FOR: CAYE C.

SAMSON
Property Manager
FROM: CHIEF SECURITY OFFICER

SUBJECT: Investigation Report

Re: Vandalism
DATE: 4 June 2017

CC: DM, File

I. MATTERS TO BE INVESTIGATED

a. Circumstances surrounding the vandalism at male

locker/comfort room.

II. PURPOSE OF THE INVESTIGATION

a. To determine the facts leading to the vandalism

incident
b. To determine the responsible person/s behind the
vandalism.

III. FACTS OF THE CASE

a. That OOA 0900H 5 June 2017, a report of vandalism at
male employees CR/Locker was reported to the
undersigned during the OPSCOM meeting.
b. That said report was verified by the undersigned by
proceeding personally to the said location.
c. That right there and then the undersigned saw the
hand writings on the wall of 4th cubicle of the male
CR. The writings on the cubicle walls were referring
to the final result of the ongoing 2017 NBA Finals.
d. That the undersigned immediately took pictures of
the hand writings on the walls.
e. That 00A 0900H 6 June 2017, the undersigned proposed
to the Human Resource Department that the hand
writings on the wall can be detected thru
handwriting examination.
f. That the undersigned suggested to the HRD that a
sample specimen of all employees be taken. HRD
obtained the hand writings of male employees by
 giving their suggestions in the upcoming
“Hotelympics”.
g. That after the receipt of the original copy of hand
writing specimen, it was submitted by the
undersigned on 19 June 2017 to Dr. Jezreel Vicente
for handwriting examination.
h. That the vandals are still unidentified as of this
time.
i. That as of this writing, the findings of the said
examination have not yet finished.

IV. DISCUSSION

On the facts presented, detecting vandals is very

difficult most specially if made inside a private area
because privacy ends when the door closes hence vandalism
by means of writing is inevitable. Even if we browse the
entire log books available to check all the male employees
who have gained access on a specific time, it is wrong to
assume that one or several of them were the vandals.

The implemented memo to make male employees pay the

amount of two hundred pesos (P200) was a good deterrence
likewise the general assembly was also a good move to
inform the employees that these acts are not tolerated.

However, someone must still be answerable to this kind

of misdeeds.

It was proposed by the undersigned that the

photographed hand writing specimens be examined by a hand
writing expert. After it was approved and sent for
examination, the result is yet to be released. The results
takes a long time to be released due to numerous and
different hand writings submitted to Dr. Vicente, he cannot
examine all the hand writings in one sitting plus his other
obligations in their school.

Thru this kind of method, the undersigned believes

that the vandals can be detected. But the question is what
if the latter’s employment has already been severed? What
is our next move?
 The answer is we can go after the agency that employed
him. It’s the best thing that we can do.

V. CONCLUSION

In view of the foregoing, the liability of the

employee may be shifted to the agency that employed him.
Under the vicarious liability doctrine in the context of
the principal-agent relationship means an imposition of
responsibility on the principal on the acts of the agent.

VI. RECOMMENDATION

a. Installation of hasp locks on the cubicle doors.

Said doors must be locked and its keys will be
retrieved at Sierra 3. Any employee who shall
retrieve such key shall log in at the key log book.

ROMEO A. JACABAN, JR.,LL.B,CSP,CSMS

Chief Security Officer