Peace Keeping Operations (BPAT).ppt reveiw

(Letter of Instruction 22/09 “BAYANIHAN”)
BARANGAY PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS
“This is your Philippine National Police”
Serving the People is our way of life

REFERENCES
Article II, Section 4, 1987 Philippine Constitution;
RA 8551 (Community and Service Oriented Agency);
LOI 32/2002 (PNP Organizational Plan “SAMBAYAN);
and
LOI 29/2002 (PNP Communication Plan “SANTINIG”)
LOI 22/09 ‘BAYANIHAN’ (Barangay Peacekeeping
Operations)
DILG MC 145-2009

The Bayanihan
(pronounced as buy-uh-
nee-hun) is a Filipino
custom derived from a
Filipino word “bayan”,
which means nation, town
or community. The term
bayanihan itself literally
means “being in a bayan”,
which refers to the spirit of
communal unity, work and
cooperation to achieve a
particular goal.

INTRODUCTION
Philippine Policing History
 Filipinos had lived in a well-organized
independent community called
“BALANGAYS”; a Malay word meaning
“sailboat”
 Filipinos has its own unique way of
community policing when the Spaniards
came; our homegrown policing system
anchored on the community partnership
called bayanihan.
 Datu heads independent villages and
takes charge in the maintenance of the
peace and order;

Community Policing System
adopted from other Countries
Japan’s Koban or Police Box System
Singapore Police Force or Singapore’s
Neighborhood Police Post
New York’s Cops on the Block

ORGANIZATION AND OPERATIONALIZATION OF
THE BARANGAY PEACEKEEPING ACTION TEAM
Pursuant to the authority of the
National Peace and Order Council
(POC) and the Philippine National
Police, the Barangay Peacekeeping
Action Team (BPAT) is hereby created
as the primary operators to conduct
Community-Oriented Policing and
Public Safety System.

The BPAT will be composed of
PNP supervisor,
Barangay Chairman,
Ex-O, (Bgry kagawad)
Barangay Tanod (sectoral
representatives, police auxiliaries)

Executive Order No. 546
Authorizes the PNP to deputize the
barangay tanods as force multipliers in
the implementation of the peace and
order plan subject to the concurrence
of the appropriate Local Chief
Executive through the Local Peace and
Order Council (LPOC).

DILG Memo Circular Nr. 2009-145 dated
September 25, 2009, mandating the support of
the LCEs to the BPO/BPAT Program.
“LCEs as Chairman of Peace and Order
Council, and in relation to their sworn duty to
implement Sec. 16 of the Local Government
Code, (the mayors as deputized representatives
of the National Police Commission) shall
exercise supervision over the BPATs and PAUs.
They shall allocate funds for the
administrative and operational requirements of
BPATs and PAUs.”

RATIONALE
“The community relies
upon the police for
protection. and
The police relies upon the
community for support.”

SITUATION
The prime duty of the government is
to serve and protect the people.
The Philippine National Police
recognizes the role of the Barangay
Tanods, Bantay Bayan, Civilian
volunteer Organization, Barangay
Auxiliaries, Non-Government
Organizations and other Peoples
Organization, in peacekeeping.

SITUATION
The PNP previously adopted various anti-
criminality strategy to promote public safety.
However, most of the strategies are
unsustainable because they were just
revision of concepts from other countries
and not suitable in the Philippines.
It is along this line that a peacekeeping
concept responsive to the unique peace and
order condition in our country were crafted.
It is called ‘BARANGAY PEACEKEEPING
OPERATION’…

BPAT MISSION
 To conduct peacekeeping activities in
association with the various sectors of the
community and ensure their continuous
support towards the maintenance of peace
and order and safety.
BPAT VISION
 A peaceful and orderly community
organized and responsive to the safety and
security needs of its citizens in cooperation
with the local police.

