Principal Office for Southern Philippines Council for Peace and Development and the Consultative Assembly
Administrative Order No. 312, issued on January 21, 1997, designates Cotabato City as the principal office for the Southern Philippines Council for Peace and Development (SPCPD) and the Consultative Assembly. This decision follows Executive Order No. 371, which established a Special Zone of Peace and Development in the Southern Philippines. The order aims to enhance the operational efficiency of these bodies in fulfilling their mandates and facilitating public transactions. Additionally, it allows for the establishment of field monitoring offices in other locations. The order takes effect immediately.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Administrative Order No. 312
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Presidential Issuances
- Subcategory
- Administrative Orders
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
January 21, 1997
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 312
DESIGNATING A PRINCIPAL OFFICE FOR THE SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES COUNCIL FOR PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT AND THE CONSULTATIVE ASSEMBLY
WHEREAS, Executive Order No. 371 dated 02 October 1996, proclaimed a Special Zone of Peace and Development in the Southern Philippines and established the Southern Philippines Council for Peace and Development (SPCPD) and the Consultative Assembly;
WHEREAS, there is a need to designate a principal office for the SPCPD and the Consultative Assembly to allow these bodies to carry out their functions more efficiently and effectively and facilitate their transactions with the public;
WHEREAS, the designation of a principal office shall not preclude the SPCPD from establishing field monitoring offices in other areas.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FIDEL V. RAMOS, President of the Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law and the Constitution, do hereby order that the principal office of the SPCPD and Consultative Assembly shall be in Cotabato City.
This Administrative Order shall take effect immediately.
DONE in the City of Manila, this 21st day of January, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Ninety-Seven.
Cite This Law
Principal Office for Southern Philippines Council for Peace and Development and the Consultative Assembly, Administrative Order No. 312, Jan 21, 1997 (Philippines)
Principal Office for Southern Philippines Council for Peace and Development and the Consultative Assembly, Administrative Order No. 312 (Phil. 1997)
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