Section 116 of R.A. 7160, otherwise known as the Local Government Code of 1991 states “There is hereby established in every province, city and municipality a Peace and Order Council….”. This page contains all the laws, executive orders, memorandum circulars and other issuances pertaining to the establishment, composition, and function of local peace and order councils, also called sub-national councils, issued over the years.
SALIENT ISSUANCE:
- DILG Memorandum Circular No. 2022-123 dated October 4, 2022 entitled “Guidelines for the Appointment of Civil Society Organization Representatives to the Peace and Order Council and Approval of Request for Security Clearance”
- DILG Memorandum Circular No. 2022-118 dated September 21, 2022 entitled “Guidelines on the Development and Formulation of the Peace and Order and Public Safety Plan (POPS-PLAN) 2023-2025”
- DILG Memorandum Circular No. 2019-143 entitled dated August 27, 2019 “Omnibus Guidelines for Peace and Order Councils“
- DILG Memorandum Circular No. 2019-125 dated August 6, 2019 entitled “Guidelines for the Local Government Units in the Implementation of Executive Order No. 70, S. 2018”
- DILG Memorandum Circular No. 2019-51 entitled “Guidelines on the Usage of the Peace and Order Council (POC) Logo“
- DILG Memorandum Circular No. 2017-142 dated October 25, 2017 entitled “Guidelines in the Formulation of a Simplified Barangay Peace and Order and Public Safety (BPOPS) Plan”
- DILG Memorandum Circular No. 2017-67 dated May 23, 2017 entitled “Amending DILG Memorandum Circular No. 2017-64, Entitled ‘Compliance to Peace and Order and Anti-Illegal Drug Related Issuances’“
- DILG Memorandum Circular No. 2017-64 dated May 2, 2017 entitled “Compliance to Peace and Order and Anti-Illegal Drug Related Issuances”
- DILG Memorandum Circular No. 2015-130 dated November 3, 2015 entitled “Guidelines on the Functions of the Peace and Order Councils, Barangay Peace and Order Committees and the Peace and Order Council Secretariats”
- DILG Memorandum Circular No. 2015-128 dated November 3, 2015 entitled “Guidelines on the Formulation of Peace and Order and Public Safety Plan (POPS PLAN)”
- Executive Order No. 773 series 2009 dated January 5, 2009 entitled “Further Reorganizing the Peace and Order Council“
PERFOMANCE AUDIT-RELATED ISSUANCE:
- DILG Memorandum Circular No. 2024-100 dated July 23, 2024 entitled “Amendment of Certain Provisions of DILG Memorandum Circular No. 2024-025 ‘CY 2023 Peace and Order Council (POC) Performance Audit’“
- DILG Memorandum Circular No. 2024-025 dated February 28, 2024 entitled “Peace and Order Council (POC) Performance Audit“
REFERENCES AND MATERIALS:
- 2023 POC Audit Presentation, Technical Notes and Annexes
- Annexes/Forms on Application of Security Clearance for CSO Members of the LPOC in compliance to DILG Memorandum Circular No. 2022-123
- Peace and Order and Public Safety Planning (2023-2025)