BPAT FUNCTIONS
 Organize and mobilize various sectors of the
community in support of the maintenance of
peace and order and safety.
 Conduct crisis management, disaster
mitigation, search, rescue, and relief operations
within the community.
 Strengthen and support the Barangay Justice
System (Lupong Tagapamayapa).
 Conduct crime prevention and deterrence
measures to protect the vulnerable sectors of
the community

A “catch-all”
“catch-all” public safety strategy (a
peacekeeping concept)
It is responsive to the unique peace & order
in the Philippines
Barangay Peacekeeping Operation
(Salient Characteristics)

Because criminality is not the sole
Because criminality is not the sole
issue that the community must
issue that the community must
address
address.
Q. Why “catch-all”
“catch-all” public safety
strategy?

“...A 50/50 (%)percent
sharing of
responsibility from
the police and the
COMMUNITY”

“Crime is everybody’s concern”,
&
“Public safety is a shared
responsibility”

Operational Scheme of Reciprocal Responsibility
( Ex. Law Enforcement)
POLICE
 Eliminate the opportunity to commit crime
(PREVENT)
Patrol Operation, Visibility (Crime detection
& prevention, Emergency services, Order
Maintenance, Info gathering)
 Discourage flourishing of criminal mind
(DISSUADE)
Investigation work (Interviews, Interrogation
& Information gathering)
 Neutralize the perpetrator of crime
(REACTIVE)
Arrest, Law enforcement, Investigate
COMMUNITY
 Refuse to be victim
Stay with good friends;
Avoid bad ones:
Avoid Bad habits
 Refuse to be criminals
Stay with your family;
Good Citizenship;
Strengthen our Values
 Refuse to violence
Volunteerism, Citizen complaint,
Witness, Suspect identification,
Disarmament, Rehabilitation

The PNP leads the fight against
criminality
criminality and other public
other public
safety issue
safety issue through active
citizen involvement
CORE CONCEPT

OBJECTIVE
To establish an effective
community policing
machinery through
community partnership

 The PNP employs the Barangay Peacekeeping
Action Team (BPAT) as force multiplier
 The BPAT shall be composed of different
‘organized’ sectors in the community (Tanod,
youth, women, transport, elders, homeowners,
student, etc.)
 Being the PNPs force multiplier, the BPAT shall
do the ff: (to support the public safety project of
the government)
(a) Community based activities
(b) Information Campaign
How does Barangay Peacekeeping Operation
work? (Concept of Operation)

The BPAT shall be under the direct supervision
of the lowest PNP unit the locality
Particularly the BPAT shall function for:
(a) Law Enforcement
(b) Community Organization
(c) Disaster Management
(d) Environmental Protection
(e) Barangay Conflict Resolution
Note: The above function is also the
components of Barangay Peacekeeping Operation
How does Barangay Peacekeeping
Operation work?

Stage of doing things to:
(A) Prevent crimes
- Patrolling (Tanods, CVOs, etc)
- Traffic enforcement (Tanods, CVOs)
- Information gathering (Tanods, CVOs, BINs)
(B) Solve a crime
- Arresting offenders
- Investigating a crime
- Preserving crime scene
- Information gathering
Law Enforcement
( a forefront of Criminal Justice System)

Organization and accreditation of
groups and allies within the various
sectors of the community that can be
tapped to assist in the conduct of law
enforcement and other public safety
concerns
Community Organization

It seeks to improve measures relating
to disaster prevention, mitigation,
preparedness, emergency response
(training, information campaign, relief, search, rescue,
retrieval, recovery)
Note: LOI ‘SAKLOLO’ Revised
Disaster Mitigation/Management

Initiates and performs activities relating to
environmental concern such as
community cleaning program, coastal
cleaning, reforestation, waste
management activity, and the like
Environmental Protection

Amicable settlement of issues/disputes
wherein the conflicting parties who are
residents of the same or adjoining
Barangay are encouraged to make mutual
encouraged to make mutual
concession in accordance with existing and
concession in accordance with existing and
recognized culture/tradition
recognized culture/tradition to obtain a
peaceful resolution of the disputes without
formal adjudication thereof
BARANGAY CONFLICT RESOLUTION

