Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

FIFTEENTH CONGRESS
First Reguiar Session

House Bit No, O.1'7

Introduced by Honorable Roilo Golez

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Peace and order is @ condition sine qua non for development to take place in any
‘country. The truism of this statement is proven by the cases of the Philippines and South
Korea. in 1966, when the Asian Development Bank was established in Metro Mania, the
Philippines was second only to Japan as Asia's richest nation, while South Korea was among
the poorest, being a top borrower of the ADB. Nearly four decades later, their fortunes are
completely reversed; as pointed out by the ADB Chief, the Philippines is now one of Asia's
poorest countries, while South Korea is now one of the richest and a key contributor to the
ADB. This can be attributed mainly to the peace and order conditions obtaining in these two (2)
counties forthe past 38 years.

To spur development in and enable the Philippines to regain its former status as one of
Asia's richest nations, itis therefore urgently imperative to markedly enhance the peace and
‘order condition in the country on a sustained basis. This is to altract foreign investors and
tourists alike to come to the Philippines, as well as arrest the divestment of both ‘oreign and
local investors who are already herein the country.

Merely reforming the Philippine National Police, es sought by Administrative Order No
86 dated September 19, 2003 that created the PNP Reform Commission, would hardly create a
dent in the peace and order condition of our country. What must be done is to enact a
comprehensive anti-crime law, similar to the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Lew of 2002,
otherwise known as RA 9165. Hence, | have the honor to submit this bil entitled *An Act
instituting the Comprehensive Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice of 2004” “onsideration
and enactment of Congress.

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FIFTEENTH CONGRESS.
First Regular Session

(:Fiouse Bill No. _3 17

Introduced by Honorable Roilo Golez

ANACT
INSTITUTING THE COMPREHENSIVE CRIME PREVENTION AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE
ACT OF 2010, PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES:

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress
assembled:

SECTION 1. _ Title of the Act - This Act shall be known as the “Comprehensive
Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Act of 2010”

SECTION 2. Declaration of Policy - itis hereby declared the policy of the State to
foster and ensure not only obedience to its authority and the rule of law, but also to adopt such
measures as would effectively promote the maintenance of peace and order, the protection of
life, liberty and property, and the promotion of the general welfare which are essential for the
enjoyment by all the people of the blessings of democracy in a just and humane society.

Toward this end, the government shall pursue an all-out and relentless campaign
against crime and lawlessness through an integrated system of planning, implementation and
enforcement of crime prevention and criminal justice polices, programs and projects based on
and compliant with the United Nations Standards and Norms in Crime Prevention and Criminal
Justice; notable of which among others, are the following;

a) “Measures of crime prevention include the treatment of offenders’, or
administration of criminal justice to offenders; hence, crime prevention and criminal justice
should be pursued together,

b) “The criminal justice system, besides being an instrument to effect control and
deterrence (of crime), should also contribute to the objective of maintaining peace and order for
equitable social and economic development, redressing inequalities and protecting human
rights";

©) Responding to crime demands “reducing the opportunities to commit crime
and address the relevant socio-economic factors, such as poverty, inequality and
unemployment";

dq) "The multi-sectoral and interdisciplinary nature of crime prevention and
criminal justice demands the coordinated attention of various agencies and disciplines";

©) "Crime prevention and criminal justice planning should be carried out with the
participation of representatives of the different criminal justice subsystems (or pillars), members
of the community and other experts"; “with short-term, medium-term and long-term objectives"


) "Community participation in all phases of crime prevention and criminal juste
processes should be promoted and strengthened, paying full attention to the protection of
human rights".

9) “Crime prevention and criminal justice should be considered in the context of
‘economic develooment, poitical systems, social and cultural values and social change, as well
as in the context of the new intermational order’.

The government shall further include Restorative Justice, a step beyond Criminal
Justice, as part of crime prevention: by the providing a mechanism for healing the wounds, and
restoring harmony among the feuding parties to pave the way ‘or the smooth retum and
reintegration of rehabilitated inmates in their respective communities once released.

AS a matter of state policy, the goverment adools the principle that: "The
police are the public, and the public are the police; police officers are only members of the
Public who are paid to give fulltime altention to duties whic are incumbent on every citizen in
the intent of the community welfare”.

ARTICLE Il
DEFINITIONS OF TERMS
Section 3. Definitions - As used in this Act, the following terms shall mean:

8) Applicable Laws - For purposes of this Act, Article Ill thereof appiles to and
‘supplements the unlawful acts and penal provisions of the following laws:

1) Revised Penal Code, as amended, including RA 7659;

2) Republic Act 6539: Anti-Camapping Act of 1972, as amended;

3) Presidential Decree 532: Anti-Piracy and Anti-Highway Robbery Law
of 1974;

4) Presidential Decree 533: Anti-Cattle Rustling Law of 1974;

5) Presidential Decree 704: Penalizing llega! Fishing, as amended;

6) Presidential Decree 705: Penalizing illegal Logging, as amended:

?) Presidential Decree 1612: Anti-Fencing Law of 1979;

8) Presidential 1866: Firearms Law of 1983, as amended;

9) Republic Act 3019: Anti-Graft and Corruot Practices Act, as amended;

10) Republic Act 7080: Penalizing the Crime of Plunder, as amended:

11) Presidential Decree 2018: Illegal Recruitment:

12) Republic Act 6235: Prohibiting certain Acts inimical to Civil Aviation;

43) Presidential Decree 1602: legal Gambling, as amended;

14) Presidential Decree 449: Counterieiting Law of 1974, as amended;

15) Republic Act 1937: Tariff and Customs Code of the Philippines, as
amended;

16) Republic Act 7642: Tax Evasi

47) Executive Order 129, s 1993: Anti-Professional Squatting Syndicates
and Souatiers Drive:

b} Board - Refers to the Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Synergism Board
under Sec 48, Art XXil of this Act.



3} Center - Refers to the Nationa! Action Center on Crime Prevention and
Criminal Justice Synergism, or NAC; as provided under Sec 52, Article XXII of this Act.

a} Crime Risk Management - Refers to the anticipation, recognition and appraisal
‘of a potential or actual occurence of crime and the inition of some action or measure to
remove: or reduce it

2) Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design - or CPTED, pertains to the
proper design and effective use of the partially or fully built environment to reduce fear and the
incidence of crime

) Crime Prevention Through Social Development - or CPTSD, is the inculcation
and formation of the proper values, such as good manners and right conduct, morality and
spintuaity, to a child up to adolesce: shal become a law-abiding and crime
prevention-conscious citizen

9) Crime Syndicate - Any organized group of two (2) or more persons forming or
jalning together with the intention of committing any offense prescribed under this Act; as such,
the type of offense they shall be perpeirating is known es an organized crime.

h) Financier - Any person who pays for, raises or supplies money for, or
undenwrites any of the legal activities prescribed under this Act; ie, the applicable laws

i) Force Multiplier - A private individual who shall join and participate in the
‘campaign of the criminal justice system andlor the government in their crime prevention and
criminal ustice programs, projects andior activities, thereby increasing manpower,

i) Person - Any entity, natural or juridical, including among others, a corporation,
partnership, trust or estate, joint stock company, association, joint venture or other
unincorporated organization or group capable of acquiring rights or entering into obigations.

