EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 34 - AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 309, SERIES OF 1987, REORGANIZING THE PEACE AND ORDER COUNCIL

WHEREAS, Executive Order No. 309, series of 1987, reorganized the Peace and Order Council in line with the thrust of the government to strengthen the enforcement of the laws and the administration of justice; and  

WHEREAS, there is a need to further strengthen the collective efforts of the government towards this end by allowing more fibility in the organization of the Regional Peace and Order Council.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FIDEL V. RAMOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby order the amendment of Section 1(b) of Executive Order No. 309, series of 1987, to read as follows:

“(b) The Regional Peace and Order Council shall be composed of the regional counterparts of the departments, offices and agencies enumerated in paragraph (a) above, wherever applicable, to be appointed by their respective agency heads, with the Regional Director of the Department of the Interior and Local Government or any government official as may be designated by the President, as Chairman. . . .”