Deputation of Law Enforcement Agencies for the August 25, 2007 Plebiscite in Hadji Muhtamad, Basilan
Memorandum Order No. 269, issued on September 11, 2007, by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, ratifies the deputation of various law enforcement and government agencies to oversee the plebiscite on August 25, 2007, concerning the creation of the Municipality of Hadji Muhtamad in Basilan. This order endorses the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Resolutions Nos. 8274 and 8275, emphasizing the roles of the Department of Education, Department of Public Works and Highways, Department of the Interior and Local Government, the National Police Commission, and the Philippine National Police. These agencies are tasked with ensuring the plebiscite's integrity, promoting a free and orderly voting process. The memorandum takes immediate effect and mandates cooperation among the involved entities.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Memorandum Order No. 269
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Presidential Issuances
- Subcategory
- Memorandum Orders
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
September 11, 2007
MEMORANDUM ORDER NO. 269
EXPRESSING CONCURRENCE AND RATIFICATION IN THE DEPUTATION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND OTHER CONCERNED AGENCIES OF THE GOVERNMENT, AS EMBODIED IN COMELEC RESOLUTION NOS. 8274 AND 8275 BOTH PROMULGATED 22 AUGUST 2007, IN CONNECTION WITH THE AUGUST 25, 2007 PLEBISCITE TO RATIFY THE CREATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF HADJI MUHTAMAD IN THE PROVINCE OF BASILAN, PURSUANT TO MUSLIM MINDANAO AUTONOMY ACT NO. 200
Pursuant to Section 2 (4), Article IX (C) of the Constitution, I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, President of the Republic of the Philippines, do hereby concur with Resolution Nos. 8274 and 8275 of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC), both promulgated 22 August 2007, deputizing the Department of Education (DepEd); Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH); Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), including their secretaries; National Police Commission including its Chairman; and the Philippine National Police (PNP), including its Chief, and all the officers and men under him in the Province of Basilan, for the purpose of ensuring free, orderly, honest, peaceful and credible conduct of the August 25, 2007 plebiscite to ratify the creation of the Municipality of Hadji Muhtamad in the Province of Basilan, pursuant to Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 200. IcHAaS
The foregoing national and local officials and employees, law enforcement agencies and other instrumentalities of the government, 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 September, in the Year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Seven.
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Deputation of Law Enforcement Agencies for the August 25, 2007 Plebiscite in Hadji Muhtamad, Basilan, Memorandum Order No. 269, Sep 11, 2007 (Philippines)
Deputation of Law Enforcement Agencies for the August 25, 2007 Plebiscite in Hadji Muhtamad, Basilan, Memorandum Order No. 269 (Phil. 2007)
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