Concurrence with COMELEC Resolution Nos. 7744 and 7745 (November 14, 2006)
Memorandum Order No. 234, issued on November 30, 2006, expresses President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's concurrence with the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Resolutions Nos. 7744 and 7745. These resolutions involve the deputization of various law enforcement and government agencies to oversee the December 2, 2006 plebiscite for the creation of the Province of Dinagat Islands, which includes several municipalities from Surigao del Norte. The deputized agencies include the Armed Forces of the Philippines, the Philippine National Police, and several government departments, all tasked with ensuring a free and credible voting process. This action is in accordance with Republic Act No. 9355, enacted on October 2, 2006.
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- Memorandum Order No. 234
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- Category
- Presidential Issuances
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- Memorandum Orders
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
November 30, 2006
MEMORANDUM ORDER NO. 234
EXPRESSING CONCURRENCE IN THE DEPUTIZATION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND OTHER CONCERNED AGENCIES OF THE GOVERNMENT AS EMBODIED IN COMELEC RESOLUTION NOS. 7744 AND 7745 BOTH DATED NOVEMBER 14, 2006, IN CONNECTION WITH THE DECEMBER 2, 2006 PLEBISCITE TO RATIFY THE CREATION OF THE PROVINCE OF DINAGAT ISLANDS, COMPRISING THE MUNICIPALITIES OF BASILISA, CAGDIANAO, DINAGAT, LIBJO (ALBOR), LORETO, SAN JOSE AND TUBAJON, IN THE PROVINCE OF SURIGAO DEL NORTE, PURSUANT TO REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9355 DATED OCTOBER 2, 2006
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 Nos. 7744 and 7745 of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC), both promulgated on November 14, 2006, deputizing the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), the National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM), the Philippine National Police (PNP), the Department of Education (DepEd), the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), for the exclusive purpose of ensuring free, orderly, honest, peaceful and credible conduct of the December 2, 2006 PLEBISCITE to ratify the creation of the Province of Dinagat Islands, comprising the Municipalities of Basilisa, Cagdianao, Dinagat, Libjo (Albor), Loreto, San Jose and Tubajon in the Province of Surigao Del Norte, pursuant to Republic Act No. 9355 dated October 2, 2006. CSDAIa
DONE, in the City of Manila, this 30th day of November, in the year of our Lord, Two Thousand and Six.
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Concurrence with COMELEC Resolution Nos. 7744 and 7745 (November 14, 2006), Memorandum Order No. 234, Nov 30, 2006 (Philippines)
Concurrence with COMELEC Resolution Nos. 7744 and 7745 (November 14, 2006), Memorandum Order No. 234 (Phil. 2006)
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