University of the Philippines Diliman Police
The University of the Philippines Diliman Police is the campus police of the Diliman campus of the University of the Philippines in Quezon City, Philippines.
The police force is not a part of the national government's Philippine National Police.
Role and responsibilities
The UP Diliman Police is a police force which operates within the Diliman campus of the University of the Philippines. It was established in 1977 by the university's board of regent, replacing the UP Security Division.The organization conducts typical law enforcement practices within the campus including enforcing rules and regulations, maintaining public order, and conducting investigations on crime reports.
The UP Diliman Police also conducts intelligence work, typically related to rumors regarding inter-fraternity conflicts. The university police also has the power of arrest within the campus.
The most common crime the campus police deals with is theft.
Relations
National government
The UP Diliman Police is independent of the Philippine National Police of the national government. It is not part of the PNP's hierarchy. Although initially prior to its placement under the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Community Affairs of the university it was under the National Police Commission.The UP Diliman Police served as the primary police body within the campus until January 2021, when the 1989 UP–DND accord was unilaterally terminated by the Department of National Defense. Under the accord, the national government's law enforcement agencies including the PNP and the military cannot enter any of the UP's campuses, including the main campus in Diliman, without prior notice. Prior to this period, when the UP Diliman Police arrest a suspect within its campus in a criminal case, it hands over the suspect to the Anonas Police Station of the Quezon City Police District after the campus police conducts its own investigation.