Marcos abolishes OPAMPA

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered the abolition of the office that advises him on police and military matters.

According to Executive Order No. 89, signed on 11 July 2025 and posted to the Official Gazette on 15 July, the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Military and Police Affairs (OPAMPA) was first established in 1998 to provide military staff assistance within the Office of the President (OP).

It also played a vital role in policy formulation and decision-making on national security concerns and military affairs. In 2022, under EO No. 01, the office was expanded to include police affairs.

For the abolition of OPAMPA, the EO stated that the President is empowered to reorganize the administrative structure of the OP “to achieve simplicity, economy, and efficiency.”

“It is imperative to revisit the need for a separate office in charge of military and police affairs within the OP, consistent with the streamlining and rightsizing policy of the Administration,” the order read.

With the dissolution of OPAMPA, its duties and functions will revert to the Office of the Executive Secretary, Department of National Defense, National Security Council, Philippine National Police, National Police Commission, and other relevant agencies, subject to existing laws, rules, and regulations.

All records, documents, resources, office spaces, and other properties under OPAMPA’s custody are ordered to be turned over to the Office of the Deputy Executive Secretary for Support Services and Auxiliaries.

Prior to OPAMPA’s abolition, Marcos accepted the resignation of Roman Felix, who held the position of Presidential Adviser as of June.

The EO takes effect upon its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.