Amendment to E.O. No. 585 s. 2006 Re: Extension of Period for Firearm Registration and Increase in Amnesty Fees

August 28, 2007

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 585-A

AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 585, SERIES OF 2006, BY EXTENDING THE PERIOD OF REGISTRATION OF FIREARMS AND INCREASING THE AMNESTY FEES FOR THE SURRENDER AND LICENSING OF LOOSE FIREARMS

WHEREAS, Executive Order (EO) No. 585 dated December 11, 2006 provided for the surrender and licensing of loose firearms and the utilization of funds from the proceeds thereof; cIECTH

WHEREAS, the implementation of EO No. 585 (2006) was delayed due to the national elections last May 14, 2007;

WHEREAS, the increase in amnesty fees will generate additional revenue that will augment the modernization of equipment in the Civil Security Group of the Philippine National Police and further facilitate investigation of crimes committed with firearms;

WHEREAS, the volume of projected and targeted number of loose firearms to be registered through the amnesty program demands for a reasonable period of time in order to provide allowance to those prospective registrant in remote areas, thereby necessitating the extension of the one-year period of registration to be reckoned from the effectivity of this order.

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. Sections 1 and 3 of Executive Order No. 585, dated December 11, 2006, are hereby amended as follows:

"SECTION 1. Any natural and juridical person who possesses loose firearms may surrender the same to the Philippine National Police for custody and apply for the corresponding license as required by existing laws within one (1) year from the effectivity of this Order. Concerned holders of said firearms may avail of this amnesty only within the period. Each firearm submitted for licensing shall have its own distinct firearms description."

"SECTION 3. An amnesty fee of Five Thousand Pesos (P5,000.00) for High Powered Firearms and Three Thousand Pesos (P3,000.00) for Low Powered Firearms shall be collected for each firearm registered."

SECTION 2. All executive orders, rules and regulations and other issuance or parts thereof, which are inconsistent with this Executive Order, are hereby revoked, amended, or modified accordingly.

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

DONE in the City of Manila, this 28th day of August, in the Year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Seven.