Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 275)
The primary purpose of Executive Order No. 275 is to provide for the gradual and orderly dissolution of all paramilitary units, including the Civilian Home Defense Forces, in compliance with Article XVIII, Section 24 of the 1987 Constitution.
All paramilitary units, including the Civilian Home Defense Forces, shall be dissolved within one hundred eighty (180) days from the effectivity of the Executive Order.
The Secretary of National Defense is responsible for supervising the dissolution of all paramilitary units and ensuring the orderly turn-over of government properties held by these units to the Armed Forces of the Philippines.
The government properties held by dissolved paramilitary units shall be turned over orderly to the appropriate units of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.
Yes, all government offices, including the Armed Forces of the Philippines, are encouraged to give priority consideration to qualified personnel of the dissolved paramilitary units in hiring new or additional employees.
Bona fide members shall be given the equivalent of two months' allowance, subject to the availability of funds.
The budgetary appropriations for the Civilian Home Defense Forces Program are converted into the Citizen Armed Forces Program.
Presidential Decree No. 1016, as amended, is repealed by Executive Order No. 275.
It takes effect thirty (30) days following the completion of its publication either in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
Article XVIII, Section 24 of the 1987 Constitution mandates that all paramilitary forces including Civilian Home Defense Forces not consistent with the citizen armed force be dissolved or converted into the regular force.