Complaints and Investigation Office of the Office of the President as the Administration Arm of the TANODBAYAN
Letter of Instructions No. 820, issued on February 28, 1979, by President Ferdinand E. Marcos, establishes the Complaints and Investigation Office as the administrative arm of the Office of the Ombudsman (TANODBAYAN). The TANODBAYAN is tasked with receiving complaints against public officials and agencies to determine accountability. It is authorized to seek assistance from other government agencies in fulfilling its responsibilities. This directive became effective on December 1, 1978, marking the formal operationalization of the TANODBAYAN.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Letter of Instructions No. 820
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Presidential Issuances
- Subcategory
- Letters of Instructions
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
February 28, 1979
LETTER OF INSTRUCTIONS NO. 820
| TO | : | The Presidential Executive Assistant |
| The Complaints and Investigation Office | ||
| All Concerned |
WHEREAS, the Office of the OMBUDSMAN to be known as TANODBAYAN, created under Presidential Decree No. 1487, is empowered to receive complaints from any person against any administrative agency, public official or employee for the purpose of determining his culpability; and cd i
WHEREAS, the TANODBAYAN is authorized to avail itself of the assistance of any government agency in the performance of its functions;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby direct that the Complaints and Investigation Office of the Office of the President shall, in addition to its functions under existing laws, serve as the administration arm of the TANODBAYAN.
This LOI shall be effective as of December 1, 1978, the date when the TANODBAYAN was appointed. acd
DONE in the City of Manila, this 28th day of February, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Seventy-Nine.
Cite This Law
Complaints and Investigation Office of the Office of the President as the Administration Arm of the TANODBAYAN, Letter of Instructions No. 820, Feb 28, 1979 (Philippines)
Complaints and Investigation Office of the Office of the President as the Administration Arm of the TANODBAYAN, Letter of Instructions No. 820 (Phil. 1979)
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