QuestionsQuestions (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 3)
EO No. 3 (1992) was issued by the President under the continuing authority to reorganize the Office of the President and transfer functions under the Administrative Code of 1987. Its purpose is to create a Presidential Anti-Crime Commission to identify, direct, coordinate, and cause the investigation and speedy prosecution of criminal elements and cases covered by the EO.
It is created under the Office of the President.
The Commission is composed of: (1) the Vice-President as Chairman (in his capacity as Presidential Adviser on Crime Prevention and Law Enforcement); (2) the Secretary of Justice as Vice-Chairman; (3) the Secretary of the Interior and Local Government as Member; and (4) two (2) representatives of non-government organizations (NGOs) as Members.
They are designated by the President upon recommendation of the Chairman.
The Commission may: (1) cause or direct immediate investigation and speedy prosecution of covered cases referred to/received by it or referred by the President; and (2) refer cases to appropriate agencies/prosecution offices for investigation or prosecution.
It may direct the transfer of cases from any law enforcement agency or prosecution office to ensure efficient and expeditious criminal justice dispensation, and direct that the cases be investigated or prosecuted by the appropriate operating/implementing agency.
It may enlist the assistance of any branch, department, bureau, office, agency, or instrumentality of the government, including GOCCs, including the use of their personnel, facilities, and resources for prevention, detection and investigation of crimes, and prosecution.
It requires the Commission to track and oversee the ongoing investigation and prosecution progress of cases that it has taken cognizance of.
The EO directs the Commission to prepare and implement a fast track anti-crime action agenda and adopt measures to ensure an effective and efficient anti-crime drive.
The Commission may grant monetary rewards and incentives to informants as provided under existing laws. It also directs the Witness Protection Security and Benefit Program Committee of the Department of Justice to evaluate and assess witnesses who may qualify under Republic Act No. 6981.
Crimes committed by organized/syndicated crime groups, including (but not limited to) gunrunning, illegal logging, robbery, kidnapping for ransom, white slave trade, illegal recruitment, carnapping, smuggling, piracy, drug-trafficking, falsification of land titles and other government forms, large-scale swindling, film piracy, counterfeiting, and bank frauds.
A group of two or more persons collaborating, confederating, or mutually helping one another in the commission of any crime.
A heinous crime is a grave felony under the Revised Penal Code, or an offense punishable under special law, committed in a manner revolting or shocking to common sensibilities, whether deliberately sought or not, such as those attended by cruelty, ignominy, treachery, or similar circumstances.
Crimes committed by members of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).
The EO lists agencies such as PNP, NAPOLCOM, NBI, National Prosecution Service, Bureau of Immigration, BIR, Economic Intelligence and Investigation Bureau, Bureau of Customs, Forest Management Bureau, NICA, and other necessary agencies. They are the operating/implementing agencies the Commission may call upon and to which it may transfer or refer cases.
The Commission is given an initial allocation of Php 12,000,000.00 to be drawn from the President’s Contingent Fund.