OUR LADY OF FATIMA UNIVERSITY
LAW ENFORCEMENT ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION INTER-AGENCY APPROACH
MIDTERMS
CU6: THE CONCEPT OF ORGANIZATION IN
LAW
ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC SAFETY
 LAW ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION
o The process involved in ensuring strict compliance,
proper obedience of laws and related statutes.
Focuses on the policing process or how law
enforcement agencies are organized and managed
in order to achieve the goals of law enforcement
most effectively, efficiently and productively.
■ Law – the system of rules that a country or
community recognizes as regulating the action of its
members and may enforce by the imposition of
penalties
■ Enforcement – means to compel obedience to
laws, regulations or command.
■ Administration – an organizational process
concerned with the implementation of objectives
and plans and internal operating efficiency.
o Connotes bureaucratic structure and behavior,
relative routine decision-making and maintenance
of the internal order.
 ORGANIZATION
o A social unit of people that is structured and
managed to meet a need or to pursue collective
goals and objectives.
o It is the process of identifying and grouping the
work to be performed, defining and delegating
responsibility and authority, and establishing
relationships for the propose of enabling people
work effectively.
■ Guides members in its operation of the assigned
duties.
■ It enhances better administration of the
department.
■ Goals - broad statements of general and long-
term organizational purposes often used to define
the role of the members of the organization.
o For the Police Organization, the goals for instance is
to:
■ Prevent crime
■ Maintain order or
■ Help solve community problems.
o Objectives - are specific short-term statements
consistent with an organizations goal.
 Organization can be distinguished by their degree of
formality and structure:
1. Formal Organization - is defined as those
organizations that are formally established for
explicit purpose of achieving certain goals. (Stable
social institutions.)
2. Informal Organization - are those sharing the
basic characteristic of all organizations arise
through the social interactions of individuals or
through family grouping.
 POLICE ORGANIZATION
o A group of trained personnel in the field of public
safety administration engaged in the achievement
of goals and objectives that promotes the
prevention and maintenance of crimes.
■ Administration of Police Organization - It is the
systematic structure of management of a police
organization.
Focuses on:
o Ensuring quality of work being provided to the
public
o Adherence to the department rules, regulations and
SOPs
o To do the duties and responsibilities more
efficiently, effective, and productive.
 NATURE OF POLICE ORGANIZATION
o The police department is truly a complex
bureaucracy. It is mostly a multi-level organization,
organized in the form of a pyramid with the top-
level administrator being the chief of police.
 ■ At the bottom level of the organization, one finds
the patrolman or line officer.
o The patrol office or patrolman is the backbone of
the police department.
 TYPES OF POLICE ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES
o An organizational structure is a mechanical means
of depicting, by an arrangement of symbols, the
relationships that exist between individuals, groups,
and functional relationships between groups and
individuals clearly defined to ensure accountability
and compliance.
1. Line Organization
2. Functional Organization
3. Line and Staff Organization
 LINE ORGANIZATION
- The straight-line organization
- Often called as the “individual”, “military” or
“departmental type of organization”
- The simplest and perhaps the oldest type.
- The channel of authority and responsibility
extends in a DIRECT LINE from top to bottom.
- Authority is definite and absolute.
■ Strength/Advantage: Utterly Simple
The person in charge has complete control and
is held directly responsible or accountable for
results or lack of them.
■ Weakness/Disadvantage: Impractical
 Quick decisions can be made in the line
organization because of the direct lines of
authority.
 Discipline is administered in this type of the
organization.
 Responsibility for making decisions is well
identified. Singleness of purpose is fostered.
 Coordination of effort is relatively easy to
achieve
because there is no functional overlapping in
between units, a prime cause of friction in any
organization can be minimized.
- The functional responsibility of each functional
manager is limited to the activity over which he
has control, regardless of who performs the
function.
■ Strength/Advantage:
– Divides responsibility and authority
■ Weakness/Disadvantage:
– Coordination of effort becomes difficult
– Discipline is difficult to administer
–Conflict may arise among functional
administrators
 LINE AND STAFF ORGANIZATION
-
Combination of the line and functional types
It combines staff specialist such as the
criminalists, the training officers, the research
and development specialists, etc. channels of
responsibility are to think and provide expertise
for the line units.
- In normal operations, the staff supervisor has line
commands but with recognized limitations such
as coordination between line and staff personnel
can be achieved without undue friction.
■ Strength/Advantage:
– It combines staff specialist or units with line
organization so that
service of knowledge can be provided to line
personnel by the
specialist n
■ Weakness/Disadvantage:
– Failure to recognize the line and staff
relationship can be the most
frequent source of friction and barrier to
effective coordination.
 All police function and activities can be categorized
as their line or non-line.
1. Line functions are those tasks that directly
facilitate the accomplishment of organizational
goals
2. Non-line functions are those tasks that
supplement the line its task performance.

