Amendment to E.O. No. 531 s. 2006 Re: Investigative Jurisdiction of the Presidential Anti-Graft Commission

December 18, 2006

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 531-B

FURTHER AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 531, SERIES OF 2006, TO CLARIFY THE INVESTIGATIVE JURISDICTION OF THE PRESIDENTIAL ANTI-GRAFT COMMISSION

WHEREAS, improving the moral standards in government is a major thrust of this administration;

WHEREAS, there is a need to clothe the Presidential Anti-Graft Commission with investigative authority over some members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police on a case to case basis.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, President of the Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby order:

SECTION 1. Executive Order No. 531, series of 2006, is hereby amended by inserting a sentence after Section 2, paragraph (a), as follows:

"In addition, the President, may order the Commission to investigate presidential appointees in the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) on a case to case basis."

SECTION 2. All orders, rules and regulations, and issuances or parts thereof inconsistent with this Executive Order are hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly.

SECTION 3. This Executive Order shall immediately take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in a newspaper of general circulation.

DONE in the City of Manila, this 18th day of December in the year of Our Lord, two thousand and six.