Marcos abolishes OPAMPA, redistributes responsibilities

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has abolished the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Military and Police Affairs (OPAMPA) as part of his administration's reorganization efforts.

Executive Order 89, signed by Marcos on July 11 and published in the Official Gazette on Tuesday, abolishes OPAMPA immediately upon publication and redistributes its responsibilities to existing agencies like the Department of National Defense, National Security Council, Philippine National Police, and National Police Commission.

The order justifies the move by citing the need for streamlining policies within the administration, consistent with Marcos's rightsizing policy.

All records, documents, resources, office spaces, and properties previously managed by OPAMPA will be transferred to the Office of the Deputy Executive Secretary for Support Services and Auxiliaries.

The military affairs adviser position was created in 1998 to assist with national security policy and decision-making, while the office of the presidential consultant on police affairs was established separately; both functions were combined under OPAMPA since 2022.