 LINE FUNCTION
 FUNCTIONAL ORGANIZATION
PRIMARY LINE FUNCTION
- In its pure form is rarely found in present day
- The primary line function is police patrol; that is
organization except at or near the top of a very
the patrol activities of a police organization are
large organization
considered basic and the first priority.
- It violates the prime rule that people perform
best when they have one superior
 The patrol division has the initial responsibility
for crime prevention and dictation of the
apprehension of offenders.
- It also assists in the preparation in the facts for
presentation in a court of law.
- The patrol function is accurately called the
backbone of the police service.
NON-LINE FUNCTION
- Simply put, non-line functions are those services
that support the line
- Non-line activities help the line to accomplish its
primary task
- Traditionally non-line or support activities consist
of two major categories:
– Staff Services
– Auxiliary Services
 STAFF SERVICES
o These activities that have the responsibility and
personal development and department
management are staff services.
o Personal development includes recruitment,
selection, training, and supervision
o Budget, planning and research, inspection, and
similar activities fall under the heading of
managerial activities.
 AUXILIARY SERVICES
o All non-line not regarded as staff service are
classified as auxiliary services.
o Polygraph examiner, photographer, fingerprint and
crime scene technicians, and the police laboratory
are technical auxiliary services that support the
line activities.
o The jail and the communication system are non-
line (staff) activities.
o Some activities are extremely difficult to classify as
either the staff or auxiliary.
o In many instances they perform a dual service.
Police community relation units, although
performing secondary line service, may be
designated as an auxiliary or even a staff function
CU7: LAW ENFORCEMENT AND
PUBLIC SAFETY
 THEORIES OF POLICE SERVICE
o Continental Theory - police are servant of higher
authorities and the people have little or no share
at all in their duties, nor any direct connection
with
them.
o Home Rule Theory - policemen are considered
as
servants of the community who defend for the
effectiveness of their function upon the express
wishes of the people.
 FUNDAMENTALS CONCEPT OF POLICE SERVICE
o Old Concept -this old philosophy means throwing
more people in jail rather than keeping them out
jail. Punishment is the sole instrument of crime
control. The yardstick of efficiency of the police is
more on arrests.
o Modern Concept -police service today has
broadened its activities to include certain aspect
of social service for the welfare of the people.
Their yardstick of efficiency is the absence of
crime.
 POLICE ADMINISTRATION
- An organizational process concerned with the
implementation of the objectives and plans, and
internal operating efficiency of the police
organization (Timpac, 2013).
- Otherwise known as police in action, the
cooperative human effort to achieve the purposes
of the Criminal Justice System.
 POLICE MANAGEMENT
- The art or manner of administering, controlling,
or handling all the various aspects of the police
organization.
 - The skillful use of means to accomplish the task,
purpose or objective of a police unit or
organization.
 POLICE POLITICS
- The study of public administration or affairs of the
government in relation to police matters.
- Maneuvering for power within the police
organization.
 POLICE POWER
- The power of the government to impose what is
considered reasonable restriction on the liberties
of its citizens for the maintenance of public order
and safety
 POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY
- The inherent responsibility of the police
organization to be answerable for the
misconducts committed by its members.
- It is the legal responsibility of the police officers to
face any consequence that may arise while
exercising their powers, duties, and functions.
 POLICE ORGANIZATION UNITS
o The organization of the police force commonly
requires the following organizational units:
1. Functional Units:
a. Bureau - the largest organic functional unit within a
large department. It comprises of numbers of divisions:
b. Division - a primary subdivision of a bureau.
c. Section -functional unit within a division that is
necessary for specialization.
d. Unit -functional group within a section; or the
smallest functional group within an organization.
2. Geographical/Territorial Units:
a. Post - a fixed point or location to which an officer is
assigned for duty, such as a designated desk or office
– e.g., a specified street intersection surveillance site
b. Route - a length of streets designated for patrol
purposes. It is also called LINE BEAT.
c. Beat - an area assigned for patrol purposes, whether
foot or motorized.
d. Sector/Section- an area containing two or more
beats, routes, or post.
 REPORT - usually a written communication unless
otherwise specifies to be verbal reports; verbal
reports should be confirmed by written
communication.
 ORDER – an instruction given by a ranking officer to
a subordinate, either:
– General Order
– Special Order
– Personal Order
 PRINICIPLES OF POLICE ORGANIZATION
1. Principle of Unity Objectives
- Every police officer should play a part in the
attainment of the objectives of the police
organization.
2. Principle of Organizational Efficiency
- This principle requires that, in order that the PNP
organization is effective, it must be structured in a
certain manner to accomplish the objectives with
a minimum cost.
3. Scalar Principle
- This principle requires a vertical hierarchy of an
organization which defines the unbroken chain of
units and command from top to bottom
describing explicitly the flow of authority.
 Unity of Command
- requires that an individual be directly accountable
to only one superior. No person can effectively
serve two superiors at a given time.
Different from:
Chain of Command - Primarily this principle
provides for the vertical movement of
