[ MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 19, May 02, 2023 ]

DIRECTING ALL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND INSTRUMENTALITIES, AND ENCOURAGING LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS TO SUPPORT THE 2023 NATIONAL CRIME PREVENTION PROGRAM



WHEREAS, Section 14(d) of Republic Act (RA) No. 6975 or the "Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Act of 1990," as amended by RA No. 8551 or the "Philippine National Police Reform and Reorganization Act of 1998," directs the National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM) to recommend to the President, through the Secretary of the DILG, a crime prevention program;

WHEREAS, the 2023 National Crime Prevention Program (NCPP) was developed by the NAPOLCOM through its Technical Committee on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, an inter-disciplinary body composed of acknowledged experts from government agencies and non-government organizations involved in the criminal justice system;

WHEREAS, the 2023 NCPP operationalizes the strategies for ensuring peace and security under the Philippine Development Plan 2023-2028; and

WHEREAS, to ensure the success of the 2023 NCPP, and in line with the adoption of a whole-of-government approach in addressing criminality, and ensuring peace and security in the country, it is necessary for all government agencies and instrumentalities, and local government units (LGUs) to support and cooperate in the implementation of the 2023 NCPP;

NOW, THEREFORE, the following are hereby ordered:

The NAPOLCOM shall lead the implementation of the 2023 NCPP, which is annexed to this Circular.

In accordance with their respective mandates, all departments, agencies, bureaus, and offices of the National Government are directed, and all LGUs are encouraged, to support the 2023 NCPP and the programs specified therein.

The funding requirements for the implementation of this Circular shall be charged against the existing appropriations of the respective agencies and LGUs.

This Circular shall take effect immediately.

DONE, in the City of Manila, this 2nd day of May, in the year of our Lord, Two Thousand and Twenty-Three.

 



 
  By authority the President:

 

  (SGD.) LUCAS P. BERSAMIN
 Executive Secretary