Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 727)
The Peace and Order Council replaces the existing Police Advisory Councils created pursuant to Letter of Instructions No. 337, dated November 17, 1975.
The members include the Minister of National Defense, Minister of Justice, Minister of Local Governments, Chairman of the National Police Commission, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Chief of Constabulary/Director General of the Integrated National Police, Director of the National Bureau of Investigation, Director of Prisons, and three representatives appointed by the Chairman from the private sector representing academic, civic, and religious organizations.
Its functions include preparing and submitting a national peace and order plan, coordinating and monitoring peace and order activities, developing an information system for justice administration data, and organizing criminological research with local and foreign intelligence linkages.
The Minister of National Defense chairs the National Peace and Order Council.
Additional members include the senior AFP Commander in the Region, Regional Commander/Director of the PC/INP, Regional Director of NAPOLCOM, Regional Director of NBI, Regional State Prosecutor, regional representative of correctional institutions, and the Regional Probation Administrator.
The Provincial Governor chairs the Provincial Peace and Order Council.
It includes the present members of the City/Municipal Police Advisory Council with the additions of the INP Station Commander, City Fiscal or representative of the Provincial Fiscal, Probation Officer, and Jail Warden, with the City/Municipal Mayor serving as Chairman.
They are tasked to receive complaints relating to peace and order against members of law enforcement, prosecution, correctional institutions, and other government agencies, endorse said complaints to the appropriate agencies, and demand or compel submission of reports on actions taken.
The reorganization should be affected immediately and completed within thirty (30) days from the issuance of the executive order.