WHEREAS,
toward the implementation of Section 12, Article XV of the Constitution
of the Philippines, the police and fire departments and jails in
fifty-four provinces and fifty-seven cities have already been
integrated pursuant to Presidential Decrees No. 421, dated March 21,
1974; No. 482, dated June 13, 1974; No. 531, dated August 8, 1974 and
No. 585, dated November 18, 1974;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS in order to attain fully the objectives of the aforesaid
Presidential Decrees, it is necessary that the police and fire
departments and jails in the remaining eighteen provinces and four
cities in the country be similarly integrated;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Republic of
the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the
Constitution, do hereby order and decree as part of the law of the
land, the following:cralaw:red
Section 1. Integration of the police and fire
departments and jails in provinces hereunder enumerated. — All laws to
the contrary notwithstanding, the city/municipal police and fire
departments and jails in the following provinces are hereby integrated
into law enforcement units to be known as indicated:cralaw:red
(1) All municipalities of the Province of Batanes,
to be known as the Batanes Integrated Police Force;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(2) All municipalities of the Province of
Kalinga-Apayao, to be known as the Kalinga-Apayao Integrated Police
Force;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(3) All municipalities of Mountain Province to be
known as the Mountain Province Integrated Police Force; chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(4) All municipalities of the Province of Ifugao, to
be known as the Ifugao Integrated Police Force;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(5) All municipalities of the Province of
Marinduque, to be known as the Marinduque Integrated Police Force;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(6) All municipalities of the Province of Mindoro
Oriental, to be known as the Mindoro Oriental Integrated Police Force;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(7) All municipalities of the Province of Mindoro
Occidental, to be known as the Mindoro Occidental Integrated Police
Force;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(8) All municipalities of the Province of Romblon,
to be known as the Romblon Integrated Police Force;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(9) All municipalities of the Province of Palawan,
including the City of Puerto Princesa, to be known as the Palawan
Integrated Police Force;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(10) All municipalities of the Province of Northern
Samar, to be known as the Northern Samar Integrated Police Force; chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(11) All municipalities of the Province of Western
Samar, including the City of Calbayog, to be known as the Western Samar
Integrated Police Force;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(12) All municipalities of the Province of Eastern
Samar, to be known as the Eastern Samar Integrated Police Force;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(13) All municipalities of the Province of
Maguindanao, including the City of Cotabato, to be known as the
Maguindanao Integrated Police Force;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(14) All municipalities of the Province of Sultan
Kudarat, to be known as the Sultan Kudarat Integrated Police Force;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(15) All municipalities of the Province of North
Cotabato, to be known as the North Cotabato Integrated Police Force;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(16) All municipalities of the Province of South
Cotabato, including the City of General Santos, to be known as the
South Cotabato Integrated Police Force;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(17) All municipalities of the Province of Sulu, to
be known as the Sulu Integrated Police Force;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(18) All municipalities of the Province of
Tawi-tawi, to be known as the Tawi-tawi Integrated Police Force;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 2. Head of the Integrated Police Forces. —
The heads of the Batanes Integrated Police Force, the Kalinga-Apayao
Integrated Police Force, the Mountain Province Integrated Police Force,
the Ifugao Integrated Police Force, the Marinduque Integrated Police
Force, the Mindoro Oriental Integrated Police Force, the Mindoro
Occidental Integrated Police Force, the Romblon Integrated Police
Force, the Palawan Integrated Police Force, the Northern Samar
Integrated Police Force, the Western Samar Integrated Police Force, the
Eastern Samar Integrated Police Force, the Maguindanao Integrated
Police Force, the Sultan Kudarat Integrated Police Force, the North
Cotabato Integrated Police Force, the South Cotabato Integrated Police
Force, the Sulu Integrated Police Force and the Tawi-tawi 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. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
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 allowance,
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. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 7. Administrative control and supervision to
be transferred to the Philippine Constabulary. — After one year, but
not later than two years, from 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 belonging to, being
used by or intended for the several police and fire departments and
jails composing such Integrated Police Forces, including firearms,
motor vehicles, communication 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 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. For
purposes of this Decree, the annual gross income herein referred to
shall include all types of income accruing to the general fund of the
city or municipal treasury concerned, but excluding budgetaryds,
subsidies or other contribution from the National Government. The
National Government shall provide subsidies and other types of fund
support 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. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 9. Funding for integration activities. —
Upon the promulgation of this Decree but prior to the allocation of the
eighteen (18%) for 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-five million pesos is hereby authorized to be drawn from the
unreleased or unprogrammed appropriation and/or savings of any
government agency for the current fiscal year 1975 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. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
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 not 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 office 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 the City Charters of the Cities of
Puerto Princesa, Calbayog, General Santos, and Cotabato, all as
amended, all laws, decrees, orders, instructions, rules and regulations
which are inconsistent with this Decree are hereby repealed or modified
accordingly. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 14. Effectivity. — This Decree shall take
effect upon approval.
Done in the City of Manila,
this 21st day of January, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
seventy-five.
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