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MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 273-A, December 26, 2009 ]

DELEGATING THE SUPERVISION OVER AUTONOMOUS REGIONS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

WHEREAS, under Section 15, Article X of the Constitution and under the R.A. 9054, the Organic Act for the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao, the President shall exercise general supervision over autonomous regions;

WHEREAS, under the Administrative Code of 1987, the President has the power to transfer any function under the Office of the President to any department of agency;

WHEREAS, in accordance with the Administrative Code of 1987, Administrative Order No. 273 dated 27 November transferred the supervision over autonomous regions to the Department of Interior and Local Government;

WHEREAS, notwithstanding the Administrative Code of 1987, certain quarters question such transfer of supervision;

WHEREAS, delegation of power is allowed on the basis of the doctrine of “qualified political agency”;

NOW THEREFORE, I, GLORIA M. ARROYO, President of the Philippines, by the powers vested in me by law, do hereby order:

Section 1. The supervision over autonomous regions is hereby delegated to the Department of Interior and Local Government.ℒαwρhi৷

Section 3. All issuances inconsistent with this order are hereby repealed or amended accordingly.

Adopted: 02 Dec. 2009

(SGD.) GLORIA M. ARROYO

By the President:

(SGD.) EDUARDO R. ERMITA
Executive Secretary

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