MALACAÑANG
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 124

CREATING A JOINT COMMISSION ON STREET WATCH

WHEREAS, Street Watch is a community-based crime prevention program involving the participation of the citizenry and the government;

WHEREAS, there is a need to strengthen the collaborative efforts between government and the citizenry in the fight against criminality and maintenance of peace and order;

WHEREAS, the Foundation for Crime Prevention (FCP) serves as the private sector arm and partner of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) in the implementation of a crime prevention program named Street Watch.

WHEREAS, there is a need for a policy making body that will oversee the implementation of the Street Watch Program and ensure the support and participation of the private sector in crime prevention.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law and the Constitution, do hereby order the following:

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.

By the President:

(Sgd.) RONALDO B. ZAMORA
Executive Secretary

(Sgd.) JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA
President of the Philippines

Source: Presidential Museum and Library

Office of the President of the Philippines. (2000). [Administrative Order Nos. : 1-144]. Manila : Presidential Museum and Library.