Request for the President's Concurrence in the Deputation of AFP and PNP for Plebiscite in Ditsaan-Ramain, Lanao del Sur
Memorandum Order No. 303, issued on September 29, 2009, by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, approves the deputation of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, the National Police Commission, and the Philippine National Police to ensure a free and credible plebiscite on September 26, 2009. This plebiscite aims to ratify the creation of Barangay Upper Pugaan in Ditsaan-Ramain, Lanao del Sur, under the Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 186. The law enforcement agencies are directed to coordinate with the Commission on Elections in fulfilling their roles during this process. The order takes immediate effect.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Memorandum Order No. 303
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Presidential Issuances
- Subcategory
- Memorandum Orders
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
September 29, 2009
MEMORANDUM ORDER NO. 303
REQUEST FOR THE CONCURRENCE OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES IN THE DEPUTATION OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES, THE NATIONAL POLICE COMMISSION AND THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENSURING FREE, ORDERLY, HONEST, PEACEFUL AND CREDIBLE CONDUCT OF THE SEPTEMBER 26, 2009 PLEBISCITE TO RATIFY THE CREATION OF BARANGAY UPPER PUGAAN IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF DITSAAN-RAMAIN, PROVINCE OF LANAO DEL SUR, PURSUANT TO MUSLIM MINDANAO AUTONOMY ACT (MMAA) NO. 186
Pursuant to Section 2, (4) (c), Article IX of the Constitution, I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, President of the Republic of the Philippines, do hereby concur with Resolution No. 8664 of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC), both promulgated on 2 September 2009, deputizing the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), the National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM) and the Philippine National Police (PNP), for the purpose of ensuring free, orderly, honest, peaceful and credible conduct of the September 26, 2009 plebiscite to ratify the creation of Barangay Upper Pugaan in the Municipality of Ditsaan-Ramain, Province of Lanao del Sur, pursuant to Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act (MMAA) No. 186. TcSAaH
The foregoing law enforcement agencies and other concerned agencies are hereby directed to coordinate and cooperate with the Commission on Elections in the performance of their duties and functions.
This Memorandum Order shall take effect immediately.
DONE in the City of Manila, this 29th day of September, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Nine.
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Request for the President's Concurrence in the Deputation of AFP and PNP for Plebiscite in Ditsaan-Ramain, Lanao del Sur, Memorandum Order No. 303, Sep 29, 2009 (Philippines)
Request for the President's Concurrence in the Deputation of AFP and PNP for Plebiscite in Ditsaan-Ramain, Lanao del Sur, Memorandum Order No. 303 (Phil. 2009)
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