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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