A Decree Retaining The Complaints And Investigation Office As An Agency Directly Under The Office Of The President

Case Overview and Summary

Summary of Presidential Decree No. 1501

Retention of the Complaints and Investigation Office
- The Complaints and Investigation Office shall remain as an agency directly under the Office of the President, headed by the Chief, Complaints and Investigation Office.
- It shall continue to exercise and perform all the duties and powers granted to it under Executive Order No. 4, Series of 1966, as amended.

Background and Rationale
- Letter of Implementation No. 42 dated 11 December 1975 provided for the automatic abolition of the Complaints and Investigation Office upon the creation of the Tanodbayan.
- Presidential Decree No. 1 also provided for the abolition of the Complaints and Investigation Office and the transfer of its records, supplies, equipment, and personnel to the Office of the Citizen's Counselor created under Republic Act No. 6028.
- With the approval of the Philippine Constitution and pursuant to Section 6, Art. XIII thereof and Sec. 21 of Presidential Decree No. 1487 creating the Office of the Tanodbayan, Republic Act No. 6028 is considered repealed.
- Even with the creation of the Office of the Tanodbayan, there is still a need to maintain an agency in Malacañang to receive and act on complaints from the public filed directly with the Office of the President.