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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 466
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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 466 -
AMENDING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1 DATED SEPTEMBER 24, 1972, RELATIVE
TO PART XX OF THE INTEGRATED REORGANIZATION PLAN
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WHEREAS, it
is imperative to solve the criminal and lawless elements among the
ranks and files of city and municipal police forces throughout the
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WHEREAS, in order to expedite the disposition of all administrative
cases against policemen, it is necessary to increase the membership of
the Police Commission;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines,
by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby
decree and order:cralaw:red
Section 1. Presidential Decree No. 1, dated September
24, 1872, relative to Article II, Part XX of the Integrated
Reorganization Plan is hereby amended to read as follows:cralaw:red
"Article II — National Police Commission
"1. The present Police Commission is converted into a
National Police Commission, hereinafter referred to as the Commission.
"2. The governing body of the Commission shall be
composed of a Chairman and six members. The Chairman and members of the
Commission shall serve full time in the Commission, provided that the
President of the Philippines may, in his discretion, appoint the Chief
of Constabulary and the director of the National Bureau of
Investigation as members of the Commission in a concurrent capacity,
for which purpose separate appointments may be extended to them as such
members.
"No person shall be appointed Chairman or member of the Commission
unless he is a member of the Philippine Bar or a holder of at least a
Bachelor's degree in Police Administration or Criminology. The Chairman
and at least two of the members shall have had experience in law
enforcement work for at least ten years.
"3. The Chairman and members of the Commission shall
be appointed by the President of the Philippines for a term of six
years. Of those first appointed, the Chairman shall hold office for six
years, two members for four years, the other two members for three
years, and the last two for two years; provided that the incumbent
Chairman and members of the present Police Commission shall continue to
serve in the new Commission in accordance with Paragraph 14, Article I,
Chapter I of Part XXIII of this Plan.
"The Chairman and members of the Commission shall be removed from
Office only for cause. All vacancies in the Commission except through
expiration of term, shall be filed for the unexpired term only." chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 2. All laws, decrees, rules and regulations
inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.
Section 3. This decree shall take effect immediately.
DONE in the City of Manila,
this 23rd day of May, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
seventy-four.
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