Ordering the NAPOLCOM to Render its Report on the Quezon City Shootout Within Two Weeks
Administrative Order No. 257, issued on March 9, 2009, by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, mandates the National Police Commission to submit a report on a recent shootout incident in Quezon City within two weeks. This order follows the death of the daughter of a New People's Army member and reflects the administration's commitment to swift action and concern for the situation. Additionally, the National Police Commission has taken steps to ensure impartiality by suspending 29 police personnel involved in the incident. The order emphasizes accountability and the need for a thorough investigation into the events that transpired.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Administrative Order No. 257
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Presidential Issuances
- Subcategory
- Administrative Orders
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
March 9, 2009
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 257
ORDERING THE NATIONAL POLICE COMMISSION TO RENDER ITS REPORT ON THE QUEZON CITY SHOOTOUT WITHIN TWO WEEKS
WHEREAS, the Administration showed swift action and concern by ordering the probe by the Philippine National Police of the death of the daughter of a New Peoples' Army member;
WHEREAS, the National Police Commission took a decisive step and showed impartiality in preventively suspending immediately the twenty-nine (29) police personnel who were allegedly involved in the recent shootout incident in Epifanio de los Santos Avenue, Quezon City;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, President of the Republic of the Philippines, by the powers vested in me by law, do hereby order the National Police Commission to render its report on the shootout incident within two (2) weeks from receipt of this Order.
DONE on the 9th of March, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Nine.
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Ordering the NAPOLCOM to Render its Report on the Quezon City Shootout Within Two Weeks, Administrative Order No. 257, Mar 9, 2009 (Philippines)
Ordering the NAPOLCOM to Render its Report on the Quezon City Shootout Within Two Weeks, Administrative Order No. 257 (Phil. 2009)
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