) Planting of Evidence - The wilful act of any person of maliciously and
surreptitiously inserting, placing, adding or attaching directly or indirectly, through any overt of
covert act, whalever quantity of any instrument, substance or article in the persen, house,
effects or in the immediate vicinity of an innocent individual for the purpose of implicating,
incriminating oF imputing the commission of any violation of the Act,

1) ProtectoriCoddler - Any person who knowingly and wilfuly consents to the
uniawful acts provided for in this Act, including the pertinent provisions of applicable laws, and
uses his/her influence, power or position in shielding, harboring, screening or facilitating the
‘escape of any person he/she knows, or has reasonable grounds to believe on ar suspects, has
Violated the provisions of this Actin order to prevent the arrest, prosecution and conviction of
the violator.

m) Resource Multipfer - A private individual who shall not join and participate, but
shall support the campaign by contributing fizancial, ogistcal and other material resourees for
the implementation of crime prevention and criminal justice programs, projects andior activities.

1} School - Any educational institution, private or public, undertaking educational
operation for pupils/students, pursuing certain studies at defined levels, receiving instructions
from teachers, usually jocated in a building or a group of buildings in a particular physical or
cyber site.



0} Target Hardening - pertains to the crime prevention approach relying on the
installation of mechanical and organized means to prevent or reduce crime incident, like locks,
CCTV, preventive patrols, ete.

ARTICLE fil
SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS TO APPLICABLE LAWS

Section 4, Financier of Any illegal Activity. - The maximum penaity prescribe
for the unlawful act shall be imposed upon any person, who acts as a financier of such illegal
activity, as prescribed in the pertinent provisionis of any applicable law, wherein this unlawful
act is not yet defined and/or penalized.

Section 5. Protector/Coddler of any Violator. - The minimum to medium
penalty prescribed for the unlawiul act shall be imposed upon any person, who acts as a
protectoricoddier of any violator of the pertinent provisions of any applicable law, wherein this
unlavdul act is not definedipenalized yet.

Section 6. Planting of Evidence. - Any person wo is found guily of “planting”
any evidence for the purpose of implicating, incriminating or imputing the commission of any
Violation of this Act to an innocent, individual to make hirvher liable to being penalized as a
Violator of the pertinent provision’s of any applicable iaw, shall suffer the maximum penalty for
the unlawful act intended to be filed versus the victim, as provided in the same law; unless
otherwise provided.

Section 7. Criminal Liability of Government Officials and Employees. - The
maximum penalties of the aforecited unlawful acts provided in the agplicable las shall be
imposed, in addition to absolute perpetual disqualification from any public fice, if those found
guilty of such unlawful acts are government offcials and employees.

Section 8. Failure to Enforce the Law, Arrest, or Prosecute the Offender. -
“Any law enforcer, government official or employee entrusted with the enforcement of any of the
applicable laws, who knowingly and willfully fails to enforce the said lawis or refrains from
atresting or prosecuting the offender's thereof, or delberately prevents its enforcement or the
arrest or prosecution of the offenderis thereof, shall suter the minimum to medium penalty
provided in the law which he/she did not enforce, or prevented from being enforced, or the
offense which was not prosecuted, as the case maybe

If the non-enforcement of the said law's, or non-arrest or prosecution of the offender's
thereof is in consideration of any offer, promise, gift or present, the medium to maximum
penalty thereof shall be imposed. if itis the public officer who asks or demands such gift or
present, he/she shall suffer the maximum penalty. Provided that : if the crime committed by the
offender is punishable by reclusion perpetua to death, the concerned aublic officer shall be
prosecuted under Article 211-A on Qualified Bribery of the Revised Penal Code, as provided in
RA 7650,

Section 9. Responsibility and Liability of Law Enforcement Agencies and
other Government Officials and Employees in Testifying as Prosecution Witnesses in
any Criminal Cases. - Any member of law enforcement agencies or any other government
official and employee who, after due notice, ‘ais or refuses intentionally or negligently, to
appear as a witness for the prosecution in any proceeding, involving violations of this Act,

+ without eny valid reason, shall be imposed with the minimum fo medium penaity prescribed for



the instant case in the pertinent provisions of the seid laws, in addition to the administrative
liability he/she may be meted out by his/her immediate supevior and/or appropriate body.

Section 10. Delay and Bungling in the Prosecution of Criminal Cases. - Any
govemment officer or employee tasked with the prosecution of criminal cases under any
applicable law for which this penalty is not yet provided, who, through patent laxity, inexcusable
neglect, unreasonable delay or deliberately causes the dismissal of such criminal cases, shall
suffer the minimum to medium penalty provides by the aoplicable ‘awis for the bungled cases;
with out prejudice to his/her prosecution under the pertinent provisions of the Revised Penel
Code.

Section 11. Criminal Liability of a Public Officer or Employee for
Misappropriation, Misapplication or failure to Account for the Confiscated, Seized or
Surrendered Pieces of Evidence, including the Proceeds or Properties obtained from the
Unlawful Act Committed. - The minimum to medium penalty of the applicable laws violated,
in addition to absolute perpetual disquaifcation from any public office, shall be imposed upon
any public officer or employee who miseppropriates, misapplies or falls to account for
confiscated, seized or surrendered piece/s of evidence, including the proceeds or properties
obtained from the unlawful acts as provided for in tis Act.

Any elective national or focal official found to have benetited from the proceeds or
properties obtained from the unlawful acts, as prescribed in this Act, or have received any
financial or material contributions or donations from natural or juridical persons fund guilty of
‘such unlawful acts, as prescribed in this Act, shall be remove: m office and perpetually
disqualified from holding any elective or appointive positions in the government, its divisions,
subdivisions, and intermediaries, including govemment-owned or-controlied corporations.

Section 12, Grant of Compensation, Reward, Award and/or Other Benefits. -
The Board and/or concemed governments agency shall grant compensation, reward, award
andior other benefits or incentives to any person/s who shall perform any of the following

a) _ Personally execute the Doctrine of Citizen's Arrest andlor Doctrine of Defense
of a Stranger vis-&-vis any violators or wanted person's in a lawdul manner;

b) AS @ whistle blower of a financier, a protectoricoddler, or any anomalous
transactionsideals infwith any government agency/office and cases of graft and corruption;
and/or

©) Provide informationipieces of evidence which shall enabie the law enforcers to
conduct success‘ul operations; resulting in the arresaporehension of any offender's, suspects
or wanted person/s, especially financiet/s andior recoveryiconfiscation of pieces of evidence,
proceeds of the unlawful acts andior contraband.

ARTICLE IV
PARTICIPATION OF THE FAMILY AND THE CITIZENRY
Section 13. Involvement of the Family. - The ‘amily, being the basic unit of the
Filipino society, shail be primarly responsible for the education and awareness of the members

of the family on crime prevention and criminal justice; emphasizing thal “crime does not pay’,
both to the perpetrators and the victims.



