Republic of the Philippines

NATIONAL POLICE COMMISSION

NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE

ANTI-KIDNAPPING GROUP
Camp Crame, Quezon City

MEMORANDUM
FOR

: TDHRDD

FROM

: Acting Director, AKG

SUBJECT : Best Practice Proposal Report Re- In-House Training,

Renovation of Office Building/Facilities, Anti-Kidnapping
Action Team, Case Monitoring Information System
(CMIS), Monitoring of Identified KFRG/KFR Personalities
and Advocacy Seminars on KFR Prevention
DATE

: March 12, 2014

1. REFERENCES:
a. PNP PATROL Plan 2030; and
b. PNP SOP No. 2014-001 Guidelines and Procedures in the
Development of Best Practices.
2. RATIONALE (State reasons for adoption; problems to be solved)
The reasons for the adoption of the following Proposed Best Practices,
to wit: the PNP-AKG In-House Training Program,the Repair and Renovation
of PNP-AKG Office Building and Facilities, the Anti-Kidnapping Action Team
(AKAT), the Case Monitoring Information System (CMIS) and the Advocacy
Seminars on KFR Prevention are as follows:
They prepare, educate and enhance the skills and the AKG
personnel in handling Hostage Negotiations and
Kidnap-forRansom cases, the main mission and vision of PNP-AKG. In
such case,the PNP-AKG workforces learning and growth needs
are addressed.
They boost the moral and welfare of PNP-AKG personnel as well
as stakeholders by providing new ambiance and pleasant work
environment to visitors/clients, they be foreign counterparts,
dignitaries, VIPs and high profile personalities while financially
resource efficient, saving the Group from leasing venues for
conferences/seminars.

 Theystrengthen the conduct of inter-agency collaboration with

PNP Intelligence Counterparts as well as to other Government
Agencies/Stakeholders that can provide information/Intelligence
thus, accelerate the background identification of KFRGs/KFR
personalities for dragnet operations and neutralization of the
whole group, a big impact to a decreased kidnapping incident in
the community.
They are effective in achieving the trust, confidence and
cooperation of the KFR victims family.The creation of the AKAT
is an innovative approach to discouragekidnapping incidents in
the country by preventing the kidnappers from collecting high
amount of ransom. The success in the prevention/solution of the
KFR case issuccess inthe law enforcement (policing) in
relevance to the process excellence perspective of the PNP
P.A.T.R.O.L. Plan 2030.
They are effective in yielding positive increase in conviction
percentage of KFR criminals. Thru systematic monitoring,
pending KFR casescan be tracked, allowing time to prepare
pleadings well in advance, maintain complete evidence of the
case including follow-up action taken part from case
development.
They enhance police-community partnership.Advocacy seminars
increase community awareness and enhance public cooperation
in the fight against KFR.
They are all necessary in the discharged of the mission and
functions of the Group and in the implementation of the objective
of the PNP PATROL Plan 20130 since they are in line with the
Community, Process Excellence, Learning & Growth and
Resource Management perspectives of the PNP PGS.
3. DEFINITION OF TERMS
In-House Training Programs- Course training that is held in AKG
premises in order to educate, develop or improve personnel skills in
Hostage Negotiation and in handling KFR cases .
KFRGs/KFR Personalities - Kidnapping is carried out by individuals or
groups of individuals having some manner of a formalized structure and
whose primary objective is to obtain money through kidnapping.
Anti-Kidnapping Action Team (AKAT) - This is a team composed of
AKG personnel activated whenever there is a complaint of KFR
incident. The team is tasked to handle the case in coordination with the
family of the victim for its early resolution. It is headed by a Case
Supervisor who is directly responsible in the case build-up, investigation
and subsequent prosecution of the perpetrators.

