Coordination for National Emergency Response

General Order No. 6 is anchored on the constitutional rule that civilian authority is, at all times, supreme over the military under Section 3, Article II of the Constitution.
General Order No. 6 is issued to implement Proclamation No. 1017, dated February 24, 2006, which declared a State of National Emergency.
General Order No. 6 directs coordination to support implementation of General Order No. 5, dated February 24, 2006.
General Order No. 6 is premised on the need for coordinated, accurate disclosure and exchange of information and reports regarding militant and extremist activities.

General Order No. 6 requires coordination to effectively prevent and suppress lawless violence.
General Order No. 6 is intended to maintain law and order, prevent or suppress all forms of lawless violence, and prevent insurrection or rebellion as contemplated in Proclamation No. 1017.
General Order No. 6 is intended to enforce obedience to all laws and to all decrees, orders, and regulations under Proclamation No. 1017.
General Order No. 6 is designed to ensure implementation through coordinated actions given the scope of operations, resources, and manpower requirements.

General Order No. 6 directs the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to coordinate with the Chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the heads of other law enforcement agencies.
General Order No. 6 provides that the coordination must be undertaken under the President’s instruction and directives.
General Order No. 6 instructs the AFP Chief of Staff to undertake such actions as may be necessary to prevent and suppress lawless violence.
General Order No. 6 directs the AFP Chief of Staff to coordinate so that actions align with the President’s directives to implement Proclamation No. 1017.

General Order No. 6 directs the AFP Chief of Staff to coordinate with the Office of the President.
General Order No. 6 directs coordination with the Secretary of National Defense and the Department of National Defense.
General Order No. 6 directs coordination with the Secretary of Interior and Local Government and the Department of Interior and Local Government.
General Order No. 6 directs coordination with the Secretary of Justice and the Department of Justice.

General Order No. 6 directs coordination with the Secretary of Foreign Affairs and the Department of Foreign Affairs.
General Order No. 6 directs coordination with the Secretary of Transportation and Communications and the Department of Transportation and Communications.
General Order No. 6 requires coordination with such other officials and agencies on their respective responsibilities and obligations to successfully implement Proclamation No. 1017.
General Order No. 6 ties these coordination duties to successfully implement Proclamation No. 1017 through effective lawless-violence suppression measures.

General Order No. 6 frames coordination as a mechanism to meet operational demands created by the emergency’s scope of activities.
General Order No. 6 emphasizes the need for accurate disclosure and exchange of information and reports regarding militant and extremist activities.
General Order No. 6 requires that all coordinated AFP actions occur under presidential instruction and directives, consistent with the supremacy of civilian authority over the military under Section 3, Article II of the Constitution.