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MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 277, August 09, 2000 ]

AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 261, SERIES OF 2000

WHEREAS, the Mindanao Coordinating Council (MCC) constituted by virtue of Executive Order (EO) No. 261, series of 2000.

WHEREAS, the MCC acts as the overall coordinating body to ensure the integration, synchronization and accelerated implementation of plans, programs and projects to rehabilitate Mindanao;

WHEREAS, the MCC is chaired by the President with the Executive Secretary as vice chair and representatives from national government agencies, private sector and regional development councils as members;

WHEREAS, there is a need to expand the composition of the MCC to enable it to more effectively carry out its functions.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA, President of the Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby order:

Section 1. Expansion of the Mindanao Coordinating Council. The composition of the MCC is hereby expanded to include the following:

Co-Chairperson Vice President

Members Secretary of National Defense

Secretary of the Interior and Local Government

Section 2. Repealing Clause. All other executive issuances or portions thereof inconsistent with this order are repealed or modified accordingly.

Section 3. Effectivity. This Executive Order shall take effect immediately.

Done, in the city of Manila, on this 9th day of August 2000, in the year of our Lord, Two Thousand.

(Sgd.) JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA

By the President:

RONALDO B. ZAMORA
Executive Secretary

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