Case Monitoring Information System (CMIS) - This is a designed

system that helps investigators monitorKFR cases pending in different
courts nationwide. It can provide latest information about any pending
case of any point of time thus helps us to track the cases, prepare
cause-list well in advance, maintain complete history of the case
including follow-up action taken part from other activities.
Kidnap-for-Ransom - It is committed by a private person and if a public
officer conspires with a private person in committing the crime, the said
public officer also commits illegal detention and not arbitrary detention.
The essence of the crime of kidnapping is the taking and transporting of
a person against his will from one place to another. It is committed when
the purpose is to extort ransom. (Art. 276, RPC). The substantial factor
that is considered in this crime is the presence of all the elements of
Kidnapping as provided under Art. 267 of the Revised Penal Code.
Hostage Negotiation - This is a method of mediation/intervention
conducted between law enforcement agencies, diplomatic or other
government representatives for the release of a person(s) held hostage
against their will by criminal, terrorist or other elements.
Advocacy Seminars- Lectures/Campaignon KFR Prevention to inform,
warn, persuade and influence the community and other Government
Agencies, Non-Government Agencies and Organizations about the facts
and fight against said particular crime.
4. BACKGROUND (General description of the prevailing conditions
prior to the implementation of the Proposed Best Practice such as peace and
order, political, social cultural, economic, technological, legal, environment,
etc.)
1) PNP-AKG In-House Training Program.
Prior to the conceptualization of this program, set up in
personnel training is in accordance to programmed courses
opening. Most of our have to wait for opening of related specialized
course yet others are not accommodated. They are performing their
task for years yet have not undergone even the basic negotiation
course until PNP-AKG contextualized its own Program of Instruction
(POI) for its PNP-AKG In-House Training Program.
The planned Negotiators training came into its fruition on
November 6 to 9, 2012 at the Center for Law Enforcement Training
Service through the auspices of then PNP-AKG Director PSSUPT
RENATO A. GUMBAN and his competent training team headed by
PSUPT ROLANDO MIRANDA and PSUPT ORLANDO YEBRA, JR.
The members of the Maritime Group, NCRPO, AVSEG, PRO 1, 2, 3,
4A, 4B and AKG participated in the said training.

2) Repair and Renovation of PNP-AKG Office Building and Facilities.

Prior to the renovation, work has been less enjoyed and more
stressful, barracks and portions of office buildings/facilities have roof
leaks. Repair and Renovation of PNP-AKG Office Building and
Facilities. The old office design is a less inspired. There are
inadequate sanitary facilities which create a stressful work
environment. Filing system is another contributor. For some
personnel, they find it difficult to focus when their desk is filled with
papers, phone messages, business cards, magazines and
newsletters.
Anti-Kidnapping Action Team (AKAT)
KFR Victims families would want anything and everything done
to bring their loved one home to the cost of yielding to the suspect/s
ransom demand. The family of the victims personal discretion of
yielding to the demand of the suspect/s builds the KFRG/KFR
personalities intuition to kidnap the members of the same family the
second time if not, the desire itself to kidnap.
The AKAT is projected to assist and guide the family from the
onset of the case to prevent the kidnappers from collecting high
amount of ransom through skilled negotiation until the case is filed
and the suspect/s is/are convicted in court.
Case Monitoring Information System
Prior to the introduction of the system, family victims feel they
are left alone after the KFR case is filed in court especially if
investigators who filed the case is not able to update them of the
pending status of the case. They lost hope and courage to pursue
the case and stop attending for the scheduled hearings. Thus, some
cases are dismissed for failure to prosecute. This has a big impact in
the percentage of case prevention and resolution because dismissal
is tantamount to unresolved case. It thus reflect a negative
performance of the PNP-AKG even if the KFR suspect/s were
arrested and charged.After review of office policies and the project
was adopted, there had been improvement in the records on the
number of kidnapping cases solved. All of the concerned offices
improved in their performance level. The relationship between the
victims families and the PNP-AKG is strengthened. Victims and their
families become actively involved the Anti-KFR Campaign and
encourage and direct other KFR victims whom they know to
coordinate with this Group.

Monitoring of Identified KFRGs/KFR Personalities

This Best Practice is an offshoot of the Case Monitoring Information
System with the Mary Grace Cheng RosagasKFR case in ___ where
the KFRG leader, ___________ presented his witness, Cancio
Cobillos, a member of his group. Mr. Obillos was monitored by this
Group to belong to the KFRG. After the Intel/Invest, AKAT
established convincing evidence that he was part in the commission
of the crime, warrant of arrest was issued to him. After his arrest, he
waived his rights to become a state witness.
The peace and order will not have been better if identified
KFRG/KFR personalities are not monitored. It is a one-shot-onebullet to pursue one accuse to jail where there is possibility for two
or more targets in one bullet. Monitoring of Identified KFRG/KFR
personalities will allow a neutralization of the whole group reducing
rampant KFR incidents and thus makes a big impact in the peace
and order in the society.
Advocacy Seminar in KFR Prevention
Even where KFR victims would prefer to have recourse to the
legal system to resolve their problem, they may decide not to have
such recourse for a number of reasons. They may perceive that the
courts and tribunals provide a cumbersome, expensive or inefficient
route to resolution, or be concerned with the financial resources and
the investment in time required from them, or the anticipated delay in
resolving their matter. Unfortunately, such a presumption inevitably
excludes those people who, as a result of lack of knowledge or
external advice, do not realize that their problem may be regulated
by law and has a remedy obtainable. It is arguable that these victims
have as great a need for police assistance as those who are aware
that they have a case problem but cannot access the same support,
since they are excluded from its operation from the start by their
ignorance. Thus, the problems solved by this advocacy is that the
ignorance, leniency, distorted view, lack of trust, confidence and
cooperation of the community with the PNP (PNP-AKG particularly)
changes as they become now aware and encouraged to actively
participate in the fight against kidnapping.
Kidnapping for ransom has been on the rise across the country,
especially in Luzon and in Mindanao and its forms are astonishingly
diverse. As a criminal enterprise it has great appeal concocted
kidnapping tales, kidnapping triggered by vendetta attacks, jealousy,
family feuds and those hatched by teenage rascals. Kidnappers
have adapted their operations to incorporate modern technology
toconsummate pay-offs prior to victims release.

