Consultation by Regional Development Councils with Interim Batasang Pambansa Members
Letter of Instructions No. 731, issued on August 14, 1978, directs all Regional Development Councils to convene during the legislative recess of the Interim Batasang Pambansa, which begins on August 19, 1978. The purpose of these meetings is to engage with members of the legislative body to discuss and propose development programs, particularly related to the 1979 Infrastructure Program. While Batasang Pambansa members may participate in discussions, they are not allowed to vote on decisions. The proposals endorsed by the Regional Development Councils will be reviewed by the Director-General of the National Economic and Development Authority, pending approval from the President and Prime Minister.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Letter of Instructions No. 731
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Presidential Issuances
- Subcategory
- Letters of Instructions
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
August 14, 1978
LETTER OF INSTRUCTIONS NO. 731
| TO | : | All Regional Development Councils |
| The Director General | ||
| National Economic & Development Authority |
The Interim Batasang Pambansa is scheduled to go on a twenty-day recess beginning August 19, 1978. This break in the legislative session will provide the members of the Interim Batasang Pambansa an opportunity to spend time with their constituents and consult with them on possible development programs that will benefit their respective regions, particularly in connection with the Infrastructure Program for 1979.
The Regional Development Councils are hereby directed to meet during this recess of the Batasang Pambansa and invite members of the interim legislative body within the region to propose such projects and programs as they may consider beneficial to the region. The Batasang Pambansa members so invited are entitled to participate in the deliberations of the Regional Development Councils but may not vote on matters raised for decision. cd
The Director-General of the National Economic and Development Authority shall consider programs proposed by Batasang Pambansa members as endorsed by the Regional Development Councils subject to the approval of the President and Prime Minister.
DONE in the City of Manila, this 14th day of August, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Seventy-Eight. aisa dc
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Consultation by Regional Development Councils with Interim Batasang Pambansa Members, Letter of Instructions No. 731, Aug 14, 1978 (Philippines)
Consultation by Regional Development Councils with Interim Batasang Pambansa Members, Letter of Instructions No. 731 (Phil. 1978)
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