authority up and down established channels
in the organizational hierarchy.
 Span of Control
- The area of activity and number of functions,
people, or things for which an individual or
organization is responsible.
- The number of officers or units reporting directly
to the supervisor should not exceed the number
 that can be feasibly and effectively coordinated
and directed.
- Factors that limits the span of control:
- Distance
- Time
- Knowledge
- Personality
- Complexity of the work performed
- As the chain of command ascends and the
diversity of functions increases, the number of
individuals that a police executive handles
decreases rapidly.
 Delegation of Responsibility and Authority
- There must be a clear line of normal authority
running from the top to bottom of every
organization.
- Ultimate authority and responsibility for a police
organization lies at the top of the chain of
command-with the chief.
- However, if a subordinate is to be held
responsible for the accomplishment of a given
task, he or she must be given the authority to
carry out those responsibilities.
- It is important also that the responsibility and the
authority be clearly defined.
4. Functional Principle
- This principle is otherwise known as division of
work according to type, place, time, and
specialization.
5. Line and Staff Principle
- It implies a system of varied functions arranged
into workable pattern.
6. Principle of Balance
- Application of the principles of organization must
be balanced to ensure the effectiveness of the
patrol force in accomplishing its objectives.
7. Principle of Absoluteness of Responsibility
- It states that the responsibility for performance of
the deputy chief to the chief of police is absolute
(unconditional) and vice versa, and that the chief
of police cannot escape his accountability on the
activities performed by his subordinates
8. Principle of Flexibility
- It states that there is higher tendency that the
PNP can fulfill its purpose if the organization
receives more provisions for flexibility
(adaptability).
9. Principle of Authority Level (Hierarchy of
Authority)
- Decisions within the authority of the police
station commanders should be made by them and
should not be referred to their superiors, such as
the police district commander (or PNP provincial
director).
10. Principle of Parity and Responsibility
- The responsibility of the head of the Investigation
Section for the actions of his detectives cannot be
greater than that implied by the authority he has
delegated, nor should it be less.
 OTHER ITEMS AND TERMINOLOGIES
o Sworn Officers - all personnel of the police
department who have oath and who possess the
power to arrest
o Commanding Officer- an officer who is in
command of the department, a bureau, a division,
an area, or a district.
o Superior Officer- one having supervisory
responsibilities, either temporarily or
permanently, over officers of lower rank.
o Ranking Officer- the officer who has the senior
rank in a team or group
o Commissioned Officer (PCO) - A police officer
with a rank of Police Lieutenant and higher.
o Non-Commissioned Officer (PNCO) - A police
officer with a rank of Police Executive Master
Sergeant and lower.
o Length of Service- the period of time that has
elapsed since the oath of office was administered.
Previous active services may be included or
added.
o On Duty - the period when an officer is actively
engaged in the performance of his duty.
o Off Duty - the nature of which the police officer is
free from specific routine duty.
o Special Duty -the police service, its nature, which
requires that the officer be excused from the
performance of his active regular duty.
o Leave of Absence- period, which an officer is
excused from active duty by any valid\acceptable
reason, approved by higher authority.
o Sick leave -period which an officer is excused
from active duty by reason of illness or injury.
 o Suspension - a consequence of an act which
temporarily deprives an officer from the privilege
of performing his duties as result of violating
directives or other department regulations.
o Department Rules- rules established by
department directors\superiors to control the
conduct of the members of the police force.
o Duty Manual -describes the procedures and
defines the duties of officers assigned to specified
post or position
CU8: LAWS GOVERNING LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN THE
PHILIPPINES
 DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR AND LOCAL
GOVERNMENT (DILG)
o Republic Act No. 6975 (Department of Interior and
Local Government Act of 1990)
o Re-organized the Department of Interior and Local
Government (Chapter I, Section 4-12)
o Re-organized the National Police Commission
(Chapter 2, Section 13-22)
o Established the TRI-BUREAU (Chapter 3, 4 and 5)
■ Philippine National Police (Section 23-52)
■ Bureau of Fire Protection (Section 53-59)
■ Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (Section
60-65)
o Established the Philippine Public Safety College
(Chapter 6, Section 66-68)
 PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE
o Republic Act No. 8551 (Philippine National Police
Reform and Reorganization Act of 1998)
o Relieved the DILG on the primary responsibility of
suppressing insurgency
o NAPOLCOM exercise administrative control and
operational supervision over the PNP.
o Qualification to become a PNP member was
upgraded
■ Must possess a formal baccalaureate degree
from a recognized institution of learning
■ RA 6975 – 72 units to qualify – 2 years to comply
with educational requirement
■ WAIVERS:
– Age
– Height
 Republic Act No. 9708
- Extended the period of attaining the educational
requirement for
 PNP members:
– Effectivity of RA 8551 – given 5 years
– Effectivity of 9708 – 2 years
– Weight – 1 year
 Republic Act No. 11200
- An Act Providing for The Rank Classification In The
Philippine National Police, Amending For The
Purpose Section 28 Of Republic Act No. 6975, As
Amended, Otherwise Known as the “Department
Of The Interior And Local Government Act Of 1990
- Approved: February 08, 2019