Also on the rise are flash kidnappings apparently opportunistic

abductors target affluent members of the Filipino-Chinese
community. Hustled aggressively to an ATM the victim is forced to
withdraw his or her own ransom. If all goes well, the victim is
released afterwards, generally having been relieved of all valuables.
For some reasons, suspects after obtaining ransom would still kill
the victim as with a KFRcasethat was perpetuated at the yearend of
2014. This was his second kidnap, due to failure of the family in the
first kidnapping incident to report to the concerned office.
Currently prevalent is the politically and profit motivated
kidnapping of foreigners and journalists in conflict zones in the
region of Muslim Mindanao. Abductions of foreign tourists journalists
in western Palawan province have increased sharply as the
insurgency group has turned more jihadist and chaotic. Reportedly,
250 Million Pesos was paid for the release of two German hostages
in Sulu this month, who had been held for six months of jungle
captivity in 2014. The payouts make the practice increasingly
attractive to politically or ideologically motivated groups who need
resources to fund ongoing conflict.
This Group is morally convinced that these incidents may have
been prevented if prior a planned travels, tourists would receive
orientation on KFR and during the KFR, coordination with the
authority by the victims families.

5. IMPLEMENTATION (uniqueness and innovativeness of the practice

that is distinct from the regular practices of the PNP)
1) PNP-AKG In-House Training Program
a. What makes this unique is that it is a ten-daytraining
programwhich is tailored specifically to PNP-AKG negotiators.
b. It is a top-quality trainingin Kidnap-for-Ransom related cases
offered only by pool of Instructors from the Group.
c. It provides a more personal approach to meeting our training
needs because they are delivered by experts from our team who
know better about our operational weaknesses.
d. It is a cost-effective and convenient way to bring high-quality
educational program to the trainees and the Group as a whole.
e. It is a scholar-sponsored training. Funding and Logistical
Requirements such as Food, POL, Instructors Pay and Office
Supplies will be handled by the Budget and Finance Office,
ARMD.

f. What makes it distinct from other trainings/courses conducted is,

it does not end after the training, which makes a lasting effect to
trainees because it is in itself a Mentoring Initiative. Lecturers
are KFRC supervisors themselves. As they supervise
negotiators during live KFR cases, one-to-one coaching is
available if such is to improve overall personal effectiveness,
building successful working relationships and prioritizing and
getting things done.
2) Repair and Renovation of PNP-AKG Office Building and Facilities
a. This innovation is unique in the sense that facilities are tailormade to PNP-AKG project. The building incorporates guard
house, complaint room, parking lot for to visitors/clients,
conference and war rooms for confidential case meetings, a
kiosk as pantry, place for informal meetings or bonding area,
barracks for PCOs and PNCOs, basketball court and proposed
mini-gym.
b. It kept old facilities anew yet financially resource efficient, saving
the Group from leasing venues for its activities while providing
new ambiance and pleasant work environment to visitors/clients,
they be foreign counterparts, dignitaries, VIPs and high profile
personalities.
c.

It makes a fun, challenging and rewarding, friendly work

environment.

3) The Anti-Kidnapping Action Team (AKAT)

a. This is special because AKAT is not activated at any time, only
when there is a complaint of KFR incident.
b. The team composition is elite as it is composed technically by
the PNP-AKG Command Group and Staff as council of advisers,
Case Supervisor/Liaison Officer, Ground Commander, Primary
Adviser, Secondary Adviser, Operation Monitoring Division
(OMD) Case Officer, Investigator-on-case, Manhunt case
Officer, Intelligence Case Officer, Technical PNCO, Boardman,
Motorcycle Rider and Female surveillance Team with specific
rank designation and duties and responsibilities to perform.
c. This is a team addressing to the one team-one target policy in
pursuit of KFRG/KFR personalities.
d. This is an innovative approach to discourage kidnapping
incidents in the country by preventing the kidnappers from
collecting high amount of ransom.

