Creating a Review Committee to Evaluate the Cases of Persons Arrested and/or Detained by Virtue of a Preventive Detention Action or Any of Its Derivatives
Administrative Order No. 488, issued on July 23, 1984, establishes a Review Committee to assess the cases of individuals arrested or detained under Preventive Detention Actions (PDA) in the Philippines. This committee, chaired by the Minister of National Defense, is responsible for recommending to the President whether detainees should be released, further detained, or charged in court. A Secretariat will manage case referrals, and the President retains authority to independently direct detainee actions. This order replaces previous Administrative Orders No. 467 and 468.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Administrative Order No. 488
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Presidential Issuances
- Subcategory
- Administrative Orders
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
July 23, 1984
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 488
CREATING A REVIEW COMMITTEE TO EVALUATE THE CASES OF PERSONS ARRESTED AND/OR DETAINED BY VIRTUE OF A PREVENTIVE DETENTION ACTION OR ANY OF ITS DERIVATIVES
Conformably with Section 4 of Presidential Decree No. 1877, as amended, a Review Committee is hereby created to evaluate the cases of persons arrested and/or detained by virtue of a Preventive Detention Action (PDA) or any of its derivatives, and to recommend to the President of the Philippines whether the detainee(s) involved shall be released or further detained, and/or whether or not the corresponding information should be filed in court. ETHIDa
The Review Committee shall be composed of the following:
The Minister of National Defense or his duly authorized representative — Chairman
Brig. Gen. Rodolfo Ecarma, AFP — Vice-Chairman
Col. Alfredo P. Callanta, Presidential Assistant for Military Affairs — Member
The Presidential Executive Assistant shall establish a Secretariat which shall, among others, take charge of referring cases to the Review Committee. The Presidential Executive Assistant shall be authorized to detail any personnel from any government office to assist the Review Committee for the purposes of this Administrative Order.
This Administrative Order shall be without prejudice to the power and authority of the President of the Philippines to motu proprio order the release or further detention of the detainee(s) involved and/or to direct the filing of the corresponding information against such detainee(s) in the proper court.
This Administrative Order supersedes Administrative Order Nos. 467 and 468.
DONE in the City of Manila, this 23rd day of July, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Four.
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Creating a Review Committee to Evaluate the Cases of Persons Arrested and/or Detained by Virtue of a Preventive Detention Action or Any of Its Derivatives, Administrative Order No. 488, Jul 23, 1984 (Philippines)
Creating a Review Committee to Evaluate the Cases of Persons Arrested and/or Detained by Virtue of a Preventive Detention Action or Any of Its Derivatives, Administrative Order No. 488 (Phil. 1984)
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