Memorandum Order No. 175




MALACAÑAN PALACE MANILA BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES [ MEMORANDUM ORDER NO. 175, May 30, 2005 ] EXPRESSING CONCURRENCE IN THE DEPUTIZATION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN CONNECTION WITH THE MAY 30, 2005 SPECIAL ELECTION IN THE FIFTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT, PROVINCE OF CEBU. Pursuant to Article IX (C) Section 2 (4) of the Constitution, I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, President of the Philippines, do hereby concur with Resolution No. 7489 of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) dated 6 May 2005, deputizing, for the purpose of ensuring free, honest, peaceful, credible and orderly conduct of the May 30, 2005 Special Election in the Fifth Congressional District, Province of Cebu, the Department of National Defense (DND), Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), Philippine National Police (PNP), including the National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM). National and Local officials and employees, law enforcement agencies and other instrumentalities of the Government, including the AFP and the PNP, are hereby directed to coordinate and cooperate with the COMELEC in the performance of their duties and functions. This Memorandum shall take effect immediately.1âшphi1 DONEin the City of Manila, this 30th day of May, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Five. (Sgd.) GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO By the President (Sgd.) EDUARDO R. ERMITA Executive Secretary The Lawphil Project - Arellano Law Foundation