EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 773, January 05, 2009
FURTHER REORGANIZING THE PEACE AND ORDER COUNCIL
No. 739 reorganized the Peace and Order
Council;
NOW, THEREFORE I, GLORIA M.
ARROYO, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers
vested in me by the Constitution and the laws, do hereby order and
direct the following:
Sec. 1. Further
Reorganization of the Peace and Order Council. – The Peace
and Order Council is hereby further reorganized on the national,
regional, provincial, city and municipal levels of government to be
constituted as follows:
| (a) |
The Chair
of the National Peace and Order Council (NPOC) be the Secretary of Interior and Local Government (SILG). The members of the Council shall be composed of the following: |
The
Director-General of the National Security Council (NSC)
The
Executive Secretary
The Secretary of Foreign
Affairs
The Secretary of National Defense (SND)
The
Secretary of Justice
The Secretary of Agriculture
The
Secretary of Agrarian Reform
The Secretary of Public
Works
The Secretary of Social Welfare and
Development
The Secretary of Health
The Secretary of
Trade and Industry
The Secretary of
Transportation
The Secretary of Education
The
Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources
The Press
Secretary
The Chairman of the Dangerous Drugs
Board
The Chairman of the National Commission on Indigenous
Peoples
The Presidential Adviser on the Peace
Process
The Director-General, Presidential Management
Staff
The Director-General, Philippine Information
Agency
The Chairperson of the Presidential Anti-Graft
Commission
The Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the
Philippines (CSAFP)
The Chief of the Philippine National
Police (PNP)
The Director of the National Bureau of
Investigation
Three (3) representatives from the private
sector who shall be appointed by the President of the
Philippines.
| (b) |
Regional
Peace and Order Council (RPOC) shall be composed of the region’s Provincial Governors, the Mayors of the Highly Urbanized Cities, the Presidents of the Leagues of Municipalities, the regional counterparts of the departments, offices and agencies enumerated in paragraph (a) above, wherever applicable, with the Chairman and Vice-Chairman to be appointed by the SILG with the approval of the President of the Philippines from among the members of the Council. In addition, there shall be one representative of the Mayors of the Component Cities to be chosen from among themselves. The Chairman of the RPOC shall appoint the three (3) representatives of the private sector, upon consultation with the members of the Council and upon acquiring appropriate security clearances. The regional counterpart of the CSAFP shall be the Commander of the Infantry Division. Departments, offices and agencies with no regional and/or field offices shall not sit in the RPOC. |
| (c) |
The Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC) shall
be composed of the provincial counterparts of the departments, offices and agencies as enumerated in paragraph (a) above, wherever applicable, with the Provincial Governor as Chairman and the Vice Governor as Vice Chairman. In addition there shall be one representative of the Sangguniang Lalawigan to be chosen by it from among its members. The Chairman of the PPOC shall appoint the three (3) representatives of the private sector, upon consultation with the members of the Council and with the approval of the Commander of the Infantry Division and the Regional Director of the PNP. The provincial counterpart of the CSAFP shall be the Brigade Commander or, in the case of Palawan, the Commander of the Western Command. Departments, offices and agencies with no provincial and/or field offices shall not sit in the PPOC. |
| (d) |
The City or Municipal Peace and Order Council (CPOC
or MPOC) shall be composed of the city or municipal counterparts of the departments, offices and agencies as enumerated in paragraph (a) above, wherever applicable, with the Mayor as Chairman and the Vice Mayor as Vice Chairman. In addition, there shall be one representative or the Sangguniang Panlungsod or Sangguniang Bayan, as the case may be, to be chosen by the said Sanggunian from among its members. The Chairman of the CPOC or MCOP shall appoint the three (3) representatives from the private sector, upon consultation with the members of the Council and upon acquiring appropriate security clearances. Departments, offices and agencies with no city, municipal, and/or field offices shall not sit in the CPOC or MPOC. |
Sec.
2. Responsibility of the NPOC. – The NPOC shall be
responsible for the following functions:
| (a) |
To contribute to be strategies of the National
Security Council that would effectively respond to peace and order problems; |
| (b) |
To coordinate and monitor peace and order plans;
|
| (c) |
To provide
a forum for inter-disciplinary dialogue and deliberation of major issues and problems affecting peace and order; |
| (d) |
To perform
such other duties and functions as the President may direct. |
Sec.
3. Duties and Functions of Sub-National Councils. – The
RPOCs, PPOCs, CPOCs, and MPOCs shall have the following duties and
functions:
| (a) |
Provide a
forum for dialogue and deliberation of major issues and problems affecting peace and order, including insurgency; |
| (b) |
Recommend
measures which will improve or enhance peace and order and public safety in their respective areas of responsibility, including anti-insurgency measures; |
| (c) |
Recommend
measures to converge and orchestrate internal security operations efforts of civil authorities and agencies, military and police; |
| (d) |
Apply
moral suasion to and/or recommend sanctions against local chief executives who are giving material and political support to the Communist rebels; |
| (e) |
Monitor the provision of livelihood and
infrastructure development programs and projects in the remote rural and indigenous population areas adopted to isolate them from the Communist rebels’ “Agitate/Arouse, Organize and Mobilize” and ideological, political and organization works; |
| (f) |
Perform
all other functions assigned by law, the President or the NPOC. |
The
Civilian Volunteer Organizations (CVOs) shall be managed and supervised
by the respective Regional, Provincial, City or Municipal Directors of
the PNP.
Sec. 4. NPOC
Secretariat. – There shall be a NPOC Secretariat headed by
the designated Deputy Director General (DDG) of the NSC which shall
handle the administrative and technical activities of the Peace and
Order Council that is organized in the various administrative levels of
government. The Secretariat shall also undertake liasing and
coordination of activities with appropriate agencies of the
government.
The DDG, NSC designated to head the NPOC
Secretariat shall provide synchronized, focused and vigorous
implementation of integrated efforts and affirmative actions of the
government and shall coordinate and monitor internal security
operations (ISO) convergence operations.
The
Regional Director of the Department of Interior and Local Government
(DILG) shall head the RPOC Secretariat.
At the
provincial, city and municipal levels, the Secretariat of the PPOC,
CCOC and MPOC shall be headed by the most senior DILG officer stationed
in the province, city or municipality.
The
Secretariat at each level shall be assisted in its functions and duties
by the regular staff of the Council
Chairman.
Sec 5. Regional ISO Coordinating
Center. – There is hereby created in each region a Regional
ISO Coordinating Center under the RPOC. It shall focus on the
coordination of internal security operations (ISO) efforts of civil
authorities and agencies, military and police.
The
Infantry Division Commander or his equivalent commander shall act as
the Coordinating Officer. The Presidential Assistant for the Region
shall mobilize all civilian agencies needed to coordinate with the
Infantry Division Commander.
Sec. 6.
Kalayaan Barangay. – The Kalayaan Barangay list drawn up by
the Department of Defense may be amended, with the approval of the
Unified Area Commander, to conform with the need to provide livelihood
and infrastructure development programs and projects in the relevant
remote rural and indigenous population areas adopted to isolate them
from the Communist rebels’ “Agitate/Arouse, Organize and Mobilize” and
ideological, political and organization
works.
Sec. 7. Repealing Clause.
– All prior issuances on the organization and functions of the Peace
and Order Council inconsistent herewith shall be deemed superseded by
this Order.
Sec. 8. Effectivity.
– This Order shall take effect
immediately.
DONE in the City of
Manila, this 5th day of January, in the Year of
Our Lord, Two Thousand and Nine.
ARROYO
By the
President:
(Sgd.) EDUARDO R.
ERMITA
Executive
Secretary