Eo No. 06-2020 (Bpoc) Updated
Eo No. 06-2020 (Bpoc) Updated
Eo No. 06-2020 (Bpoc) Updated
06
Series of 2020
WHEREAS, The constitution mandates that the government shall promote the quality of life of the
people. Likewise, Section 16 or the General Welfare clause of the Local Government Code of 1991
provides that local government units shall, within their territorial jurisdictions, promote health and safety,
improve public morals, maintain peace and order, and preserve the comfort and convenience of their
inhabitants;
WHEREAS, criminality continues to pose a serious threat to peace and order, and thus undermining the
peace and development efforts of the government;
WHEREAS, Republic Act No. 6975 mandates the DILG to promote peace and order and public safety
and capacitate LGUs (including barangays) for the effective delivery of basic services to its citizenry;
WHEREAS, Peace and Order Committee shall be organized in all barangays to serve as the
implementing arm of the Municipal Peace and Order Council at the barangay levels;
Section 1. COMPOSITION
Section 2. FUNCTIONS
The BPOC shall have the following functions and responsibilities, to wit:
1. Formulate a Barangay Peace and Order and Public Safety (BPOPS) Plan and furnish copy to
the following:
a. Barangay Development Council (BDC) for reference and consideration in the
formulation of the Barangay Development Plan (BDP); and
b. City or Municipal Peace and Order Council (C/MPOC) for consideration in the
formulation of C/M POPS Plan;
2. Recommend measures to improve or enhance peace and order and public safety in the
community;
3. Monitor and coordinate the implementation of peace and order programs and projects at the
barangay level;
4. Serve as an information-gathering mechanism;
5. Monitor and report, to appropriate authorities, suspicious illegal activities and personalities
involved, including insurgent activities within their jurisdiction;
6. Maintain continuing dialogue, close coordination and rapport with the higher-level POCs and
law enforcement units;
7. Coordinate the operation of all community-based anti-crime groups within the barangay;
8. Conduct periodic assessment of the prevailing peace and order situation in the barangay, and
submit a report, with appropriate recommendations, to the higher-level POC;
Section 3. REPORTING
The committee shall submit periodic reports of the prevailing peace and order situation to the
MPOC and higher authorities. In the assessment of the peace and order situation, the BPOC shall note the
specific places in the barangay where criminality is rampant or concentrated so that more responsive
action can be undertaken.
Section 6. MEETINGS
The committee shall meet once a month or as often as may be necessary.
Section 7. EFFECTIVITY
This Order shall take effect immediately.
DONE this 27th day of August, 2020 at Barangay Paniangan, Manticao, Misamis Oriental.
RENE S. FABRIA
Punong Barangay