WHEREAS, Administrative Order No. 275 was issued on December 8, 2009, creating an independent Commission to investigate the existence of private armed groups;

WHEREAS, the membership of the Commission should include a representative from the legal sector;

NOW THEREFORE, I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL ARROYO, President of the Philippines, by the powers vested in me by law, do hereby order:

SECTION 1.  The membership of the independent Commission shall include a retired member of the judiciary and a representative from a non-government organization against crime.

SECTION 2.   Section 2 (Composition) of AO 275 (2009) is hereby amended accordingly.

SECTION 3. This Administrative Order shall take effect immediately.

Adopted: 04 Jan. 2010

(SGD.) GLORIA M. ARROYO

By the President:

(SGD.)  EDUARDO R. ERMITA
Executive Secretary