Since the core values of a person are formed during the first ten (10) years of one's
existence, it is incumbent upon the parents to participate in Crime Prevention Through Social
Development {CPTSD}, by setting the example to be emulated, properly reering, closely
monitoring and developing their children to become law-abiding and well-<isciplinec.

The parents shall formulate a Family Crime Prevention Program, consisting of physical
security, or Crime Prevention Through Environmental Oesign (CPTED) and/or target hardening
measures to be installed at home, end procedures, or Dos and Dor'ts. To be implemented by
all members of the family while at home, or elsewhere all the time

The family shall be involved in and avail of the Community-Oriented Policing Service
{COPS} of the Philippine National Police and other crime prevention activities in. the
community

Section 14. Participation of the Citizenry. - it shall be the responsibilty of the
citizenry to participate in crime prevention and criminal justice, as they are considered to be an
informal part ofthe police in the intent of the community welfare. As such, itis incumbent upon
each and every citizen to perform the following related functions; but not limited to

a) Obey the laws and other related issuances;
») Be crime prevention-conscious and implement legitimate selt-nelp crime

prevention measures and procedures to serve as hisiher first line of defense
against crimes;

C) Exercise the docirine of self-defense and/or defense of a stranger vis-a-vis the
offenders, as applicable;

d) Execute the doctrine of citizen's arrest vis-é-vis the offender's or fugitives, i
capable and as applicable;

e) As. aminimum, in relation to c) and d) above, immediately repor: the crime to
the nearest police/law enforcement unit; and

§} Serve as the force andor resource muitilier of the Criminal Justice System in
applying crime prevention and criminal justice measures and procedures to
potential or actual offenders as well of the Goverment in addressing the root
causes and abetting factors of crime and lawlessness in the
environmentsociety.

ARTICLE V

PARTICIPATION OF STUDENTS, TEACHERS AND SCHOOL AUTHORITIES; AND
THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION
AND TESDA

Section 15. Student Councils and Campus Organizations. - Ail students
counclls and campus organizations in elementary, secondary, tertiary and vocationalftechnical
schools shall include in their year round activities a program on crime prevention and criminal
justice, including participation in the observance of National Crime Prevention/Respect for Law
Week every year.



Section 16. School Curricula. - Instruction on crime
CPTSD subjects in the kindergarten and elementary, and criminal j
integrated in the kindergarien, elementary, secondary. tertiary and vocation
curricula of all public and private schools, whether general, technical, vocational or agro-
industrial as well as non-formal, informal and indigenous leering systems. Among others, such
instructions shall include:

4) Nature and dynamies of rime;
2) The Criminal Justice System, its Legal Parameters and Procedures’

3) Crime Prevention, including Crime Prevention through Environmental Design
(CPTED) and Crime Prevention through Social Development (CPTSO);

4) Interdependence of Peace and Order, and Development and the adverse
effects of crime and lawiessness in the country;

5) The Role of the Family, Citzenry, Students and Community in Crime
Prevention and Criminal Justice;

6) Observation and Description for Crime Watching and Reporting; and
n Doctrines of Citizen's Arrest, Self-defense and Defense of a Stranger.

Section 17. Publication and Distribution of Materials on Crime Prevention
and Criminal Justice. - With the assistance of the Board, the Secretary of the Department of
Education (DepEd), the Chairman of the Commission on Higher Education (CHEO) and the
Director General of the Technical Education and Skils Development Authority (TESDA) shall
cause the development, publication and distribution of information and support educational
‘materials on crime prevention and criminal justice to the students, the faculty, the arents and
the community,

Section 18. Heads, Supervisors and Teachers of Schools. - For the purpose of
enforcing the pertinent provisions of all applicable laws, in addition to RA 9185, all school
heads, supervisors and teachers shall be deemed persons in authority; and as such, are
hereby vested with the authority to apprehend, arrest, or cause the apprehension or arrest of
‘any person, who shail violate any of the said provisions of subject laws, pursuant to Section 5,
Rule 113 of the Rules of Court. They shall be deemed persons in authority while they are in the
school, or within its immediate vicinity; or even beyond such immediate vicinity, if the are in
attendance at any school or class function in their official capacity as school heads, supervisors
and teachers.

Any teacher or school employee, who discovers or finds that any person in the school,
or within its immediate vicinity is lable for violating any seid provisions, or is about to commit,
‘or actually commiting, oF has just committed a crime, shall have the duty to immediately report
the same to the immediate supervisor or the schoo! head; who in turn, shall report the matter to
the nearest police or law enforcement unt

Failure to do $0 in either case, within a reasonable period from the time of discovery of
the violation or crime, shall after due hearing, constitute sufficient cause for disciplinary action
by the school authorities.



Section 19. Anti Crime Citizens Empowerment Schools (ACCESs). - With the
assistance of the Board, ACCESs shall be established in all NCR cities and municipalities and
all provinces and highly urbanized cities nationwide as joint undertakings of the five (6) pillars
of the Criminal Justice System, with the suppor of other NGAs, LGUs and NGOs in the
localities, Mobile Training Teams (MTTs) shell be formed and dispatched by ACCESs as
warranted, subject to the availabilty of teaching staff and resources. These ACCESs shall
provide education/seminar on crime prevention and criminal justice to the citizenry, who won't
be able to take this up in school anymore, such as college graduates, elderly, out-of-school
youth, street children and those in orphanages and drug rehabiltation centers. (NOTE: Please
see attached Rationale/General Framework)

Section 20, DepEd, CHED, and TESDA. - in addition to those in the preceding
Sections, the DepEd, CHED and TESDA, including State Universities and Colleges shall
formulate and implement their respective crime prevention and criminal justice programs with
the assistance of the Board/NAC, in their respective campuses, buildings and faciities; and
shall prescribe and cause the implementation thereof in al! public end private schools, whether
general, technical, vocational or agro-industrial, The program shall include but not limited to
education and awareness on crime prevention and criminal justice, including CPTSD, as well
as installation of CPTED and/or target hardening measures; including the activation of a crime
Prevention unit, or at least appointments of crime prevention officers andlor specialists wih the
technical assistance of the NAC.

ARTICLE VI

PARTICIPATION OF THE PRIVATE AND LABOR SECTORS AND THE
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT (DOLE)

SECTION 21. Promotion of Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice in the
Workplace Program. - As @ matter of policy, the State shall promote the Crime Prevention and
Criminal Justice in the Workplace Program nationwide, using @ tripartite epproach, With the
assistance of the Board, the DOLE shall develog, promote, and implement @ national crime
Prevention and criminal justice program in the workplace to be adopted by private companies
with ten (10) or more employees. Such program shall include the mandatory dratting and
adoption of company policies on the implementation of appropriate crime prevention and
criminal justice measures and procedures in the workplace, including CPTSO and CPTED, in
close consultation and coordination with the DOLE, BoardINAC, labor and employee
organizations, human resource development managers and other such private sector
organizations

Section 22. Guidelines for the National Crime Prevention and Criminal
Justice in the Workplace Program. - The Board!NAC and the DOLE shall jointly formulate
the necessary guidelines for the implementation of the National Crime Prevention and Criminal
lustice in the Workplace Program. The amount necessary for the implementation thereof shall
be included in the General Appropriations Act.

