ETHICS

Gree
k A philosophical
ETHO ETHNO ETHIKO science
S S S that deals with
morality
Custom Nations, Gentl of human acts
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 MORALITY
Lati
n
MORES
which signifies conduct and refers
to behavior of people, which is
Habit,
observable and morally valuable and which enhance
acceptable in a given
culture
dignity of the individual.
 BASES OF MORALITY

LAWS OF SOCIETY RELIGION CONSCIENCE

SOCIAL NORMS
written rules of behavior a system of beliefs the practical judgment of
unwritten standard of
and practices based on reason telling us what
acceptable behavior in should be done and what
faith and truths revelead
society should be avoided,
to man by God
reflection in one's
character
HUMAN ACTS
Any sort of activities perfomed by
human being.

ELEMENTS OF HUMAN
ACTS
KNOWINGLY- when the DELIBERATELY FREELY
person fully when the person did the person performs his
understands what he is his actions intentionally acts voluntarily.
doing and has the
capability to appreciate
the consequences of his
CLASSIFICATION
OF HUMAN ACTS
ELICITED ACTS
human acts that are
complete and begin in COMMANDED ACTS
the human will itself done in relation to the
dictates of reason and
begin in the will but are
perfected by other
faculties under the
control of will.
 ETHICS?
Moral Judgment
Philosophical study of morality

"ETHICS IS WHAT
MAKES US HUMANS"
 CHARACTER
"Character is what you do when
nobody's looking"
The traits of a person shown through
his thoughts, actions, values and
virtues
 VALUES
These are one's beliefs, principle that
are important, cherished upheld and
defended
 MORAL
VALUES
PSYCHOLOGICAL
VALUES
VALUES BIOLOGICAL
VALUES

INTELLECTUAL
VALUES
VIRTUE
a habit that inclines the person to
act in a way that harmonizes with his nature
 FOUR
CARDINAL
VIRTUES

Temperance Justice
 Ability to make
decisions by means
of reason and sound
judgment
Firmness of mind
Courage to endure
without yielding
Virtue that incites
courage
 PATIENCE PERSEVERANCE ENDURANCE
the ability to be calm in the ability to go on Ability to last
enduring despite obstacles
situations.
A virtue that regulates
a person's wants
 Virtue that inclines
the will to give to
each what is due to
him.
Inclines the will to
respect the rights of
others
"Treat equals equally
and unequally in
proportion to their
inequality
FAIRNESS AND EQUITY
3 Division of Justice
COMMUTATIVE
virtue that regulates those
actions that involve the rights
that exist between one individual
and another
DISTRIBUTIVE
regulates those actions that
involve the rights that an
individual may claim from
LEGAL society
regulates those actions which
society may justly require of the
individual for the common good
 Anything that is owed or due.
Something to which a person has a just and
lawful claim.

BILL OF RIGHTS
Article 3, Phil. Constitution
List of individual liberties, freedom and
right which are guaranteed and
BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS protected under Art. III
• Right to life
• Right to liberty
• Right to property
 a moral obligation
rights and duties are inseparable
rights and duties are reciprocal
NAPOLCOM RESO 92-4
Resolution issued by the NAPOLCOM approving the
draft of the Philippine National Police Code of
Professional Conduct and Ethical Standards
Approved on March 1992
LAWS RELATED TO THE PNP
CODE
• RA 3019- ANTI GRAFT AND CORRUPT PRACTICES ACT
• RA 6713- CODE OF CONDUCT AND ETHICAL STANDARDS
FOR PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES
• RA 7080 AS AMENDED BY RA 7659- ANTI PLUNDER ACT
• RA 9485- ANTI RED TAPE ACT OF 2007
• PLEB RULES AND REGULATIONS
MALFEASANCE

MISCONDUCT.
Doing an act prohibited by law or that which ought not to be
done or not supposed to be done
MISFEASANCE

