QuestionsQuestions (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 62)
Executive Order No. 62 (15 January 1999) creates the PCTC under the Office of the President to formulate and implement a concerted program of action of all law enforcement, intelligence, and other government agencies for the prevention and control of transnational crime.
The PCTC is created under the Office of the President and is placed under the general supervision and control of the National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM).
The PCTC is headed by an Executive Director appointed by the President.
EO 62 provides for Directorates for: (1) Operations, (2) Plans and Programs, (3) Research, (4) Technology Management, and (5) Administration and Finance, plus other directorates that may be created as the situation demands.
It may establish a shared central database among government agencies (through modern ICT) on criminals, methodologies, arrests, and convictions involving specified transnational crimes.
Illicit trafficking of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances; money laundering; terrorism; arms smuggling; trafficking in persons; piracy; and other crimes impacting national stability and security.
The PCTC is tasked to supervise and control the conduct of anti-transnational crime operations of all government agencies and instrumentalities.
It must establish a central database on national and international legislation and jurisprudence on transnational crime, to recommend measures to strengthen responses and enable immediate intervention for prevention, detection, and apprehension.
To study the structure and dynamics of transnational organized crime, predict trends, analyze relationships of factors, and formulate strategies for prevention, detection, and apprehension of criminal elements.
It must design programs to enhance national capacity-building and support related programs and projects of ASEAN and international centers.
It must explore and coordinate information exchanges and training with government agencies, foreign countries, and international organizations involved in combating transnational crime.
The PCTC may select personnel from within NAPOLCOM, PNP, and other government agencies for detail with the PCTC.
It may enlist the assistance of any department, bureau, office, agency, or government-owned or controlled corporation, including use of personnel, facilities, and resources, to carry out its functions.
Illicit trafficking of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances; money laundering; terrorism; arms smuggling; trafficking in persons; piracy; and other crimes impacting stability and security.
Examples include: PNP, NBI, NACAHT, PAOCTF, PASTF, NAPOLCOM, DILG, DOJ, DOF, DOTC, DDB, Bureau of Customs (BOC), Bureau of Immigration and Deportation (BID), Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), EIIB, NICA, AFP, and LTO/NTC/NSCO (any five are sufficient).
The Executive Director reports to and is responsible to the President through the Secretary of the Interior and Local Government; exercises immediate supervision/control over PCTC units; and has direct operational and supervisory authority over personnel and resources detailed to the PCTC.
The PCTC must adopt operating guidelines in coordination with other concerned agencies as may be necessary to implement EO 62, but these guidelines are subject to approval of the President.
PNP remains the primary general law enforcement agency under RA 6975, as amended; thus the Executive Director of PCTC, the Chief of PNP, and heads of other agencies must coordinate for synergy. Vertical and lateral coordination is enjoined, consistent with security needs to prevent compromise.
EO 62 provides an initial annual allocation of P100,000,000 for CY 1999, drawn from the President’s Contingency Fund and government savings, subject to government accounting and auditing procedures.
EO 62 takes effect immediately, as stated in Section 10 (Effectivity).