WHEREAS,
pursuant to Section 12, Article XV of the Constitution of the
Philippines, "the State shall establish and maintain an integrated
national police force whose organization, administration and operation
shall be provided by law."
WHEREAS, toward the implementation of the aforequoted provision of the
Constitution, pilot projects have been established, such that the
police forces, fire departments and jails in the Greater Manila Area
have been constituted as the Metropolitan Police Force pursuant to
Presidential Decree No. 421, dated March 21, 1974; while the police
forces, fire departments and jails in the provinces of Bulacan,
Pampanga, Nueva Ecija, Laguna, Cebu and Misamis Oriental, including
those of the Cities therein, have been similarly integrated pursuant to
Presidential Decree No. 482, dated June 13, 1974;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, the objective of the aforementioned integration is to
determine the efficacy thereof for the cause of peace and order
throughout the country, as well as the possible defects of such system
and to eliminate the same;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, in order to attain the objectives of the aforesaid pilot
projects, it is necessary that similar projects be established in other
provinces;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines,
by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution and pursuant
to Proclamation No. 1081, dated September 21, 1972, and No. 1104, dated
January 17, 1973, and General Order No. 1, dated September 22, 1972, do
hereby order and decree to be part of the law of the land, the
following:cralaw:red
Section 1. Integration of city/municipal police and
fire departments and jails in other provinces. — All laws to the
contrary notwithstanding, the city/municipal police and fire
departments and jails in the following provinces, as they are presently
constituted and organized, are hereby integrated into law enforcement
units to be known as indicated:cralaw:red
a. All municipalities of the Province of Benguet,
including the City of Baguio, to be known as the Benguet Integrated
Police Force;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
b. All municipalities of the province of La Union, to
be known as the La Union Integrated Police Force;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
c. All municipalities of the Province of Bataan, to
be known as the Bataan Integrated Police Force;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
d. All municipalities of the Province of Rizal,
except the municipalities of Las Piñas, Muntinlupa,
Parañaque, Makati, Mandaluyong, San Juan, Marikina, Pasig,
Pateros, Taguig, Navotas and Malabon, to be known as the Rizal
Integrated Police Force;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
e. All municipalities of the Province of Cavite,
including the Cities of Cavite, Trece Martires and Tagaytay, to be
known as the Cavite Integrated Police Force;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
f. All the municipalities of the Province of
Batangas, including the Cities of Batangas and Lipa, to be known as the
Batangas Integrated Police Force;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
g. All the municipalities of the Province of Quezon,
including the City of Lucena, to be known as the Quezon Integrated
Police Force;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
h. All municipalities of the Province of Iloilo,
including the City of Iloilo and the Subprovince of Guimaras to be
known as the Iloilo Integrated Police Force;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
i. All the municipalities of the Province of Negros
Occidental, including the Cities of Bacolod, Bago, Cadiz, La Carlota,
San Carlos and Silay, to be known as the Negros Occidental Integrated
Police Force;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
j. All the municipalities of the Province of Negros
Oriental including the Cities of Bais, Canlaon and Dumaguete, to be
known as the Negros Oriental Integrated Police Force;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
k. All the municipalities of the Province of Leyte,
including the Cities of Ormoc and Tacloban, to be known as the Leyte
Integrated Police Force;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
l. All municipalities of the Province of Southern
Leyte, to be known as the Southern Leyte Integrated Police Force;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
m. All municipalities of the Province of Davao del
Norte, to be known as the Davao del Norte Integrated Police Force;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
n. All municipalities of the Province of Davao
Oriental, to be known as the Davao Oriental Integrated Police Force;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
o. All municipalities of the Province of Davao del
Sur, including the City of Davao, to be known as the Davao del Sur
Integrated Police Force;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
p. All municipalities of the Province of Lanao del
Norte, including the City of Iligan, to be known as the Lanao del Norte
Integrated Police Force; and
q. All municipalities of the Province of Lanao del
Sur, including the City of Marawi, to be known as the Lanao del Sur
Integrated Police Force.
