Deputation of Law Enforcement Agencies for the September 2, 2007 Plebiscite in Naga, Cebu
Memorandum Order No. 271, issued on September 13, 2007, by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, expresses concurrence with Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Resolutions 8281 and 8282. These resolutions deputize 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 the orderly conduct of a plebiscite scheduled for September 2, 2007. The plebiscite aims to ratify the conversion of the Municipality of Naga into a component city in Cebu, as mandated by Republic Act No. 9491. The involved agencies are directed to cooperate with COMELEC to uphold the integrity of the electoral process. The order takes effect immediately.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Memorandum Order No. 271
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Presidential Issuances
- Subcategory
- Memorandum Orders
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
September 13, 2007
MEMORANDUM ORDER NO. 271
EXPRESSING CONCURRENCE AND RATIFICATION IN THE DEPUTATION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND OTHER CONCERNED AGENCIES OF THE GOVERNMENT AS EMBODIED IN COMELEC RESOLUTION NOS. 8282 AND 8281, BOTH PROMULGATED ON 23 AUGUST 2007, IN CONNECTION WITH THE SEPTEMBER 2, 2007 PLEBISCITE TO RATIFY THE CONVERSION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF NAGA, INTO A COMPONENT CITY IN THE PROVINCE OF CEBU, TO BE KNOWN AS THE CITY OF NAGA, PURSUANT TO REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9491
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. 8282 and 8281 of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC), both promulgated 23 August 2007, 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 September 2, 2007 plebiscite to ratify the conversion of the Municipality of Naga into a component city, in the Province of Cebu, to be known as the City of Naga, pursuant to Republic Act No. 9491.
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. DHCcST
This Memorandum Order shall take effect immediately.
DONE in the City of Manila, this 13th day of September, in the Year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Seven.
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Deputation of Law Enforcement Agencies for the September 2, 2007 Plebiscite in Naga, Cebu, Memorandum Order No. 271, Sep 13, 2007 (Philippines)
Deputation of Law Enforcement Agencies for the September 2, 2007 Plebiscite in Naga, Cebu, Memorandum Order No. 271 (Phil. 2007)
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