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ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 338 -
DIRECTING THE TRANSFER OF THE ANTI-KIDNAP FOR RANSOM OPERATIONS IN
CENTRAL MINDANAO TO THE ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES (AFP)
WHEREAS, Sec. 12 of RA 6975, as
implemented by Sec. 14 of Executive Order No. 216, series of 1994,
called upon the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to undertake the
primary role in Internal Security Operations in Mindanao;
WHEREAS, pursuant to Sec. 5
of the above-mentioned executive order, the President, upon the
recommendation of the National Peace and Order Council, may call upon
the AFP to assume the primary role in the Internal Security Operations,
as warranted by the security conditions in the area;
WHEREAS, the kidnapping
situation in Mindanao has turned into a serious security concern
necessitating the employment of bigger tactical forces;
WHEREAS, the Chairman of the
National Peace and Order Council, recognizing the worsening kidnapping
condition, has recommended the transfer from the Joint Task Force
Tabang, under the DILG-PNP, to the AFP, the anti-Kidnap for Ransom
operations in Central Mindanao;
WHEREAS, the AFP has the
manpower, expertise and resources, especially aircraft and watercraft,
for effective counter-actions to address the MILF Lost Command — led
Kidnap for Ransom syndicates who have taken refuge in the Mindanao
marshlands;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FIDEL V.
RAMOS, President of the Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of the
powers vested in me by law, do hereby direct the transfer to, and
designate as lead agency, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) the
anti-Kidnap for Ransom operations in Central Mindanao. The Commander of
the Southern Command shall be in charge of the over-all operations in
his area.
This Administrative Order shall
take effect immediately.
DONE in the
City of Manila, this 23rd day of May in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen
Hundred and Ninety-Seven.
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