Section 23. The Department of Labor. - in addition to those in the preceding
Sections, the DOLE shall formulate and implement its own Department - wide Crime
Prevention and Criminal Justice Program; which shall include, but not limited to: education and
awareness on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, including CPTSD, as well as installation
of CPTED andlor target-hardening measures, including the activation of a crime prevention unit
in the department and appointment of crime prevention officers andlor specialists; in its
Bureaus and regional offices withthe technical assistance of the NAC.



ARTICLE Vil
PARTICIPATION OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS
Section 25. Involvement of Local Government Units (LGUs). - Local

government units shall garticigate in the implementation and enforcement of this Act, for their
respective constituencies/areas of responsibilty; such as, but not limited, to the following

information dissemination and awareness campaigns on crime prevention and
minal justice, including CPTSD;

b) Installation of CPTED andior target hardening measures and procedures in
crime-prone areas, such as street lighting, sustained clearing of tall weeds in
vacant areas and the lke. If feasible, revisefamend the local zoning and land
development pian, based on CPTED;

¢) Monitoring and resolution of neighborhood conficts or/misunderstandings to
forestall potential crimes;

4) _Detection’and extension of appropriate emergency/humanitarian assistance to
haplessidesperate local folks to preempt them from being forced by
circumstances to commit crime, such as stealing to buy medicine!food;

@) _Intiate/assist in the restorative justoe efforts to heal the "wounds" and restore
harmony among the feuding parties involved in crime incidents in affected
communities;

f Undertake job placement, self-employment assistance, livelihood and/or job-
generating projects for the jobless; and

@) —Parlicpate in the COPS implementation by involving LGU personnel in
problem solving and community partnership thereof, in tandem with the Police
Community Precints {PCPs) of the local police stations.

in addition, the LGUs shal! formulate and implement their respective crime orevention
and criminal justice programs for their respective officials and employees, and buildings and
facities; which shall, among others, consist of a) and b) above, including the activation of their
respective crime prevention units, or a least the agpointmert of a crime prevention specialist in
small barangays.

Section 26. Local Government Support. - Local government units shall
appropriate a substantial portion of their respective annual budgets to support the
implementation of projects and activites under the preceding section to be priantized in
‘consultation with the local Peace and Order Council (POC).

Section 27. Abatement of Crime-Related Public Nuisances. - Any olace ot
premises which have been used on two or more occasions 2s the site the unlawiul acts or
crimes covered by appropriate taw!s enumerated in Section 3-2 above, may be deciared to be
a public nuisance, and such nuisance may be abated, pursuant to the folowing procedures:

1.

of municipaity may, by ordinance, create an administrative board to
hear complaints regarding this type of nuisences;



2. Any employee, officer, or resident of the city or municipality may bring a
complaint before the Administrative Board, after giving not less than three (3)
days written notice of such compizint to the owner of the place, or premises at
histher last known address;

3. After hearing, the Administrative Board may consider any evidence, including
‘evidence of the general reputation of the piace or premises, and at which the
‘owner of the premises shell have an opportunity to present evidence in hisiher
defense, the Board may declare the place or premises to be a public nuisance.

Section 28, Effect of Board Declaration. - If the Board deciares a place or premises
to be a public nuisance, it may dectare an order immediately prohibiting the conduct, operation,
‘or maintenance of such premises which is conductive to such nuisance,

‘An order entered under this section shall expire after one (1) year, or at such earlier
time as stated in the order. The Board may bring a complaint seeking @ permanent injunction
against any nuisance described under this Section

This article does not restrict the right of any person to proceed under the Civil Code
against any public nuisance.

ARTICLE Vili

PARTICIPATION OF THE BANKINGIFINANCIAL COMMUNITY, AND THE
CENTRAL BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES

Section 29. The Central Bank of the Philippines and the Banking/Financial
Community. - The Central Bank of the Phiiopines, the Benking/Financial Community and
allied entties shall formulate and implement their respective Crime Prevention and Criminal
Justice Programs for their respective personnel, clientele, buildings and facilities, with the
technical assistance of the NAC based on the guidelines to be formulated by the Board andlor
the Central Bank. The program shall include, but not limited to: information and awareness
campaign on crime prevention and criminal justice, including CPTSD, as well as the installation
of CPTED andior target hardening measures and procedures; including the activation of crime
prevention units for the Centrai Bank and big banks, and hiring of crime prevention officers
andlor specialists for medium to small size banks and branches and allied entities.

ARTICLE IX
PARTICIPATION OF THE BUSINESS/INDUSTRIALIINVESTMENT COMMUNITY AND THE
DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY

Section 30. The Department of Trade and Industry and the
Business/Industria/lnvestment Community and other Allied Entities. - The Department of
Trade and Industry, the Business/industrial/Investment Community and other allied entities
Shail formulate and implement their respective Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice
Programs for their respective personnel, clientele, buildings and facilities, with the technical
assistance of the NAC based on the guidelines to be formulated by the Board and/or DTI. The
Program shall consist of among others, information and awareness campaign on crime
prevention and criminal justice, including CPTSD, as well as the installation of CPTED andlor
lemget hardening measures and procedures; including the zctivation of crime prevention units in
DT, lis Bureaus and big enterprises, or atleast, 2 crime prevention officer andlor spaciaists for
Regional Offices of DT!, and medium to small size enterprises. Crime prevention measures and



procedures for likely kidnap for-ran
maximized, without unduly alarming ther
NAC and other law enforcement agencies.

aigets, especially foreign investors, shall be
concerned stakeholders, with the assistance of

ARTICLE X
PARTICIPATION OF THE TOURISM INDUSTRY AND THE DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM

Section 31. The Department of Tourism and the Tourism Industry. - The
Department of Touris 3m Industry, including tourist spots stakeholders shall
formulate and implement ms for
their reer personnel,

he program
e prevention and
target hardening
prevention units in DOT, and big
“alsts for the Regioni Ofices of
Crime prevention measures and
', shall be maximized

measures and procedures; inci
enterprises, or at least crime pres
DOT and its Bureaus medium to s1
rocedures for likely kidnap for ransom targets, especial
ihout unduly alarming them, by concemed stakeholde
other law enforcement agencies.

