QuestionsQuestions (PROCLAMATION NO. 429)
Section 25 of RA No. 6975 (DILG Act of 1990), as amended by RA No. 8551 (PNP Reform and Reorganization Act of 1998), which provides that the PNP shall be composed of a national office, regional offices, provincial offices, district offices, and city/municipal stations.
1) Donated lot in Pasacao, Camarines Sur: named 'Camp Brigader General Ludovico Padilla Arejola.' 2) Donated lot to PRO 5: named 'Camp Captain Salvador Jaucian Del Rosario, Sr.' 3) Camarines Sur Police Provincial Office (City of Naga): named 'Camp Colonel Juan Querubin Miranda.' 4) 504th Maneuver Company Regional Mobile Force Battalion 5: named 'Camp Police Max Jim Ramirez Tria.' 5) Camp Efigenio C. Navarro (PRO MIMAROPA Headquarters, Calapan City): renamed 'Camp Brigadier General Efigenio C. Navarro.'
RA No. 10086 (Strengthening People’s Nationalism Through Philippine History Act) requires the State to strengthen nationalism and respect for heroes by reinforcing the importance of national and local history; the proclamation ties the naming/renaming of PNP facilities to honoring servicemen and reinforcing historical consciousness.
The proclamation cites the NHCP 'Revised Guidelines on the Naming and Renaming of Streets, Public Schools, Plazas, Building, Bridges and Other Public Structures.' Their relevance is that naming/renaming public places must be done through the President via proclamation or by Congress via legislation, and must satisfy historical/cultural significance requirements.
They must have historical and cultural significance, contribute to the development of national pride through the good example set by the name being used, and be appropriate in terms of historical value and significance to the place being named or renamed.
The proclamation states it is issued by the President by virtue of the powers vested by the Constitution and existing laws, aligning with the NHCP guidelines that public places may be named or renamed by the President through proclamation.
Naming/renaming may be done by (1) the President through a Proclamation, or (2) Congress through legislation.
‘Naming’ applies to facilities that were not previously given that specific name (e.g., donated lots and offices), while ‘renaming’ applies to facilities already bearing a former name (e.g., Camp Efigenio C. Navarro). This affects how prior official naming must be changed through proper authority.
It frames the naming/renaming as honoring former servicemen who showed patriotism and dedication, thereby reinforcing people’s nationalism, love of country, and respect for heroes through daily exposure to national/local history.
The text identifies: (1) donated lot in Pasacao, Camarines Sur; (2) donated lot to PRO 5 in Pasacao, Camarines Sur and cites donation involving Ligao, Albay; (3) Camarines Sur Police Provincial Office in City of Naga; (4) 504th Maneuver Company Regional Mobile Force Battalion 5 in Municipality of Pilar, Sorsogon; (5) Camp Efigenio C. Navarro in City of Calapan, Oriental Mindoro.
It ensures the proclamation’s subject matter is definite and tied to identifiable PNP units/locations, which is important for enforceability and for aligning the naming/renaming with the administrative organization of the PNP.
It reflects formal requirements for a presidential proclamation: issuance by the President and countersignature by the Executive Secretary, which helps ensure validity and proper official record of the act.
To establish chain of custody/administrative responsibility over the property and to justify why PRO 5’s donated lot(s) can be named as part of PNP facilities affected by the proclamation.