EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 101
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 101 - PROVIDING
FOR THE IMMEDIATE ORGANIZATION AND OPERATIONALIZATION OF THE INTERIM
INTERNAL AFFAIRS SERVICE (IAS) OF THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE
WHEREAS,
as a vital part of its framework of governance, the Estrada
Administration has vowed to eradicate of all forms of misconduct in
public service;
WHEREAS, Republic Act No. 8551, otherwise known as the Philippine
National Police (PNP) Reform and Reorganization Act of 1998, has
established the Internal Affairs Service as the mandated institutional
watchdog agency for the PNP organization;
WHEREAS, it is imperative that the government immediately provide the
PNP with a highly professional and competent office within the PNP that
shall be independent, impartial and objective and that shall have as
its primary responsibility the drive against malfeasance in the police
service;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA, by virtue of the powers
vested in me by the Constitution as President of the Philippines, do
hereby order and direct the following:
Section 1. Creation of an Interim Internal Affairs
Service. — An Interim Internal Affairs Service (IAS) of the Philippine
National Police (PNP) is hereby established. Said interim IAS shall
perform the functions of the IAS as established under Title V, Section s
39-51 under Republic Act No. 8551, otherwise known as the PNP Reform
and Reorganization Act of 1998, pending the approval of the latter’s
formal organization by the Congress pursuant to Section 13
thereof.
Sec. 2. Status. — The interim IAS shall be the
lead agency for the PNP organization in the campaign against all forms
of misconduct in the police service. It shall be accorded the status of
an independent, impartial and objective investigative and adjudicatory
agency within the PNP. Aside from efficiently and effectively
performing the powers and functions of the IAS as enumerated under the
R.A. 8551, it shall also formulate, develop and maintain the following
programs:
a.
A career development and management program for both uniformed and
non-uniformed personnel;
b. A
retirement and separation benefit program;
c. A separate
financial and budgetary management program;
d. A separate
logistics management and services program; and
e. Other
programs as may be needed, subject to approval of the Secretary of the
Interior and Local Government.
Sec. 3. Interim Organizational Structure. —
Pending promulgation of a rationalized staffing pattern by the National
Police Commission (NAPOLCOM) as provided under Sec. 40, R.A. 8551, the
interim IAS organization shall be headed by an interim IAS Inspector
General who shall be appointed by the President of the Republic of the
Philippines. The interim IAS shall likewise have an organizational
structure and staffing pattern as depicted under Annexes A and B of
this Executive Order. The interim IAS Inspector General is authorized
to extend provisional appointments to positions in this interim set-up
as he may deem necessary. After such staffing pattern shall have been
established, the Inspector General shall forthwith issue regular
appointments to those who will qualify from within or without the PNP
in accordance with the qualification standards set for IAS personnel.
Sec. 4. Benefits. — In addition to the regular
benefits granted under existing laws, rules and regulations, IAS
personnel, whether uniformed or non-uniformed, shall be entitled to all
benefits granted under Presidential Decree No. 448.
Sec. 5. Funding Requirements. — Sources for the
initial funding requirements to carry out the provisions of this
Executive Order shall be taken from available CY 1999 funds not
otherwise previously allocated to be recommended by the Department of
the Budget and Management (DBM). For the succeeding years, the amount
required for the IAS’s purposes shall be incorporated in the annual
General Appropriations Act.
Sec. 6. Administration. — The Secretary of
Interior and Local Government, in coordination with the Secretary of
Budget and Management, shall be responsible for the implementation of
this Executive Order and shall be authorized to promulgate, from time
to time, such complementary directives and issuances as may be deemed
necessary.
Sec. 7. Effectivity. — This Executive Order takes
effect immediately.
DONE in the City of Manila,
this 7th day of May, in the Year Nineteen Hundred and Ninety Nine.
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