Institutionalization of the PATROL "117" Community-Based Volunteer Network
- Formalizes PATROL "117" Community-Based Volunteers Network as Volunteer Service Responders.
- Organizes groups to advocate, train, organize, mobilize, and monitor field implementers, with leadership roles for the Chief of Police as Team Leader and DILG local officials as Co-Team Leaders.
- Includes members from government offices, NGOs, youth organizations (Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, SK), and other civic sector groups.
- Barangay-based volunteer responders are to be organized, including components such as students, youth, and scout organizations.
Institutionalization of the PATROL "117" Development Office
- Establishes the PATROL "117" Development Group within the DILG as the implementing office.
- Transfers existing Streetwatch and IACCAG plantilla personnel to this office, renaming them PATROL "117" Plantilla.
- Office headed by a Director IV appointed by the President upon recommendation of the Secretary of the Interior and Local Government, subject to civil service regulations.
- Staffing subject to civil service rules.
- Parallel organizational structure at regional and field levels for monitoring PATROL "117" operations.
Composition and Continuation of the PATROL "117" Commission
- Continues the PATROL "117" Commission as established by prior Administrative Orders.
- Chairman: Secretary of the Interior and Local Government and Chairman of NAPOLCOM.
- Co-chairman: Chairman of a Private Sector Organization (Foundation for Crime Prevention).
- Members include government agencies (Department of Education, Commission on Higher Education, MTC, MMDA), private sector entities (telephone carriers, broadcasters, bankers, chambers of commerce), Chief of Philippine National Police, and other private sector members selected by the Chairman.
Functions of PATROL "117" Commission
- Prepare and recommend proposals and measures for national security and development.
- Recommend policies on crime prevention and public safety operations of volunteers and stakeholders.
- Perform duties as directed by the President.
Functions of the PATROL "117" Development Office
- Plan and implement the PATROL "117" Program.
- Institutionalize the hotline as a nationwide network.
- Institutionalize the localized service responders network, ATOMM Teams, and Barangay-Based Volunteer Service Responders.
- Conduct review, readiness tests, monitoring, and evaluation of response capabilities.
- Serve as Secretariat to the PATROL "117" Commission.
- Undertake tasks as directed by the Commission.
Role of Government Agencies
- All government agencies are stakeholders in peace and order promotion.
- Required to provide support for advocacy and program implementation.
Private Sector Participation
- Encourages active participation of private sector and NGOs in crime prevention and public safety advocacy.
Funding
- Initial funding sourced from DILG savings allotted to PATROL "117" Commission and community-based funds.
- Future funding to be included in regular appropriations of concerned departments.
Implementation and Rules
- Secretary of Interior and Local Government to formulate and issue rules and regulations for effective implementation.
Repealing Clause
- All inconsistent executive issuances are amended, repealed, or modified accordingly.
Effectivity
- The Executive Order takes effect immediately upon signing.