Deputation of Law Enforcement Agencies for the June 20, 2007 Plebiscite in Bayugan, Agusan del Sur
Memorandum Order No. 253, issued on June 18, 2007, by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, expresses the government's support for the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) resolutions concerning the June 20, 2007 plebiscite. This plebiscite aims to ratify the conversion of the Municipality of Bayugan in Agusan del Sur into a component city, to be named the City of Bayugan, as per Republic Act No. 9405. The order deputizes various government agencies, including the Department of Education, Department of Public Works and Highways, Department of the Interior and Local Government, and the Philippine National Police, to ensure the plebiscite is conducted in a free and orderly manner. All involved officials and agencies are directed to coordinate with COMELEC in fulfilling their responsibilities. The memorandum is effective immediately and was published in the Official Gazette.
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- What is Deputation of Law Enforcement Agencies for the June 20, 2007 Plebiscite in Bayugan, Agusan del Sur about?
- Memorandum Order No. 253, issued on June 18, 2007, by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, expresses the government's support for the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) resolutions concerning the June 20, 2007 plebiscite. This plebiscite aims to ratify the conversion of the Municipality of Bayugan in Agusan del Sur into a component city, to be named the City of Bayugan, as per Republic Act No. 9405. The order deputizes various government agencies, including the Department of Education, Department of Public Works and Highways, Department of the Interior and Local Government, and the Philippine National Police, to ensure the plebiscite is conducted in a free and orderly manner. All involved officials and agencies are directed to coordinate with COMELEC in fulfilling their responsibilities. The memorandum is effective immediately and was published in the Official Gazette.
- What type of law is Memorandum Order No. 253?
- Deputation of Law Enforcement Agencies for the June 20, 2007 Plebiscite in Bayugan, Agusan del Sur (Memorandum Order No. 253) is a Philippine Presidential Issuances enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was Deputation of Law Enforcement Agencies for the June 20, 2007 Plebiscite in Bayugan, Agusan del Sur enacted?
- Deputation of Law Enforcement Agencies for the June 20, 2007 Plebiscite in Bayugan, Agusan del Sur (Memorandum Order No. 253) was enacted on Jun 18, 2007.
- What is the citation for Deputation of Law Enforcement Agencies for the June 20, 2007 Plebiscite in Bayugan, Agusan del Sur?
- Deputation of Law Enforcement Agencies for the June 20, 2007 Plebiscite in Bayugan, Agusan del Sur, Memorandum Order No. 253, Jun 18, 2007 (Philippines)
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Memorandum Order No. 253
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Presidential Issuances
- Subcategory
- Memorandum Orders
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
June 18, 2007
MEMORANDUM ORDER NO. 253
EXPRESSING CONCURRENCE AND RATIFICATION IN THE DEPUTATION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND OTHER CONCERNED AGENCIES OF THE GOVERNMENT, AS EMBODIED IN COMELEC RESOLUTION NOS. 8136 AND 8135, PROMULGATED ON 2 JUNE 2007, IN CONNECTION WITH THE JUNE 20, 2007 PLEBISCITE TO RATIFY THE CONVERSION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF BAYUGAN IN THE PROVINCE OF AGUSAN DEL SUR INTO A COMPONENT CITY TO BE KNOWN AS THE CITY OF BAYUGAN, PURSUANT TO REPUBLIC ACT 9405
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. 8136 and 8135 of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC), both promulgated 20 May 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 Agusan del Sur, for the purpose of ensuring free, orderly, honest, peaceful and credible conduct of the June 20, 2007 plebiscite to ratify the conversion of the Municipality of Bayugan in the Province of Agusan del Sur into a component city to be known as the City of Bayugan, pursuant to Republic Act No. 9405. SHECcD
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 18th day of June, in the Year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Seven.
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 103, No. 33, p. 5294, August 13, 2007.
Cite This Law
Deputation of Law Enforcement Agencies for the June 20, 2007 Plebiscite in Bayugan, Agusan del Sur, Memorandum Order No. 253, Jun 18, 2007 (Philippines)
Deputation of Law Enforcement Agencies for the June 20, 2007 Plebiscite in Bayugan, Agusan del Sur, Memorandum Order No. 253 (Phil. 2007)
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