ARTICLE XI

PARTICIPATION OF THE TRANSPORTATION, COMMUNICATIONS AND ALLIED
INDUSTRIES AND THE DEPARTMENTS OF TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS

Section 32. The Department of Transportation and Communications and the
Transportation, Communications and Allied industries. - The Department of Transportation
and Communications and the stakeholders in the land, air and sea transportation
communications and allied industries shall formulate and implement their respective crime
prevention and criminal justice progrems for their respective personnel, clientele, buildings,
fecilties and landieirisea conve th the technical assistance of the NAC, based on the
guidelines to be formulated by program shall, among others
Consist of information and ime prevention and criminal justice,
including CPTSD, as well as installation of CPTED andor target hardening measures and
procedures; including the activation of crime prevention units in DOTC, its Bureaus and big
companies, and crime prevent 1 speciaisis for the Regional Offices of DOTC
and medium to small size companies.

ARTICLE XI

PARTICIPATION OF EXPORTERSIIMPORTERS, ARRASTRE AND ALLIED SERVICES,
AND THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE

Section 33. The Department of Finance and the Exporters/importers, Arrastre
and Allied Services. - The Department of Finance, the exporters and importers and the
stakeholders in the arrastre and alied services shall fommuiate and implement their respective
crime prevention and criminal justice programs ‘or their respective personnel, clientele,
buildings, facilities and cargoesimerchandise with the technical assistance of the NAC based
on the guidelines to be fomulated by the Board andor the Departent of Finance, The
program shall include, but not i i awareness campaigns o> ~“me
prevention and cri as installation of CPTED 2° /or



target hardening measures and procedures; including the activation of crime prevention units in
DOTC and its Bureaus and big companies, and crime prevention officer andior specialists in
the Reglonal Offices and DOF and medium to small size companies.

ARTICLE Xill
PARTICIPATION OF MINING, TIMBER AND ALLIED INDUSTRIES AND THE
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES

Section 34. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources and the
Mining, Timber and Allied Industries. The Department of Environment and Natural
Resources and the stakeholders in the mining, timber and allied industries shall formulate and
implement their respective crime prevention and criminal justice programs for their personnel,
glentele, buildings, facilities and criminal justice programs for their personnel, clientele,
buildings, facies and equipment; with the technical assistance of the NAC, based on the
guidelines to be formulated by the Board andfor the DENR. The program shall, among others,
Consist of information and awareness campaign on crime prevention and criminal justice,
including CPTSD, as well as instalation CPTED andlor target hardening measures, including
the activation of crime prevention units in the DENR, its Bureaus and big companies, and crime
prevention officer andlor specialists in the Regional Offices of DENR and medium to small size
companies

ARTICLE XIV

PARTICIPATION OF AGRICULTURAL, LIVESTOCK, FISHERY AND ALLIED INDUSTRIES
AND THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Section 35. The Department of Agriculture and the Agricultural, Livestock,
Fishery, and Allied Industries. - The Department of Agriculture and the stakeholders in the
agricultural, livestock, fishery and allied industries shall formulate and implement their
respective crime prevention and criminal justice programs for their personnel, clientele,
buildings, facilities, farms and equipment; with the technical assistance of the NAC, based on
the guidelines to be formulated by the Board andior the Department of Agriculture. The
program shall include, but not limited to, information and awareness campaign, including
‘CPTSD, as well as installation of CPTED andlor target hardening measures and procedures;
including the activation of crime prevention units in the Department, its Bureaus and big
enterprises, and crime prevention officer andlor specialists in the Regional Offices of DA and
medium to smal size enterprises.

ARTICLE XV

PARTICIPATION OF HEALTH CARE, PHARMACEUTICAL AND ALLIED INDUSTRIES,
AND THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Section 36. The Department of Health and The Health Care, Pharmaceutical
and Allied Services/industries. - The Department of Health and the stakeholders in the health
care, pharmaceutical and allied servicesiindustries shall formulate and implement their



respective crime prevention and criminal justice programs for their personnel, clientele,
hospitals, buildings, facilities and equipment; with the technical assistance of the NAC, based
n the guidelines to be formulated by the Soard andior the Department of Health. The program
shall, among others, consist of information and awareness campaign on crime prevention and
criminal justice, including CPTSD, as well es installation of CPTED andor target hardening
‘measures and procedures; including the activation of crime prevention units in the Department,
its Bureaus and big establishments, and crime prevention officers and/or specialists in the
Regional Offices and DOH and medium to small size establishments

ARTICLE XVI

PARTICIPATION OF PETROLEUM, POWER AND ALLIED INDUSTRIES AND THE
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Section 37. The Department of energy and the Petroleum, Power and Allied
Industries. - The Department of Energy and the stakeholders in the petroleum, power and
allied industries shall formulate and implement their respective crime prevention and criminal
justice programs for their personnel, clientele, refineries, power generating plants, buildings,
facilities and equipment, with the technical assistance of the NAC, based on the guidelines to
be formulated by the Board andlor the Department of Energy. The program shall include, but
not limited to, information and awareness campaign, including CPTSD, as well as installation of
CPTED andlor target hardening measures and procedures; including the activation of crime
prevention units in the Department and its Bureaus, oil refineries, power generating plants and
other large establishments, and appointment or hiring of crime prevention officers andior
specialists in the Regional Offices of DOE and medium fo small size establishments, including
gasoline stations

ARTICLE XVIi

PARTICIPATION OF THE DIPLOMATIC COMMUNITY AND THE DEPARTMENT OF
FOREIGN AFFAIRS

Section 38. The Department of Foreign Affairs and the Diplomatic
Community. - The Department of Foreign Affairs shal! formulate and implement a crime
prevention and criminal justice program in the Deparment and its Bureaus for its personnel,
clientele, buildings and faciities; as well as make representations with the Diplomatic
Community for the formulation and implementation of their respective crime orevention
Programs for their respective personnel, embassies, chanceries, consulates and facilties; with
the technical assistance of the NAC, based on the guidelines to be formulated by the Board
andior the Department of Foreign Affairs and in coordination with the heads of mission
Concemed. The programs for the Department shall, among others, consist of information and
awareness campaign on crime prevention and criminal justice, including CPTSD, as well as
installation of CPTED andior target hardening measures and procedures; inciuding the
activation of crime prevention units in the Department and its Bureaus, and appointment or
Gesignation of crime prevention officers andior specialists in its medium to small size offices,
For the Diplomatic Community, the programs shall consist of crime prevention information and
awareness for the diplomatic personnel and installation of CPTEO andlor target hardening
measures and procedures for their embassies, consular offices, chanceries and other facilities,
with the assistance of the NAC and other law enforcement agencies.

ARTICLE XVili



PARTICIPATION OF LOCATORS IN EXPORT PROCESSING ZONES, SBMA, CLARK AND
OTHERS, AND THE PEZA

Section 39. PEZA, SBMA, Clark and other Export Processing Zones and the
Locators. - PEZA, SBMA, Clark and other Export Processing Zones shall formulate and
implement their respective crime prevention and criminal programs in their respective areas of
jurisdiction; and likewise cause their implementation by the locators therein for their personnel,
workers, factories, buildings, facies and equipment; with the technical assistance of the NAC,
based on the guidelines to be formulated by the Board andlor concerned zone authorities for
their respective areas of responsiblity. The programs shall typicelly, among others, consist of
information and awareness campaign on crime prevention and criminal justice, including
CPTSD, as well as installation of CPTED andior target hardening measures and procedures;
including the activation of crime prevention unit in every processing zone and appointment or
hiring of crime prevention officers andlor specialists in each locator therein, depending on the
size and crime risk of their establishments

ARTICLE IX
PARTICIPATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENSE.

