Responsibilities of the Aviation Security Command
Letter of Instructions No. 961, issued on November 22, 1979, mandates the Aviation Security Command (AVSECOM) to ensure the safety of the airline industry in the Philippines by protecting airports from threats and maintaining peace within airport complexes. AVSECOM is instructed to focus solely on security, avoiding interference in airport management or customs, immigration, and quarantine operations. The directive emphasizes minimizing the public display of firearms and restricting non-essential law enforcement personnel from arrival and departure areas to enhance security. Additionally, AVSECOM must maintain readiness with Reaction Units to respond to emergencies swiftly.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Letter of Instructions No. 961
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Presidential Issuances
- Subcategory
- Letters of Instructions
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
November 22, 1979
LETTER OF INSTRUCTIONS NO. 961
| TO | : | The Minister of National Defense |
| The Minister of Finance | ||
| The Minister of Justice | ||
| The Chief of Staff, AFP | ||
| The Director General, NISA |
In the implementation of LOI 399 dated 28 April 1976, creating the National Action Committee on Anti-Hijacking (NACAH), the Aviation Security Command (AVSECOM) is responsible for the protection of the airline industry to ensure their continued and uninterrupted operations. It shall maintain peace and order within airport complexes and secure all airports against offensive and terroristic acts that threaten civil aviation.
In the discharge of its responsibilities, the AVSECOM shall not in any manner interfere nor involve itself in the management of the airport, the enforcement and/or supervision of customs, immigration, and quarantine activities but shall confine itself to its primary responsibility of security.
The AVSECOM shall withdraw from the MIA Terminal Building, however, it shall maintain Reaction Units in alert stations which should be available to respond to all emergencies within the shortest possible time. It shall endeavor to minimize the unnecessary display of firearms and exposure of uniformed personnel to the public except technicians operating security devices to monitor incoming and outgoing passenger and cargo.
It is also hereby directed that all law enforcement, intelligence, customs, immigration and quarantine personnel not in the actual performance of their duties shall not be allowed in the arrival and departure areas.
DONE in the City of Manila, this 22nd day of November, Nineteen Hundred and Seventy-Nine.
Cite This Law
Responsibilities of the Aviation Security Command, Letter of Instructions No. 961, Nov 22, 1979 (Philippines)
Responsibilities of the Aviation Security Command, Letter of Instructions No. 961 (Phil. 1979)
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