Police Beat and Detective Beat System.

5. He shall perform such other duties and responsibilities that maybe assigned to him by superior officer or

authority.

6. He shall observe Human Rights as a high standard that must be maintained during the performance o

duties.

7. He shall observe the right of a person under custodial investigation by informing his right to be informed

rights to remain silent and to have competent and independent counsel preferably of his own choice. If the

cannot afford the services of counsel, he must be provided with one. These rights cannot be waived ex

writing and in the presence of counsel Miranda Doctrine).

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