MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES
[ Memorandum Order No. 63-A, August 15, 2002 ]
AMENDING MEMORANDUM ORDER NO. 63 DATED JUNE 4, 2002, TO REVISE AND EXPAND THE COMPOSITION OF THE SPECIAL TASK FORCE
WHEREAS, by virtue of Memorandum Order No. 63 dated June 4, 2002, a Special Task Force was created to immediately act to address the emergency situations affecting the indigenous peoples;
WHEREAS, there is a need to revise and expand the composition of the Special Task Force;
WHEREAS, under Section 31, Chapter 10, Title III, Book III of the Administrative Code of 1987, the President has the continuing authority to reorganize the administrative structure of the Office of the President.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, President of the Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby order:
Section 1. Section 2 of Memorandum Order No. 63, dated June 4, 2002, is hereby amended to read as follows:
“Section 2. The Special Task Force shall be composed of the following:
| President of the Republic of the Philippines |
Chairperson |
| Presidential Adviser for Strategic Concerns |
Vice-Chairperson |
| Lead Convenor, National Anti-Poverty Commission |
Co-Vice-Chairperson and Executive Officer |
| Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources |
Member |
| Secretary of Agrarian Reform |
Member |
| Secretary of the Interior and Local Government |
Member |
| Secretary of Justice |
Member |
| Chairperson, National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) |
Member |
“The Special Task Force shall have a Secretariat whose members shall be appointed or designated by the Executive Officer.”
Section 2. All orders, rules, regulations and issuances, or parts thereof, which are inconsistent with this Memorandum Order, are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.1aшphi1
Section 3. This Memorandum Order shall take effect immediately upon approval.
City of Manila, AUG 15 2002
(Sgd.) GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO
By the President:
(Sgd.) ALBERTO G. ROMULO
Executive Secretary
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