Administrative Order No. 500




MALACAÑAN PALACE MANILA BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES [ ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 500, October 23, 1985 ] AVAILING OF THE SERVICES OF JUSTICE JUAN A. SISON DURING THE PERIOD OF HIS AUTHORIZED LEAVE TO ACT AS ACTING CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE MOVIE AND TELEVISION REVIEW AND CLASSIFICATION BOARD WHEREAS, the Board of Review for Motion Pictures and Television was abolished in response to the clamor of the movie industry and the public, as well as to rationalize, strengthen and revitalize said industry as an instrument to achieve the national economic recovery, safeguard the moral and spiritual well-being of the citizens and to improve and develop the industry; WHEREAS, Justice A. Sison, a former Chief State Prosecutor and Chief Prosecutor of the Judge Advocate General’s Office and now an Associate Justice of the Intermediate Appellate Court, has shown not only competence and integrity but also tenacity to uphold the rule of law, is now on leave from the Intermediate Appellate Court; NOW, THEREFORE, in the interest of public service, Justice Juan A. Sison of the Intermediate Appellate Court is hereby designated Acting Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board until another shall have been appointed to the position.£A⩊phi£ Considering that Justice Juan A. Sison is on leave from the Intermediate Appellate Court and therefore temporarily relieved from any and all judicial duties but will be performing the functions and duties of Acting Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board until such time as another shall have been appointed to the position he shall continue to receive salaries, emoluments and other allowances from the Intermediate Appellate Court and shall maintain his seniority in the Judiciary. Done in the City of Manila, this 23rd day of October in the year of Our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty-five. (Sgd.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS President of the Philippines By the President: (Sgd.) JUAN C. TUVERA Presidential Executive Assistant The Lawphil Project - Arellano Law Foundation