Concurrence in the Deputization of Law Enforcement Agencies for the Plebiscite on the Creation of a New Barangay in Cebu City
Memorandum Order No. 312, issued on March 1, 2010, expresses the concurrence of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo with the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Resolution No. 8776. This order deputizes the National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) to ensure a free and orderly plebiscite on March 13, 2010, for the creation of a new barangay named Banawa-Englis, separated from Barangay Guadalupe in Cebu City. The action is in accordance with Republic Act No. 9905, enacted on January 7, 2010. The memorandum underscores the importance of maintaining credible electoral processes in local governance.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Memorandum Order No. 312
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Presidential Issuances
- Subcategory
- Memorandum Orders
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
March 1, 2010
MEMORANDUM ORDER NO. 312
EXPRESSING CONCURRENCE IN THE DEPUTIZATION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN CONNECTION WITH THE MARCH 13, 2010 PLEBISCITE TO RATIFY THE CREATION OF A NEW BARANGAY TO BE SEGREGATED FROM BARANGAY GUADALUPE TO BE NAMED AS BARANGAY BANAWA-ENGLIS, IN CEBU CITY, PURSUANT TO REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9905 DATED JANUARY 7, 2010
Pursuant to Article IX (C) Section 2 (4) of the 1987 Constitution, I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, President of the Philippines, do hereby concur with Resolution No. 8776 of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) dated February 17, 2010, 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 March 13, 2010 plebiscite to ratify the creation of a new barangay to be segregated from Barangay Guadalupe to be named as Barangay Banawa-Englis, in Cebu City pursuant to Republic Act No. 9905 dated January 7, 2010. STcAIa
DONE in the City of Manila, this 1st day of March, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Ten.
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Concurrence in the Deputization of Law Enforcement Agencies for the Plebiscite on the Creation of a New Barangay in Cebu City, Memorandum Order No. 312, Mar 1, 2010 (Philippines)
Concurrence in the Deputization of Law Enforcement Agencies for the Plebiscite on the Creation of a New Barangay in Cebu City, Memorandum Order No. 312 (Phil. 2010)
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