 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (DOJ)
o The Department of Justice (DOJ) acts as the
principal law agency and legal counsel of the
government. It serves as the government’s
prosecution arm and administers the
government’s criminal justice system by
investigating crimes, prosecuting offenders, and
overseeing the correctional system.
o The following law enforcement and public safety
agencies are attached to DOJ:
– Bureau of Corrections
– National Bureau of Investigation (NBI)
– National Prosecution Service
– Parole and Probation Administration
– Board of Pardons and Paroles
 Executive Order No. 292 (Administrative Code
of 1987)
- Book IV/Title III/Chapter 1-General Provisions
- DOJ was named as the principal law agency of
the Republic of the Philippines serving as its legal
counsel and prosecution arm.
 Today, the DOJ continues to pursue its primary
mission: “To Uphold the Rule of Law"
 Motto: "Justice for All”
 NATIONAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
o is an agency of the Philippine government under
the Department of Justice, responsible for
 handling and solving major high-profile cases that
are in the interest of the nation.
o Commonwealth Act No. 181 – inception of the
Division of Investigation
o During the Japanese Occupation , the DI was
affiliated with the BIR and Philippine Constabulary
and was known as Bureau of Investigation
o Republic Act No. 157 – reorganized the Bureau
of Investigation
o Executive Order No. 94 – renamed the bureau
to now what is known as the National Bureau of
Investigation.
 NATIONAL PROSECUTION SERVICE
o National Prosecution Service (NPS) is mandated to
assist the Secretary of Justice in the performance
of powers and functions of the Department
relative to its role as the prosecution arm of the
government, particularly the investigation and
prosecution of criminal offenses.
o Presidential Decree No. 1275, s. 1978 - created
the National Prosecution Service
o Republic Act No. 10071 (Prosecution Service Act
of 2010)’ – strengthened and rationalized the
National Prosecution Service
 DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENSE
o Under the Executive Department of the
Philippines
and is tasked for ensuring external and internal
peace and security by guarding the country
against threats.
o Commonwealth Act No 1 - National Defense Act
of 1935
o Executive Order No. 230, s. 1939 – organized
the Department of National Defense
 OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
o Administrative Order No. 322, s. 1997 –
Created the Office of the President
o The mandate of the OP Proper is to respond to
the specific needs and requirements of the
President to achieve the purposes and objectives
of the Office.
o Under this office are:
- Presidential Security Group (PSG)
- Metropolitan Manila
- Development Authority - Traffic
- Enforcement Division (MMDA-
 PRESIDENTIAL SECURITY GROUP (PSG)
o The agency responsible in providing security and
escort to the
o President and Vice-President of the Philippines
and their immediate family.
o former Presidents and Vice Presidents of the
Philippines as well as visiting heads of state.
o The protection of the head of the state and
his/her family has been the responsibility of the
AFP since 1897.
o PSG was established in 1987 (it replaced the
Presidential Security Command) during the
administration of Corazon Aquino
o June 23, 1998 - Presidential Security Group
Centennial Year.
 METROPOLITAN MANILA DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY
o Metro-wide services under the jurisdiction of the
MMDA are those services which have metro-wide
impact and transcend local political boundaries or
entail huge expenditures such that it would not be
viable for said services to be provided by the
individual Local Government Units (LGUs)
comprising Metropolitan Manila.
o Presidential Decree 824 – Created Metro Manila
and the Metropolitan Manila Commission (MMC)
o Executive Order No. 392 (in accordance to Article
18, Section 8 of the 1987 Philippine Constitution) –
