Section 2 of AO No
SECTION 1. Section 2 of AO No. 68 is hereby amended to read as follows: "SECT ION 2. National Intelligence Comm ittee. The NIC is hereby reorganized and revitalized to serve as a vital mechanism for intelligence management, and as an instrument for promoting greater unity and cohesion of the Intelligence Community. The NIC, which shall continue to be chaired by the DG, NICA, shall be composed of the following agencies: a. Department of Foreign Affairs; b. National Bureau of Investigation; c. Bureau of Immigration; d . Bureau of Customs; e . Armed Forces of the Philippines; f. Philippine National Police; g. Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency; h . Philippine Coast Guard; and i. Office for Transportation Security Each member-agency shall designate its highest ranking intelligence official or its equivalent as permanent representative to the NIC. The NIC, through the DG, NSC, is authorized to call upon any department, bureau, agency or instrumentality of the government to become its member and/ or to provide assistance in the acquisition and production of information/intelligence on a regular basis, specifically those necessary in the performance of its function/s. The heads or chiefs of said government entities shall give preferential attention to such requests. The NIC may designate or invite resource persons from relevant units of the government which are not necessarily involved in intelligence work, but could otherwise provide relevant data to fill in information gaps, support intelligence buildup and boost efforts of meeting or satisfying particular intelligence requirements. The NIC may review its existing standing committees, technical working groups and secretariat to determine retention, dissolution, replacement or creation of other related committees and groups to make the NIC more organized, proactive and effective in fulfilling its mandate. The NIC shall continue to be assisted by the Regional Intelligence Committees (RIC) that have already been institutionalized in all regions of the country to promote and enhance intelligence fusion. The RICs shall be composed of heads/representatives of intelligence units at the regional level ."