EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 20 - FURTHER AMENDING SECTIONS 1 AND 4 OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 309. S. 1987, ENTITLED “REORGANIZING THE PEACE AND ORDER COUNCIL

WHEREAS, with the enactment of Republic Act 6975, otherwise known as the “Department of the Interior and Local Government Act of 1990” the Philippine National Police (PNP) has been created in lieu of the former PC/INP, while the National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM) was reorganized, with the Secretary of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) as ex-officio Chairman of the new Commission;

WHEREAS, the aforementioned organizational changes have altered the composition and structure of the Peace and Order Council (POC), such that further amendment of Executive Order No. 309, s. 1987, as amended by Executive Order No. 317, s. 1988, is again imperative, to conform with the provisions of Republic Act 6975;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FIDEL V. RAMOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby order:

Section 1. Section 1 of Executive Order No. 309, as amended by Executive Order No. 317, is hereby further amended to read as follows:

“Section 1. Reorganization of the Peace and Order Council. —  The peace and Order Council is hereby reorganized on the national, regional, provincial, city and municipal levels of government to be constituted as follows:

(a) The National Peace and Order Council (NPOC) shall be composed of the following:

— The Secretary of the Interior
and local Government as Chairman;
— The Secretary of National Defense
as Vice-Chairman;
— The Secretary of Justice;
— The Secretary of Social Welfare
and Development;
— The Secretary of Trade and
Industry;
— The Secretary of Environment
and Natural Resources;
— The Press Secretary;
— The Director of the National
Security Council;
— The Director of the National
Bureau of Investigation;
— The Vice-Chairman and
Executive Officer of the National
Police Commission (NAPOLCOM);
— The Chairman of the Commission on
Human Rights;  
— The Executive Director of the
Dangerous Drugs Board;
— The Chief of staff of the Armed
Forces of the Philippines;
— The Director-General of the
Philippine National Police;
  Eight (8) representatives from the
private sector, who shall be appointed
by the Chairman representing the academe,
civic, religious, youth, labor, legal, business
and media organizations.

Sec. 2. Sec. 4 of Executive Order No. 309 is hereby amended to read as follows:

“Sec. 4. Peace and Order Council Secretariat. — There shall be a Peace and Order Council Secretariat which shall handle the administrative and technical activities of the Peace and Order Council that is organized in the various administrative levels of government. Specifically, the Secretariat shall prepare plans and programs for the consideration of the Councils; supervise, direct and monitor for the Council implementation of approved policies, plans and programs; undertake liaisoning and coordination of activities with appropriate agencies of the government and provide a forum for inter-disciplinary dialogue and deliberation of major issues and problems affecting peace and order.

The National and regional offices of the NAPOLCOM shall serve as the secretariat of the NPOC and RPOC, respectively, with the Vice-Chairman and Executive Officer of the NAPOLCOM acting as the Secretary-General at the national level and the NAPOLCOM Regional Director acting as head of the RPOC Secretariat.

“At the provincial, city and municipal levels, the Secretariat of the PPOC, CPOC and MPOC shall be headed by the most senior DILG officer stationed in the province, city or municipality.

“The Secretariat, at all levels shall be assisted in its functions and duties by the regular staff of the office of the Council Chairman.”  

Sec. 3. This Executive Order shall take effect immediately.

DONE in the city of Manila, this 8th day of September, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and ninety-two.
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