Replaced MMC with Metropolitan Manila
Authority (MMA)
o Republic Act No. 7924 – created the
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority
(MMDA) on March 1, 1995
CU9: LAWS GOVERNING PUBLIC SAFETY
AGENCIES IN THE PHILIPPINES
 BUREAU OF FIRE PROTECTION
o Presidential Decree 1185 - Known as the “Fire
Code of the Philippines.”
o Approved: August 26, 1977 during the time of
President Ferdinand E. Marcos
 o Includes fire prevention and suppression requiring
adoption of uniform fire safety standards
o Development of national consciousness and
involvement of all persons in the prevention and
suppression of fires
o Reorganized the Fire Service of the Integrated
National Police
o Provided the prohibited acts related to fire safety
and penalties
o Repealed by Republic Act 9514
 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9514 (FIRE CODE OF THE
PHILIPPINES 2008)
o An Act Establishing A Comprehensive Fire Code Of
The Philippines, Repealing Presidential Decree No.
1185 And For Other Purposes
o Repealed Presidential Decree 1185
o Mandates that the BFP shall administer and
enforce RA 9514
o Provided the violations, penalties and abatements
of fire hazard.
 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9263 (BUREAU OF FIRE
PROTECTION AND BUREAU OF JAIL MANAGEMENT
AND PENOLOGY PROFESSIONLIZATION ACT 2004 )
o Upgraded the qualifications of applicants of the
BFP in terms of educational requirement and the
completion of personnel during the time of RA
6975.
o Professionalization and Upgrading of Qualification
Standards in the Designation of Uniformed
Personnel of the BFP and the BJMP to Key
Positions.
o Amendments in the appointment, promotion and
attrition system.
 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9592
o An Act extending for five (5) Years the
Reglementary period for complying with the
Minimum Educational Qualification and
Appropriate Eligibility in the Bureau Of Fire
Protection (BFP) and The Bureau Of Jail
Management and Penology (BJMP), Amending for
the Purpose Certain Provision of Republic Act No.
9263, Otherwise known as the "Bureau Of Fire
Protection And Bureau Of Jail Management And
Penology Professionalization Act Of 2004" and for
other purposes.
 PHILIPPINE PUBLIC SAFETY COLLEGE
o The implementation of Republic Act 6975 brought
to fore the significance of the establishment of the
Philippine Public Safety College.
o Section 66 of RA 6975 established and constituted
the Philippine Public Safety College (PPSC) as the
premiere educational institution for the training,
human resource development and continuing
education of all personnel of the
o Philippine National Police (PNP), the Bureau of Fire
Protection (BFP) and the Bureau of Jail
Management and Penology (BJMP).
o The PPSC is one of the bureaus under the DILG.
 REPUBLIC ACT 11279
o An Act transferring the Philippine National Police
Academy (PNPA) and the National Police Training
Institute (NPTI) from the Philippine Public Safety
College (PPSC) to the Philippine National Police
(PNP), Amending for the Purpose Sections 24, 35,
66, 67 and 68 of Republic Act No. 6975, Otherwise
known as the “Department Of The Interior and
Local Government Act of 1990”, as Amended,
appropriating funds, therefore and for other
purposes
o Approved on April 12, 2019
o This law mandated that the Philippine National
Police have administrative and operational
supervision and control over the Philippine
National Police Academy and the National Police
Training Institute.
 Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA)
o The premiere institution for police education, and
the primary source for commission ship of police
lieutenants. The PNPA shall be under the direct
administrative and operational supervision and
control of the Chief of the PNP.
 PNPA is still allowed to accommodate BFP and
BJMP cadets during the 5-year transition
period.
 Headed by a PNPA Director with the rank of Police
Major General
o National Police Training Institute (NPTI) – Shall
be responsible for the mandatory and leadership
