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SANGGUNIANG PANLUNGSOD

Pasay City, Metro Manila

Ordinance No. 5778 S-2017

AN ORDINANCE INSTITUTIONALIZING THE BARANGAY PEACEKEEPING

ACTION TEAM (BPAT) AND PROVIDING FOR ITS IMPLEMENTATION AND

ALLOCATING FUNDS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION THERETO SUB.JECT TO

AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS

Sponsored by: HON. MA. ANTONIA C. CUNETA

Co-Sponsored by: MEMBERS OF THE SANGGUNIANG P ANLUNGSOD

WHEREAS, pursuant to the 1987 Philippine Constitution, particularly in the Declaration

of Principles and State Policies in Section 4 which provides that the prime duty of the

government is to serve and protect the people. The Government may call upon the people to

defend the state and all citizens may be required under condition provided by law to render

personal military or civil services;

WHEREAS, in order to bring to life such Constitutional mandate, the Local Government

of Pasay City has deemed it proper to take advantage of the Barangay Peacekeeping Operations

of the Philippine National Police by assisting the latter in the creation of the Barangay

Peacekeeping Action Team throughout the respective local barangay in Pasay City;

WHEREAS, the Philippine National Police (PNP) recognizes the role of Barangay

Tanods, Bantay Bayan CVO's, Barangay Auxiliary, NGO's and people organization as Force

Multipliers in the fight against criminality/insurgency/terrorism and likewise, recognizes the

same valuable partners of government in community development;

WHEREAS, Executive Order No. 564 authorizes the PNP to deputize the barangay

tanods as force multipliers in the implementation of the peace and order plan subject to the

concurrence of the appropriate Local Chief Executive through the Local Peace and Order

Council (LPOC);

WHEREAS, Executive Order No. 773 provides that it is incumbent upon the PNP to

enhance its operational procedures on community safety and security system in order to address

criminality, ISO and terrorism problems by establishing Neighborhood Support Groups (NSG)

through BP AT operatives, peace partners, and friends to achieve peace and order throughout the

country;

WHEREAS, pursuant to the authority of the National Peace and Order Council and the

Philippine National Police, the Barangay Peacekeeping Action Team (BPAn is created as the

p duct Community-Oriented Policing and Public Safety System;