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MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ Memorandum Order No. 231, May 6, 1971 ]

CONSTITUTING THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION CREATED TO INVESTIGATE THE MAY 1, 1971; RALLY INCIDENT AT THE CONGRESS BUILDING PREMISES.

The following persons are hereby designated as members to constitute the commission created by the President under Executive Order No. 286, dated May 3, 1971, to look into the circumstances surrounding the death and wounding of some demonstrators during a Orally held in front of Congress on May 1, 1971, namely:

Justice Conrado Sanchez (Ret.) Atty. Gonzalo Gonzales	Chairman
(Representative of the Philippine Bar Association) Mr. Alfonso Ayesa	Member
(Representing Civic Organizations) Mr. Agustin Marking	Member
(Representing Veteran’s Organizations) Fiscal Jose Gamboa	Member
(City Fiscal of Manila) Mr. Chito Santa Romana	Member
(Representing Student Demonstrators)	Member
A representative of media	Member

The secretariat of the Peace and Order Coordinating Council (POCC) shall serve as the secretariat of the Commission herein constituted.1aшphi1

All departments, bureaus, offices, agencies and instrumentalities of the government, including government-owned or controlled corporation and local government instrumentalities are hereby directed to extend assistance to the Commission or any of its members in connection with discharge of its functions whenever such assistance is requested is requested.

By authority of the President:

(Sgd.) ALEJANDRO MELCHOR
Executive Secretary

Manila, May 6, 1971

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