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ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 16-A -
PROVIDING ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS IN RELATION TO ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER
NO. 16 DATED FEBRUARY 11, 1987
WHEREAS, on February 11, 1987, I issued,
for reasons stated therein Administrative Order No. 16 which reads as
follows:
"In
view of the provisions of Sec. 13, Article VII of the 1986
Constitution in conjunction with Section s 7 and 8 of Article IX(B),
officials who are holding positions in the government other than their
primary positions, are hereby authorized to continue to perform their
duties in all such positions until guidelines are issued relative to
said constitutional provision so as not to disrupt the operations of
the office";
WHEREAS, on 4 March 1987, a memorandum was issued to Undersecretary of Justice Reyes, Undersecretary Diokno of Budget and Management, Assistant Executive Secretary Elma, and Consultant Carlos Syquia of the Presidential Commission on Government Reorganization, which reads as follows:
"You
are hereby directed to study the guidelines referred to in
Administrative Order No. 16, copy enclosed, and to submit your report
thereon or before 12:00 noon, March 10, 1987, so that the same can be
taken by the Cabinet at its meeting the next day";
WHEREAS, in view of the complexity of the issue and the practical difficulties it will entail, the aforesaid officials have asked for more time to coordinate their efforts with the Cabinet Assistants System which is likewise studying the matter;
WHEREAS, any change at the moment might disrupt public services and cause losses to assets of the corporations and entities involved;
WHEREAS, the constitutional mandate must be addressed and provisionally measures should be adopted in the meantime that no final determination has been made.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, CORAZON C. AQUINO, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby order:
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This Administrative Order shall take effect immediately.
DONE in the City of Manila,
this 10th day of March, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
eighty-seven.
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