Creation Of Adjudication And Investigation Boards In The POLCOM.

Presidential Decrees

Presidential Decree No. 12

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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE No. 12 October 3, 1972

CREATION OF ADJUDICATION AND INVESTIGATIONBOARDS IN THE POLCOM.

WHEREAS, pursuant to Proclamation No. 1081, dated September 21, 1972, the Philippines was declared under a state of martial law, for the reasons, among others, that criminal and lawless elements have conspired and are conspiring with those who want to undermine the faith of the people in, and to overthrow by force, violence and deceit, the duly constituted government;

WHEREAS, among these criminal and lawless elements are ranking officers and members of the city and municipal police forces throughout the country;

WHEREAS, in order to rid the police service of said criminal and lawless elements, and to inculcate a sense of discipline among all city and municipal policemen, it is urgently necessary that administrative cases against them be expeditiously disposed of:

WHEREAS, in order to expedite the disposition of such administrative cases, it is necessary that Adjudication and Investigation Boards be created with the principal function of investigating...