Resolution No. 8731

Pursuant to Section 51 (b) of Republic Act No. 6975 which provides that the city and municipal mayors shall exercise operational supervision and control over the Philippine National Police (PNP) units in their respective jurisdictions except during the thirty (30) days before and thirty (30) days following any national, local or barangay elections, the Commission on Elections, by virtue of its power under the Constitution, the Omnibus Election Code, other election laws, and R.A. 6975, RESOLVED, as it hereby RESOLVES to promulgate, the following:

Section 1. Supervision and Control. - From April 10, 2010 to June 9, 2010, the Commission on Elections shall exercise direct operational supervision and control over the Philippine National Police through the PNP Director.

During said period, all decisions, directives, orders and instructions of the Commission on Elections shall prevail over those emanating from any other authority except the President of the Philippines.

Sec. 2. Definition of terms. -The following shall mean:

1. "Operational supervision and control" - the power to direct, superintend, oversee and inspect the police units or forces. It shall include the power to employ and deploy units or elements of the PNP, through the station commander, to ensure public safety and effective maintenance of peace and order within the locality;
2. "Employ" - the utilization of units or elements of the PNP for purposes of protection of lives and properties, enforcement of laws, maintenance of peace and order, prevention of crimes, arrest of criminal offenders and bringing the offenders to justice, and ensuring public safety, particularly in the suppression of disorders, riots, lawless violence, rebellious or seditious conspiracy, insurgency, subversion or other related activities; and
3. "Deploy" the orderly and organized physical movement of elements or units of the PNP within the province, city or municipality for purposes of employment as herein defined."

Sec. 3. Effectivity. - This Resolution shall take effect on the seventh (7^th) day afler its publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation in the Philippines.

Let the Education and Information Department cause the publication of this resolution in two (2) newspapers of general circulation and furnish the Secretary of the Department of Interior and Local Government, all provincial governors, city and municipal mayors copies hereof.

SO ORDERED.