Article 56p. 56

ADMINISTRATIVE CODE AND LAW OF PUBLIC OFFICERS TEXT AND RULES

Secretary of National Defense in accordance with the

policies or directives of the President, may assign or detail

commissioned officers and enlisted personnel of the

Army, Air Force, or Navy, to the Philippine Constabulary or

any of its subordinate units. The officers and enlisted

personnel so assigned or detailed shall have the authority

and duties of peace officers and shall be governed by the

provisions

of

this

section

for

the

duration

of

their

assignment or detail.

CHAPTER 9 Philippine Military Academy

SECTION

58.

Organization .

—

(1)

The

Philippine

Military Academy is the primary training and educational

institution of the AFP. It shall be the primary source of

regular officers of the Standing Force.

(2) The Academy shall be organized as prescribed by

the

Secretary

of

National

Defense,

upon

recommendation of the Chief of Staff, AFP.

(3) The student body of the Academy shall be known

as the Cadet Corps of the Armed Forces of the Philippines

(CCAFP) and shall have such strength as the Secretary of

National

Defense

shall

determine

upon

the

recommendation of the Chief of Staff, and within the

strength limited by the annual Appropriation Act.

(4) There shall be an Academic Board organized by the

Chief of Staff, which shall be composed of not more than

fifteen (15) members selected from the officers of the

Academy upon recommendation of the Superintendent.

The

Board

shall,

in

accordance

with the rules and

regulations prescribed by the Chief of Staff, have the

power to confer baccalaureate degrees upon the cadets

who satisfactorily complete the approved course of study.

SECTION 59. Functions . — The Academy shall prepare

the candidates for commission in the regular force of the

AFP and shall instruct, train and develop cadets so that

each graduate shall possess the character, the broad and

basic military skills and the education essential to the

successful pursuit of a progressive military career.

CHAPTER 10 National Defense College of the Philippines

SECTION 60. Organization and Administration . — (1)

The National Defense College of the Philippines, hereafter

referred to as the College, shall be under the direction,

supervision and control of the Secretary of National

Defense.

(2) The College shall be headed by a President who

shall

administer

the affairs of the College with the

assistance

of

an

Executive

Vice-President,

a

Vice-President for Academic Affairs, a Vice-President for

Administrative Affairs and a Vice-President for Research

and Special Studies. The Executive Vice-President shall

act for the President in his absence and shall perform

such other functions as may be assigned to him by the

President.

(3) The Vice-President for Academic Affairs shall be

responsible

for

the

development,

implementation,

supervision and evaluation of academic programs; the

Vice-President for Administrative Affairs, for the overall

administrative support to all the activities of the College;

and the Vice-President for Research and Special Studies,

on the conduct of research work and special studies.

(4) The College shall have an Academic Board to assist

the President discharge the following functions:

(a) Supervise the academic affairs of the College;

(b)

Recommend

academic consultants, professors,

lecturers,

instructors,

research

assistants

and

other

resource persons of the College; and

(c)

Recommend

the

courses

of

studies

to

be

conducted by the College to accomplish its objectives.

The Board shall be composed of the Vice-President for

Academic Affairs as Chairman, and the Heads of the

various academic disciplines as members, who shall be

designated by the President subject to the approval of

the Secretary of National Defense.

(5) All resource persons of the College including but

not limited to academic consultants, professors, lecturers,

instructors, thesis advisers, members of examining and

evaluating panels, examiners, correctors, and technicians

who are regularly employed in the Government shall, in

addition to their salaries, be entitled to receive honoraria,

fees and other emoluments fixed by the Secretary of

National Defense.

SECTION 61. Powers and Functions . — (1) The College

shall train and develop the skills and competence of

potential national defense leaders, civilian officials of the

different

agencies

and

instrumentalities

of

the

Government, and selected executives from the private

sector in the formulation and implementation of national

security policies, and for high command and staff duty.

(2) The College shall have the power to confer the

degree of Master in National Security Administration

(MNSA) upon all its students who have satisfactorily

completed the prescribed course of study.

SECTION 62. Graduates of the Regular Course of the

College . — (1) Graduates of the College will receive for

purposes of promotion to key and sensitive positions in

the military and civilian offices, preferential consideration

and/or

credit

points

in

the

grade

or class of their

respective positions.

(2) All civilian graduates who are holders of the degree

of Master in National Security Administration shall qualify

for appointment to the initial rank of Lieutenant Colonel

in

the

reserve

force

of

the

Armed

Forces

of

the

Philippines.

(3) Authority to use with honor the abbreviation MNSA

after their names is hereby given to all graduates of the

regular course of the College.

CHAPTER 11 Integrated National Police

SECTION

63.

Composition .

—

Unless

otherwise

provided by law, the Integrated National Police shall be

composed of the Philippine Constabulary as the nucleus,

and the Integrated Police Force, Fire Services and Jail

Management

Services

as

components,

under

the

Department of National Defense.

SECTION 64. Organizational Structure . — The Chief of

Constabulary shall prescribe, subject to the approval of

the

Secretary

of

National

Defense,

the

table

of

organization and equipment, ranks and position titles,

functions,

duties

and

powers

of

the

various

staffs,

services, installations and other units of the Integrated

National

Police.

The

different

headquarters

of

the

Philippine Constabulary in the national, zone or regional

and

provincial

levels

shall

be

the

nuclei

of

the

corresponding headquarters of the Integrated National

Police.

The

appropriate

offices

in

the

different

headquarters

levels

may

be

jointly

staffed

by

the

constabulary, police, jail and fire service officers and

personnel so that an integrated police and public safety

services would be effectively discharged.

SECTION 65. Head of the Integrated National Police .

—

The

Chief

of

Constabulary

to

be

known

as

Director-General shall be the head of the Integrated

National Police. He shall have command of all elements

thereof. He may issue from time to time instructions

regarding

personnel,

funds,

records,

property,

correspondence and such other matters to carry out the

provisions of this Chapter. As Director-General, the Chief

of Constabulary shall be assisted by the Deputy Chiefs of

Constabulary,

the

general

staff

and

the

special,

administrative

and

technical

staffs of the Philippine

Constabulary.

SECTION 66. Functions . — The Integrated National

Police shall:

(1) Enforce law and maintain peace and order;

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