WHEREAS, this policy is implemented by, among other things, grouping local government units into regions that allow for greater coordination and more efficient administration;
WHEREAS, the experience of the past two-and-one half years has shown that the regional groupings of the country have to be refined and improved upon;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby amend Presidential Decree No. 1 as follows:
Furthermore, Regional Commissioners shall be appointed for Regions IX and XII with powers and functions to be subsequently defined.
This decree shall take effect immediately.
Done in the City of Manila, this 7th day of July in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-five.
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FERDINAND E. MARCOS | |||||||
President |
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Republic of the Philippines | ||||||||
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ALEJANDRO MELCHOR | |||||||
Executive Secretary |