Amending Executive Order No. 155 Dated December 11, 2002 to Revise the Composition of the Elements of the Anti-Smuggling Intelligence and Investigation Center (ASIIC)

MALACAÑANG Manila BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES Executive Order No. 274 &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp January 26, 2004 AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 155 DATED DECEMBER 11, 2002 TO REVISE THE COMPOSITION OF THE ELEMENTS OF THE ANTI-SMUGGLING INTELLIGENCE AND INVESTIGATION CENTER (ASIIC) WHEREAS, Executive Order No. 155, s. 2002 created the Anti-Smuggling Intelligence and Investigation Center (ASIIC) to investigate and interdict smuggling and other acts contrary to the Tariff and Customs Code of the Philippines committed on large scale or by criminal syndicates and for other purposes; WHEREAS, Section 3 of EO 155 provides that the center, be composed, among others, of the elements of the Presidential Security Group (PSG), and the Intelligence Service, Armed Forces of the Philippines (ISAFP); WHEREAS, there is a need to provide the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) with the flexibility to utilize any appropriate unit to fully support the government’s anti-crime campaign. NOW, THEREFORE, I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, President of the Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do...