e. This is in pursuit of police operation simultaneously, PCR with

the victims family who negotiates with the suspect/s ransom
demand.
4) Case Monitoring Information System
a. This is a unique strengthening toolto ensure a comprehensive
and successful resolution of KFR cases.
b. A systematic tracking device for any pending KFRC filed in any
court in the country.
c. It involvescoordinating with the Prosecution Department in the
filing of KFRC complaint against suspect/s, filing of motion or
appeal in advance, if any, maintain complete evidentiary support
of the case including follow-up action taken part from case
development.
d. Effective system used for early resolution of the filed KFRC in
court.
5) Monitoring Identified KFRGs/KFR Personalities
a. Its uniqueness is that it is a collaborative, participative,
teamwork activity. It involves larger and wider group of sources
from the victims families to PNP Intelligence Counterparts as
well as to other Government Agencies/Stakeholders that can
provide information/Intelligence.
b. It is a holistic profiling of identified suspects thru the conduct of
BI/Record Check from concerned agencies; surveillance and
casing operations.
c. It is an effort to identify and locate associates composing the
KFRG, if possible, but only in support of manhunt and not a
manhunt operation itself.
6) Advocacy Seminars
a. A unique KFR campaign that effectively results to achieving the
trust, confidence and cooperation of the KFR victimsfamilies.
b. Carries the multi-objectives of police community relation,
toinform, warn, persuade and influence the public to fight
against KFR and the main objective of getting percentage
increase in conviction of KFR criminals.

c. It is a community advocacy project, an experienced and

evidence-based program designed to help how businessmen,
well-to-do and kidnap-able people not to be kidnaped and thus,
help reduce kidnaping incidents.
6. RESULTS OF IMPLEMENTATION (Focus on the bravery of the
defender (tactical) and the procedure/innovations that made the difference;
impact of the implementation to the peace and order, political, social cultural,
economic, technological, legal, environment, etc; comments and reactions of
the community; problems encountered/risks mitigated in the implementation of
the practice)
1) PNP-AKG In-House Training Programs. The trainings has a
program of instruction (POI) designed to be upgraded to suit the
changing time and suitable to the participants. It provides a more
personal approach to meeting our training needs because they
are delivered by experts from our team who, with theirextensive
practical experience in their field, trainees will benefit from their indepth operation, intelligence, investigation and legal knowledge.
Starting with the creation of Program of Instruction and
Schedule of Activities alone, the unique training solution that
meets desired outcomes is much of a concern.The Administrative
and Resource Management Division (ARMD), AKG shall assign
the Partners Involved per respective functions and expertise.The
Office of Primary Responsibility (OPR), ) for the conduct of
Hostage Negotiation and KFR Incident Management Course is
theInformation, Education and Family Liaison Division (IEFLD);
Investigation and Case Monitoring Division (ICMD) as OPR for the
conduct of Criminal Investigation Seminar on KFR; Intelligence,
ResearchAnalysis Division (IRAD) is OPR for the conduct of
Surveillance Course; Luzon Field Unit (LFU) is OPR
for the
conduct of Seminar on Laws and Jurisprudence while Special
Operations Unit (SOU) is OPR
for the conduct of Police
Intervention/ Close Quarter Battle Refresher Training.
Generally, the training is categorized into two, the
cognitive and the affective psychomotor. The cognitive part aims
to provide knowledge and fundamentals of the topic like
negotiation, team dynamics, risk assessment and crisis
management; while the affective-psychomotor aims to improve
the skill and attitude of the negotiator. Lectures, discussions, table
top exercises and visual presentation of actual hostage-taking
negotiation incidents were done in the first part; while the second
part was carried out through practical exercises such as scenario
building and role playing.
A pre-raining evaluation is conducted to determine the
aspects of training that need to be emphasized. Subsequently, a
post training evaluation was also conducted to gain insights from