Section 40. The Department of National Defense. - The Oepartment of National
Defense shall formulate and implement its Department - wide, to include the Armed Forces of
the Philippines (AFP), crime prevention and criminal justice program for all its personnel based
‘n the guidelines to be formulated by the Board andor the DND.

Through the AFP, it shall assist the Center in the enforcement of Article Ill of this Act,
Dy providing augmentation troops, aitlandisea lft capability as well as in counter-inteligence
versus any law enforcers, government officials or employees commiting, attempting or
planning to commit any of the unlawful acts under Article Ill above

ARTICLE XX

PARTICIPATION OF SECURITY AGENCIES, GUARDS, ALLIED PERSONNEL AND
FIREARMS LICENSEES

Section 41. Security Agencies, Guards, Allied Personnel and, - Firearms
Licensees. - The program of instructions for the training of management and staff of security
agencies, guards and allied personnel as well as pre-icensing seminar for firearms licensees
shall include @ module on crime prevention and criminal justice. The module contents and
guidelines shail be jointly formulated by the BoardINAC andlor the PNP.

ARTICLE XXI

PARTICIPATION OF THE GOVERNMENT-OWNED OR-CONTROLLED CORPORATIONS
{GOCCs)

Section 42. The Government-Owned and-Controlled Corporations. - The
Govemment-owned or-controlled corporations shall formutate and implement their respective
crime prevention and criminal justice programs, for their respective personnel, clientele,
buildings, facilites, equipment and the lke; with the technical assistance of the NAC, based on
the guidelines to be formulaied by the Board andlor concerned National Government Agencies
‘The program shall include but not limited to, information and awereness campaign on criminal
lustice, including CPTSD, as well as installation of CPTED and/or target hardening measures



and procedures; including the activation of crime prevention unit and appointmenthiring of
commensurate number of crime prevention officers andlor specialists, depending on the size
and crime risk ofthe corporation concerned.

ARTICLE XXIt
PARTICIPATION OF THE FIVE PILLARS OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM

Section 43. The Role of Criminal Justice System. - The Criminal Justice System
shall serve as the protective umbrella of the society against crime and lawlessness, while at the
same time upholding and protecting the human rights of every individual member thereof. As a
system, its primary role in crime prevention shall be to deter crime through the effective and
expeditious administration of justice to all, so that everyone in the society, especially the
olfenders themselves and the would-be offenders, shall be fully convinced that “crime does not
pay". Collectively, the five (6) pilars of the criminal justice system shall have to work together
and strive hard to enforce and sustain crime deterrence, while strictly observing the due
process of law. The focal point for criminal justice system and inter-pllar coordination shall be
the Board for policy matters and the Center for enforcement, implementation and orchestration
matters respectively.

Section 44, The Law Enforcement Pillar. - All aw enforcement agencies shall
closely coordinate the enforcement of their respective mandates. For this purpose, the Board
shall formulate interagency guidelines to enhance coordination as well as promote the
attainments of a seamless law enforcement pillar in all levels of governance. The Center shall
serve as the focal point for interagency law enforcement and crime prevention and criminal
Justice coordination, at the national and regional leve's. The Philippine National Police
Provincial\City Police Offices, and CityiMunicipal Police Stations and Police Community
Precincts (PCPs) shall be the focal point for law enforcement and crime prevention
coordination as well as lead agency in the conduct of crime prevention operations through
Community-riented Policing Service (COPS) atthe local levels down to the barangays.

Section 45. The Prosecution Pillar. - The Department of Justice through its
National Prosecution Service shail be the lead agency in and shall promote the attainment of a
‘seamless prosecution pillar in all levels of governance. For this purpose, it shall tap the Board
or NAC for interagency or inter pillar coordination and facilitation of pertinent matters on crime
prevention and criminal justice.

Section 46. The Corrections Pillar. - Through endior in consulation with the Court
Administrator, the Board and the NAC shall closely coordinate with the Regional Trial Courts
and lower courts for the purpose of better inter-pllar coordination as well asin the promotion of
a seamless Courts Pilar in all levels of governance. Relatedly, the Board and the NAC shall
promote and tap the Sarangay Justice System in advancing the cause of crime prevention and
criminal justice in the barangays, in coordination with the DOJ and the DILG.

Section 47. The Corrections Pillar. - All correctional institutions, including the
provincial jails, shall closely coordinate the implementation oftheir mandates. For this purpose,
the Board shall formulate interagency guidelines to enftance coordination, minimize jalbreaks,
optimize the uliization of limited facies to mitigate jail congestion, and adéress other related
problems as well as promote the attainment of a seamless Corrections Pilar in all levels of
govemance. The Board and the Center shall serve as the ‘ocal points of the Corrections Pillar
for inter-pllar and interagency coordination on policy and operational matters respectively



All correctional institutions and allied agencies shell pursue and provide restorative
justice in affected communities as additional service to their respective inmates for their smooth
reintegration in said communities upon thei release, pardon or probation.

Section 48. The Community Pillar, - The Non-Govemment Organizations
involved in crime prevention andior criminal justice shall be encouraged by the Board/Center to
get organized, work together and function as the Community Pilar of the Criminal Justice
System in all levels of governance. Once organized, the Board jointly with the leaders of the
consolidated organization, shall formulate guidelines for their deputation, as the citizen's arm of
the BoardiCenter for the Community Pillar, functions and relationships with the other pillars,
NGAs, LGUs, GOCCs, other NGOs and the mobilized citizenry in crime prevention and criminal
justice programs, projects and activities.

They shail be assigned an office in the Board or NAC office building to serve as the
focal point for inter-pillar and inter-NGO coordination on crime prevention and criminal justice.

ARTICLE XXill

CRIME PREVENTION AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYNERGISM BOARD AND NATIONAL
ACTION CENTER

Section 49. The Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Synergism Board. -
The Board shall be the policy-making and strategy-formulating body in the planning and
promulgation of policies and programs on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Synergism;
so that the simultaneous, continuing action of National Goverment Agencies (NGAs), Local
Government Units (LGUs), Government-Owned and Controlled Corporations (GOCCS),
parliciating Non-Government Organizations (NGCs) and the mobilized citizenry in undertaking
these two (2) major fields of endeavor combined together as a continuum shall have greater
total effects against crime and lawlessness, than the sum-total of the two (2) effects when they
would be pursued separately as a dichotomy. it shall develop and adopt a holistic crime
prevention and criminal justice strategy which is compliant with the aforestated State policy and
United Nations Standards and Norms. The Board shall be under the Office of the President

SECTION 50. Composition of the Board, - The Board shall be composed of twenty
five (25) members, wherein three (3) of which are permanent members, the other eighteen (18)
members shall be in ex-officio capacity, and the four (4) shall be regular members.

