Editing Philippine Constabulary (section)

===Post war era===
A major revamp in the Armed Forces was effected on March 30, 1950, when President [[Elpidio Quirino]] issued Executive Order No. 308 which called for the merger of the Philippine Constabulary with the Armed Forces, making it one more major service command. This was the second time the PC returned to a military force. Due to the unstable peace and order conditions existing in the countrysides brought about by the resurgence of the [[Hukbalahap]] (Huk) which require more personnel strength, the Philippine Army was called upon to assist in the pacification drive with the employment of its combat arms – the [[Battalion Combat Team]]s or BCTs, with PC men absorbed by the BCTs. It was under E.O. 308 and according to Administrative Order No. 113, dated April 1, 1950, the PC was formally merged with the Armed Forces of the Philippines; the merger was completed on July 27, the same year.<ref>[[#Ladwig|Ladwig (2014)]], pp. 29.</ref> 12,000 men from the MPC to the PC.<ref name="History">{{Cite web|url=http://www.pnp.gov.ph/about/content/history.html|title=history|date=June 17, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080617203054/http://www.pnp.gov.ph/about/content/history.html|archive-date=June 17, 2008}}</ref>

Under the E.O., the power of executive supervision and all authority and duties exercised by the Secretary of Interior concerning the PC or its members were transferred to and exercised by the Secretary of National Defense. With the appointment, on American advice, of former [[USAFFE]] guerilla Rep. [[Ramon Magsaysay]] as Secretary of National Defense in September 1950 and the subsequent appropriation by Congress of more funds for the drive against the Communist movement in the Philippines, more BCTs were formed.<ref>[[#Ladwig|Ladwig (2014)]], pp. 30–32.</ref>

The delineation of the missions of the then four major services – Philippine Army, Philippine Constabulary, Philippine Navy, and Philippine Air Force – were underlined by EO No. 389 dated December 23, 1950, which abolished the Philippine Service Command and the Philippine Ground Force. Headquarters Armed Forces of the Philippines became known as "General Headquarters, Armed Forces of the Philippines"; while General Headquarters, Philippine Constabulary became known as "Headquarters, Philippine Constabulary", the nomenclature it had in the prewar years. Also, the major commands were abolished and in their places were activated the four major services. As defined in Executive Order (E.O.) No. 389, the main function of the PC was maintaining peace and order within the country and to be the country's national police force even though it was a branch then of the military.

In the reorganization that followed, the four military areas created under EO No. 94, series 1947, were not altered substantially but were nevertheless placed under the administrative and operational control of the AFP General Headquarters.