President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has officially abolished the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Military and Police Affairs (OPAMPA) as part of a reorganization of the administrative structure of the Office of the President (OP). This decision was formalized under Executive Order (EO) 89, signed by Marcos on July 11.
The abolition of OPAMPA follows a review of the separate office responsible for military and police affairs within the OP, aligning with the administration’s policy of streamlining and rightsizing government operations. According to the EO, the duties and functions previously performed by OPAMPA will now be handled by the Office of the Executive Secretary, the Department of National Defense, the National Security Council, the Philippine National Police, the National Police Commission, and other relevant agencies, in accordance with existing laws, rules, and regulations.
All records, documents, resources, office spaces, and other properties currently in the custody of OPAMPA will be transferred to the Office of the Deputy Executive Secretary for Support Services and Auxiliaries, also subject to existing laws, rules, and regulations.
The Office of the Presidential Adviser on Military Affairs was originally established in 1998 to provide military staff assistance within the OP and to facilitate policy formulation and decision-making on national security and military issues. In 2002, the office was restructured under EO 1, becoming OPAMPA under the Office of the Special Assistant to the President.
This reorganization comes after President Marcos accepted the resignation of Roman Felix, the Presidential Adviser on Military and Police Affairs, in June of this year. EO 89, which was made public on Tuesday, takes effect immediately upon its publication in the Official Gazette or a newspaper of general circulation.