Renewal of Authority Granted to Certain Officials To Sign "By Authority of the President"

November 24, 2003

MEMORANDUM ORDER NO. 124

RENEWING THE AUTHORITY GRANTED TO CERTAIN OFFICIALS TO SIGN BY "BY AUTHORITY OF THE PRESIDENT" UNDER MEMORANDUM ORDER NO. 106 DATED JULY 14, 2003, ENTITLED "AUTHORIZING CERTAIN OFFICIALS TO SIGN "BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE PRESIDENT" DECISIONS, RESOLUTIONS AND ORDERS OF APPEALED CASES IN THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT" UNTIL DECEMBER 31, 2003

WHEREAS, on July 14, 2003, Memorandum Order No. 106 was issued to ensure and maintain immediate disposition of appealed cases to the Office of the President by designating senior officials to focus on the resolution of said cases and to authorize them to sign resolutions related thereto;

WHEREAS, the authority given to the senior officials in the Office of the President was for a limited period of three (3) months or up to September 30, 2003 only;

WHEREAS, in order to sustain the momentum of speedy disposition of appealed cases, the duration of the authority granted under Memorandum Order No. 106, needs to be renewed until December 31, 2003;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, President of the Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby order the renewal of authority granted under Memorandum Order No. 106 dated July 14, 2003, until December 31, 2003.

This Memorandum Order shall take effect immediately.

DONE in the City of Manila, this 24th day of November, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Three.