Amendment to Section 2, Subparagraph (c) of E.O. No. 163 (May 5, 1987)
Executive Order No. 163-A, issued on June 30, 1987, amends the provisions regarding the tenure of the Chairman and Members of the Commission on Human Rights in the Philippines. It specifies that these officials will be appointed by the President and will serve at the President's pleasure, rather than having a fixed term. This change highlights the President's authority over the Commission's leadership. The order took effect immediately and was published in the Official Gazette on July 20, 1987.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Executive Order No. 163-A
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Presidential Issuances
- Subcategory
- Executive Orders
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
June 30, 1987
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 163-A
AMENDING SECTION 2, SUB-PARAGRAPH (C) OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 163
WHEREAS, the Constitution does not prescribed the term of office of the Chairman and Members of the Commission on Human Rights unlike those of other Constitutional Commission;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, CORAZON C. AQUINO, President of the Philippines, do hereby order:
SECTION 1. Section 2, sub-paragraph (c) of Executive Order No. 163 is hereby amended to read as follows:
"The Chairman and Members of the Commission on Human Rights shall be appointed by the President. Their tenure in office shall be at the pleasure of the President."
SECTION 2. This Executive Order shall take effect immediately.
DONE in the City of Manila, this 30th day of June, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Seven.
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 83 No. 29 Page 3307 on July 20, 1987.
Cite This Law
Amendment to Section 2, Subparagraph (c) of E.O. No. 163 (May 5, 1987), Executive Order No. 163-A, Jun 30, 1987 (Philippines)
Amendment to Section 2, Subparagraph (c) of E.O. No. 163 (May 5, 1987), Executive Order No. 163-A (Phil. 1987)
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