lltepublic of tbe .i}bilippines
SANGGUNIANG PANLUNGSOD
Pasay City, Metro Manila
Ordinance No. 5778 S-2017
AN ORDINANCE INSTITUTIONALIZING THE BARANGAY PEACEKEEPING
ACTION TEAM (BPAT) AND PROVIDING FOR ITS IMPLEMENTATION AND
ALLOCATING FUNDS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION THERETO SUB.JECT TO
AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS
Sponsored by: HON. MA. ANTONIA C. CUNETA
Co-Sponsored by: MEMBERS OF THE SANGGUNIANG P ANLUNGSOD
WHEREAS, pursuant to the 1987 Philippine Constitution, particularly in the Declaration
of Principles and State Policies in Section 4 which provides that the prime duty of the
government is to serve and protect the people. The Government may call upon the people to
defend the state and all citizens may be required under condition provided by law to render
personal military or civil services;
WHEREAS, in order to bring to life such Constitutional mandate, the Local Government
of Pasay City has deemed it proper to take advantage of the Barangay Peacekeeping Operations
of the Philippine National Police by assisting the latter in the creation of the Barangay
Peacekeeping Action Team throughout the respective local barangay in Pasay City;
WHEREAS, the Philippine National Police (PNP) recognizes the role of Barangay
Tanods, Bantay Bayan CVO's, Barangay Auxiliary, NGO's and people organization as Force
Multipliers in the fight against criminality/insurgency/terrorism and likewise, recognizes the
same valuable partners of government in community development;
WHEREAS, Executive Order No. 564 authorizes the PNP to deputize the barangay
tanods as force multipliers in the implementation of the peace and order plan subject to the
concurrence of the appropriate Local Chief Executive through the Local Peace and Order
Council (LPOC);
WHEREAS, Executive Order No. 773 provides that it is incumbent upon the PNP to
enhance its operational procedures on community safety and security system in order to address
criminality, ISO and terrorism problems by establishing Neighborhood Support Groups (NSG)
through BP AT operatives, peace partners, and friends to achieve peace and order throughout the
country;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the authority of the National Peace and Order Council and the
Philippine National Police, the Barangay Peacekeeping Action Team (BPAn is created as the
p duct Community-Oriented Policing and Public Safety System;