AMENDING SECTION 1 OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 657 DATED 28 AUGUST 2007

WHEREAS, the creation of
the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) under the
Office of the President is imperative to bring about focus and
substantive results in the campaign of the Government against
criminality;

WHEREAS, to promote
cooperation to prevent and combat transnational organized crime more
effectively in accordance with the purpose of the United Nations
Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC), of which the
Philippines is a party;

WHEREAS,
Administrative Code of 1987 empowers the President of the Philippines
with the continuing authority to reorganize the Office of the
President; and

WHEREAS, the
membership of the PAOCC had been updated several times to counter the
pervasive influence of organized crime and to strengthen the
coordination between and among agencies engaged in the fight against
criminality, the latest of which was by virtue of Executive Order No.
657 (s.2007).

NOW, THEREFORE, I, GLORIA
MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, President of the Philippines, by virtue of
the powers vested in me by the Constitution and existing laws, do
hereby order:

SECTION 1.
Amendment of Section 1 of Executive Order No. 657 (s. 2007) – Section 1
of Executive Order No. 657 (s.2007) is hereby amended to read as
follows:

“The Presidential Anti-Organized Crime
Commission shall now be composed of the
following:

The President	Chairman
The Deputy Executive Secretary for Finance and Administration	Vice–Chairman
The National Security Adviser	Member
The Secretary of the Interior and Local Government	Member
The Secretary of Justice	Member
The Secretary of National Defense	Member
The Secretary of Transportation and Communications	Member
The Secretary of Foreign Affairs	Member
Four (4) representatives from the Private Sector to be appointed by the President	Member

The
President may designate a Co-Vice-Chairman from among the members
representing the private sector.”

SECTION
2. Repealing Clause. All issuances or portions thereof which
are inconsistent with this Executive Order are hereby revoked, amended
or modified accordingly.

SECTION 3.
Effectivity. This Executive Order shall take effect
immediately.

DONE in the City of
Manila, this 14th day of May, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and
Nine.

By the
President:

(Sgd.) EDUARDO R.
ERMITA
Executive
Secretary