Deputation of Law Enforcement Agencies for the December 13, 2008 Plebiscite to Ratify the Creation of Quezon Del Sur
Memorandum Order No. 291, issued on December 12, 2008, by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, expresses concurrence with the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Resolution No. 8536. This resolution deputizes various government agencies, including the Department of Education, Department of Public Works and Highways, Department of the Interior and Local Government, National Police Commission, and the Philippine National Police, to ensure a free and orderly plebiscite on December 13, 2008. The plebiscite aims to ratify the creation of Quezon del Sur and the renaming of Quezon province to Quezon del Norte, as mandated by Republic Act No. 9495. The designated agencies are instructed to coordinate with COMELEC in fulfilling their responsibilities, with the order taking immediate effect.
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- Reference Number
- Memorandum Order No. 291
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Presidential Issuances
- Subcategory
- Memorandum Orders
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
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December 12, 2008
MEMORANDUM ORDER NO. 291
EXPRESSING CONCURRENCE AND RATIFICATION IN THE DEPUTATION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND OTHER CONCERNED AGENCIES OF THE GOVERNMENT AS EMBODIED IN COMELEC RESOLUTION NO. 8536, PROMULGATED ON NOVEMBER 12, 2008, IN CONNECTION WITH THE DECEMBER 13, 2008 PLEBISCITE TO RATIFY THE CREATION OF QUEZON DEL SUR AND THE RENAMING OF THE MOTHER PROVINCE OF QUEZON INTO QUEZON DEL NORTE, PURSUANT TO REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9495 DATED SEPTEMBER 07, 2007
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. 8536 of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC), promulgated 12 November 2008, deputizing the Department of Education (DepEd); Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH); Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG); National Police Commission; and the Philippine National Police (PNP), for the purpose of ensuring free, orderly, honest, peaceful and credible conduct of the December 13, 2008 plebiscite to ratify the creation of Quezon del Sur and the renaming of the mother province of Quezon into Quezon del Norte, pursuant to Republic Act No. 9495 dated September 07, 2007.
The foregoing law enforcement agencies and other concerned 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 12th day of December, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Eight. TIcEDC
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Deputation of Law Enforcement Agencies for the December 13, 2008 Plebiscite to Ratify the Creation of Quezon Del Sur, Memorandum Order No. 291, Dec 12, 2008 (Philippines)
Deputation of Law Enforcement Agencies for the December 13, 2008 Plebiscite to Ratify the Creation of Quezon Del Sur, Memorandum Order No. 291 (Phil. 2008)
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