The term “Barangay level” is used to denote the
sphere of operation or application of the system of
amicably settling disputes instituted through the creation
of BPAT. The BPAT Community Justice System functions
within the barangay which is the basic conciliation unit
under the system. The basic philosophy behind it is that
through the amicable settlement of the disputes, the
volume of cases filed before the courts and quasi-judicial
bodies may be reduced. The BPAT, which is organized in
every Barangay, exercises its authority to settle disputes
only within the confines of its own barangay. Those
issues that can not be settled amicably despite earnest
effort shall be brought before the “Lupong
Tagapamayapa”.
BPAT COMMUNITY JUSTICE SYSTEM
(Barangay Conciliatory Level)

The PNP
shall…
 Conduct community policing;
and
 Ensure continuing active
community involvement
geared towards the attainment
of peace and order.

 Approved by the C, PNP on April 29, 2009;
 BAYANIHAN is envisioned as a “catch-all”
community policing strategy adapting the
concept of Barangay Peacekeeping
Operations (BPO);
 BPO mandates the organization of Barangay
Peacekeeping Action Teams (BPATs) - a
conglomeration of various community sectoral
groups which serve as “force multipliers”.

BPATs shall function solely for
community-based activities, info campaign
in support to PNP’s anti-criminality effort,
crime prevention and on-the-spot conflict
resolution.
Cases may be referred to the Barangay
Justice System as the situation may require.
Cases which need police intervention shall
be immediately acted upon by the police.
Facilitate delivery of basic government
services through coordination with LGUs,
LCEs, POCs.

 Barangay Peacekeeping Desks
(BPDs) shall be established at
CPS/MPS, PCPs, Kababayan
Centers.
 BPDs shall be at the Barangay
Halls in rural areas where there
are no PCPs or Kababayan
Centers.

The BPO shall be implemented and must
pass through PHASES of equal importance,
to wit:
AWARENESS phase
ORGANIZATION phase, &
MOBILIZATION phase

In this endeavor, the guiding
principles shall be the AOM concept
AWARENESS phase – stage of making your
audiences (internal & external aware of their duties
and responsibilities as BPAT member)
ORGANIZATION phase – grouping and
accreditation of different sector who can be tapped to
do community based activities and info campaign
MOBILIZATION phase – actual deployment of BPAT
in accordance with the nature of their function. It
includes active inter-agency linkages with other
LGUs, Gov’t agencies or NGOs.

Awareness
Internal Audiences :
- Lead Operators (PDs, CDs, and COPs)
- BPAT Details
- conducted through enhancement seminars,
trainings, PICE, other related activities.
External Audiences:
- Vital stakeholders
-BPAT Components (Barangay Officials, Tanods,
CVOs and other Force Multipliers)
-carried out through dialogues, pulong-pulong and
other related activities.
“Awareness concept must involve information
advocacy and information operations
management.”

Organization
- Conducted thru seminars, trainings
and similar undertakings.
- BPAT shall be the core group
composed of different sectors.
- Basic organized sectors of the
community shall include the tanods,
farmer/peasant sector, women sector,
transport, disaster brigade volunteers,
fisher folks, labor and the students/youth
sector parallel to those of the insurgents.

Mobilization
- Encompass the deployment of the organized
sectors for the community-based activities, crime-
prevention dealings, pro-democracy rallies and
assemblies, rescue and relief operations,
medical/dental outreach services, information
campaign and propaganda/counter-propaganda
activities and similar endeavors.
- Core components of BPATs shall also maintain a
strong link with other concerned stakeholders
LGUs, NGOs, POCs
- Community Relations activities shall not be done
on a one-time approach.

