EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 727
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 727 - CREATION
OF A “PEACE AND ORDER COUNCIL” TO REPLACE THE POLICE ADVISORY COUNCIL
WHEREAS, the existing multifarious
threats to peace and order consisting of criminality, insurgency and
subversion require the dedicated application of the united and
integrated efforts of all officials and concerned citizens;
WHEREAS, it is the duty and responsibility of local government
officials, the law enforcement, agencies, the prosecution services, the
courts, the correctional institutions and the concerned citizenry to
assist the Chief Executive in the proper enforcement of the laws of the
land and the administration of justice;
WHEREAS, those agencies most concerned with the criminal justice system
are not yet fully coordinated in their relationships with each other in
the prevention and suppression of criminality and the maintenance of
public order and safety in the country;
WHEREAS, there is a need for the present Police Advisory Councils as
created pursuant to Letter of Instructions No. 337, dated November 17,
1975 to be expanded and more effectively integrated into the criminal
justice system so as to improve maintenance of peace and order through
joint efforts and undertakings;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Republic of
the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the laws of
the land, do order and direct the following:
1.
The Minister of National Defense; Minister of Justice; Minister of
Local Governments; Chairman, National Police Commission; Chief of Staff
of the Armed Forces of the Philippines; Chief of Constabulary/Director
General, Integrated National Police; Director of the National Bureau of
Investigation; Director of Prisons and three (3) representatives, who
shall be appointed by the Chairman hereof, from the private sector,
representing the academic, civic and religious organizations shall form
a body to be known as the “Peace and Order Council”.
2. The “Peace
and Order Council” shall replace the existing Police Advisory created
pursuant to Letter of Instructions No. 337, dated November 17, 1975 and
shall serve as the focal point for the effective coordination of the
activities and functions of the five pillars of the Criminal Justice
System. If shall have the following functions:
a.
To prepare and submit to the Office of the President, for approval and
integration with the overall national development plans, a national
plan which shall outline peace and order campaigns, policies, thrusts
and strategies to include the effective functioning of the Criminal
Justice System.
b. To
coordinate and monitor peace and order plans, projects, and all related
activities.
c. To develop,
design and establish an information system which shall provide data
needed by agencies concerned with, the administration of justice.
d. To organize
and manage a unit to undertake criminological research and establish
effective linkages with local and foreign criminal intelligence
agencies.
3.
The Minister of National Defense shall be the chairman of the “Peace
and Order Council”. He shall supervise the Organization and functions
of the Regional, Provincial, City and Municipal “Peace and Order
Council” which shall be organized as prescribed hereunder.
a
. Regional “Peace and Order Council” — The Regional
“Peace and Order Council” shall consist of the present membership of
the Regional Police Advisory Council with the addition of the senior
AFP Commander in the Region; the Regional Commander/Director of the
PC/INP; the Regional Director of NAPOLCOM; the Regional Director of
NBI; the Regional State Prosecutor; the regional representative of the
correctional institutions; and the Regional Probation Administrator to
be added to its membership. The members thereof shall elect their
Chairman.
b. Provincial
“Peace and Order Council” — The Provincial “Peace and Order Council”
shall consist of the present membership of the Provincial Police
Advisory Council with the addition of the senior AFP Commander in the
province; the Provincial Commander/Police Superintendent; the NAPOLCOM
Hearing Officer, the Provincial Fiscal, the Probation Officer, and the
Provincial Warden. The Provincial Governor shall be its Chairman.
c.
City/Municipal “Peace and Order Council” — The City/Municipal “Peace
and Order Council” shall consist of the present membership of the
City/Municipal Police Advisory Council with the addition of the INP
Station Commander, the City Fiscal/the representative of the Provincial
Fiscal, the Probation Officer and the Jail Warden to be added to its
membership. The City/Municipal Mayor shall be its Chairman.
4.
The Chairman of each of the above “Peace and Order Councils” shall
invite a senior representative of the Courts to be a member of the
“Peace and Order Council”.
5. The
Regional, Provincial and City/Municipal “Peace and Order Councils”
shall, in addition to their duties provided for in the Joint Memorandum
Circular of the Department (now Ministry) of National Defense and the
Department (now Ministry) of Local Government and Community Development
dated September 15, 1975, have the following duties and functions:
a.
Receive complaints relating to peace and order against any member of
the law enforcement agencies, the prosecution, correctional
institutions and other governmental agencies, endorse the same to the
appropriate agency concerned and demand/compel such agency to submit
reports(s) of action taken thereon;
b. Formulate
plans and recommend such other measures which will improve or enhance
peace and order and public safety;
c. Make
periodic assessments of the prevailing peace and order and the
effectiveness of the criminal justice system within its area of
responsibility and submit a report thereon with recommendation to the
Chairman.
6.
The Chairman of the National “Peace and Order Council” shall issue
appropriate implementing rules and regulations to carry out this order.
7. The
reorganization of the present Police Advisory Councils should be
affected immediately and completed within thirty (30) days
hereafter.
Done in the City of Manila,
this 10th day of September, 1981.
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