WHEREAS, Section 14 of Republic Act No. 6975, as amended, provides that the National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM) shall exercise administrative and operational supervision over the Philippine National Police (PNP);

WHEREAS, the PNP submitted for consideration of the Commission the PNP Manual on Anti-Illegal Drugs Operation and Investigation;

WHEREAS, the said Manual shall provide PNP personnel with set of standard rules and procedures necessary in the conduct of anti-illegal drugs operation and investigation to include the different standardized forms for search warrant and buy-bust operations;

WHEREAS, the protocols established in the said manual are products of the collective experience of field commanders, operatives, investigators and prosecutors involved in law-enforcement to effectively address the challenges of the field and the realities at the ground-levels of policing;

NOW THEREFORE, the Commission, pursuant to its constitutional mandate to administer and control the PNP, HAS RESOLVED TO APPROVE, AS IT HEREBY APPROVES, the PNP Manual on Anti-Illegal Drugs Operation and Investigation. The attached copy of the subject Manual shall form part of this Resolution.

RESOLVED FURTHER, that the PNP shall coordinate with the Philippine Public Safety College (PPSC) and Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA) for the subsequent inclusion of a module on the procedures for the conduct of anti-illegal drug operations and investigations in its Program of Instructions.

RESOLVED FURTHERMORE, that the PNP-AIDSOTF, through the Chief, PNP, shall submit monthly accomplishment report to this Commission for monitoring purposes.

RESOLVED EVEN FURTHERMORE, that members of the PNP who shall violate any of the rules and regulations embodied in the said manual shall be dealt with accordingly.

RESOLVED FINALLY, that should any provision of the PNP manual be subsequently declared unconstitutional, the other provisions not so declared shall remain in full force and effect.

Adopted: 26 Feb. 2010

(SGD.) RONALDO V. PUNO
Chairperson

(SGD.) EDUARDO U. ESCUETA
Commissioner
Vice Chairman and Executive Officer

(SGD.) LUIS MARIO M. GENERAL         Commissioner

(SGD.) LUISITO T. PALMERA         Commissioner

(SGD.) JESUS A. VERZOSA
Commissioner

Attested by:

(SGD.) ADELMALYN A. MUNIEZA
Chief, Secretariat