Development of Maharlika Village
Letter of Instructions No. 482, issued by President Ferdinand E. Marcos on November 23, 1976, directs various government agencies to enhance the Maharlika Village for the Filipino Muslim community in Metro Manila. The National Housing Authority is designated as the Project Administrator, tasked with coordinating and funding the housing development. Other agencies, including the Departments of Public Highways and Public Works, are assigned responsibilities for infrastructure and community amenities, while the Metropolitan Water & Sewerage System is to develop water and sanitation facilities. The Budget Commission is instructed to facilitate the necessary funding transfers to support these initiatives. This initiative aims to promote unity and diversity within Philippine society.
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- What is Development of Maharlika Village about?
- Letter of Instructions No. 482, issued by President Ferdinand E. Marcos on November 23, 1976, directs various government agencies to enhance the Maharlika Village for the Filipino Muslim community in Metro Manila. The National Housing Authority is designated as the Project Administrator, tasked with coordinating and funding the housing development. Other agencies, including the Departments of Public Highways and Public Works, are assigned responsibilities for infrastructure and community amenities, while the Metropolitan Water & Sewerage System is to develop water and sanitation facilities. The Budget Commission is instructed to facilitate the necessary funding transfers to support these initiatives. This initiative aims to promote unity and diversity within Philippine society.
- What type of law is Letter of Instructions No. 482?
- Development of Maharlika Village (Letter of Instructions No. 482) is a Philippine Presidential Issuances enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was Development of Maharlika Village enacted?
- Development of Maharlika Village (Letter of Instructions No. 482) was enacted on Nov 23, 1976.
- What is the citation for Development of Maharlika Village?
- Development of Maharlika Village, Letter of Instructions No. 482, Nov 23, 1976 (Philippines)
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Letter of Instructions No. 482
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Presidential Issuances
- Subcategory
- Letters of Instructions
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
November 23, 1976
LETTER OF INSTRUCTIONS NO. 482
| TO | : | The National Housing Authority |
| The Department of Public Works, Transportation & Communications | ||
| The Department of Public Highways | ||
| The Metropolitan Water & Sewerage System | ||
| The Budget Commission |
WHEREAS, it is the policy of the New Society to encourage the Filipino Muslim citizenry to assume their rightful place in the Philippine society; cdt
WHEREAS, as a concrete manifestation of this policy, Presidential Proclamation No. 1217 dated January 3, 1973 established the Maharlika Village to serve the needs of the resident Muslim population of Metro Manila;
WHEREAS, there is need to expand, upgrade and integrate development of Maharlika Village so as to make it truly a symbol to our national aspiration of Unity in Diversity;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution hereby directs as follows:
1. The National Housing Authority shall be Project Administrator, and as such shall provide the cooperating agencies detailed plans of their participation and if needed, to advance to the cooperating agencies the funds needed to accomplish their participation and undertake the housing development needed in the project; cdt
2. The Department of Public Highways shall undertake the road construction and land development within the project including landscaping and development of parks and other recreational areas. For this purpose, it shall provide funds in its 1977 budget;
3. The Department of Public Works, Transportation & Communications shall construct all basic community amenities such as schools, clinics, multi-purpose community building. For this purpose, it shall provide funds in its 1977 budget;
4. The Metropolitan Water & Sewerage System shall construct the water system including the required deep wells and water reservoir, and sanitary sewerage systems that will lead to the development of a bio-gas system. For this purpose, it shall provide funds in its 1977 budget; casia
5. The Budget Commission shall give due course to the request for funds by the participating agencies and to effect the necessary transfer of funds from the cooperating agencies to the NHA to liquidate the advances made by the Authority.
DONE in the City of Manila, this 23rd day of November, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Seventy-Six. cdt
Cite This Law
Development of Maharlika Village, Letter of Instructions No. 482, Nov 23, 1976 (Philippines)
Development of Maharlika Village, Letter of Instructions No. 482 (Phil. 1976)
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