Directive to All National and Local Government Officials and Employees in Cotabato

March 26, 1973 REVENUE MEMORANDUM ORDER NO. 16-73 TO : Revenue Regional Director, Revenue Region No. #19, Revenue District Officer, RD # 85, 86 and 92 . Quoted hereunder, for your information and guidance, is Department Memorandum Circular No. 8-73, dated March 15, 1973 on the subject of the Presidential directive to all national and local government officials and employees in Cotabato to remain in their respective area of operation until otherwise directed by the coordinating military authorities in the area: "March 15, 1973 "DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 8-73 "TO : All Heads of Bureaus and Offices under the Department of Finance and Provincial and City Treasurers and Assessors" "SUBJECT : Presidential directive to all national and local government officials and employees in Cotabato to remain in their respective area of operation until otherwise directed" "Quoted hereunder, for your information and guidance, are the pertinent portions of the memorandum of the Executive Secretary to all national and local government officials and employees in Cotabato dated March 12, 1973, touching on the above subject matter:" cdt "12 March 1973 "MEMORANDUM TO: "All National and Local Government Officials and Employees in Cotabato "In view of the recent eruptions of violence in some areas in Cotabato and the massive fleeing of residents in the communities, all officials and employees of the following government Agencies are hereby directed to remain in their respective area of operation in Cotabato unless otherwise directed by the coordinating military authorities in the area:" "1. Department of Finance xxx xxx xxx "Proper and adequate military assistance will be extended to these officials, and employees when the necessity for it arrives, "By Authority of the President: (SGD.) "ALEJANDRO MELCHOR "Executive Secretary" "All Heads of Bureaus and Offices under this Department as well as of local treasury and assessment offices who have personnel stationed in Cotabato are hereby directed to comply strictly with the above-quoted presidential directive." "(SGD.) CESAR VIRATA" "Secretary" MISAEL P. VERA Commissioner of Internal Revenue