the suggestions and feedback of the participants. As a whole, the

Negotiators training is a success as relayed by the participants.
The training is focused on the principle of policing. The time for
classroom instruction is lesser and more training hours is
allocated for practical exercises based on actual situation.
On March 11, 2014 this Group concluded the ten day (10)
Hostage Negotiation Course held at the AKG Conference room,
Camp Crame, Quezon City. There are 22 participants composed
of eight (8) PCOs and 14 PNCOs who were declared graduates
as new Hostage Negotiators. On May 2, 2014 this Group
concluded the ten day (10) Kidnap-for-Ransom Incident
Management Course last May 2, 2014 held at the AKG
Conference Room, Camp Crame, Quezon City. There are 19
participants composed of eight (8) PCOs and 11 PNCOs who
were declared graduates. On May 28, 2014, this Group concluded
the eight (8) days Surveillance Course held at the AKG
Conference Room, Camp Crame, Quezon City. There are 15
participants composed of three (3) PCOs and 12 PNCOs who
were declaredgraduates.
The PNP-AKG has been successful in training its
personnel that N.E.G.O.T.I.A.T.I.O.N. is a NOnonsense job which
involves EFFICIENT and effective negotiating team (engagement
with person or situation), GOAL-setting (Simple, Measurable,
Attainable, Realistic and Time-bound), ORGANIZING, TACTICAL
consideration
or
coordination,
INVESTIGATION
before
intervention, acute ACTUAL assessment (risk and violence),
TECHNICAL and technological considerations, IINFORMATIONgathering, sharing and dissemination, OPERATION evaluation
and testing, and NEW trends, approaches and knowledge
negotiation.
In CY 2012, 78.40% of PNP-AKG personnel are trained
in their appropriate positions. After the launching of the In-house
training, the percentage of AKG personnel who are trained in their
respective positions increased to 91%. This statistical data will
show well the indirect impact to the peace and order of the
society.There is a percentageincrease of members of kidnapping
groups neutralized in CY 2014.

2) Repair and Renovation of PNP-AKG Office Building and Facilities.

The courses of action that were undertaken in the implementation
of the project involved the processing and approval of its funding
support and the strict observance of the rules and policies in the
implementation of the projects.

The project is considered necessary in the discharged of

the mission and functions of the Group and in the implementation
of the objective of the PNP PATROL Plan 2030 since it is in line
with the Learning & Growth and Resource Management
perspective of the PNP PGS.
The primary customers of the project are the personnel of
the AKG, complainants of KFR and other related cases as well as
visiting foreign counterparts, dignitaries, VIPs and families of
kidnap victims.
The AKG, being a NOSU dealing with sensitive and high
profile crimes, often receives visitors from different foreign
counterparts, dignitaries, VIPs and high profile personalities from
the various sectors who are often victims of kidnappings or
relatives of kidnap victims.
Thus, aside from providing
assistance relative to the mandate of the Group, it is also the
objective of the Group to provide a pleasant and decent
environment to its stakeholders with its personnel as the primary
recipient.
All in all, the project made the environment protect the
best asset, which is us, while we work.
The details of the project were the following:
a. Repair of 2nd Floor PACER Building Ceiling;
b. Repair and renovation of PACER Mindanao Area
Office in Zamboanga City;
c. Construction of GESPO Office and Complaint Room;
d. Repair and renovation of the Operations Management
Division (OMD) and establishment of a Tactical
Operations Center for AKG;
e. Repair of AKG Basketball Court kiosk and drainage;
f. AKG Compound beautification project;
g. Repair and renovation of 1st Floor Male and female
Comfort Rooms;
h. Repainting of the AKG building interior and exterior;
i. Construction of Special Operations Units office;
j. Repair and renovation of AKG guardhouse; and
k. Replacement of AKG front wall signage into silver
metal cut-out signage.
The activities involved in the implementation of the
project are as follows:
a. Determination of the scope of works to be undertaken
on each project;

b. Determination of detailed cost estimates on each

project;
c. Formulation of floor plans and blue print of each
project as approved by the PNP Engineering Service;
d. Requesting for the allocation of funds to support the
projects;
e. Implementation of the project upon approval of fund
and in accordance with the prescribed rules on RA
9184 or the Government Procurement Manual; and
f. Submission of reports to higher headquarters.
The partners involved in the implementation of the project
are the following:
a. AKG Command Group and Staff;
b. AKG Administrative and Resource Management
Division;
c.
d.
e.
f.

AKG ARMD Budget and Logistics Section;

PNP Engineering Service;
Directorate for Comptrollership;
PNP Headquarters Support Service Bids and Awards
Committee; and
g. The winning bidders/contractors.
This Best Practice provided quality service to all AKG
stakeholders to include its personnel. It contributed to a better
organization system in place for respective offices. It provided
complete filing system and storage space that help personnel
organize their office. The workplace can be seen with a lot of
turnover, physical changes (office layout), or new software or
technology (printers, computers, etc.). The environment
incorporates relaxation exercises into personnels work day.
Neutral paint tones tend are calming,encourage intellectual
activity and more restful.
3) The Anti-Kidnapping Action Team (AKAT)
The AKAT is the main team responsible for the management of
live KFR case. Along the process, they liaise with the Family of KFR
Victims, Provide Negotiation Assistance to the family, Pre-Operational
Briefing, Conduct Pay-off operations , Secure the release/recovery of
victim, Execution of Rescue, and provide Technical Assistance.
The following are the parameters in activating the AntiKidnapping Action Team (AKAT) pursuant to Memo approved by
Director, AKG dated May 10, 2012 and the following considerations
shall be implemented prior to its activation.

