PD 1925 Preamble

Preamble

WHEREAS, Presidential Decree No. 1184 provides among others, the ranks for officers of the Integrated National Police which shall be up to Police Brigadier General and Fire Brigadier General; WHEREAS, the Integrated National Police is now composed of more than 55,000 officers, non-officers, and civilians technical personnel; WHEREAS, police organizations in other countries provide for a higher rank than Brigadier General; WHEREAS, considering the strength of the Integrated National Police and the vital role it plays in the enforcement of the law and the maintenance of peace and order it becomes necessary that the organization must have officers holding the rank higher than that now provided by law. NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby order and decree:

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