Housing Projects for Workers in Bataan and Other Export Processing Zones
Letter of Instructions No. 1316, issued on May 1, 1983, by President Ferdinand E. Marcos, addresses the urgent need for adequate housing for workers in the Bataan and other export processing zones. It emphasizes the importance of providing decent living conditions to enhance worker productivity and reduce the risk of subversive influences. The directive mandates the Ministers of Human Settlements and Trade and Industry to establish low-cost housing projects near these zones. Additionally, it allocates $5 million from an economic support fund to finance these housing initiatives.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Letter of Instructions No. 1316
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Presidential Issuances
- Subcategory
- Letters of Instructions
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
May 1, 1983
LETTER OF INSTRUCTIONS NO. 1316
PROVIDING FOR HOUSING PROJECTS FOR WORKERS IN THE BATAAN AND OTHER EXPORT PROCESSING ZONES
| TO | : | The Minister of Human Settlements |
| The Minister of Trade and Industry |
WHEREAS, there is a serious shortage of adequate housing accommodations and facilities for the thousands of workers who have converged to work in the Bataan and other export processing zones;
WHEREAS, it is imperative that adequate accommodations and adequate facilities be provided for these workers not only to afford them decent and healthy living conditions but also to increase their productivity and minimize the infiltration of their ranks by subversive elements; cd
WHEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of the power vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby direct:
1. The Minister of Human Settlements and the Minister of Trade and Industry jointly to establish low-cost housing projects as near as possible to the Bataan and other export processing zones for workers employed in these zones;
2. The Minister of Human Settlements to allocate the amount of $5 Million for the economic support fund to finance the housing projects.
DONE in the City of Manila, this 1st day of May, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Three.
Cite This Law
Housing Projects for Workers in Bataan and Other Export Processing Zones, Letter of Instructions No. 1316, May 1, 1983 (Philippines)
Housing Projects for Workers in Bataan and Other Export Processing Zones, Letter of Instructions No. 1316 (Phil. 1983)
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