Marcos orders abolition of Office of the Presidential Adviser on Military and Police Affairs

President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has ordered the abolition of the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Military and Police Affairs. 

Under Executive Order 89, Marcos said ‘’it is imperative to revisit the need for a separate office in charge of military and police affairs within the Office of the President, consistent with the streamlining and rightsizing policy of the administration.’’

''In accordance with their respective mandates, the Office of the Executive Secretary, Department of National Defense, National Security Council, Philippine National Police, National Police Commission, and such other relevant agencies shall perform the duties and functions of OPAMPA, subject to existing laws, rules, and regulations,'' the EO dated July 11 stated. 

All records, documents, resources, office spaces, and other properties in the custody of or being used by the OPAMPA shall be turned over to the Office of the Deputy Executive Secretary for Support Services and Auxiliaries, subject to existing laws, rules, and regulations.

The OPAMPA was established by EO 1 that was signed by Marcos when he assumed the presidency on June 30, 2022.  —VBL, GMA Integrated News