Providing for the Abolition of the National Amnesty Commission

MALACAÑANG
Manila

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER No. 415 March 22, 2005

PROVIDING FOR THE ABOLITION OF THE NATIONAL AMNESTY COMMISSION

WHEREAS, the National Amnesty Commission ("NAC"), created under Proclamation No. 347, dated 25 March 1994, to receive and process applications for amnesty of former rebels and determine whether the applicants are entitled to amnesty under said Proclamation, and has to date received almost 25,000 amnesty applications and granted amnesty to more than 20,000 former rebels;

WHEREAS, the period within which to file applications for amnesty before the NAC, as last provided by Proclamation No. 21 dated 23 September 1998 and Proclamation No. 390 dated 29 September 2000, expired last 24 March 2000 and 07 October 2001, respectively;

WHEREAS, the NAC has since completed processing the foregoing amnesty applications and determined the entitlement to amnesty of the applicants therein under the respective amnesty laws;

WHEREAS, the NAC has formalized agreements with the department of Interior and Local Government, as well as with several local government units across the country, to...

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Abolition of the National Amnesty Commission (NAC)

- The NAC was created under Proclamation No. 347 in 1994 to receive and process amnesty applications from former rebels and determine their eligibility for amnesty. (Section 1)
- The period for filing amnesty applications before the NAC expired on March 24, 2000, and October 7, 2001, respectively. (Section 1)
- The NAC has completed processing the amnesty applications and determined the entitlement to amnesty of the applicants. (Section 1)
- The NAC has formalized agreements with the Department of Interior and Local Government and several local government units to provide livelihood, education, and health programs for amnesty grantees. (Section 1)
- Section 4 of Proclamation No. 347 states that the term of the NAC shall expire upon the completion of its assigned tasks, as determined by the President. (Section 1)
- The term of the NAC is deemed expired, and the NAC is hereby abolished. (Section 1)
- The NAC shall wind up its operations within sixty (60) days from the issuance of this Executive Order. (Section 1)
- All employees of the NAC shall be entitled to separation pay in accordance with Executive Order No. 366 (s.2004) and related laws, in addition to all other gratuities and benefits they may be entitled to under the law. (Section 1)
- All assets, liabilities, choses in action, equipment, facilities, funds, records, and other properties of the NAC are transferred to the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP). (Section 2)
- The residual rights, powers, and authority of the NAC, including those provided for under Proclamation No. 426 (s. 2000), are likewise transferred to the OPAPP. (Section 2)
- The OPAPP shall have the power to promulgate the necessary rules and regulations for the proper implementation of Proclamation No. 426 (s. 2000). (Section 2)
- This Executive Order shall take effect immediately upon approval. (Section 3)