Creating a Committee to Review and Determine the Status of Persons Arrested and/or Detained by Virtue of the Presidential Commitment Order (PCO) or Its Derivatives
Administrative Order No. 467, issued on July 22, 1983, establishes a committee tasked with reviewing the status of individuals arrested or detained under the Presidential Commitment Order (PCO). The committee, led by the Minister of National Defense and including key military and intelligence officials, aims to recommend to the President whether to lift the PCOs, file cases in court, or expedite pending hearings. A Secretariat will be set up to assist the committee with personnel from various government offices. This initiative seeks to ensure due process for those affected by the PCO.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Administrative Order No. 467
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Presidential Issuances
- Subcategory
- Administrative Orders
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
July 22, 1983
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 467
CREATING A COMMITTEE TO REVIEW AND DETERMINE THE STATUS OF PERSONS ARRESTED AND/OR DETAINED BY VIRTUE OF THE PRESIDENTIAL COMMITMENT ORDER (PCO) OR ITS DERIVATIVES
A Committee is hereby created to review and determine the status of persons arrested and/or detained by virtue of the Presidential Commitment Order (PCO) or its derivatives for the purpose of recommending to the President whether said PCO's should be lifted and/or a case be filed in court and/or to expedite the hearing of the cases pending in court. HTcADC
The Committee shall be composed of the following:
The Minister of National Defense, as Chairman;
The Chief of Staff, Armed Forces of the Philippines, as Vice-Chairman;
The Chief of the Philippine Constabulary, as Member; and
The Chief of Intelligence Security, AFP, as Member.
The Presidential Executive Assistant shall establish a Secretariat and shall be authorized to detail any personnel from any government office to assist the Committee and/or its sub-committee/s for the duration of the completion of the purposes of this Administrative Order.
DONE in the City of Manila, this 22nd day of July, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Three.
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Creating a Committee to Review and Determine the Status of Persons Arrested and/or Detained by Virtue of the Presidential Commitment Order (PCO) or Its Derivatives, Administrative Order No. 467, Jul 22, 1983 (Philippines)
Creating a Committee to Review and Determine the Status of Persons Arrested and/or Detained by Virtue of the Presidential Commitment Order (PCO) or Its Derivatives, Administrative Order No. 467 (Phil. 1983)
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