Question & AnswerQ&A (PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1707)
The main purpose of Presidential Decree No. 1707 is to amend Presidential Decree No. 971 to strengthen the disciplinary system of the Integrated National Police and to inculcate a deeper sense of discipline among its members.
Any Sub-Station and District Commander, Provincial Police Superintendent or Officers holding equivalent commands, the Regional Director of the Integrated National Police, the Director of the Metropolitan Police Force, and the Director General of the Integrated National Police have the power to place a member in confinement or restriction.
The purpose is to ensure the presence of the member during the trial of the case and to prevent the member from committing further crimes or offenses in the meantime.
A written report must be immediately forwarded to the Director General of the Integrated National Police stating the facts, circumstances, and reasons for the confinement.
The member shall be dismissed from the service or suffer such other punishment as the Director General of the Integrated National Police may direct.
The Regional Director, the Director of the Metropolitan Police Force, and the Director General of the Integrated National Police can summarily remove or dismiss a member without a formal investigation.
Summary dismissal may be applied if the charge is serious with strong evidence of guilt, if the respondent is a recidivist or repeatedly charged with reasonable grounds to believe in guilt, or if the respondent is notoriously undesirable.
Yes, the decision by the Regional Director or the Director of the Metropolitan Police Force can be appealed within 30 days to the National Police Commission.
The member shall be reinstated in the service in the position and rank last held and shall be paid all back salaries and other emoluments lost during the period out of service.
The decree took effect upon its approval on August 8, 1980.