trainings of all police non-commissioned officers
(PNCOs).
 Headed by a Director with the rank of Police Major
General.
 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
o The Department of Justice (DOJ) acts as the
principal law agency and legal counsel of the
government. It serves as the government’s
prosecution arm and administers the government’s
criminal justice system by investigating crimes,
prosecuting offenders, and overseeing the
correctional system.
o The following law enforcement and public safety
agencies are attached to DOJ:
– Bureau of Corrections
– National Bureau of Investigation (NBI)
– National Prosecution Service
– Parole and Probation Administration
– Board of Pardons and Paroles
 BUREAU OF CORRECTIONS (BuCor)
o Reorganization Act 1407 – established Bureau of
Prisons in November 01, 1905 under the
Department of Public Instruction
o Administrative Code of 1907 – the Prison Law can
be found under chapter 45
o Executive Order No. 292 (Administrative Code of
1987) –issued on November 23, 1989, changed the
name of Bureau of Prisons to Bureau of
Corrections.
o Republic Act No. 10575 (The Bureau of Corrections
Act of 2013) – which
 PAROLE AND PROBATION ADMINISTRATION
o Parole and Probation Administration (PPA) is an
attached agency of the Department of Justice
which provides a less costly alternative to
imprisonment of offenders who are likely to
respond to individualized community-based
treatment programs.
o Act No. 4221 - created the Probation Office under
the Department of Justice
o Two years after its implementation, on November
16, 1937, the Supreme Court declared it
unconstitutional.
o Presidential Decree No. 968 (Adult Probation Law
of 1976) – Created the Probation Administration
o Teodulo C. Natividad – Father of Probation in the
Philippines
o Executive Order No. 292 (Administrative Code of
1987) - Probation Administration became Parole
and Probation Administration.
 BOARDS OF PARDONS AND PAROLE
o The Board of Pardons and Parole (BPP) shall uplift
and redeem valuable human material to economic
usefulness and to prevent unnecessary and
excessive deprivation of personal liberty by way of
parole or through executive clemency.
o Executive Order No. 292 [BOOK IV/Title III/Chapter
6-Board of Pardons and Parole]
o Act No. 4103 (Indeterminate Sentence Law) - An
Act to provide for an indeterminate sentence and
Parole for all persons convicted of certain crimes
by the Courts Of The Philippine Islands; to create a
Board Of Indeterminate sentence and to provide
funds therefor; and for other purposes.
 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOTr)
o The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is the
primary policy, planning, programming,
coordinating, implementing and administrative
entity of the executive branch of the government
on the promotion, development and regulation of
a dependable and coordinated network of
transportation systems, as well as in the fast, safe,
efficient and reliable transportation services
o Reorganization Act 2666 (As amended by Act No.
2803) gave birth to the Department of Commerce
and Communications, consisting of the Bureau of
Commerce and Industry, Bureau of Supply, Bureau
of Public Works, Bureau of Posts, Bureau of Labor
and Bureau of Coast and Geodetic Survey.
o Act No. 4007, renamed the Department of
Commerce and Communications into the
Department of Public Works and Communications.
 Executive Order 546 - divided the Ministry of
Public Works, Transportation and Communications
(MPWTC) into two agencies, the Ministry of Public
Works and Highways (MPWH) and the Ministry of
Transportation and Communications (MOTC).
 Executive Order No. 125 and 125-A - MOTC was
transformed into a Department
 Executive Order No. 269 - Communications sector
was placed under the newly formed Commission on
Information and Communications Technology (CICT)
in 2002, a transitory measure to the creation of a
 Department of Information and Communications
Technology (DICT)
 Republic Act No. 10844 (An Act Creating the
Department of Information and
