DATE : NOVEMBER 28, 2022

FOR : PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE STATION-MAGSAYSAY

FROM : OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL MAYOR

SUBJECT : INQUIRY ON FAILURE TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE DURING

DALANGPANAN CONSULTATION

The Office of the Municipal Administrator, upon the order of the Municipal Mayor, sent
a Letter Request, --- request for assistance to the DALANGPANAN consultation team,
during its visit to Brgy. Tama last November 17, 2022. The said letter was dated
November 16, 2022, and was received by your own office on the same date. Attached
hereto is the photocopy of the “Letter Request”.

The purpose of the request is to ensure the security and safety of our DALANGPANAN
consultation team members, considering the distance of the area and possible danger
due to insurgency. However, on the date of the consultation, your office failed to
provide assistance to the team.

With this, the office would like to make an inquiry to your office as to the reason for the
failure to heed our request. Furthermore, this is also to remind your office of Republic
Act 6975, Section 51 (b). stating among others, to wit;

RA 6975 entitled “An Act Establishing the Philippine National Police Under a
Reorganized Department of the Interior and Local Government, and For Other
Purposes,

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Section 51 (b)

City and Municipal Mayors — (1) Operational Supervision and Control.

The city and municipal mayors shall exercise operational supervision and
control over PNP units in their respective jurisdiction

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It shall include the power to employ and deploy units or elements of the
PNP, through the station commander, to ensure public safety and effective
 maintenance of peace and order within the locality. 

(3)  Administrative Disciplinary Powers. — In the areas of discipline, city

and municipal mayors shall have the powers to impose, after due notice
and summary hearings, disciplinary penalties for minor offenses
committed by members of the PNP assigned to their respective
jurisdictions, as provided in Section 41 of this Act.

Thank you.

HON. CHARLIE B. BUHISAN

Municipal Mayor

In the absence of the Municipal Mayor:

ARNOLD JARN FORD G. BUHISAN

Municipal Administrator

Cc:

Ms. Rebecca Visorro

Municipal Local Government Operations Officer
LGU- Magsaysaysa