Section 1
SECTION 1. Section 4 of Presidential Decree No. 971 is hereby amended to read as follows: "SECTION 4. Preventive Suspension by reason of pending criminal case.—Any provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, no member of the Integrated National Police who is charged in court with any felony or violation of law shall be preventively suspended except in accordance with the following conditions and procedure: "1. A motion for the preventive suspension of the accused may at any time after the filing of the complaint or information be filed by the prosecution in the court having jurisdiction to try the case on the merits. "2. The court shall immediately conduct a summary hearing to determine the necessity of the suspension, taking into consideration the nature of the offense, the circumstances attendant to the commission, thereof, the record of service of the accused and other relevant factors. The motion shall be resolved within ten (10) days from the filing thereof. "3. After the summary hearing, the resolution of the court shall be immediately effective. No motion for reconsideration shall stay the effectivity of the order. The order shall be forwarded to the District/ Police Superintendent, the Director General, INP and the National Police Commission for implementation of the immediate superior concerned. "4. Any preventive suspension of the accused shall remain in effect pending decision of the case by the court unless sooner lifted by said court by reason of the exigency of the service."