Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 735)
The United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, which the Philippines signed on December 14, 2000, and ratified on May 28, 2002, encourages coordinated national policy, legislative, administrative, and law enforcement approaches to prevent and combat transnational crime.
Executive Order No. 62, dated January 15, 1999, created the Philippine Center on Transnational Crime.
After EO No. 735, the Philippine Center on Transnational Crime is placed under the direct supervision and control of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG).
Section 31, Chapter 10, Title III, Book III of the Administrative Code of 1987 grants the President continuing authority to reorganize the administrative structure of the Office of the President.
It was necessary to place the PCTC under the DILG to enhance cooperative action between the PCTC and local government agencies, given the nature and extent of transnational crime.
Yes, Section 2 of EO No. 735 states that all orders, rules, regulations, and issuances inconsistent with this Executive Order are repealed or modified accordingly.
EO No. 265 defines the institutional mechanism for the Government’s program to combat transnational crime.
EO No. 735 references the ASEAN Declaration on Transnational Organized Crime and its implementing instruments, including the ASEAN Plan of Action to Combat Transnational Organized Crime and its Work Programme.
Executive Order No. 735 took effect immediately upon its issuance on June 20, 2008.