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MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 42, June 25, 1954 ]

CREATING A COMMITTEE TO SCREEN AND AID DESERVING SQUATTERS AND NEW SETTLERS IN DAVAO PROVINCE.

For the purpose of screening the squatters and would-be settlers in Davao Province to determine who are deserving of assistance in the allocation of lots in subdivisions of the Bureau of Lands, a committee is hereby created composed of the following:

1. Mr. Jesus Occeña	-------------------	NAMFREL
2. Mr. Amado Munda	-------------------	Davao Lions
3. Mr. Artemio Loyola	-------------------	Davao Press Club
4. Mrs. Mary P. Doromal	-------------------	Davao Matrons
5. Dr. Bienvenido Escoto	-------------------	Davao Rotary Club
6. Mr. Ramon Zosa	-------------------	Jaycees
7. Mrs. Naty Obosa	-------------------	Davao Women’s Club
8. Mr. William Escudero	-------------------	Philippine Veterans Legion

The committee shall assist in the allocation of public lands to landless people. For this purpose, it shall make a census of squatters in the province and a census of new settlers who have not been able to locate lands for their occupation. It shall also keep an up-to-date list of available public lands in the different parts of the province. To facilitate the allocation of lots to deserving squatters and new settlers, the District Land Officer of Davao shall give preference to persons recommended by the committee.

The committee may call upon any agency of the government for assistance in the accomplishment of its mission and shall render periodic reports of its activities to the President of the Philippines.

This Order shall take effect immediately.1a⍵⍴h!1

Done in the City of Manila, this 25th day of June, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and fifty-four, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the eighth.

(Sgd.) RAMON MAGSAYSAY
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(Sgd.) FRED RUIZ CASTRO
Executive Secretary

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