EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 805
WHEREAS, the Intelligence
and Enforcement Group of the Bureau of Customs gathers intelligence
information related to customs and economic activities; conducts
internal inquiry and investigation; and exercise police
authority;
WHEREAS, the demands
of raising much-needed revenues require new approaches for customs
intelligence and enforcement work; and greater flexibility and
effectiveness can be achieved by having separate intelligence and
enforcement groups;
WHEREAS,
Article VII, Section 17 of the Constitution provides that the President
shall have control and supervision of all executive departments,
bureaus, and offices;
WHEREAS, PD 1772, amending PD 1416, expressly
grants the President the continuing authority to reorganize the
National Government, including the power to create, amend, change, or
otherwise modify their powers, functions and
authorities;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GLORIA
MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, President of the Republic of the
Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby
order:
SECTION 1.
Creation. Two separate offices from the Intelligence
and Enforcement Group (IEG) of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) are hereby
created and shall be known as the Intelligence Group and the
Enforcement Group (hereinafter abbreviated IG and EG, respectively, for
brevity).
SECTION 2.
Composition. The IG and EG shall each be headed by a
deputy commissioner, the Deputy Commissioner for Intelligence and
Investigation (DC-II) and the Deputy Commissioner for Enforcement and
Security (DC-ES), who shall be both appointed by the President of the
Philippines.
The main services under the IG and EG
shall be the Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service (CIIS) and
Enforcement and Security Service (ESS), respectively. The technical and
support staff shall primarily be drawn from existing personnel of the
IEG.
SECTION 3.
Implementing Authority. Consistent with the
principles of economy, efficiency, and effectiveness, the DC-II and
DC-ES may recommend to the Commissioner of Customs organizational
enhancements for their respective offices, subject to the evaluation of
the Department of Finance (DOF) and the Department of Budget and
Management (DBM).
SECTION 4.
Appropriations. Funding shall come from the
available funds of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) and subsequent
appropriations shall be incorporated into the budget proposals, subject
to existing accounting and auditing laws and
procedures.
SECTION 5.
Effectivity. This Executive Order shall take effect
immediately.
DONE in the City of Manila, this
25
th day of May, in the year of Our Lord, Two
Thousand and Nine.
(Sgd.) GLORIA M.
ARROYO
By the
President:
(Sgd.) EDUARDO R.
ERMITAExecutive
Secretary