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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 297 -
REGULATING THE MANUFACTURE, SALE, DISTRIBUTION AND USE OF PNP UNIFORMS,
INSIGNIAS AND OTHER ACCOUTREMENTS
WHEREAS,
the PNP uniforms, insignias and other accoutrements are symbolic of a
discipline and an image which portray the character and being of every
policeman, most representative of a professional Philippine National
Police;
WHEREAS, the use or wearing of PNP uniforms, insignias and other
accoutrements projects at the very first instance an identity that
establishes a distinctive recognition exclusive to every policeman and
the Philippine National Police;
WHEREAS, the PNP uniforms, insignias and other accoutrements are easily
available and/or procured from any manufacturer, seller, distributor,
or supplier by any person, including unscrupulous and lawless
individuals who make a mockery of their use for personal gain, unlawful
purposes and/or other designs to degrade the policeman and the
Philippine National Police;
WHEREAS, while Article 179, “Illegal use of uniforms or insignia” of
Republic Act 3815, otherwise known as the Revised Penal Code of the
Philippines penalizes any person who shall publicly and improperly make
use of insignia, uniforms or dress pertaining to an office not held by
such person or to a class of persons of which he is not a member; it
does not include the illegal manufacture, sale and distribution of the
same;
WHEREAS, while Republic Act No. 493 was also enacted prohibiting, among
others, the wearing, use, manufacture and sale of insignias,
decorations and medals, badges, patches and identification cards
prescribed for the “Armed Forces” or “Constabulary”, it does not apply
to the Philippine National Police;
WHEREAS, there is no law that governs and regulates the manufacture,
sale, distribution and use of uniforms, insignias and other
accoutrements of the Philippine National Police;
WHEREAS, to ensure that PNP uniforms, insignias and other accoutrements
are manufactured, sold, distributed or supplied only by authorized
manufacturer, distributor, supplier and/or seller and used exclusively
by uniformed personnel of the PNP, there is a need for regulation;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA, President of the Republic
of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do
hereby order:
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Done in the City of Manila,
this 4th day of October, in the year of our Lord, Two Thousand.
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