IRREGULARITIES ON DUTY
the improper or irregular performance of an act which is
allowed to be done
NON-FEASANCE

the non performance, failure or refusal to an act which one is

required to do
INCOMPETENCY

Lack of adequate ability and fitness for the satisfactory

performance of police duties; could be due to physical or
intellectual limitations or lack of skill
DISLOYALTY TO THE
GOVERNMENT

Abandonment or renunciation of one's loyalty to the

government of the Philippines
Advocating to overthrow the present administration
CANONS
OF
POLICE
ETHICS
PRIMORDIAL POLICE
RESPONSIBILITY

"CRIME PREVENTION"
LIMITATION OF POLICE
AUTHORITY

Police officers are not

exempted from obeying the
laws they're enforcing
KNOWLEDGE OF LAW AND
OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES
• Police officers are expected to know and
understand the laws they're enforcing
• Police officers must fully understand their duties
and responsibilities as a police officers
• Police officers must know and fully understand
the relationship of PNP organization with other
law enforcement agencies and other
government agencies
USE OF PROPER MEANS TO
OBTAIN PROPER ENDS

Police officers must employ legal methods in the

conduct of their work
COOPERATION WITH PUBLIC
OFFICIALS

Police officers must cooperate with other public

officials and government agencies
PROPER CONDUCT AND
BEHAVIOR

Police Officers must always observe proper conduct

and behavior both in their personal and official life
CONDUCT TOWARDS THE
COMMUNITY

Police officers must never forget that they are

public servants
FIRMNESS IN REFUSING GIFTS

Police officers must never ask for nor accept gifts or

special favors
IMPARTIAL PRESENTATION OF
EVIDENCE

Police officers must be fair in presenting evidence

ATTITUDES TOWARDS POLICE
PROFESSION
• Police officers must have a high regard for the
police profession and must be proud that they
are police officers
• Police officers must to improve their knowledge
and skills in order to be the best police officers
they can be
 POLICE
PROFESSIONAL
CONDUCT
COMMIT ■ Police officers must never forget that they

MENT are public servants and they must at all

times uphold the Constitution and be loyal
to the country the people and the PNP
organizatio

TO n

DEMOC
COMMIT ■ Police officers must uphold public interest

MENT over and above personal interests.

■ They shall use public resources and

properties economically and judiciously to

TO avoid wastage of funds.

PUBLIC
NON-
PARTINSA
NSHIP
■ Police officers must not be identified with
any political party or figure. They must
extend their assistance to all regardless of
political
affiliation.
PHYSICAL
FITNESS ■ All PNP members shall strive to be
physically fit and in good health at all times.
They shall undergo regular exercise and

AND annual exam in any PNP hospital or medical

facility.

HEALTH
SECRECY
DISCIPLI ■ Police officers must guard the
confidentiality of all official information and
all matters relating to the official function of

NE the police
organization.
Disclosure must always be
authorized.
SOCIAL
AWAREN ■ All PNP members and their immediate
family members shall encouraged to actively
involve in religious, social and civic activities

ESS to enhance the image of the organization but

without affecting their official
duty.
PROPERT
Y CARE ■ Be responsible for the security, proper
care and use of public property issued to
them.

AND USE
OF
NON-
SOLICITA ■ All PNP members seeking for
improvement thru career development
should not directly or indirectly solicit

TION influence or recommendation from

politician, high ranking government, officials
etc.