First, the Information, Education and Family Liaison Division

(IEFLD) , as the office concerned in receiving complaints of reported
kidnapping incident , shall immediately request for the presence of
representatives from AKG Divisions namely: Intelligence Research
Division (IRAD), Investigation Case Monitoring Division (ICMD),
Operations Management Division (OMD) and Luzon Field Unit (LFU)
preferably a Police Commissioned Officer (PCO) or in their absence,
their duty PNCO in attending to the complaint of kidnapping/abduction;
Next, during the initialassessment of the complaint, a member
of the Command Group, if available, may be requested to be present
during the initial interview of the complainant;
If during the initial assessment of the reported incident and
there are indicators that it is a genuine kidnapping, C, IEFLD shall
recommend to C, OMD the issuance of the warning order to the
members of the Anti-Kidnapping Action Team (AKAT);
Then C, OMD shall issue warning orders and upon approval of
D, AKG, the Anti-Kidnapping Action Team shall be activated. Said
action team is composed of Case Supervisor; Ground Commander;
Primary Adviser; Secondary Adviser; Operations Case Officer;
Investigation Case Officer; Intelligence Case Officer; Technical Officer;
Female Surveillance PNCOs; Boardman/Boardwoman and motorcycle
team. This members have their respective individual tasking in
accordance with their duties and responsibilities;
However, if the complaint of kidnapping/abduction reported to
AKG is assessed as non-KFRC, it shall be endorsed to territorial units.
Kidnapping motivated by extortion, revenge, non-payment of debt and
others and the demand is P300,000.00 or less, it shall be endorsed to
Chief, LFU for their appropriate action. The LFU representative shall
take over and continue conducting assessment of the case; and
Finally, Chief, LFU shall immediately form an action team at their
own level to resolve the case and to update the Command Group thru
group text message for any development of the case.
Partners involved are: the Victim and their family, Other PNP
Units, the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC), Movement for
Restoration of Peace and Order (MRPO), Non-Government
Organizations (NGOs) and Government Organizations (GOs)
Logistical and financial support shall be provided by respective
offices/divisions and existing logistical support of AKG.
With the creation of AKAT, the following were the notable
accomplishment and its developments.

From January 2010 which is then PACER up to the time of its

activation as AKG on January 19, 2012 to date, this Group was able to
accomplish the following:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

Released of ninety two (92) KFR victims;

Conviction of forty three (43) kidnap for ransom suspects;
Rescue of eighteen (18) KFR victims;
Filed twenty eight (28) KFR cases against KFR suspects;
Arrest of one hundred three (103) KFR suspects;
Neutralization/killed of thirty five (35) KFR suspects;
Number of solved KFR cases is sixty five (65); and
Surrender of six (6) KFR suspects

With active support from the community, successful arrests of

KFR suspects were made, contributing to the increase in the KFR
crime clearance and solution efficiency.
4) Case Monitoring Information System
The case monitoring project was conceptualized to closely
supervise the progress of cases filed in court. The monitoring will be
done every time that there is a scheduled hearing even if the police is
not scheduled to appear as witness. In such case, the primary
customers who are the kidnap victims and his family, will feel secure
and will be confident to pursue the case until its resolution. The reason
for the implementation of this project is that it could help in the increase
in the percentage of conviction rate of criminals involved in KFR.
Under this Best practice, the Chief of the Investigation and Case
Monitoring Division (ICMD) designates a Police Commissioned Officer
(PCO) with the rank of Chief Inspector to head the section of the Case
Monitoring Section. The designated PCO will collate data on
kidnapping cases filed and the court that has jurisdiction over the case.
He will assign a case monitoring Police Non Commissioned Officer
(PNCO) who will attend all the scheduled hearing and monitor the
progress of the proceedings. The PNCO will report to the PCO incharge on the development of the case and possible issues that needs
immediate attention by higher authorities. The PCO in-charge will make
a report to the Chief of Investigation and Case monitoring Division who
in turn will inform the Director, AKG of the status and progress of the
case.
With the modernization of communication technology, PNP-AKG
initiated teleconferencing during Weekly conference held every
Tuesday with the help of the ITMS personnel detailed with this Group.

