MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES
[ EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 89 ]
ABOLISHING THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENTIAL ADVISER ON MILITARY AND POLICE AFFAIRS
WHEREAS, Memorandum Order (MO) No. 75 (s. 1993), as amended by Executive Order (EO) No. 138 (s. 2002), created the Office of the Presidential Consultant on Police Affairs, later renamed as the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Police Affairs, to expedite coordination in the handling of police matters and provide police staff assistance within the Office of the President (OP);
WHEREAS, MO No. 40 (s. 1998) established the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Military Affairs to provide military staff assistance within the OP, as well as to facilitate policy formulation and decision making on national security concerns and military affairs;
WHEREAS, under EO No. 1 (s. 2022), there shall be an Office of the Presidential Adviser on Military and Police Affairs (OPAMPA) under the administration of the Office of the Special Assistant to the President;
WHEREAS, it is imperative to revisit the need for a separate office in charge of military and police affairs within the OP, consistent with the streamlining and rightsizing policy of the Administration;
WHEREAS, Section 31, Chapter 10, Title III, Book III, of EO No. 292 or the "Administrative Code of 1987," provides that the President, in order to achieve simplicity, economy, and efficiency, shall have the continuing authority to reorganize the administrative structure of the OP; and
WHEREAS, Section 17, Article VII of the Constitution vests in the President the power of control over all Executive departments, bureaus, and offices, and the mandate to ensure the faithful execution of laws;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND R. MARCOS, JR., President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution and existing laws, do hereby order:
Section 1. Abolition.(awÞhi( The OPAMPA is hereby abolished. In accordance with their respective mandates, the Office of the Executive Secretary, Department of National Defense, National Security Council, Philippine National Police, National Police Commission, and such other relevant agencies, shall perform the duties and functions of OPAMPA, subject to existing laws, rules and regulations.
Section 2. Transfer of Properties and Resources of OPAMPA. All records, documents, resources, office spaces, and other properties in custody of or are being used by the OPAMPA shall be turned over to the Office of the Deputy Executive Secretary for Support Services and Auxiliaries, subject to existing laws, rules and regulations.
Section 3. Separability. If any part or provision of this Order is declared invalid or unconstitutional, the provisions not affected thereby shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 4. Repeal. All issuances, orders, rules and regulations, or parts thereof, that are inconsistent with this Order, are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.
Section 5. Effectivity. This Order shall take effect immediately upon its publication in the Official Gazette or a newspaper of general circulation.
DONE, in the City of Manila, this 11th day of year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Twenty-Five. July in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Twenty-Five.
By the President:
LUCAS P. BERSAMIN
Executive Secretary
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