OF
RESPECT
FOR ■ In the performance of duty, PNP members
shall respect human dignity and uphold
human rights of all persons

HUMAN
RIGHTS
DEVOTIO
N TO ■ Police officers must perform their duties
with dedication, thorooughness, efficiency,
ethusiasm, determination and manifest

DUTY concern for public welfare

CONSERV
ATION ■ Shall help in the development and
conservation of our natural resources for
ecological balance and posterity, as those are

OF the inalienable heritage of our people

NATURAL
DISCIPLI
NE ■ Police officers must act and behave
according to the rules and regulations of the
organization at all
times
LOYALTY
■ Police officers must be loyal to the
constitution and to the police service as
manifested by their loyalty to their superiors,
peers and subordinates
OBEDIEN
CE ■ Police officers must always be courteous
to superiors and other appropriate
authorities within the chain of

TO command

SUPERIO
COMMAN
D ■ In accordance with the Doctrine of

RESPONS Command Responsibility, immediate

commanders shall be responsible for the
effective supervision, control and direction
of their personnel

IBILITY
 PNP
ETHICAL
STANDARDS
CORRUPT
POLICE ■ The five categories of officers who could

UNIT possibly exist in a corrupt police unit.

 WHITE
KNIGHTS ■ These policemen are straightforward
CORRUPT POLICE UNIT fellow.

01
 STRAIGH
T
SHOOTE
■ These are honest policemen who are
CORRUPT POLICE UNIT ready to hide the corrupt practices of their
comrades as part of camaraderie.

01
RS
 GRASS
EATERS
VEGETAR
■ are police officers who engage in
CORRUPT POLICE UNIT relatively minor type of corruption
opportunities as they present
themselves.

01
IAN COPS
 MEAT
EATERS
CARNIVO
CORRUPT POLICE UNIT ■ are police officers who actively seek out
corruption opportunities and engaged in
both minor and major patterns of

ROUS corruption
.

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COPS
 ROGUES
■ are policemen who are considered having
all the deviant behaviors of a corrupt
policemen.

CORRUPT POLICE UNIT

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POLICE
CUSTOM
S AND
TRADITIO
 CUSTOM
S
TRADITIONS
■ Customs are accepted practices realized
CUSTOMS AND
through continued usage that takes the force
and effects of the Common
Law.

01
 TRADITIO
N
TRADITIONS
■ are accumulated experiences and deeds
CUSTOMS AND
passed on from generation to generation
both in memory and reality.

01
 COURTES
Y
TRADITIONS
■ Courtesy is a manifestation or expression
CUSTOMS AND
of consideration and respect for
others.

01
 CEREMO
NY
TRADITIONS
■ a formal acts established by customs or
CUSTOMS AND
authority as proper to special occasions.

01
 SOCIAL
DECORU
TRADITIONS
■ is a set of norms and standards practiced
CUSTOMS AND
by members during socials and other
functions

M
.

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 SALUTE
■ It is the usual greeting rendered by
uniformed members upon and recognizing
person
entitled to salute.
CUSTOMS ON COURTESY
■ Salute to National Color and Standards - PNP members
stand at attention and salute the national color and
standard as it pass by them or when the national color is
raised or lowered during ceremony.

01
 ADDRESS
/TITLE
■ junior in rank address senior members who are entitled to
salute with the word “Sir”/"Mam"

CUSTOMS ON COURTESY

01
 COURTESY
CALL OF
NEWLY
COURTESY CALL

ASSIGNED
/ ■ PNP members who are newly appointed or assigned in a unit or
command, call on the
Chief of the Unit or command and to other key

01
APPOINTE personnel for accounting, orientation and other
purposes.

D
 CHRISTMA
S CALL
COURTESY CALL

■ •PNP members pay a christmas call on their local executives in

their respective area of
responsibilty

01
 NEW
YEAR’S
COURTESY CALL

■ •PNP members pay a new year’s call on their commanders

CALL
and /or key official in
their
respective areas of responsibility.

01
 PROMOTIO
N CALL
COURTESY CALL

■ Newly promoted PNP members call on their unit head.

On this occasion, they are usually given during
recognition and congratulations by their peers for
such deserved accomplished

01
 EXIT CALL
COURTESY CALL
■ •PNP members pays an exit call on their superiors in the unit or
command when relieve or reassigned out of the said unit or
command.

