Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 76)
The President of the Philippines, by virtue of powers vested by law, authorized the organization of the Philippine Constabulary Metropolitan Command in Executive Order No. 76.
The Command headquarters of the PC Metropolitan Command is located at Camp Crane, Quezon City.
The PC Metropolitan Command operates in the Cities of Manila, Quezon City, Caloocan, Pasay, and the Municipalities of Marikina, Pasig, Makati, Mandaluyong, San Juan, Paranaque, Las Piñas, Navotas, and Malabon in Rizal Province, including other suburban municipalities as directed by the Chief of Constabulary.
The PC Metropolitan Command is authorized to complement and/or supplement local police forces to repress and prevent crimes and to effect prompt solutions to criminal cases.
The METROCOM-Rizal Police Highway Patrol is a special mobile force organized under the PC Metropolitan Command, composed of Philippine Constabulary vehicles and police cars contributed by the covered cities, municipalities, and the Province of Rizal, manned by PC officers and crew members.
The METROCOM-Rizal Police Highway Patrol operates within the entire Greater Manila area without regard to city or municipal boundaries.
City and Municipal Mayors are required to extend full support and assistance to the PC Metropolitan Command and to take immediate steps to carry out the purposes of the Executive Order for maintaining law and order.
The Police Commission is tasked to require all Chiefs of Police within the covered jurisdictions to exert maximum effort in maintaining law and order and to provide every assistance to the PC Metropolitan Command in the campaign against criminality.
The PC Metropolitan Command will operate in the designated areas until normalcy in the law and order situation has been restored.