The three (3) permanent members, who shall possess, at least seven (7) year
education, training and experience in the field of law, law enforcement, criminology, social
sciencelsocial work or psychology; shall be appointed by the President of the Philippines, The
President shall designate a chairman, who shail have the rank of a secretary from among the
three (3) permanent members, who shal serve for six (6) years. Of the two (2) other members,
‘who shall both have the rank of undersecretary, one (1) shall serve for four (4) years and the
other fortwo (2) years. Thereafter, the persons appointed to succeed such member shall hold
office for a term of six (6) years, unti their successors shail have been duly appointed and
qualified. The Chairman shall designate one of the two (2) members, Vice-Chairman for
Criminal Justice and the other, Vice-Chainman for Crime Prevention,

The other eighteen (18) members, who shall be excofficio members of the Board, are
the following:

1) Secretary of the Department of Justice or histher designated representative;



2) Secretary of the Depariment of the In hisiher

designated representative:

and Local Government

3) Secretary of the Departm
ives

of Labor and Employment or hisiher designated
repress

4) Secretary of the Department of Social Wellere Development or hisiher
designated representative;

5) Secretary of the Deparment of Education or histher designated
representative;

8) cretary of the Department of | Deiense or histher designated
representative;
7 tary of the Depariment of Finance or hisiher designated representatives

8} Secretary of the Depart
representative:

of Foreign Affairs or hisher designated

tary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources or his/her

10) Secretary of the Depariment of Trade and lacusiry or
representative;

joer designated

11) Secretary of the Department of Tourism or

wher designated representative

42) Secretary of the Depar
representative;

Agriculture or histher designated

43) Secretar
designated representative;

f the Depariment of Transportation and Communication or his/her

14) Secretary of the Depariment of Health designated representative;

15) Secretary of the Department of Energy or

designated representative;

16} Chairman of the Commission on Higher Education or hisiher designated
representative;

17} Chairman of the National Youlh Commission or histher designated
representative; and

18) Director General of the NAC-CPCJS

Cabinet secretaries who are members of the Board, may designate their duly
authorized and permanent representative, whose rank shoud nol be loner than
undersecretary. Their representative in the Dangerous Drugs Board (OD8) maybe concurrently
designated also in this Board,

The four (4) regular members shall be as follows:



4) President of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines {IBP) or hisiher cesignated
senior representative:

2 Chairman or President of a Non-Government Organization, (NGO) involved in
the Community Pilar of the Criminal Justice System (CJS);

3) Chairman or President of an NGO involved in Crime Prevention; and
4) Chairman or President of an Interfaith NGO.

The Court Administrator, the Vice Chairman/Executive Officer of the National Police
Commission, the Chief of the Philippine National Police and the Executive Director of the
Dangerous Drugs Board (DDS), or their respective designated senior representatives shall be
the permanent consultants of the Board, and shail attend all the meetings of the Board. (Jf the
Chief Justice agrees, the Court Administrator shall be elevated as a member of the Board,
representing the Courts Pillar in the Criminal Justice System).

‘All members of the Board as well as its permanent consultants, shall receive a per
diem for every meeting actually attended, subject to pertinent budgetary laws, rules and
regulations on compensation, honoraria and allowances: Provided, that where the
representative of an ex-officio member, or of the permanent consultant of the Board, attends a
meeting in behalf of the latter, such representative shall receive the per diem.

Section 51. Secretariat of the Board. - The Chairman shall recommend to the
President of the Philippines the appointment of the Secretary of the Board, with the rank of
Assistant Secretary, who shall head the secretariat that shall record, prepare and authenticate
the minutes of the meetings of the Board; prepare the agenda for the meeting and dispatch the
Notices/invitations; and other related functions. He/she shall concurrently serve as the
executive officer of the administrative staff of the Board which shall provide staff and material
supportiservices to the offices of the chairman and the two (2} vice chairpersons and the Board
room. Helshe must posses adequate knowledge, training and experience in the field of law,
‘enforcement, criminology, social science/social work or psychology.

Section 52. Powers and Functions of the Board. - The Board shall:

a) Develop, adopt and cause the implementation of a holistic strategy and its
corresponding program of action on crime prevention and criminal justice synergism;

©) __Promulgate such rules and regulations as maybe necessary to carry out the
purpose of this Act, including guidelines for orchestrating the seamless implementation of the
respective mandates, programs and projects on crime prevention and criminal justice of the
different NGAs, LGUs
GOCCs, participating NGOs, and the mobilized sectors ofthe citizenry;

©) Conduct policy development, strategic planning, program monitoring and
evaluation of cme prevention and criminal justice programs, projects and activites;

d) Develop 2n educational program and infomation drive on the hazards, il
effects and prevention or reduction of crimes;



e) Conduct andlor support scientific, social and other researches in crime, crime
risks and ifs socio-economic factors as baseslinpuls for policy making: and strategy
formulation;

fj __ Receive, gather, collect and analyze crime statistics, crime risk analysis and
percentage of crime solution, conviction rate and other performance indicators of the different
pillars of the criminal justice system and participating agencies;

¢) Formulate and prescribe designs, specifications and standards on CP TED and
target hardening measures and procedures;

h} Develop and meintain international networking, coordination and cooperation
with Intemational and regional crime prevention and criminal justice agencies and
organizations, and implement the provisions of international conventions and agreements
thereon which have been adopted and ratified by the Congress of the Philipines;

') Coordinate and promote teamwork among the five (6) pillars of the criminal
justice system; towards crime prevention and criminal justice synergism;

j) Administer and supervise the Center through the issuance of policies, rules
and regulations, standards of performance, recruitment and appointment, assignment and
promotion, discipline and training, monitoring and ensuring its compliance therewith;

K) Prescribe guidelines on the organization, training, accreditation, supervision,
‘monitoring, evaluation and enhancement of rime prevention units, officers and specialists;

|) Receive in trust legacies, gits and donations of real and personal properties of
all kinds;

m) Establish a regular and continuing consultation and coordination with
agencies, LGUs, GOCCs andior NGOs involved in crime prevention and criminal justice;

1n) Issue guidelines andor approve the grant of compensation, reward, award and
other benefits or incentives impiemiental to Sec 12 of this Act;

0} Recommend to the President andior the Senate and House of
Representatives appropriate issuances and legislative measures to enhance the effectiveness
‘of crime prevention and criminal justice policies and programs;

P) Submit annual and semestral reports to the President and the Congress of the
Philippines and such other reports, as maybe required;

9} Appoint such technical administrative and other personnel as may be
necessary for the effective implementation of this Act, subject to Civil Service Law and its rules
and regulations; and

0] Perform such other functions as maybe authorized by law or dir
President.

cted by the

Section 53. The National Action Center on CPCJS, - To carry out the provisions of
this Act, the Center which serves as the implementing and orchestrating arm as well as the
resource component for policy formulation and strategic planning of the Board, shall be
responsible forthe efficient and effective implementation of the pertinent provisions of tis Act,



‘as well as orchestratin implementation of the respective mandates of the different
participating NGAs, LGUs, GOCCs NGOs and mobilized sectors of the citizenry, as provided in
this Act.