During the weekly conference, the chief of Staff, AKG is able to talk to
the Chiefs of AKG Field Units who in turn update cases to the AKG
Command Group within their area of responsibilities.
The partners in this project are the Movement for the
Restoration of Peace and Order (MRPO) headed by Architect Kakuen
Chua, the Department of Justice Anti-Kidnapping Taskforce (DOJAKTF) headed by Senior State Prosecutor Olivia Torrevillas, the family
of kidnap victims and the investigators of the Anti-kidnapping Group.
For the period January to May 23, 2014 this office monitored
and recorded eighty three (83) cases which were attended by our
investigators.
The case monitoring information system used by the PNP-AKG
is the only one of its kind as a unique a systematic tracking device for
any pending KFRC filed in any court in the country.It is developed by
the Investigation and Case Monitoring Division (ICMD) and is among
the most advanced and effective system used in the country for early
resolution of the filed KFRC in court.
5) Monitoring Identified KFRGs/KFR Personalities
After a KFR suspect/s is/are identified, during the assessment, it
is necessary to spend time with the complainant. It is necessary to
provide the complainant sufficient time to fully obtain full details of the
information related with the suspect/s. To obtain the full details of the
information and complaint, it is imperative to actively listen to the
suspect/s presentation of his witness/es and delivery of the information
or details of the incident. It is necessary to note of any observation and
implicate members of the KFRG presented as witness/es who have not
been issued warrant of arrest.
Persons to be included in the Watch List category are those who
have been implicated in:
(a) sworn statements of victims, witnesses and arrested
suspects;
(b) tactical interrogation/debriefing reports;
(c) intelligence reports, information reports, agents reports;
(d) signed letter complaints; and
(e) other official reports
Subject/s in the Watch List is/are for further monitoring,
investigation and case build-up. If upon verification a person is found to
have no involvement whatsoever, the persons name shall be removed
from the watch list. If enough evidence to warrant the filing of a criminal
case in court and a warrant of arrest has been issued for the person

included in the watchlist, the persons name shall be removed from the
watch list and placed in the priority list.
If upon determination, the suspect is a member of KFRG, he will
be included in the master/reference list category. Listed under this
category are those who have been included in the priority list and or
watch list and who are the same members of organized crime
groups/criminal gangs.
Monitoring of Identified KFRGs/KFR Personalities requires
technical knowledge and skills due to the sensitivity and complexity of
the job. Determination of the KFRGs Capability, Motive, Nature of
Criminal Activity, Time, Duration and Frequency are the essential
considerations.
The Intel identifies the Name of Group which uses modus operanda
from other groups with the same or similar crime specialties. The
groups name is usually derived from the surname of the group leader
unless the group has utilized another appellation for itself.
After identifying the groups name, the Intel team establishes the
groups Criminal Activity. First, they identify the Primary or the main or
principal crime specialty, for which the group was originally established.
Then, the Secondary or other alternative crime specialties which the
group may undertake from time to time as opportunity warrants. Name
of the recognized head of the group, including nickname or alias. If
possible, the bio-data, photograph and physical and psychological
profile of the individual shall be included. Then the Name of Members
of the group, including the bio-data, photograph and physical and
psychological profile for each individual.
The groups Current Activities acknowledged or identified to
have been committed by or attributed to the group.
It is necessary to identify the groups Arms and Equipment, the
type, make, caliber and serial numbers of weapons used, the
Communication they use as to color, year of manufacture, model,
brand, accessories and license plates; the vehicles
as to color, year
of manufacture, model, brand, accessories and license plates.
Intel team will identify the groups connections or associations
and linkages from the government, private and other sectors
established and maintained by the group, to include their role and
circumstances in the groups activities.
Aside from connections, the Modus Operandi or the distinct style
or mode of operation used by the group to perpetrate its crime
operations will be identified. Another is the Criminal Records of each
individual member of the group, including criminal case number,
offense, court of jurisdiction, case status and warrant/s of arrest, if any.