Organizational Chart of BPAT
Abdurahman files

1. LAW ENFORCEMENT/COMMUNITY
POLICING
2. COMMUNITY/PEOPLE’S ORGANIZATION
3. DISASTER RESCUE, MITIGATION, RELIEF
AND REHABILITATION
4. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
5. BARANGAY JUSTICE SYSTEM/CONFLICT
RESOLUTION

1. LAW ENFORCEMENT/COMMUNITY POLICING:
Includes BTBs/BPSO, Traffic Enforcers,
security guards and other sectors aligned with
law enforcement functions.
Activities include but not limited to Patrol
/Ronda, Response to Complaints or Incidents,
Preservation of Crime Scene, Evidence
Gathering, Traffic Direction, Enforcement of
Barangay Laws and Ordinances, Monitoring
of Activities of Organized Crime Groups and
of all Forms of Terrorism

2. COMMUNITY/PEOPLE’S
ORGANIZATION (United Front)
Organization and mobilization of NGOs
to propagate the Government’s Peace and
Order Initiatives
Organization of groups and allies within
the various sectors of the community
(homeowners, student’s sector,
tricycle/jeepney drivers, etc..)

3. DISASTER RESCUE, MITIGATION,
RELIEF AND REHABILITATION
 Covers activities and measures
relating to prevention, mitigation,
preparedness, emergency
response, and recovery.
 Includes Fire Brigade volunteers,
Disaster Rescue volunteers.

4. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
 Initiates and performs
programs/activities relating to
environmental concern such as
community cleaning program, coastal
cleaning, reforestation, waste
management activity, and the like.
Includes Bantay Dagat, Forest
Protection volunteers, River Warriors,
etc.

5. BARANGAY JUSTICE
SYSTEM/CONFLICT RESOLUTION
 Settlement of disputes is within the
confines of BPATs own barangay.
 Recognition of practice and belief
among the barangay residents.
 Mutual concession to obtain a peaceful
resolution of the disputes without formal
adjudication thereof.

The advantages favor the BPAT
Concept for more than the traditional policing
or the COPS because of the following:
a. broader range of police services to
the public thereby endearing the organization
to the local populace,
b. One Stop service,
c. Decentralized decision making in line
with the commanders Quick Look Program,
d. Localized problem solving, and
e. Enhanced Job Scope and
Performance for BPAT Officers.

What is BPO?
Barangay Peacekeeping Operations
The primary weapon of the PNP/POCs for
ISO in Handover Areas
Known as the Bayanihan concept a
partnership between the community and law
enforcers in Policing and maintenance of Security,
Peace and Order.
Is a comprehensive, and catch-all anti-crime
strategy that seeks to empower all stakeholders to
share the responsibility of peacekeeping and order
maintenance.

What is BPAT?
Barangay Peacekeeping Action Team
The BPO Implementors, group of persons
from the barangay tanods, Bantay Bayan,
Barangay Authorities, Non-Government
Organization’s and Peoples Organization as Police
Multipliers in the fight against criminality,
Insurgency and Terrorism.
Main operators of BPO at the Barangay level
who are trained, equipped and fast, agile and
responsive to the needs of the community and is
expected to work at the ground level where crime
and Insurgency Operations.

What is BPAT Desk?
BPAT Desk is located either at the City
or Municipal Police Stations or the Police
Community Precincts in the Urban Centers,
Police Community Relations Officer
becomes the BPAT Officer who will ensure
the Implementation of the BPO.

Comparison between
BPAT and PAU
Barangay Peacekeeping Action
Team (BPAT)
Employed for unarmed
operations
Catch-all peace and
order strategy
Organized in areas
cleared or free from
internal security threats
Created under PNP LOI
Bayanihan 22/09
Police Auxilliary Unit (PAU)
Employed for armed
operations
ISO operations only
Deployed in conflict
areas
Created under PNP LOI
Damayan 40/08

PNP Memorandum Circular 2015 – 009
Barangayanihan (Revitalized Barangay Peacekeeping Operations)
Specifically, it focuses on the following:
To institutionalize the program and partnership between the Community and the PNP in crime prevention and public safety;
To re-launch the BPAT in pilot/selected barangays in Metro Manila that will be tasked to conduct community-based crime
prevention and disaster preparedness and response activities in support to the PNP’s crime prevention and disaster response
activity duly managed and supervised by the Barangay;
To establish a grassroots policing mechanism through the Barangay Peacekeeping Program (BPP) with the Barangay as the
lead and the PNP as partner;
To instill and inspire active community involvement and participation in the maintenance of peace and order in their locality
by applying the Doctrine of Reciprocal Responsibility; and
To foster a stronger mandate partnership with the grassroots LGU entity for the programs’ continuity and sustainability.

