AN EVALUATION OF THE PERFORMANCE CAPABILITY OF THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE ANTI-KIDNAPPING GROUP LUZON FIELD UNIT IN ADDRESSING KIDNAPPING INCIDENTS IN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION

Type
Thesis
Authors
PLTCOL BALAIS, FRANCAIS T ( PLTCOL BARBOSA, JUVENAL E PLTCOL CEJAS, ROSSEL I )
 
Category
PSOSEC   [ Browse Items ]
Publication Year
2023 
Abstract
On January 9,2012 the PNP created the Anti-Kidnapping Group (AKG) replacing the Police Anti-Crime Emergency Response (PACER). It became the primary unit of the PNP in handling kidnapping incidents and hostage negotiations nationwide.

Data front the PNP revealed that nationwide a total of 187 kidnapping cases were recorded from 2019 to 2022. A total of 145 or 77.54% of the kidnapping incidents transpired in NCR. Significantly, 40 or 24.60% of the kidnapping incident in the country were Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations (POGOs) related cases that mostly transpired in NCR. In the past three years there was a gradual uptick of such kidnapping incident making it as a second highest type of kidnappings being conducted in the Philippines.

The number of cases solved/cleared, of the 140 KFR cases in NCR only 91 were solved/cleared while there were 35% or 49 that were not. Relative to POGO, 2022 of the 11 POGO related kidnappings only 6 were cleared/solved while the remaining five were not.

The Philippine Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. (PCCCII) sounded the alarm on the new spate of kidnapping incidents in Metro Manila and other areas in Luzon. The Global Kidnap Bulletin published in March 2023 stating that there has been an alarming rise in kidnappings in the Philippines over 2022. It is sufficed that there is a need to evaluate the operation ability of the Group relative to this type of incident and modus.

Based from the combined results of the survey and the Focus Group Discussion (FGD) it is clear that the manpower, logistics, and policies and structure area affecting the both the external and internal operations, management and engagements of the Group. All identified variables: Manpower, Logistics, and Policies and Structure are hampering the performance of the PNP AKG Luzon Field Unit on its anti-kidnapping efforts in Metro Manila.

To address the issue, the Action Plan “Synergy” is recommended. This plan intends to help the PNP institution’s effort in addressing and solving kidnapping incidents in the National Capital Region in response to the frequency of kidnapping incidents in NCR involving mostly foreign nationals. Among the strategies addressing the issues are: immediate implementation of the required actual staffing pattern for PNP-AKG Luzon Field Unit, to immediately account and review their logistics and budget allocations and amend said allocations in correlation with the covered area and frequency of kidnapping incident in NCR and restructuring by creating a PNP AKG NCR Field Unit which will be different from the PNP AKG Luzon Field Unit.
 
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