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Administrative Order No. 124
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 124 CREATING A JOINT COMMISSION ON STREET WATCH
SECTION 1. Creation of a Joint Commission on Street Watch . There is hereby created a Joint Commission on Street Watch which shall serve as the policy making body and oversee the implementation of the Street Watch crime prevention program.
SECTION 2. Composition of the Joint Commission . The Joint Commission shall be composed of eleven (11) members in the aggregate: (a) Secretary of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), two (2) nominees from the DILG designated by the DILG Secretary, and the Governor of Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. (b) The Chairman and the President of the Foundation for Crime Prevention (FCP) and two (2) nominees from the FCP designated by the Board of Trustees of the FCP. (c) Heads of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI), Federation of Filipino Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FFCCCI) and Bankers Association of the Philippines (BAP).
SECTION 3. Organizational Set-up The Joint Commission shall be chaired by the DILG Secretary and co-chaired by the Chairman of FCP. The PNP Director and the President of the FCP shall serve as Co-Vice-Chairmen. The Joint Commission shall have a Secretariat. It shall be headed by an Executive Director under the direct supervision of the DILG Secretary who will also serve concurrently as Director of the Street Watch Program. The Secretariat shall be responsible for providing staff support to the Commission and the Street Watch. Initially the following shall serve as members of the Commission: 1. Secretary Alfredo S. Lim Chairman 2. Secretary Jose T. Pardo Co-Chairman 3. Gen. Panfilo Lacson Vice-Chairman 4. Mr. Manuel V. Pangilinan Co-Vice Chairman 5. Gov. Rafael B. Buenaventura Member 6. Col. Francisco Senot Member 7. Mr. Menardo R. Jimenez Member 8. Mr. Roberto A. Alvarez, Jr. Member 9. Mr. Miguel B. Varela Member 10. Mr. Lucio Tan Member 11. Mr. Placido O. Mapa, Jr. Member
SECTION 4. Funding Support . The funds to support the operations of the Joint Commission and the Street Watch Program shall be sourced from the existing budget of the Department of Interior and Local Government with the support of the Foundation for Crime Prevention which shall serve as the conduit of all private sector participation and support to the Street Watch Program.
SECTION 5. Repealing Clause . All issuances, orders, rules and regulations or parts thereof which are inconsistent with the provisions of this Administrative Order are hereby repealed.
SECTION 6. Effectivity . This Administrative Order shall take effect immediately. DONE in the City of Manila, this 2nd day of June, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand. (Sgd.) JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA President of the Philippines By the President: (Sgd.) RONALDO B. ZAMORA Executive Secretary