The Functions of

Peace and Order Councils

(POCs) & POC Secretariats

(as recommended to be included in the DILG-MC)

A. Roles and
Functions of
National and SubNational POCs

1. National Peace and Order Council (NPOC

Those mentioned in EO 773, s.

2009

2. Regional, Provincial, City and

Municipal Peace and Order Council

Conduct POC meetings

RPOC shall formulate a 3-year

Operational Plan while the LPOC shall

formulate the 3-year term-based Peace
and Order and Public Safety (POPS) Plan,
to be incorporated in the Comprehensive
Development Plan (CDP)
Submit POC semestral Accomplishment
Report
Provide staff/s and financial support to
the POC Secretariat

BACK

- 3-year validity period of the POPS Plan

3-year
term-based
counted from the 1st day of January
immediately after the election of the new
local chief executive up to the last
calendar day (December 31) of the 3rd
year.
To illustrate: After the 2016 local
elections, the POPS Plan of the newly
elected local chief executive shall be
effective from the 1st day of January
2017 up to the last day of December
2019. The newly elected LCE in 2019
shall continue implementing the 2019
POPS Plan until the last day of 2019. All

3. Barangay Peace and Order Committee

Formulate the Barangay POPS Plan

which shall be incorporated in the

Barangay Development Plan
Serve as an information-gathering
mechanism
Monitor and report to appropriate
authorities suspicious illegal activities,
and personalities involved within their
jurisdictions, including insurgent
activities

 Make periodic assessment of the

prevailing peace and order situation in

the barangay, and submit a report, with
appropriate recommendations to the
higher-level POC
Others mentioned in DILG MC No. 2008101

B. Roles and
Functions of
National and SubNational POC
Secretariats

1. National Peace and Order Council (NPOC)

Secretariat

Provide

technical assistance in the

performance
of
administrative,
coordinating and technical tasks of the
POC;
Monitor, consolidate and analyze
quarterly Regional Peace and Order
Situation Reports
Monitor and consolidate semestral
regional reports on POC activities and
accomplishments

 Provide

the Regional, Provincial, City,

and Municipal POCs feedback on its
analysis of their reports
Maintain systems and database for POCrelated reports and records

2. Regional, Provincial, City & Municipal

Peace and Order Council (R/P/C/MPOC)
Secretariat
Assist the Chairperson in the conduct of

R/P/C/MPOC meetings;
Provide technical assistance in the
performance of administrative,
coordinating and technical tasks of the
RPOC;
Prepare and submit:
a. semestral POC Accomplishment Report
b. quarterly POC Secretariat
Accomplishment Report
c. quarterly Peace and Order Situation
Report

 Monitor functionality of local POCs in

Provincial, City, Municipal, and Barangay

levels within its jurisdiction Includes
technical assistance in the preparation of
Operational Plan
Provide technical support or assistance to
activities related to CLIP, PAMANA, Task
Forces, and other programs concerned
with peace and order and public safety of
the region

Staffing of the Regional and Local Peace and Order

Council Secretariats

Level

Members

Regional

Head Secretariat
LGMED
Staff/Focal
Research Analyst
IT Staff
Admin Staff

Person

Province/HUC/ Head Secretariat, Focal Person,

ICC
LGU Staff
CC and
Municipality

C/MLGOO, LGU Staff

Application to Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao

(ARMM)

MC

shall be applicable to all POCs and POC

Secretariats at the Province, City, and
Municipal levels, and to all BPOCs.
However, for the RPOC of ARMM and its
Secretariat, the provisions of this MC shall
not be applicable, EXCEPT for the
preparation and submission of :
semestral RPOC Accomplishment Report
RPOC
Secretariat
quarterly
Accomplishment Report
quarterly Regional Peace and Order
Situation Report.
Their functions, composition, and other
internal rules shall be governed by

Thank you.