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MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ Memorandum Order No. 268, March 15, 1995 ]

EXTENDING THE OPERATION OF TASK FORCE “LILY” AND RENAMING IT AS TASK FORCE “HOPE” TO MONITOR THE CURRENT SOCIAL SUES AND THE ELECTORAL REFORMS AS WELL AS ITS IMPACT ON PEACE AND ORDER, THE ECONOMY, AND THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT

WHEREAS, Task Force “Lily” was earlier constituted to oversee the successful implementation of Republic Act No. 7716, otherwise known as the expanded VAT Law and the issue on the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT);

WHEREAS, it is imperative to support the efforts of concerned government agencies and NGOs in the effective monitoring of developments of current social issues and electoral reforms;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FIDEL V. RAMOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby extend the operation of Task Force “Lily” renaming it as Task Force “Hope”, to oversee and monitor developments of social issues and electoral reforms.

Section 1. The Task Force shall be headed by the Executive Secretary, thru the Senior Deputy Executive Secretary, with the support of all concerned government agencies.

Section 2. The Task Force thru the Command Operation Center (COC) shall continue its mandate to oversee and monitor the current electoral and social issues.1aшphi1

Section 3. It is further tasked to report and project positive actions taken by all concerned agencies, including LGUs and other civic and religious organizations.

Section 4. This Memorandum Order takes effect immediately.

DONE in the City of Manila, this 15th day of March, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and ninety-five.

(Sgd.) FIDEL V. RAMOS

By the President:

(Sgd.) TEOFISTO T. GUINGONA, JR.
Executive Secretary

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