WHEREAS, the Dagat-dagatan lagoon and the adjacent areas are planned to be developed into a residential area and an industrial/commercial complex to guarantee the economic upliftment of the residents in these areas and to provide socio-economic support to other government plans along its periphery;
WHEREAS, an initial amount of P30 million has been released to the Bureau of Public Works to start reclamation of the area;
WHEREAS, a large percentage of the areas in Dagat-dagatan lagoon is owned by private individuals;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, by virtue of the powers in me vested by the Constitution do hereby decree and order the creation of a Committee to Expropriate the Dagat-dagatan lagoon and its adjacent areas;
The Committee shall be composed of the following:
1.Representative —Chairman Office of the Solicitor General 2.Gen. Gaudencio V. Tobias —Vice-Chairman National Housing Corporation 3.Representative —Member Department of National Defense 4.Representative —Member Bureau of Lands 5.Representative —Member Department of Agrarian Reform 6.Representative —Member Land Registration Commission 7.Representative —Member Bureau of Public Works 8.Representative —Member Provincial Assessor's Office, Rizal 9.Representative —Member Assessor's Office, Caloocan City 10.Representative —Member Register of Deeds, Rizal and Caloocan City
The Committee shall have the following functions:
The Committee shall submit its report to the Executive Secretary within forty-five (45) days upon effectivity of this order.
Done in the City of Manila, this 30th day of October, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-four.
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FERDINAND E. MARCOS | ||||||
President of the Philippines | |||||||
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By the President: | ||||||
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ALEJANDRO MELCHOR | ||||||
Executive Secretary |