Deputizing Law Enforcement Agencies for the December 30, 2006 Plebiscites in Certain Areas in Mindanao
Memorandum Order No. 239, issued on January 15, 2007, by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, ratifies the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Resolutions Nos. 7782 and 7783 regarding the plebiscites held on December 30, 2006. These resolutions pertain to the creation of new municipalities and barangays in Maguindanao and Shariff Kabunsuan, specifically the municipalities of Pandag, Mangundadatu, Datu Anggal Midtimbang, and North Kabuntalan, as well as Barangay Gadungan Pedpandaran. The order also deputizes various government agencies, including the National Police Commission and the Philippine National Police, to ensure the plebiscites are conducted in a free, orderly, and credible manner. All involved officials and law enforcement agencies are instructed to cooperate with the COMELEC in executing their responsibilities related to the plebiscites.
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- What is Deputizing Law Enforcement Agencies for the December 30, 2006 Plebiscites in Certain Areas in Mindanao about?
- Memorandum Order No. 239, issued on January 15, 2007, by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, ratifies the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Resolutions Nos. 7782 and 7783 regarding the plebiscites held on December 30, 2006. These resolutions pertain to the creation of new municipalities and barangays in Maguindanao and Shariff Kabunsuan, specifically the municipalities of Pandag, Mangundadatu, Datu Anggal Midtimbang, and North Kabuntalan, as well as Barangay Gadungan Pedpandaran. The order also deputizes various government agencies, including the National Police Commission and the Philippine National Police, to ensure the plebiscites are conducted in a free, orderly, and credible manner. All involved officials and law enforcement agencies are instructed to cooperate with the COMELEC in executing their responsibilities related to the plebiscites.
- What type of law is Memorandum Order No. 239?
- Deputizing Law Enforcement Agencies for the December 30, 2006 Plebiscites in Certain Areas in Mindanao (Memorandum Order No. 239) is a Philippine Presidential Issuances enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was Deputizing Law Enforcement Agencies for the December 30, 2006 Plebiscites in Certain Areas in Mindanao enacted?
- Deputizing Law Enforcement Agencies for the December 30, 2006 Plebiscites in Certain Areas in Mindanao (Memorandum Order No. 239) was enacted on Jan 15, 2007.
- What is the citation for Deputizing Law Enforcement Agencies for the December 30, 2006 Plebiscites in Certain Areas in Mindanao?
- Deputizing Law Enforcement Agencies for the December 30, 2006 Plebiscites in Certain Areas in Mindanao, Memorandum Order No. 239, Jan 15, 2007 (Philippines)
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- Memorandum Order No. 239
- Date Enacted
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- Presidential Issuances
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- Memorandum Orders
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
January 15, 2007
MEMORANDUM ORDER NO. 239
EXPRESSING CONCURRENCE AND RATIFICATION IN THE DEPUTATION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND OTHER CONCERNED AGENCIES OF THE GOVERNMENT, AS EMBODIED IN COMELEC RESOLUTION NOS. 7782 AND 7783, BOTH PROMULGATED 11 DECEMBER 2006, IN CONNECTION WITH THE DECEMBER 30, 2006 PLEBISCITES TO RATIFY THE CREATION OF THE FOLLOWING: (A) MUNICIPALITIES OF PANDAG AND MANGUNDADATU OUT OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF BULUAN, MAGUINDANAO, PURSUANT TO MMAA NOS. 203 AND 204; (B) MUNICIPALITY OF DATU ANGGAL MIDTIMBANG OUT OF THE MUNICIPALITIES OF TALAYAN AND TALITAY, MAGUINDANAO, PURSUANT TO MMAA NO. 206; (C) MUNICIPALITY OF NORTH KABUNTALAN OUT OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF KABUNTALAN, PROVINCE OF SHARIFF KABUNSUAN, PURSUANT TO MMAA NO 205; AND (D) BARANGAY GADUGAN PEDPANDARAN OUT OF BARANGAY LITAYEN, MUNICIPALITY OF PARANG, PROVINCE OF SHARIFF KABUNSUAN, PURSUANT TO MMAA NO. 82
Pursuant to Article IX (C), Section 2 (4) of the 1987 Constitution, I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, President of the Philippines, do hereby concur with and ratify Resolution Nos. 7782 and 7783 of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) both promulgated 11 December 2006, deputizing the National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM), the Philippine National Police (PNP), the Department of Education (DepEd), the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), for the purpose of ensuring free, orderly, honest, peaceful and credible December 30, 2006 Plebiscites, to ratify the creation of the following: (A) Municipalities of Pandag and Mangundadatu out of the Municipality of Buluan, Maguindanao, pursuant to MMAA Nos. 203 and 204; (B) Municipality of Datu Anggal Midtimbang out of the Municipalities of Talayan and Talitay, Maguindanao, pursuant to MMAA No. 206; (C) Municipality of North Kabuntalan out of the Municipality of Kabuntalan, Province of Shariff Kabunsuan, pursuant to MMAA No. 205; and (D) Barangay Gadungan Pedpandaran out of Barangay Litayen, Municipality of Parang, Province of Shariff Kabunsuan, pursuant to MMAA No. 82. DcCITS
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 15th day of January, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Seven.
Cite This Law
Deputizing Law Enforcement Agencies for the December 30, 2006 Plebiscites in Certain Areas in Mindanao, Memorandum Order No. 239, Jan 15, 2007 (Philippines)
Deputizing Law Enforcement Agencies for the December 30, 2006 Plebiscites in Certain Areas in Mindanao, Memorandum Order No. 239 (Phil. 2007)
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