On the use of Ten-Codes in Radio Communications
"FYI Security Guards, Security Officers, Security Instructors and Trainers! Take note that the ten-codes that we are all using whenever we use handheld radios or base radio station varies from unit to unit (security services, police/fire/ambulance/rescue/other emergency services) and country to country for confidentiality of communication, hence we should be flexible and not stubborn in accepting other versions as we transfer to other security detachments or places of duty. Hindi ito naipapaliwanag ng ibang instructors kaya hindi ko rin masisi ang ibang security guards/officers/other practitioners na may limited knowledge sa background ng paggamit ng ten-codes.
Ten-codes, officially known as ten signals, are brevity codes used to represent common phrases in voice communication, particularly by law enforcement and in Citizens Band (CB) radio transmissions. The codes, developed in 1937 and expanded in 1974 by the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials-International (APCO), allow brevity and standardization of message traffic. They have historically been widely used by law enforcement officers in North America, but, due to the lack of standardization, in 2006 the U.S. federal government recommended they be discontinued in favor of everyday language.
Did you know that while ten-codes were intended to be a terse, concise, and standardized system, the proliferation of different meanings can render them useless in situations when officers from different agencies and jurisdictions need to communicate?
In the fall of 2005, responding to inter-organizational communication problems during the rescue operations after Hurricane Katrina, the United States Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) discouraged the use of ten-codes and other codes due to their wide variation in meaning. The Department of Homeland Security's SAFECOM program, established in response to communication problems experienced during the September 11 attacks also advises local agencies on how and why to transition to plain language, and their use is expressly forbidden in the nationally standardized Incident Command System, as is the use of other codes.
APCO International's current position states that plain speech communications over public safety radio systems is preferred over the traditional 10-Codes and dispatch signals, As of 2011, ten-codes remain in common use in many areas, but are increasingly being phased out in favor of plain language, with nineteen American states planning to change to plain English as of the end of 2009.
Hindi na po ginagamit ang ten-codes sa US dahil hindi nagkakaintindihan ang different emergency services units sa pag-responde nila sa panahon ng 911 attack noong 2001 saka sa panahon ng Hurricane Katrina noong 2005. Dito sa Pilipinas, kailan kaya natin ititigil ang paggamit ng ten-codes kung inter-unit ang application? Gusto pa ba nating mangyari ang matitinding emergency situations dito sa ating bansa na sa pag-responde natin along the way ay hindi tayo magkakaintindihan at magbubunga ng pagkaantala ng tulong sa mga nangangailangan?" - Grandeur P.G. Guerrero, CSP
Read: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten-code
Source: Wikipedia
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On the use of the so-called Warning Shot
FYI Security Guards, Security Officers, Security Instructors and Trainers! Take note that since the Philippine private security industry is under the supervision of the Philippine National Police (PNP) through its Supervisory Office for Security and Investigation Agencies (SOSIA) as per R.A. No. 5487, as amended and its revised Implementing Rules and Regulations of 2005, we are bound to obey also the rule prohibiting the use of warning shots for police officers (Rule 6.3, Chapter 2 of Revised PNP Operational Procedures of 2013).
Huwag po nating paniwalaan ang sinasabi o ibinibiro ng iba na shoot muna bago warning. Siguraduhin ninyo na valid ang inyong paggamit ng inyong service firearm.
Our criminal laws provide for instances where a person may defend himself and not be prosecuted for what would normally be a criminal action. Under Section 1, Article 11 of the Revised Penal Code of the Philippines, the following do not incur any criminal liability:“Anyone who acts in defense of his person or rights, provided that the following circumstances concur; First. Unlawful aggression.Second. Reasonable necessity of the means employed to prevent or repel it.Third. Lack of sufficient provocation on the part of the person defending himself.”
Nevertheless, anoman ang inyong maging aksyon basta nasa legal lamang at wala kayong aggression ay idedepensa ninyo pa rin ito sa hukuman. Mahirap po ang makulong kaya mag-iingat po tayo! Pero mas mahirap naman ang maging 6 feet below the ground! Kaya this will always be a case of "Damned if you do, damned if you don't" kung hindi po natin alam ang ating magiging desisyon!
Again, ingat po tayong lahat! - Grandeur P.G. Guerrero, CSP
Read: http://www.pnp.gov.ph/images/transparency_seal/2016/manuals/PNPOperationsManual.pdf
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On the term Roving versus the term Patrolling
"FYI Security Guards, Security Officers, Security Instructors and Trainers! Take note that the term Roving is also defined as gallivanting which is "naggagala" in the vernacular, hence it's more appropriate to use the term Patrolling. And Patrolling has two kinds as to location - the first one is Internal Patrolling and the second is External Patrolling. With regard to the manner of conduct, it also has two - either Foot Patrol or Mobile Patrol. So please refrain from using the term Roving. Instead, let us practice and institutionalize the use of the term Patrolling like what is being used in western countries to denote guard movements in their respective AORs. It's about time we give dignity to our profession as security practitioners!" - Grandeur P.G. Guerrero, CSP
Read: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/patrol
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Red Cross urges the public to follow Emblem Law
"FYI Security Guards, Security Officers, Security Instructors and Trainers! It's August 12 today and it's International Humanitarian Law Day! In connection with, just in case you still don't know, this is to remind you that as per R.A. No. 10530 and a memo from the Office of the Chief, PNP SOSIA (now SAGSD), the unauthorized use of the Red Cross emblem is strictly prohibited. Hence, please refrain from using such emblem that is normally seen on the flap of the first aid kit pouch of some of our uninformed security guards. Huwag kayong pasaway!" - Grandeur P.G. Guerrero, CSP
Read: http://www.redcross.org.ph/press/news/red-cross-urges-the-public-to-follow-emblem-law
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