Deputation of Law Enforcement Agencies for the December 6, 2008 Plebiscite in Datu Unsay, Maguindanao
Memorandum Order No. 294, issued on December 12, 2008, expresses the concurrence and ratification of the President of the Philippines regarding the deputation of various law enforcement agencies to oversee the plebiscite on December 6, 2008. This plebiscite aimed to ratify the creation of the municipality of Datu Hoffer Ampatuan and certain barangays in Maguindanao, pursuant to specific provisions of the Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act. The involved agencies, including the Department of Education, Department of Public Works and Highways, and the Philippine National Police, are tasked to ensure a free, orderly, and credible voting process. The order emphasizes the need for coordination with the Commission on Elections for effective implementation.
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- What is Deputation of Law Enforcement Agencies for the December 6, 2008 Plebiscite in Datu Unsay, Maguindanao about?
- Memorandum Order No. 294, issued on December 12, 2008, expresses the concurrence and ratification of the President of the Philippines regarding the deputation of various law enforcement agencies to oversee the plebiscite on December 6, 2008. This plebiscite aimed to ratify the creation of the municipality of Datu Hoffer Ampatuan and certain barangays in Maguindanao, pursuant to specific provisions of the Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act. The involved agencies, including the Department of Education, Department of Public Works and Highways, and the Philippine National Police, are tasked to ensure a free, orderly, and credible voting process. The order emphasizes the need for coordination with the Commission on Elections for effective implementation.
- What type of law is Memorandum Order No. 294?
- Deputation of Law Enforcement Agencies for the December 6, 2008 Plebiscite in Datu Unsay, Maguindanao (Memorandum Order No. 294) is a Philippine Presidential Issuances enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was Deputation of Law Enforcement Agencies for the December 6, 2008 Plebiscite in Datu Unsay, Maguindanao enacted?
- Deputation of Law Enforcement Agencies for the December 6, 2008 Plebiscite in Datu Unsay, Maguindanao (Memorandum Order No. 294) was enacted on Dec 12, 2008.
- What is the citation for Deputation of Law Enforcement Agencies for the December 6, 2008 Plebiscite in Datu Unsay, Maguindanao?
- Deputation of Law Enforcement Agencies for the December 6, 2008 Plebiscite in Datu Unsay, Maguindanao, Memorandum Order No. 294, Dec 12, 2008 (Philippines)
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Memorandum Order No. 294
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Presidential Issuances
- Subcategory
- Memorandum Orders
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
December 12, 2008
MEMORANDUM ORDER NO. 294
EXPRESSING CONCURRENCE AND RATIFICATION IN THE DEPUTATION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND OTHER CONCERNED AGENCIES OF THE GOVERNMENT AS EMBODIED IN COMELEC RESOLUTION NO. 8524, PROMULGATED ON NOVEMBER 12, 2008, IN CONNECTION WITH THE DECEMBER 6, 2008 PLEBISCITE TO RATIFY THE CREATION OF THE FOLLOWING: (A) MUNICIPALITY OF DATU HOFFER AMPATUAN OUT OF THE MUNICIPALITIES OF SHARIFF AGUAK AND DATU UNSAY, PURSUANT TO MUSLIM MINDANAO AUTONOMY ACT (MMAA) NO. 220: (B) BARANGAY TORON AND BARANGAY MANTAO OUT OF BARANGAY MACALAG IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF DATU UNSAY, PURSUANT TO MMA NO. 224: AND (C) BARANGAY APAS AND BARANGAY PALAO OUT OF BARANGAY TUNTUNGAN IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF DATU UNSAY, PURSUANT TO MMAA NO. 235, ALL IN THE PROVINCE OF MAGUINDANAO
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. 8524 of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC), both 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 6, 2008 plebiscite to ratify the creation of the following: (a) municipality of Datu Hoffer Ampatuan out of the Municipalities of Shariff Aguak and Datu Unsay, pursuant to Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act (MMAA) No. 220: (b) Barangay Toron and Barangay Mantao out of Barangay Macalag in the Municipality of Datu Unsay, pursuant to MMAA No. 224: and (c) Barangay Apas and Barangay Palao out of Barangay Tuntungan in the Municipality of Datu Unsay, pursuant to MMAA No. 235, all in the province of Maguindanao. HAISEa
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.
Cite This Law
Deputation of Law Enforcement Agencies for the December 6, 2008 Plebiscite in Datu Unsay, Maguindanao, Memorandum Order No. 294, Dec 12, 2008 (Philippines)
Deputation of Law Enforcement Agencies for the December 6, 2008 Plebiscite in Datu Unsay, Maguindanao, Memorandum Order No. 294 (Phil. 2008)
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