The Center shal be headed by a Director General with the rank of Undersecretary,
who shall be responsible for the general administration management of the NAC. He/she
shall be appointed by the President of the Philippines, and shall perform such other duties that
maybe assigned to himiher. Just like the permanent members of the Boarc, he/she shall aiso
possess at least seven year education, training and experience in law, law enforcement,
criminology, social science/social work and/or psychology.

The Director General of the Center shall be assisted in the performance of his/her
duties and responsibiities by two (2) Executive Directors with the rank of Assistant Secretary;
cone for Administration, Policy Development and Strategic Planning, and the other for
Implementation, Orchestration and Intemational Cooperation. The two (2) Deputies shall
likewise be appointed by the President of the Philippines upon recommendation of the Board
The two (2) Executive Directors shall possess the same qualifications, as those of the Director
General. The Director General and the two (2) deputies shall receive compensation and
salaries as presoribed by law.

Section 54. Organization of the Center. - For purposes of carrying out the
powers and duties of the Center, it shall have the folowing Services: Administrative and
Financial Management; National Crime information, Risk Research and Macro-aneiysis; Policy
Development and Strategic Planning; Legal and intemal Affairs; Intelligence, Enforcement and
Investigation; Crime Risk Management and Orchestration; Community Relations,
Empowerment and involvement: and International Cooperation.

The Center shall establish and maintain Regional Action Center (RACs) a8 its
operating and orchestrating arms. Each RAC shall have five (6) staif divisions, namely:
Administrative and Financial Management; Legal and intemal Affairs; Intelligence and
Investigation; Plans, Operations and Orchestration; and Community Relations, Emoowerment
and Involvement; as well as two (2) operating arms; namely: Law Enforcement Group, and
Crime Risk Management Group

Section 55. Powers and Duties of the NAC. - The Center shall

2) Spearhead and orchestrate the effective and efficient imglementation of the
holistic strategy and its comesponding program of action on crime prevention and criminal
justice synergism with the Involvement of participating NGAs, LGUs, GOCCs, NGOs, and the
mobilized citizenry;

5) Lead and orchestrate the effective and relentiess enforcement of the
provisions of Article Il of this Act relative to the unlawful acts and penalties of applicable laws,
in coordination with/support of the law enforcement agencies, other NGAs, LGUs and GOCCs
concerned;

q Create and maintain an efficient special enforcement unit to conduct an
investigation, file charges and transmit evidence to the proger court, wherein members of the
said unit shall possess suitable and adequate firearms for their protection in connection with



prevention and criminal
signatory;

€ programs, projects and actives to which the Philiggines is a

a) Coordinate sith the Board for the faction of the issuance of necessary
guidelines, rules and regulations forthe proper implemen

0) Conds
research and macro
consideration of the Board in it

p) Formulate and implement programs, projects and activities imolemental to the
programis of action issued by the Board, where it may enlist the assistance of any deoartment,
bureau, office, agency or of the government, including government-owned or-
controlled corporations, in the anti-crime campaign, which may include the use of their
respective personnel, facilities, and resources for 2 more resolute detection and investigation of
any related crimes and prosecution of offenders;

9) Submit en annual and semestral reports to the Board, and other reports as
may be required from time te time; and
1} Perform such other functions as may be authorized or required under

laws, or as directed by the President himseltfherself, or as recomy
the congressional committees concemed.

ARTICLE XXIV

INVOLVEMENT OF THE RELIGIOUS SECTOR

Section 56. involvement of the Religious Sector. - The Board and the Center
shall seek and tap the involvement of the religious sector in ori
Justice, especially in crime prevention through social developmer
Spiritual, moral and value formation for the children and youth. The differer
be likewise encouraged to formulate and implement thei
criminal justice programs with the
not limited to, information and awareness campaign for th
installation of CPTED andor target hardening measures
churches, mosques, institutions, buildings and facilities,
prevention unit and appointme
trained by the Center.

embers as well as
their respective
luding the activation of crime
fing of crime prevention officers and/or specialists to be

ARTICLE XXV
APPROPRIATIONS, MANAGEMENT OF FUNDS AND ANNUAL REPORT

Section 57. Appropriations. - The amount necessary for the initial organization
and start up operation of the Board and the Center shall be generated from the Philippine
Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) and the Phiippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation
(PAGCOR) in the amount of Ten Milion (10,000,000.00} Pesos each per month for the
remaining months of the yearis only that they do not have any budget yet. Thereafter, the
amount necessary for the implementation of this Act shall be included in the Annual General
Appropriations Act.

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All receipts derived from fines, fees and other income authorzed and imposed under
this Act, including ten percent (10%) of all unclaimed and ‘or‘eited sweepstakes and lotto prizes
are hereby constituted as @ special account in the general fund for the implementation of this
Act: Provided, That no amount shail be disbursed to cover the operating expenses of the Board
and other concerned agencies; Provided further, that at ‘east fiy percent (50%) of all funds
shall be reserved for assistance to the ACCESS and additional fund for the grant of
compensation, reward, award and other benefits andlor incentives, as preseribed in Section 12
of this Act.

The fund maybe augmented by grants, donations and endowments from various
sources, domestic or foreign, for purposes related to the'r functions, subject to the existing
Quidelines set by the goverment.

Section 58. Management of Funds under this Act; Annual Report by the
Board and the Center. - The Board and the Center shall manage their respective funds,
whether appropriated by Congress or coring from olher sources, as each may deem proper
for the attainment of the objectives of this Act, and respectively account for the same, subject to
the observance of the terms and conditions set in the annual general aporopriaions act and
pertinent budgeting, accounting and auditing rules and regulations.

Section 59, Auditing the Accounts and Expenses of the Board and the
Center. - All accounts and expenses of the Soard and the Center shall be audited by the COA,
or ts duly authorized representative.

ARTICLE XXVI
IMPLEMENTATING RULES AND REGULATIONS

Section 60. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - The Chaitman and
Members of the Board, including the Director General of the Center, shall be immediately
appointed, so that the Board could be convened as soon as possible, The Board, in
consultation with PCSO, PAGCOR and other concerned govemment agencies, shall
promulgate within sixty (60) days the Implementing Rules and Regulations thet shall be
necessary to implement and clarify the provisions of this Act; reckoned {rom the date the Board
shal be initially convened.

ARTICLE XXVIl
FINAL PROVISIONS
Section 61.  Separability Clause. - If for any ceason, any section or provision of
this Act, o any portion thereof, or the application of such section, provision or portion thereof to
any person, group or circumstance is declared invalid or unconstitutional, the

Section 62. Amending Clause. - All applicable laws, as enumerated in Section 3-
@ above, are hereby amended accordingly.

Section 63. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days upon its
publication in atleast two (2) national newspapers of general circulation

APPROVED.