The BPATs shall have the following components:
1. BPAT Patrol - the group assigned to monitor
signs of peace and order problems of any kind
within their respective areas of responsibility.
Their duties include responding to calls for
service, resolving on the spot conflicts, assist in
traffic direction and control and other crime
prevention measures and limited role in Internal
Security operations such as information gathering
and reporting. The team shall maintain a logbook
of all events and matters that happened and
acted upon during their tour of duty, which should
be readily available and accessible.

2. BPAT Emergency Response – this is the
rapidly deployable team which-provides
assistance to affected families and individuals
during emergencies/calamities. Their duties
include but not limited to the conduct of search
and rescue/retrieval operations, providing first
aid/basic medical care, and other safety-
related services such as conduct of disaster
prevention activities.

DEFINITION OF TERMS:
a. Barangay Peacekeeping Action Teams
(BPATs) - are the main actors of BPP at the
Barangay level who are trained, equipped, agile
and responsive to the needs of the community and
are expected to conduct community policing and
disaster preparedness and response activities.
b. BPAT Emergency Response - is the rapidly
deployable team which provides assistance to
affected families and individuals during
emergencies/calamities.
c. BPAT Patrol - is the group assigned to
monitor signs of peace and order problems of any
kind within their respective areas of responsibility.

d. Barangay Peacekeeping Desk - shall serve as a
venue where local residents and police officers in the
area meet on a regular basis to discuss peace and order
problems and other matters of common interest.
e. Barangay Peacekeeping Operation (BPO) – Is a
comprehensive and “catch-all” anti-crime strategy that
seeks to empower all stakeholders to share the
responsibility of peacekeeping and order maintenance
towards self-policing.
f. Barangay Peacekeeping Program (BPP) [the
Revitalized Barangay Peacekeeping Operations] - is a
comprehensive anti-crime strategy that seeks to empower
all stakeholders to participate in the maintenance of
peace and order and instill commitment to the realization
of the Doctrine of the Reciprocal Responsibility.

g. Doctrine of Reciprocal Responsibility - is a
concept in which both the police and the community
bear responsibility for the public order and safety,
thus, each has certain obligations to perform (the
police to the public-the public to the
community/state.
h. Force Multipliers - are those organizations
outside the government which perform voluntary
public safety services in support to existing
government public safety functions and programs.
i. Local Government Unit (LGU) – includes the
Provincial, City, Municipal and Barangay
governmental organization as provided for the
under the Local Government Code (RA 7160).

j. Liga ng mga Barangay Sa Pilipinas
(LnB) - the association of all Punong
Barangays nationwide and headed by the Liga
President.
k. Police Community Precinct (PCP) - is
the smallest PNP field unit under a
city/municipal police station.
l. Public Safety Services-those
governmental functions that contribute to the
attainment of the safe, orderly and peaceful
environment towards the improvement of the
quality of life.

The basic requirements to become
a BPAT member
Good Moral Character
Possessed Patriotism and love for his/her
country
Must be 18 years old above (if less than 18 they
should have parents consent)
Recommended by Barangay Official (Chairman
or Kagawad)
Endorsement from chief of Police concerned
(AOR)

Membership from the BPAT shall be
terminated on the following grounds:
1. Voluntary resignation,
2. Conviction of an offense involving
moral turpitude,
3. Inactive status for six (6) months,
and
4. If a member is a nuisance to the
organization or society.

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