MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES
[ Memorandum Order No. 70, March 13, 1987 ]
AUTHORIZING THE SECRETARY OF GENERAL SERVICES TO PROVIDE ACCOMMODATIONS FOR, AND MAKE PREPARATIONS FOR THE CONVENING OF, THE CONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINES.
WHEREAS, the new Constitution which was overwhelmingly ratified by the Filipino people in a plebiscite held last February 2, 1987 provides for a bicameral Congress of the Philippines;
WHEREAS, it is imperative that adequate building facilities be prepared so that the Congress can convene on the fourth Monday of July 1987, the date provided in the Constitution;
WHEREAS, the present Batasang Pambansa Complex is not adequate both in facilities and office spaces to house both the Senate and the House of Representatives;
WHEREAS, the National Capital Region Building of the Commission on Audit located in the same vicinity as the Batasang Pambansa Complex will be sufficient in the meantime to house the Senate until such time as an adequate building can be provided for it;
WHEREAS, the Secretary of General Services, as the custodian of the Batasang Pambansa Complex, satisfactorily prepared for the convening of the Constitutional Commission of 1986 and provided accommodations and administrative support services to such Commission which held its sessions and offices within the premises of the Batasang Pambansa Complex. By this experience he can also adequately prepare for the convening of the Congress of the Philippines;
IN VIEW THEREOF, the Secretary of General Services is authorized to undertake the following;
1. To make available for the use of the House of Representatives the entire Batasang Pambansa Complex and its premises.1aшphi1
2. To negotiate and enter into an agreement with the Commission on Audit for the use of the National Capital Region Building of the said Commission-located along Commonwealth Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City, by the Senate until such time as a building can be provided for it.
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