PANAMIN as Sole Authority to Operate Within the Proposed Chico Dam 4 Area in Kalinga Apayao
Letter of Instructions No. 359, issued on January 8, 1976, establishes that only the office of the Presidential Assistant on National Minorities (PANAMIN) is authorized to operate in the Chico Dam area of Kalinga-Apayao. Any other individuals or parties claiming to have authorization from the government, including former Executive Secretary Alejandro Melchor, are deemed unauthorized, and any such authority is revoked. The directive mandates that all support and resources must be directed to PANAMIN under Secretary Manuel Elizalde, Jr. Furthermore, it instructs law enforcement to arrest anyone acting under the false pretense of having governmental authority regarding the area. Compliance with this order is required immediately.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Letter of Instructions No. 359
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Presidential Issuances
- Subcategory
- Letters of Instructions
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
January 8, 1976
LETTER OF INSTRUCTIONS NO. 359
| TO | : | The Secretary of National Defense |
| The Chief of Staff , AFP | ||
| The Chief , Philippine Constabulary | ||
| The Commanding Generals, All Major Services | ||
| The Presidential Assistant on National Minorities | ||
| The Secretary of Local Governments and Community Development |
My office has been informed that certain parties are representing themselves as having been authorized by former Executive Secretary Alejandro Melchor to act for and on behalf of my Office and the government and move in and around the site of the proposed Chico Dam 4 covering the municipalities of Pasil, Tinglayan, Tabuk and Lubuagan in the province of Kalinga-Apayao. These persons are reported to include aliens and Filipinos who have been acting on conflicts arising out of plans drawn up by the government for the development of the area. acd
You are hereby put on notice that only one agency has been authorized by me to operate within the area. This is the office of the Presidential Assistant on National Minorities, under Secretary Manuel Elizalde, Jr. Any authority which may have been extended to others, if in fact extended as claimed, is hereby cancelled. cd i
All support, aid and facilities are to be extended to the PANAMIN under Secretary Elizalde for the proper and expeditious attainment of the objectives I have assigned to it.
You shall arrest or cause the arrest of any individual who takes any action within the area or in relation to it under pretense of having authority from me.
For immediate, strict compliance.
Cite This Law
PANAMIN as Sole Authority to Operate Within the Proposed Chico Dam 4 Area in Kalinga Apayao, Letter of Instructions No. 359, Jan 8, 1976 (Philippines)
PANAMIN as Sole Authority to Operate Within the Proposed Chico Dam 4 Area in Kalinga Apayao, Letter of Instructions No. 359 (Phil. 1976)
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