Section 2. Head of the Integrated Police Forces. —
The heads of the Benguet Integrated Police Force, the La Union
Integrated Police Force, the Bataan Integrated Police Force, the Rizal
Integrated Police Force, the Cavite Integrated Police Force, the Quezon
Integrated Police Force, the Batangas Integrated Police Force, the
Iloilo Integrated Police Force, the Negros Occidental Integrated Police
Force, the Negros Oriental Integrated Police Force, the Leyte
Integrated Police Force, the Southern Leyte Integrated Police Force,
the Davao del Norte Integrated Police Force, the Davao Oriental
Integrated Police Force, the Davao del Sur Integrated Police Force, the
Lanao del Norte Integrated Police Force and the Lanao del Sur
Integrated Police Force shall be designated by the Chief of
Constabulary from among the officers of the Philippine Constabulary.
Section 3. Jurisdiction of the Integrated Police
Forces. — The Integrated Police Forces constituted pursuant to Section
1 hereof shall be responsible for the public safety and discharge the
functions of enforcement of the laws and maintenance of peace and order
within the territorial limits of each of the above-mentioned provinces
and the cities therein. These Integrated Police Forces shall have the
power to prevent crimes, take necessary measures for public safety,
effect arrest of criminal offenders, investigate the commission of all
crimes and offenses in their respective jurisdiction and bring the
offenders to justice.
Section 4. Operational control and direction over the
Integrated Police Forces. — The Philippine Constabulary shall exercise
operational control, direction and supervision over the Integrated
Police Forces herein constituted. For this purpose, the Chief of
Constabulary shall integrate the above-mentioned Integrated Police
Forces into the organizational and operational set-up of the Philippine
Constabulary and exercise control, direction and supervision through
the Head of each of the said Integrated Police Forces: Provided, That
such Integrated Police Forces shall not form part of the Philippine
Constabulary as a military organization and a Major Service of the
Armed Forces of the Philippines but as civilian components thereof,
except as may be directed by the President in time of emergency.
Section 5. Extent of control and direction. — The
power of control and direction over each of the Integrated Police
Forces shall include the power to control and direct the tactical,
strategic movements, deployments, placements and/or utilization of the
Integrated Police Forces concerned, or any of its components, elements,
equipment, facilities, and all other resources, within its territorial
jurisdiction; the training of the members thereof; and such other
powers that may be necessary to make such control and direction real
and effective.
Section 6. Power of administrative control and
supervision. — Administrative control and supervision over the several
police and fire departments and jails composing each of the Integrated
Police Forces herein constituted shall, prior to the transfer provided
for in Section 7 hereof, remain with the offices, agencies and
officials in which said power is vested in accordance with existing
laws; Provided, That such power shall not be exercised in a manner that
will adversely affect the integrity, capability and operational
efficiency of said Integrated Police Forces or any of their
components/elements. Accordingly, administrative matters, such as
appointment, promotion, suspension, separation and other administrative
disciplinary action; grant/payment of salary and/or allowances,
compensation, leave, and other benefits, logistical support, and such
other matters pertaining to personnel administration which are
currently vested in and exercised by other officials pursuant to
existing laws, rules and regulations shall remain with said officials:
Provided, further, That the appointment, promotion, suspension and
separation of, and other disciplinary action upon, any member of the
Integrated Police Forces herein constituted shall be effected only upon
recommendation of the Head thereof: Provided, finally, That in case of
conflict between the exercise of administrative control and
supervision, on the one hand, and operational control, direction and
supervision, on the other hand, the latter shall prevail.
