QuestionsQuestions (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 226)
It institutionalizes PATROL "117" as a nationwide emergency hotline number and strengthens the program through organized service responder networks, volunteer involvement, and an administrative structure.
It requires a PATROL 117 Public Safety Answering Center (call center) in every region, province, city, municipality, and barangay.
PNP, Bureau of Fire Protection, BJMP, PDEA, NBI, EARnet, MMDA (Metro Manila), and other agencies like DPWH, DOH, DSWD, PNRC, Boy Scouts of the Philippines, volunteer NGOs, and other affiliated civic groups and public safety volunteers.
EARnet is a network of government and private responders including EMS and special rescue units of the Bureau of Fire, coordinating with DPWH, DSWD, MMDA, DOH, government agencies, and cooperating private hospitals and civic/rescue groups.
It clarifies that the nationwide hotline network is supported through voluntary involvement of existing private communication carriers operating locally, indicating a public-private partnership approach.
It institutionalizes a Volunteer Service Responders Network, including an ATOMM field-level implementers structure and barangay-based volunteer service responders.
It requires an organized group to advocate, train, organize, mobilize, and monitor ATOMM field implementers. It is headed by the Chief of Police of the city/municipality as Team Leader, with DILG C/M LGOOs as Co-Team Leaders, and includes members from various GO/NGO sectors.
It mentions studentry, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, SK (Sangguniang Kabataan), and out-of-school youth components.
It implements the PATROL "117" Program through planning and implementation, including institutionalizing the hotline network and responder networks, conducting readiness tests, monitoring, and evaluation, and acting as the secretariat of the PATROL "117" Commission.
It must be headed by a Director with an equivalent plantilla of Director IV, appointed by the President upon recommendation by the Secretary of the Interior and Local Government, subject to Civil Service rules; it is staffed according to existing Civil Service rules and regulations.
The Streetwatch Plantilla and IACCAG Plantilla of DILG are to be transferred to the PATROL "117" Development Office and shall be called PATROL "117" Plantilla, subject to revision.
The SILG and Chairman of NAPOLCOM serve as Chairman, and the Chairman of a private sector organization (Foundation for Crime Prevention) serves as Co-chairman. Members include both government sector representatives and private sector/industry representatives such as the leading telephone carrier, KBP, and the bankers/chambers organizations as enumerated in EO 226.
It must prepare and recommend proposals/measures to respond to national security and development interests; prepare and recommend policy on crime prevention and public safety operations of volunteers and stakeholders; and perform other duties as directed by the President.
It is responsible for planning and implementation, institutionalizing the hotline and responder networks (localized service responders, ATOMM team network, barangay-based responders), conducting review/readiness tests/monitoring/evaluation of response capability, serving as secretariat of the Commission, and undertaking other duties as directed by the Commission.
All government agencies are stakeholders and must provide necessary support in advocacy and implementation. Private sectors and NGOs are enjoined to actively participate in whatever capacity to advocate crime prevention and public safety.
Initial funding comes from savings of DILG allotted to the PATROL "117" Commission and from community-based funds; thereafter, funding requirements must be included in the regular appropriations of the concerned department.
It takes effect immediately. Its repealing clause indicates that all inconsistent executive issuances are amended, repealed, or modified accordingly.