01
 RANK HAS
– ITS –
OWN
■ PNP members recognize the
practice
that different rank carry with them corresponding

PRIVILEGE
privilege.

01
 CUSTOMS
ON
CEREMONI
■ Ceremony is a formal act or set of formal acts established by
custom or authority as

ES
proper to special occasion.

01
 FLAG
RAISING
CEREMON
■ •PNP members honor the flag by
raising it and singing the National Anthem before the

Y
start of the official day’s work for the week.

01
 FLAG
RETREAT
CEREMON
■ At the end of the Official
day’s
work to PNP members pause for a moment to salute

Y
the lowering of the flag.

01
 HALF–
MAST
■ •The flag is raised at half – mast
in difference to deceased uniform / civilian member of
the command.

01
 FUNERAL
SERVICE
AND
•Departed uniformed members,
retires, war veterans are given vigil, necrological

HONOR
services and graveside honor as a gesture of farewell.

01
 CEREMON
Y
RENDERE•In recognition of their long,

D TO
faithful and honorable service to the PNP, a
testimonial activity is tendered
in their honor.

01
RETIREES
 HONOR
CEREMON
•Arrival and departure honor
ceremonies are tendered to visiting dignitaries, VIPs

Y
PNP officers of
equivalent grade.

01
 TURN –
OVER
CEREMON
The relinquishment and assumption of command key
position is publicly announced in

Y
a Turn – Over Ceremony by the incoming – outgoing
officers in the presence of the immediate superior or
his representative and key officials

01
 WEDDING
CEREMON
Y
•During marriage of PNP members, a
ceremony is conducted with participants in uniform
and sworn drawn.

01
 ANNIVERS
ARY
•The birth or institutional establishment of a
command or unit is commemorated in a Anniversary
Ceremony

01
 VISITING
THE SICK
•PNP members who are in the
hospital, their residence or anyplace of confinement
are visited by their immediate commanders or other
OTHER POLICE CUSTOMS
available officers of the unit in order that
their needs are attended.

01
 SURVIVOR
ASSISTANCE TO HEIRS
OF
•When PNP members die, a Survivor
officer is designated to render maximum assistance to
OTHER POLICE CUSTOMS
their legitimate bereaved gears until all benefits due

DECEASED MEMBERS
shall have been received.

01
 ATHLETICS
•All PNP members must undergo in
physical fitness activities to insure their proper
physical appearance and bearing are maintain with
the waist line measurement always smaller than the
OTHER POLICE CUSTOMS
size of his chest and in conformity with the standard
set forth by the organization.

01
 HAPPY HOURS
•Usually Fridays or on any other day
suitable for the occasion, PNP members gather a PNP
Clubhouse for a high hearted jesting or airing of minor
gripes.
OTHER POLICE CUSTOMS

01
 TRADITION
is a body of belief, stories, customs and usages
handed down from generation to
POLICE TRADITIONS
generation with the effect of an unwritten law.

01
 SPIRITUAL BELIEFS
•PNP members are traditionally
religious and god loving person. They
POLICE TRADITIONS
attend religious service together with their family.

01
 VALOR
•History attests that Filipino
law-enforcers have exemplified the tradition of valor
POLICE TRADITIONS
in defending the country
from aggression and oppression. They
sacrifice their limbs and lives for their countrymen
they are pledged to serve.

01
 DISCIPLINE
•The discipline of PNP members
manifested by instinctive obedience to lawful orders
POLICE TRADITIONS
and through and
spontaneous actions within the bounds of ethical and
legal norms.

01
 GENTLEMAN
•PNP members are upright in
character, polite in manners, dignified in appearance,
POLICE TRADITIONS
and sincere in their
concern or their fellowmen.

01
 WORD OF HONOR
•PNP members’ word is their hand;
they stand by and commit to uphold it. PNP members
POLICE TRADITIONS
have historically
exemplified themselves as dedicated public servants
who perform their duty with
deep sense of responsibility and self – sacrifice.