Section 7. Administrative control and supervision to
be transferred to the Philippine Constabulary. — After one year, but
not later than two years, form the effectivity of this Decree, the
power of administrative control and supervision provided for in Section
6 hereof shall be taken over and exercised by the Philippine
Constabulary. For this purpose, the personnel, records, funds,
property, equipment, facilities and other resources belong to, being
used by or intended for the several police and fire departments and
jails composing such Integrated Police Forces, including firearms,
motor vehicles, communications and criminal laboratory facilities, if
any, shall be transferred to the administration and custody of the
Philippine Constabulary; Provided, That upon the effectivity of this
Decree but before such transfer, no such personnel, records, funds,
property, equipment, facilities and other resources shall be
transferred out, or removed or diverted from said police and fire
departments and jails.
Section 8. Funding of the Integrated Police Forces. —
Effective upon the transfer of the power of administrative control and
supervision over the several police and fire departments and jails to
the Philippine Constabulary as herein provided, each of the cities and
municipalities referred to in Section one of this Decree shall allocate
at least eighteen (18%) per centum of its annual gross income as its
contribution for the maintenance of the Integrated Police Force to
which its police and fire departments and jails are integrated. The
National Government shall provide subsidies and other types of fund
support to insure a minimum standard salary for the members thereof to
insure a minimum standard salary for the members thereof and provide
for the modernization of their public safety equipment/installations in
accordance with existing laws and policies or as may hereafter be
provided.
Section 9. Funding for integration activities. — Upon
the promulgation of this Decree but prior to the allocation of the
eighteen (18%) per centum of the annual gross income of the cities and
municipalities referred to in the preceding Section 8 hereof for the
support of the Integrated Police Force into which their respective
police and fire departments and jails have been integrated, the sum of
twenty-seven million pesos is hereby authorized to be drawn from the
unreleased or unprogrammed appropriation and/or savings of any
government agency for previous fiscal years to be used solely by the
Philippine Constabulary to support the police integration activities
called for in this Decree: Provided, That the unexpended balance of
this fund at the end of the fiscal year shall be available and is
hereby authorized for expenditure in the succeeding years.
Section 10. No reduction in salary. — This Decree
shall be implemented in such manner that will not result, except for
cause provided by law, in the reduction of salary among the personnel
of the Integrated Police Forces.
Section 11. Chief of Constabulary to promulgate rules
and regulations. — The Chief of Constabulary, shall with the approval
of the Secretary of National Defense, promulgate the necessary rules
and regulations for the effective implementation of this Decree.
Section 12. Penal Provision. — Any person who
directly or indirectly obstructs or interferes with the implementation
of this Decree or of the rules and regulations promulgated by the Chief
of Constabulary in accordance herewith shall, upon conviction, suffer
imprisonment of not less than three (3) years nor more than six (6)
years and/or a fine of note less than 5,000 pesos nor more than 10,000
pesos, at the discretion of the court.
When the offender is a public officer or employee, he shall, in
addition to the foregoing penalty, suffer disqualification from holding
any public officer or employment for life.
Section 13. Repealing Clause. — The provisions of
Republic Act No. 4864, otherwise known as the "Police Act of 1966", as
amended by Presidential Decrees No. 1, dated September 22, 1972; No.
12, dated September 24, 1972; No. 12-A, dated October 4, 1972; No.
12-B, dated October 28, 1972; No. 170, dated April 4, 1973 and No. 448,
dated May 9, 1974; the provisions of the City Charters of the Cities of
Baguio, Cavite, Trece Martires, Tagaytay, Lucena, Batangas, Lipa,
Iloilo, Bacolod, Bago, Cadiz, La Carlota, San Carlos, Silay, Bais,
Canlaon, Dumaguete, Ormoc, Tacloban, Davao, Iligan and Marawi, all as
amended, all laws, decrees, orders, instructions, rules and regulations
which are inconsistent with this Decree are hereby repealed or modified
accordingly.
Section 14. Effectivity. — This Decree shall take
effect upon approval.
Done in the City of Manila,
this 8th day of August, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
seventy-four.
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