The groups Economic Assets will reveal the individual or

collective financial resources established and maintained by the group
in the form of bank accounts/deposits, real estate and other investment
papers/documents resulting from its crime operations.
Other Information about the group may be gathered, i.e.
sightings, history, mystical symbolism and planned activities, if there be
any copies of warrants of arrest on members of the group, group status
as to whether the group is active or inactive. An Organized Crime
Group/Criminal Gang (OCG/CG) is considered active if it has
conducted a reported criminal activity for the past two (2) years;
otherwise, it shall be considered as inactive.
PNP-AKG continuously conducts its innovations to enhance its
monitoring of terrorist kidnapping personalities via social networking
sites which became operation in January 2014. The innovation is
dubbed as CYBER PATROLLING where personnel surf the internet
especially social networking sites to find unusual posts in Facebook,
Tweeter, etc. As a result of this innovation, the Group has identified
some members of Lucky 9 ASG subgroup on Facebook which portray
the ASGs radicalism and the kinds of armaments they own which may
have been recovered from government troops they have ambushed or
bought using ransom they have taken from kidnap victims.
For the period, the AKG conducted 252 background
investigations on PNP personnel and 16 counter-intelligence
operations for erring PNP personnel who were allegedly involved in
KFR.
The 48 KFR incidents handled by the Group are composed of 7
perpetrated by OCGs/CGs, 11 cases by Threat or Terrorists Groups
(TTGs) and 26 incidents by other individuals.
Twenty-six other alleged kidnapping incidents were also
received by the Group with 14 in Luzon and 12 in Mindanao. Eight
hoax kidnapping cases, 6 in Luzon and 2 in Mindanao, were also
handled by PNP-AKG
Likewise, 32 individuals involved in KFR incidents were arrested
along with 34 personalities involved in other cases.
Notable among these accomplishments are the neutralization of
the Paniza Kidnapping Group with the arrest of its leader,
ServitozarPaniza on June 8, 2014 and the Dela Cruz KFR Group with
the arrest of its leader, Tyrone Dela Cruz on November 7, 2014.
The neutralization of these KFRGs led to the identification of the
group leaders as well as uncovering of their members, location of safe
houses and identification of the vehicles.

Included in the highlight accomplishment of this Group is the

arrest of the No. 3 Most Wanted KFRG subgroup leader,
KhadaffyGuiamelon alias Commander Pilandok by the joint operatives
of AKG Mandanao Field Unit and other PNP units.
6) Advocacy Seminar for KFR Prevention
There are three main advocacy seminars catered by PNP-AKG.
First is the Role of Barangay and Police in Kidnap-for-Ransom
Prevention; second, Community Security Awareness and Actions on
KFR Prevention; and lastly, Hostage Negotiation and Crisis
Management.
As part of the two-pronged approach in KFR prevention, the
AKG Mobile Training Team conducts awareness seminars and
symposium to different territorial police units, barangays, schools,
LGUs, NGOs and other stakeholders. During the lecture, antikidnapping leaflets, brochures, magazines and stickers are distributed
to potential KFR victims like businessmen, students and nongovernment organizations (NGOs) in order to give them preventive
measures against kidnapping-for-ransom.
The PNP-AKG Hotline (02-7270000) and two cellphone
numbers (Globe: 0927-3234894 and smart: 0918-9002020) are
disseminated to different barangays and Local Government Units
(LGUs) to encourage the community in reporting crimes.
Partners involved in this advocacy are theTerritorial Police Units,
Barangay Officials, Schools Officials, NGOs, LGUs, businessmen and
other Stakeholders.
This advocacy started in CY 2010 which resulted to a total of
113 seminars conducted to different audiences; 8,433 copies of IEC
Materials distributed; 2,750 copies of magazines distributed; 138
LGUs/NGOs and stakeholders coordinated with; and 8Visits of Foreign
Counterparts.
This project is headed by the Chief, IEFLD, PSUPT ROLANDO
YEBRA, JR. which earned acclamations from tweeters on the social
media, callers on hotline and NGO partners to have been of much
helpto them.
Remarkably, the advocacy seminars created a ripple effect to
the Movement for Restoration of Peace and Order (MRPO) headed by
Chairman KakUen Chua. The MRPO played an important role in

facilitating various seminars to Chinese-Filipino businessmen, schools

and NGOs for KFR prevention and awareness. Likewise, members of
different Rotary Clubs of Manila regularly attended the seminar on KFR
prevention enhancing their awareness on KFR prevention, thereby
contributing to the improvement in the peace and order in their
community.
With this advocacy, it paved the way to Memorandum of
Agreement (MOA) between the PNP-AKG and the Far Eastern
University (FEU) Psychology Department on December 18, 2014.
Through the MOA, psychological services can now be extended to
kidnap victims and AKG personnel involved in the operations. A Mental
Health Psychology Support Services will be available which will further
strengthen the capabilities of the PNP-AKG.

7. RECOMMENDATION
Recommend approval of the above Proposed Best Practices.

ROBERT BIGAY FAJARDO

Police Senior Superintendent

Attachments:
Memoranda
PNP-AKG Brochure on Anti-KFR Campaign
PNP-AKG Flyer & Hotline
Newspaper clippings
AKG Chronicle
Video Clip on Anti-KFR Campaign