REPORT ON INVESTIGATED KILLINGS
IN RELATION TO THE ANTI-ILLEGAL DRUG CAMPAIGN
5. That the PNP regularly provide the CHR a copy of the reports in the above-mentioned
investigations
6. That the PNP strengthen the implementation of the laws and policies, in holding police
officers accountable for any irregularities. In line with this, the PNP should review its internal
investigation processes to guarantee accountability for transgressions of existing laws and
standard operating protocols on arrest and the use of force. Superior officials, in the exercise
of their command responsibility, should automatically review the anti-drug operations that
necessitated the use of force or firearms.101 A full and detailed report of the incident should
be provided.102 Pursuant to Executive Order No. 226, s. 1995, which institutionalized the
doctrine of “command responsibility” in all government offices, superior officials at the PNP
should be held responsible for the actions of their subordinates if the former knew or should
have known of abuses but failed to take concrete action.103 If warranted, PNP should
immediately initiate administrative, civil, or criminal proceedings against erring police
officers.
7. To further highlight the accountability of the members of the PNP, it is urged that police officers,
regardless of their ranks, be subjected to continuous training on human rights. These trainings should
include lectures on the following:
i.
The Revised Philippine National Police Operational Procedures (Revised PNP-POP
Manual) with emphasis on the instances where necessary and reasonable force may be used
against an offender, sufficient provocation of victims in view of nanlaban cases, use of force
continuum and/or principle of proportionality on the use of force purposely to contain or stop the
unlawful aggression of the offender, and observance of proper protocol during police operations;
ii.
International Human Rights Standards for Law Enforcement;104
iii.
United Nations Code of Conduct for Law Enforcement Officials;105
iv.
Other international and national instruments as enumerated in PNP Police Handbook
PNPHRAI-PS-4-14;
v.
PNP Guidebook on Human Rights-Based Policing; and,
vi.
Latest Forensic Science Training
8. That the PNP promptly implement and strictly comply with the Revised PNP-POP Manual,
particularly the following rules: that all PNP Personnel shall respect and uphold the human rights
and dignity of all persons at all times; observance of the principle of proportionality on the use of
force to contain or stop the unlawful aggression of the offender, pursuant to the express prohibition
on the use of excessive force; compliance with the elements of the Justifying circumstances of selfdefense, defense of relative, defense of stranger; and observance of the provisions on the use of Body
Worn Cameras (BWCs) and/or Alternative Recording Devices (ARDs) during the conduct of searches
and arrest, incorporating the Supreme Court Rules; and to ensure that non-compliance is immediately
disciplined in accordance with relevant laws, rules and regulations.
101
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Centre for Human Rights, International Human Rights Standards for Law Enforcement available at
https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/Documents/Publications/training5Add1en.pdf (last accessed on 10 April 2022).
102
Ibid.
103
Ibid.
104
Ibid.
105
https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/Documents/ProfessionalInterest/codeofconduct.pdf (last accessed on 10 April 2022)
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