QuestionsQuestions (GENERAL ORDER NO. 29)
It is titled “DECLARING THE PERIOD FROM 03 TO 09 NOVEMBER OF EVERY YEAR AS THE ‘PHILIPPINE CRIMINOLOGY PROFESSION WEEK’.”
The period from 03 to 09 November of every year is declared as the “Philippine Criminology Profession Week.”
It was signed on November 7, 2023; the citation indicates it appears in the Official Gazette issue dated November 20, 2023.
Section 15, Article II of the 1987 Constitution.
Section 15, Article II of the 1987 Constitution, focusing on peace and order, protection of life, liberty and property, and promotion of the general welfare.
Republic Act No. 11131. It recognizes the importance of the criminology profession in national security, public safety, peace and order, and nation-building and development.
Section 2, Article I.
It states that criminology education began in 1954 when the first college of criminology or educational institution for scientific crime was founded.
It states that practice was professionalized in 1972 with the creation of the Board of Examiners for Criminologists (BEC) under RA No. 6506.
RA No. 11131, enacted on November 8, 2018, replaced the BEC with the Professional Regulatory Board of Criminology (PRBC), providing expanded mandates and integrating all criminologists into one national organization, among others.
The Professional Regulatory Board of Criminology, under the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC).
It shall lead the observance and identify the programs, projects, and activities for the yearly celebration.
All other national government agencies and instrumentalities, including government-owned or -controlled corporations, government financial institutions, and state universities and colleges.
All local government units are directed to actively participate and render the necessary support and assistance for effective implementation.
The proclamation states it is issued by virtue of the powers vested in the President by the Constitution and existing laws.