AUGUST 28, 2006 OFFICIAL GAZETTE 5747

MALACANANG insurgency and other serious threats to national

MANILA security.
EXECUTIVE ORDER No. 546 SEC. 2. In the exercise of its responsibility,
subject to the concurrence of the appropriate
DIRECTING THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE TO
UNDERTAKE ACTIVE SUPORT TO THE ARMED Local Chief Executive through the Local Peace
FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES IN INTERNAL and Order Council, the PNP is hereby authorized
SECURITY OPERATIONS FOR THE SUPPRESSION to deputize the barangay tanods as force
OF INSURGENCY AND OTHER SERIOUS multipliers in the implementation of the peace
THREATS TO NATIONAL SECURITY, AMENDING
CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF EXECUTIVE ORDER and order plan in the area.
NO. 110 SERIES OF 1999 AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES SEC. 3. The Department of the Interior and
Local Government shall exert efforts in securing
WHEREAS, Section 12 of Republic Act No. and institutionalizing funding support from
6975, as amended by Republic Act No. 8551, Local Government Units. For this purpose,
provides that the primary responsibility governors and mayors, as deputized
involving the suppression of insurgency and representatives of the National Police
other serious threats to national security rests Commission in their respective territorial
with the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) jurisdiction, and in relation to their sworn duty
and that the Philippine National Police (PNP) to implement Section 16 of the Local
shall, through information gathering and Government Code, shall ensure that sufficient
performance of its ordinary police functions, funds shall be appropriated in their annual
support the AFP on matters involving the budget for the operational and logistical support
suppression of insurgency, except in cases where of the concerned PNP units for the
the President shall call on the PNP to support implementation of this Executive Order.
the AFP in combat operations; SEC. 4. The Local Chief Executives, in
WHEREAS, the National Democratic Front, the coordination with the Local Peace and Order
Communist Party of the Philippines and its Councils, shall include in the integrated area/
Community Public Safety Plan of their
military arm, the New People's Army, have been
respective city/municipality, the priority
waging an armed struggle against the program
of action/thrust in resolving the
Government and the Filipino people for more insurgency and other serious threats to national
than thirty years; security and ensure appropriation thereof for
WHEREAS, the ongoing insurgency has a effective implementation of this Executive
negative impact on the economy and resolving Order.
the insurgency will foster a climate conducive SEC. 5. All executive issuances, rules and
to economic growth and national development; regulations or parts thereof which are
WHEREAS, to effectively address this threat, inconsistent with this Executive Order are
hereby revoked, amended, or modified
there is a need for a "whole of government
accordingly.
approach" to ensure sustained, consistent,
integrated and coordinated international security SEC. 6. This Executive Order shall take effect
measures against the Communist Terrorist immediately.
Movement and other organized elements/groups
DONE, in the City of Manila, this 14th of
engaged in armed offensives against the
July in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand
Government; and Six.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-
(Sgd.) GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO
ARROYO, President of the Republic of the President of the Philippines
Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in
me by law, do hereby order the following: By the President:
SECTION 1. The PNP shall support the AFP in (Sgd.) EDUARDO R. ERMITA
combat operations involving the suppression of Executive Secretary