Communications Technology) – caused the DOTC
to become DOTr
 Agencies under DOTr:
 Land Transportation Office
 LAND OF TRANSPORTATION OFFICE
o Legislative Act No. 2159 - enacted to regulate
motor vehicles in the Philippine Islands and to
provide for the regulation and licensing of
operators.
o Act No. 3045 - passed into law compiling and
incorporating all laws governing motor vehicles.
o The Automobile Section was upgraded to the
Automobile Division under the Bureau of Public
Works.
o Act No. 3992- otherwise known as “The Revised
Motor Vehicle Law” was enacted amending Act No.
3045.
o Executive Order No. 94 - promulgated reorganizing
the different executive departments, bureaus and
offices. Under Section 82 of this E.O., the Division
of Motor Vehicles was upgraded into the Motor
Vehicles Office (MVO)
o R.A. 4136 (Land Transportation and Traffic Code)–
abolished the Motor Vehicle Office and creating
the Land Transportation Commission
CU10: LAWS GOVERNING OTHER AGENCIES
WITH RESPONSIBILITIES IN LAW
ENFORCEMENT
 PHILIPPINE DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
RELATED LAWS
PHILIPPINE DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
- the PDEA, as the lead agency tasked to enforce
R.A. No.9165, is still in its transition period and
still has to develop its institutional capabilities to
be able to accomplishment its mandated task;
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 218
- Strengthening the support mechanism for the
Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency.
DANGEROUS DRUG BOARD (DDB)
- Is the policy-making and strategy-formulating
body in the planning and formulation of policies
and programs on drug prevention and control
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9165
- Provides the abolition of the drug enforcement
units of the Philippines National Police (PNP), the
National Bureau of Investigation and Bureau of
Customs
- Also provides that the personnel of the abolished
units shall continue to perform their task as detail
service with the PDEA until such time that the
PDEA is fully operational and is able to recruit a
sufficient number of new personnel to do the task
themselves
GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, President of the
Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers
vested in me by law, do hereby order and/or authorize:
SECTION 1: Creation of Tasks Forces
- The Office of the President, the PNP and other
agencies which were performing drug law
enforcement and prevention functions prior to
the enactment of R.A. No. 9165 shall organize
anti-drug task force to support the PDEA.
SECTION 2: Supervision and Support
- The PDEA shall exercise operational supervision
and provide technical support to the main task
force created by the PNP. In the case of other task
forces, created within the PNP or other agencies,
the President of the Philippines shall determine
whether DDB or the PDEA shall exercise
operational supervision.
SECTION 3: Funding
- Funds for the operation of the task forces shall be
sourced from the mother agencies creating the
task force and from the gross receipts of lotto
operations. For this purpose, the Philippine
Charity Sweep takes Office is hereby ordered to
create a standby fund in the amount of One
Billion Pesos (P1,000,000,000.00) to fund the
operations of the PDEA and the task forces
supporting it.
SECTION 4: Repeal

- Executive Order No.206 dated May 15,2003 is

hereby repealed. All orders, rules, regulations and
issuances, or parts thereof, which are inconsistent
with this Executive Order are hereby repealed or
modified accordingly.

SECTION 5: Effectivity

- This Executive Order shall take effect immediately

upon approval.

 DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND

NATURAL RESOURCES
FORESTRY RELATED DENR POLICIES

PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 705

- Revised Forestry Code of the Philippines

EXECUTIVE ORDER. 192, S. 1987

- Reorganization Act of the Department of

Environment and Natural Resources