The Enhancement of Police Strategy and Security in

THE ENHANCEMENT OF POLICE STRATEGY AND SECURITY IN
APPREHENDING RIDING IN TANDEM CRIMINALS: A CHALLENGE TO THE CITY PNP
AND THE CITY GOVERNMENT
SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF REQUIREMENTS
FOR SENIOR LEADERSHIP COURSE
CLASS 2015 – 02
BY
SPO2 LEO RODIL MASONGSONG

A. INTRODUCTION
Nowadays, assassinations or killings are very rampant in our society. One of the
methods of this criminal activity is the riding in tandem. Many people might not be aware
of the remarkable rise of criminality through the use of motorcycles for the commission of
different crimes on the street. The Philippine National Police (PNP) discovered the
involvement of persons riding in tandem through the use of motorcycles in committing
criminal activities and high-profile crimes. The criminal elements nowadays have taken
advantage of the high-speed mobility using motorcycles as effective instruments of crime.
I. HISTORY
According to Las Piñ as City Representative Mark Villar, “The mobility of motorcycles
is a factor taken advantage of by criminal elements which when coupled with the use of
other modus operandi and implements to conceal their identity makes identification and
apprehension difficult for police operatives”. PNP Director General Nicanor A. Bartolome
admitted that there was an increase in crime incidents involving motorcycle riding
criminals this year. In 2011, the PNP recorded 1,700 crime incidents involving riding in
tandem suspects with 2,089 victims. Majority of the crimes occurred in Central Luzon with
791 incidents, 452 in the Visayas and 374 cases in National Capital Region. This is higher
than the 1,565 incidents in 2012 with 1,819 victims.
Because of a high crime rate, the PNP raised a program – “Motorized Anti-Street
Crime Operative Program”. This measure is intended to strengthen and empower counter-
measures initiated by the PNP to prevent these high-profile crimes. This campaign strategy
is an effective police action, on the one hand, and public alertness and community support.
PNP Spokesman Chief Supt. Agrimero Cruz said that other police action involves reinforced
police mobile and visibility patrol through the use of skillful checkpoint operations and on-
the-spot weapons check operations on riding in tandem motorists and also on board public
conveyances.
Because of this activity, many lawmakers in the Philippines has urged Congress to
amend the Revised Penal Code to increase the penalty against riding in tandem involving in
robberies, snatching and assassinations in Metro Manila and other provinces. They also
urged the police to improve their strategy and technique by sending them in crime-prone
areas of the country. One of the bill filed attribute to riding in tandem is the House Bill
No.5720 filed by Rep. Winston Castelo, which would authorize the PNP to “adopt a strategic
policy against criminals riding in tandem on motorcycles thereby rationalizing more
aggressive interdiction operations.” Also known as the “Riding in Tandem Interdiction Act
of 2012,” the bill supposedly gives law enforcement agencies a stronger legal framework to
effectively and efficiently respond to criminals who ride in tandem on motorcycles while
committing a crime.
II. SCOPE OF THE RESEARCH
The parameter of the study encompasses only the enhancement of police strategy
and security in apprehending riding in tandem criminals and was limited to the City PNP
and local government.

III. NUMBER OF RESPONDENT
The researcher interviewed pertinent official that would greatly help the study. The
respondents of the study were the Governor of Oriental Mindoro, Gov. Alfonso V. Umali Jr.
and the Provincial Police Director Sr. Supt. Ronald De Jesus.
B. PROBLEMS SOUGHT TO BE ANSWERED
In this research, the researcher wants to know the following:
1. What are the police strategies and techniques used by the Calapan City PNP in order to
apprehend riding in tandem criminals?
2. Is police visibility only happens when a specific crime happened in the City? Does the
PNP do not conduct police visibility when there is no crime happened that’s why criminals
are having the opportunity to commit crimes? Are the PNP vehicles and motorcycles having
factors in responding unexpected circumstances?
3. Is the Calapan City Police Station Personnel’s are properly equipped of issued firearms in
order to respond on criminal events?
C. INSTRUMENT USE FOR COLLECTING DATA
The researcher used the interview method in the collection of necessary
information and valuable data.

D. ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA
Down to province, Oriental Mindoro, Governor Alfonso V. Umali Jr. has called on the
people here to help preserve the province’s peaceful image by working or closely
coordinating with local law enforcers due to the sounding alarm on the recent suddenly
high riding in tandem gun-killings in the province. According to The Mindoro Post (Island
News and Views) on 2011, three villages are considered crime prone areas in Oriental
Mindoro. These are Barangay San Rafael in Calapan City, Barangay Poblacion in Bongabong
and Zone IV in Socorro. Physical injury and theft were the common crimes committed.
Because of this, the PNP headed by Provincial Police Director Sr. Supt. Ronald De Jesus, is
proposing all LGU’s here to pass a local law or ordinance mandating all motorcycle owners
and drivers to wear helmet with printed or inscribed figures corresponding to their
vehicles’ plate numbers when driving.
Down to City of Calapan, many cases of crimes are happening and one of these high-
profile cases is the riding in tandem involving shooting incidents. The Calapan City Police
Station is enhancing the support, cooperation and participation of the citizens through the
establishment, training and operationalization of the Barangay Peacekeeping Action Teams
(BPATs) within the 62 barangays due to the alarming criminal activities. Calapan City PNP
has a ratio of only 1 policeman to every 1,419 Calapeñ os but the ideal staffing pattern is
one policeman for every 1,000 population. One of the solutions proposed by the Mayor is to
strengthen the PNP checkpoints. He also calls the attention of all citizens to have a
barangay intelligence network and to coordinate to the police to solve this problem.
E. CONCLUSION
The following points are therefore concluded:
1. The local government and the police officers in the city were working closely and
vigorously in suppressing the riding in tandem crimes that have occurred.
2. The Calapan City Police Station is enhancing the support, cooperation and participation
of the citizens through the establishment, training and operationalization of the Barangay
Peacekeeping Action Teams (BPATs) within the 62 barangays due to the alarming criminal
activities.
F. RECOMMENDATION
The researcher highly recommends the following points to be considered:
1. The Calapan City Police Station thru its officers should exert more patrol strategies to
prevent the rampant activities of high-speed mobility using motorcycles as effective
instruments of crime. Police omnipresence should be regularly felt by the community not
only when a specific crime was committed but with constant patrolling especially in high
crime prone areas.
2. The local government is expected to support all the activities conducted by the police
officers especially in strengthening the PNP checkpoints.
3. The community may cooperate with the public authority and police officers by reporting
crimes that had transpired. They are expected to mutually cooperate in all actions and
strategies simulated by officials to enhance peace and security in the locality.

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THE ENHANCEMENT OF POLICE STRATEGY AND SECURITY IN

APPREHENDING RIDING IN TANDEM CRIMINALS: A CHALLENGE TO THE CITY PNP

AND THE CITY GOVERNMENT

SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF REQUIREMENTS

FOR SENIOR LEADERSHIP COURSE

SPO2 LEO RODIL MASONGSONG

involvement of persons riding in tandem through the use of motorcycles in committing

advantage of the high-speed mobility using motorcycles as effective instruments of crime.

than the 1,565 incidents in 2012 with 1,819 victims.

policy against criminals riding in tandem on motorcycles thereby rationalizing more

II. SCOPE OF THE RESEARCH

and local government.

and the Provincial Police Director Sr. Supt. Ronald De Jesus.

B. PROBLEMS SOUGHT TO BE ANSWERED

In this research, the researcher wants to know the following:

apprehend riding in tandem criminals?

factors in responding unexpected circumstances?

order to respond on criminal events?

C. INSTRUMENT USE FOR COLLECTING DATA

The researcher used the interview method in the collection of necessary

information and valuable data.

vehicles’ plate numbers when driving.

establishment, training and operationalization of the Barangay Peacekeeping Action Teams

The following points are therefore concluded:

vigorously in suppressing the riding in tandem crimes that have occurred.

The researcher highly recommends the following points to be considered:

prevent the rampant activities of high-speed mobility using motorcycles as effective

crime prone areas.

officers especially in strengthening the PNP checkpoints.

strategies simulated by officials to enhance peace and security in the locality.

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