PNP-SOSIA Private Detective case studies
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The Philippine private detective licensure examination is a pen-and-paper, English-language assessment for individuals seeking to work as licensed private detectives in the Philippines. It sits within the regulatory framework for private security and detective agencies under RA 11917 and its implementing rules, with RA 5487 as the earlier statute that shaped the sector. The PNP-SOSIA Private Detective case studies are 5 cases and about 4,257 words.
1The Expired License and the Mall Retainer
Bayanihan Detective and Security Agency has held a PNP-SOSIA license to operate since 2016. Its license expired on 14 February 2025; a renewal application was filed on 3 March 2025 and is still pending, and no provisional authority has been issued.
650 words, about 3 min2The Citizen's Arrest at the Jewellery Store
on 12 June, Detective Rivas, a licensed private detective retained by a mall's insurer, watches a jewellery store from an escalator. He sees a man run out carrying a canvas bag, with the store alarm sounding and a guard shouting 'hold him!' Rivas identifies himself, draws his licensed pistol, and takes the man into custody.
936 words, about 5 min3The Illegal Recruitment Entrapment Request
A 34-year-old nurse asks your agency to catch a recruiter who took ₱185,000 from her and eleven co-workers for non-existent nursing posts in Japan. She has receipts with a dry seal, a 20-page chat thread, and a bank account number.
923 words, about 5 min4The Warehouse Scene Four Hours Late
on 3 August, a warehouse caretaker finds the body of a 41-year-old male near a metal shelf, with three stab wounds to the chest. It rained from 4:00 to 5:30 a.m.
912 words, about 5 min5The Custody Case, the Clinic Records and the Doctored Time
You supervise four detectives at a small agency. On 8 September a client - a 52-year-old businessman in a custody dispute - retains the agency to 'prove his wife is unfit.' He asks that Detective Lim tail the wife, obtain her medical records from a clinic by posing as a courier, and record her phone calls with a device he will provide.
836 words, about 4 min