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LETTER OF INSTRUCTIONS
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LETTER OF INSTRUCTIONS NO. 337
TO
: The Secretary of National Defense
The Secretary of Local Governments and
Community Development
The Director General, Integrated National
Police
WHEREAS, it is the duty and responsibility of local government officials to assist the Chief Executive in the proper enforcement and execution of the laws of the land;
WHEREAS, under Presidential Decree No. 765, dated 8 August 1975, the police forces throughout the country have been integrated and, as a consequence, the operational and administrative control over such forces have been transferred to the Integrated National Police;
WHEREAS, it is imperative to define and delineate the functions of local civil officials and the Integrated National Police units, including their relationships vis-a-vis each other, relative to the maintenance of peace and order and public safety;
WHEREAS, there is a need for establishing a system of coordination and cooperation between the local executives and the Integrated National Police to effectively preserve law and order thru joint efforts and undertaking, including the involvement of the citizenry;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do order and direct the following:
1.
The Manager of the Metropolitan Manila Commission,
with respect to the Greater Manila Area as defined in Presidential
Decree No. 824, issued November 7, 1975, the provincial governors, the
city mayors and the municipal mayors, shall have the following powers
and responsibilities relative to peace and order and public safety:
a.
See that laws and ordinances in their respective
jurisdictions are faithfully executed by calling upon the Commanders of
the Integrated National Police units therein or the members of such
forces, to suppress disorder, riot, lawless violence or rebellious or
seditious conspiracy and other criminal activities, enforce laws, and
apprehend the violations thereof.
b. Bring to
the attention of such Integrated National
Police forces any problem on peace and order, and/or make appropriate
recommendations to improve law-enforcement and public safety services
in the area.
c. Extend
necessary support, cooperation and
assistance to the Integrated National Police in the latter's principal
duty of preserving peace and order and insuring public safety
therein.
2. The Barangay Captains, the Barangay Chairman, Council Members and Leaders, shall, within their respective jurisdictions, have the following powers and responsibilities:
a.
Report immediately to police authorities, the
occurrence of any crime, accident, public disturbance, existence of
crime-breeding areas, presence of escaped prisoners or criminal
elements, of which they have personal knowledge or which may have been
brought to their attention.
b. Assist
law-enforcement officers and other
competent authorities in tracing the whereabouts of missing persons,
recovering stolen properties or confiscating contrabands, and in the
service or execution of warrants and other judicial processes.
3. Relative to their powers and responsibilities as provided in Sec. 2, Presidential Decree No. 765, the Commanders of the Integrated National Police forces shall keep the local executives informed of the crime incidents occurring in their respective jurisdictions, and of such other matters relative to law and order and public safety; they shall cooperate and/or coordinate with the said civil officials for the effective and faithful execution of law-enforcement and public safety programs.
4. Appropriate Police Advisory Councils, composed of local civil officials, civic-spirited citizens and/or representatives of sectoral organizations, shall be created in every level of command of the Integrated National Police to advise the latter on matters pertaining to peace and order and public safety, assist in community relations and public information, and enhance or promote citizens' involvement in the said programs.
5. Any member of the Integrated National Police who refuses or fails/neglects, without justifiable cause, to take necessary actions on the matters brought to his attention under sub-paragraphs 1a and 1b above, shall be subject to disciplinary actions under existing laws and/or rules and regulations of the Integrated National Police.
6. In the implementation of this Letter of Instructions, appropriate circular or rules and regulations shall be jointly issued by you.
Done in the City of Manila, this 17th day of November, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-five.
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