AMENDING PARAGRAPH ONE OF PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 12

WHEREAS, Presidential Decree No. 12, dated October 3, 1972,
was issued in order to establish an effective disciplinary machinery for
members of local police agencies;

WHEREAS, paragraph 1 of the aforesaid Decree provides for
the establishment of Adjudication Board in the office of the National
Policy Commission composed of a senior official of the Commission as
Chairman and a senior officer of the Philippine Constabulary and a
representative of the Secretary of Justice as members; and

WHEREAS, in order to insure better coordination and more
effective performance of all members of the Board, it is imperative that
greater flexibility be provided for in the selection of the Chairman of
the Board;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, Commander in-Chief
of all the Armed Forces of the Philippines, and pursuant to
Proclamations No. 1081, dated September 21, 1972, and No. 1104, dated
January 17, 1973, do hereby order and decree that:

Paragraph 1 of Presidential Decree No. 12 is hereby amended to
read as follows:

“1. The Chairman of the National Police Commission shall
create as many Adjudication Boards in the Office of the Commission as
are necessary to, review and dispose of all administrative cases of city
and municipal police forces heretofore and/or hereafter referred to the
National Police Commission, for final action. Each Adjudication Board
shall be composed of a senior official of the National Police
Commission, a senior officer of the Philippine Constabulary and a
representative of the Department of Justice, one of whom shall be
designated as Chairman thereof.”

All existing laws, rules and regulations inconsistent with this
Decree are hereby repealed and/or modified accordingly.

Done in
the City of Manila, this 9th day of October, in the year of Our Lord,
nineteen hundred and seventy-three.