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WHEREAS, Section 25 of Republic Act (RA) No. 6975, or the "Department of the Interior and Local Government Act of 1990," as amended by RA No. 8551, or the "Philippine National Police Reform and Reorganization Act of 1998," provides that the Philippine National Police (PNP) shall be composed of a national office, regional offices, provincial offices, district offices, city or municipal stations;

WHEREAS, the Police Regional Office 12, Biliran Police Provincial Office, and the Camarines Sir 1^st Provincial Mobile Force Company Headquarters are PNP offices, respectively located in the City of General Santos, Province of South Cotabato, the Municipality of Naval, Province of Biliran, and the Municipality of Sipocot, Province of Camarines Sur;

WHEREAS, Biliran Police Provincial Office and Camarines Sur 1^st Provincial Mobile Force Company Headquarters are respectively within the jurisdictions of Police Regional Office 8 and Police Regional Office 5;

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 2 of RA No. 10086, or the "Strengthening Peoples' Nationalism Through Philippine History Act," the State shall provide means to strengthen people's nationalism, love of country, and respect for its heroes and pride for the people's accomplishments by reinforcing the importance of national and local history in daily life with the end in view of raising social consciousness;

WHEREAS, the National Historical Commission of the Philippines "Revised Guidelines on the Naming and Renaming of Streets, Public Schools, Plazas, Building, Bridges and Other Public Structures" (NHCP Guidelines) provides that all public places may be named or renamed by the President, through a Proclamation, or by Congress, through legislation;

WHEREAS, in accordance with Item III, Sub-items 1 and 2 of the NHCP Guidelines, proposed names of public places must have historical and cultural significance and must contribute to the development of national price through the good example exhibited by the name being used, and be appropriate in terms of historical value and significance to the place to be named or renamed;

WHEREAS, it is fitting to give honor to former servicemen who have shown patriotism, courage, and dedication in serving the provinces and municipalities to which they are assigned, and distinguished themselves in their service to the nation, by way of naming and renaming PNP facilities in their honor;

a. Police Regional Office 12 as "Camp General Paulino T Santos Police Regional Office 12;"

b. Biliran Police Provincial Office as "Camp Private Andres P Dadizon, Police Regional Office 8;" and

c. Camarines Sur 1^st Provincial Mobile Force Company Headquarters as "Camp 2Lt Carlos Rafael Paz Imperial, Police Regional Office 5."

IN WITNESS THEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Republic of the Philippines to be affixed.

DONE in the City of Manila, this 20^th day of December, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Twenty Three.

(SGD.) FERDINAND R. MARCOS, JR.