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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 12
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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 12 -
CREATION OF ADJUDICATION AND INVESTIGATION BOARDS IN THE POLCOM
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WHEREAS, pursuant to Proclamation No. 1081,
dated September 21, 1972, the Philippines was declared under a state of
martial law, for the reasons, among others, that criminal and lawless
elements have conspired and are conspiring with those who want to
undermine the faith of the people in, and to overthrow by force,
violence and deceit, the duly constituted government;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, among these criminal and lawless elements are ranking officers
and members of the city and municipal police forces throughout the
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WHEREAS, in order to rid the police service of said criminal and
lawless elements, and to inculcate a sense of discipline among all city
and municipal policemen, it is urgently necessary that administrative
cases against them be expeditiously disposed of:cralaw:red
WHEREAS, in order to expedite the disposition of such administrative
cases, it is necessary that Adjudication and Investigation Boards be
created with the principal function of investigating and disposing of
administrative cases against all members of the city and municipal
police forces.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, Commander-in-Chief of all the
Armed Forces of the Philippines, and pursuant to Proclamation No. 1081
dated September 21, 1972, do hereby order and decree that:cralaw:red
1. The Chairman of the Police Commission shall create
as many Adjudication Boards in the Office of the Police 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
Police Commission for final action. Each Board shall be composed of a
senior official of the Philippine Constabulary and a representative of
the Secretary of Justice as members. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
2. The Adjudication Boards shall perform the
functions of the Police Commission en banc in the review and final
adjudication of administrative cases of members of police forces
falling under Police Act of 1966.
3. In lieu of the Board of Investigators provided for
under the Police Act of 1966, the Chairman of the Police Commission, in
coordination with the Secretaries of Justice and National Defense, will
create at least one board for each province and city, to be composed of
one representative of the Police Commission, as Chairman; one
representative of the Secretary of Justice and a Constabulary Officer
as members, which shall function on a full time basis, under the direct
supervision and control of the Police Commission. These Boards shall
perform the same duties as the Board of Investigators in accordance
with the Police Act of 1966 and implementing Executive Orders, rules
and regulations. Said Boards shall submit a bi-monthly report on the
cases referred to them for investigation, indicating the status and/or
disposition thereof, to the Chairman of the Police Commission, who
shall see to it that cases filed with, and/or referred to, the Boards
shall be acted upon and disposed of without undue delay. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
4. By virtue hereof, the provisions of the Police Act
of 1966 and all Executive Orders, rules and regulations which are in
conflict with this Decree are hereby modified and/or amended.
5. The Chairman of the Police Commission shall
promulgate rules and regulations to implement this Decree.
Done in the City of Manila,
this 3rd day of October, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
seventy-two.
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