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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 80 - DECLARING
THE EFFECTIVITY OF THE ABOLITION OF THE SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES COUNCIL
FOR PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT AND THE CONSULTATIVE ASSEMBLY AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES
WHEREAS,
by virtue of Executive Order No. 371 dated October 2, 1996, the
Southern Philippines Council for Peace and Development (SPCPD) and the
Consultative Assembly were established as transitory bodies to promote
and accelerate development efforts in the Special Zone of Peace and
Development (SZOPAD);
WHEREAS, Section 14 of Executive Order No. 371 dated October 2, 1996
provides for the duration of existence of the SPCPD and the
Consultative Assembly of three (3) years unless extended by the
President;
WHEREAS, the duration of existence of the SPCPD and the Consultative
Assembly was extended for a one-year period by Executive Order No. 161
dated September 30, 1999 and further extended until May 2001 by
Executive Order No. 288 dated September 22, 2000;
WHEREAS, Article XVIII, Section 16 of Republic Act (R.A.) No. 9054
provides that the SZOPAD, the SPCPD and the Consultative Assembly are
deemed to be abolished and shall cease to exist as of the date of the
approval of R.A. 9054 in a plebiscite;
WHEREAS, the Commission on Elections (COMELEC), in its Resolution No.
4561 dated August 28, 2001, has declared that R.A. 9054 has been
approved and/or ratified by majority of the votes cast in a plebiscite
conducted in the original provinces comprising the Autonomous Region in
Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) on August 14, 2001;
WHEREAS, in view of the approval/ratification of R.A. 9054, as declared
by the COMELEC, in relation to Article XVIII, Section 16 of R.A. 9054,
the SZOPAD, the SPCPD and the Consultative Assembly have been abolished.
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.
The Chairman and Members of the SPCPD and the Consultative Assembly
shall wind up the operations of the SPCPD and the Consultative Assembly
not later than March 31, 2002.
Sec. 2.
Sec. 3.
Sec. 4.
City of Manila, March 11, 2002.
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