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MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ Memorandum Order No. 371, May 15, 1996 ]

CREATING AN INTER-AGENCY TASK FORCE TO FAST-TRACK INVESTIGATION OF SUSPICIOUS FIRE INCIDENTS IN GOVERNMENT OFFICES AND HEAVILY-INSURED PRIVATE BUILDINGS

There is hereby created an Inter-Agency Task Force to conduct speedy investigation of suspicious fire incidents in government offices and heavily-insured private buildings, immediate apprehension of suspected arsonists and fast disposition of arson cases filed in court.

The Task Force shall be composed of the following:

Chairman	Secretary, Department of the Interior and Local Government
Members	Secretary, Department of Justice
	Chief, Philippine National Police
	Director, National Bureau of Investigation
	Director, Bureau of Fire Protection
	Representative of the Safety Organization of the Philippines

Within thirty (30) days upon issuance of this Order, the Task Force shall submit to the Office of the President the implementing guidelines to effect an intensified preventive drive against incidents of arson and appropriate measures to enable the speedy apprehension of suspected arsonists and subsequent filing of charges against them.1aшphi1

DONE in the City of Manila, this 15th day of May in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Ninety-Six.

(Sgd.) FIDEL V. RAMOS

By the President:

(Sgd.) RUBEN D. TORRES
Executive Secretary

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