The Philippine Army (PA) in its efforts to avoid the backlog of cases brought about by minor offenses committed by its soldiers, facilitate the immediate disposition of these cases, and encourage discipline among its members, implemented the Delinquency Report (DR) system effective on January 29, 2009. The DR system is applicable to all active Army personnel assigned to all Philippine Army units from platoon level to the Headquarters Philippine Army.
The offenses which are covered by this DR system are minor offenses such as failure to greet or salute, not wearing of Identification Cards or (ID), smoking in unauthorized areas inside camp, late during formations or activities, wearing incomplete uniform in public places, chewing gum while walking in public, violation of minor traffic rules, and various security violations among others. Offenses not listed in the said directive are not subject to the DR system; however, it will fall under the discretion of the commanding officer to charge the offender any of those offenses falling under Article of War 105.
The following are authorized to issue DRs: all PA officers against subordinates, unit commanders, unit sergeant majors, military police personnel of the PA, military personnel assigned with the Provost Marshall/Division Provost Marshall, and guards/sentinels in duty. The
The DR system recognizes the collective effort of all military personnel in enforcing discipline in the Army and encourages the participation of commanders of lower units in its implementation. Army Chief Lt. Gen. Victor S. Ibrado said, “We shall ensure that the Army soldier imbibes and lives by the basic tenets of military discipline for I believe that best weapon against insurgency is a disciplined soldier.” #