01
 LOYALTY
•Police are traditionally loyal to
the organization country people as borne out by
POLICE TRADITIONS
history and practice.

01
 CAMARADERIE
•The binding spirit that enhance
teamwork and cooperation in the police organization,
POLICE TRADITIONS
extending to the people
they serve, is manifested by the PNP members’ deep
commitment and concern for
one another.

01
 POLICE
MISCONDUCT
 BRUTALIT
Y
POLICE MISCONDUCT ■ Refers to unnecessary and unreasonable
use of force in effecting arrest or abuse in
the manner of conducting search and
seizure.

01
 SEXUAL
MISCOND
UCT
POLICE MISCONDUCT ■ is commonly committed by policeman
who sexually molested female or male
clients who have transaction with the police
office
.

01
 01
POLICE MISCONDUCT
LYING
POLICE
 ACCEPTE
D
LYING
POLICE MISCONDUCT ■ Lying as a deceptive ploy is
andallowed
is advisable

01
 TOLERAT
ED
LYING
POLICE MISCONDUCT ■ Are those that are recognized as lies but
tolerated as necessary to explain inadequacy
or inefficiency of the police
organization.

01
 DEVIANT
LYING
POLICE MISCONDUCT ■ This involves lies that violate substantive
or procedural laws and police office rules
and
regulations.

01
 LCOE
LAW
ENFORCE
MENT
CODE OF
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ETHICS
 " AS A LAW
ENFORCEMENT
OFFICER, MY
FUNDAMENTAL
DUTY IS TO
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 " TO SAFEGUARD
LIVES AND PROPERTY;
TO PROTECT THE
INNOCENT AGAINST
DECEPTION, THE
WEAK AGAINST
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OPPRESSION OR
 " TO RESPECT
THE
CONSTITUTION
AL RIGHTS OF
ALL TO
LIBERTY,
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EQUALITY AND
 "I WILL KEEP
MY PRIVATE
LIFE
UNSULLIED AS
AN EXAMPLE
TO ALL AND
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WILL BEHAVE
 "I WILL MAINTAIN
COURAGEOUS CALM IN THE
FACE OF DANGER, SCORN
OR RIDICULE; DEVELOP
SELF-RESTRAINT; AND BE
CONSTANTLY MINDFUL OF
THE WELFARE OF OTHERS.
HONEST IN THOUGHT AND
DEED BOTH IN MY
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PERSONAL AND OFFICIAL
 "WHATEVER I SEE OR HEAR
OF A CONFIDENTIAL NATURE
OR THAT IS CONFIDED TO
ME IN MY OFFICIAL CAPACITY
WILL BE KEPT EVER SECRET
UNLESS REVELATION IS
NECESSARY IN THE
PERFORMANCE OF MY DUTY."
01
 "I WILL NEVER ACT
OFFICIOUSLY OR
PERMIT PERSONAL
FEELINGS,
PREJUDICES,
POLITICAL BELIEFS,
ASPIRATIONS,
ANIMOSITIES OR
FRIENDSHIPS TO
01
INFLUENCE MY
 "WITH NO
COMPROMISE FOR
CRIME AND THE
RELENTLESS
PROSECUTION OF
CRIMINALS, I WILL
ENFORCE THE LAW
COURTEOUSLY AND
APPROPRIATELY
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WITHOUT FEAR OR
 “ I RECOGNIZE THE
BADGE OF MY
OFFICE AS A SYMBOL
OF PUBLIC FAITH,
AND I ACCEPT
IT AS A PUBLIC
TRUST TO BE HELD
SO LONG AS I AM
TRUE TO THE ETHICS
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OF POLICE
 “I WILL CONSTANTLY
STRIVE TO
ACHIEVE THESE
OBJECTIVES AND
IDEALS DEDICATING
MY SELF BEFORE
GOD, TO MY
CHOSEN
PROFESSION… LAW
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ENFORCEMENT”