Memorandum Order No. 301, issued on August 11, 2009, expresses the concurrence and ratification of the President of the Philippines, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, regarding the deputation of law enforcement agencies as outlined in COMELEC Resolution No. 8643. This order pertains to the upcoming plebiscite on August 15, 2009, which aims to ratify the creation of a new barangay, Barangay Malanday Dos, from Barangay Malanday, and to rename the original barangay to Barangay Malanday Uno in Marikina City. The National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) are mandated to ensure a free, orderly, and credible plebiscite, coordinating closely with the Commission on Elections. The order is effective immediately.
August 11, 2009
MEMORANDUM ORDER NO. 301
EXPRESSING CONCURRENCE AND RATIFICATION IN THE DEPUTATION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AS EMBODIED IN COMELEC RESOLUTION NO. 8643, PROMULGATED ON JULY 7, 2009, IN CONNECTION WITH THE AUGUST 15, 2009 PLEBISCITE TO RATIFY THE CREATION OF A NEW BARANGAY TO BE SEGREGATED FROM BARANGAY MALANDAY TO BE NAMED AS BARANGAY MALANDAY DOS, AND RENAMING THE MOTHER BARANGAY AS BARANGAY MALANDAY UNO, BOTH IN MARIKINA CITY, PURSUANT TO CITY ORDINANCE NO. 207, SERIES OF 2008
Pursuant to Section 2, (4) c, Article IX of the Constitution, I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, President of the Republic of the Philippines, do hereby concur with Resolution No. 8643 of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC), promulgated July 7, 2009, deputizing the National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM) and the Philippine National Police (PNP), for the purpose of ensuring free, orderly, honest, peaceful and credible conduct of the August 15, 2009 plebiscite to ratify the creation of a new barangay to be segregated from Barangay Malanday to be named as Barangay Malanday Dos, and renaming the mother barangay as Barangay Malanday Uno, both in Marikina City, pursuant to City Ordinance No. 207, series of 2008, dated December 17, 2008.
The foregoing law enforcement agencies are hereby directed to coordinate and cooperate with the Commission on Elections in the performance of their duties and functions.
This Memorandum Order shall take effect immediately.
DONE, in the City of Manila, this 11th day of August, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Nine. SAHITC