Letter of Instructions No. 540

[ LETTER OF INSTRUCTIONS NO. 540, May 13, 1977 ]

TO: All Government Offices, Agencies and Instrumentalities, Including the Concerned Local Government Units In order to ensure the prompt implementation of the first copper smelter project, there is hereby constituted an interagency task force composed of: The Presidential Assistant on Economic and Development Affairs Chairman The Representative of the Department of Industry Vice-Chairman The Representative of the Department of Local Government and Community Development Member The Representative of the Department of Agrarian Reform Member The Representative of the Department of Public Highways Member The Representative of the Department of Public Works, Transportation and Communications . Member The Administrator, Philippine Ports Authority Member The Director, Bureau of Lands Member The Director, Bureau of Forestry Member The Commissioner, Bureau of Customs Member The Commissioner, National Pollution Control Commission Member The Representative of PASAR Member The Municipal Mayor of San Juan, Batangas Member The task force shall provide effective support and assistance to the Philippine Associated Smelting and Refining Corporation in terms of:

a. Mobilizing and coordinating all assistance necessary from various government agencies;

b. Identifying problem areas and expediting solutions thereof; and c. Performing other support activities as may be necessary to implement the copper smelter project. The task force is hereby authorized to call upon any sector or Government agency or instrumentality to provide such assistance as may be necessary for the task force to carry out its functions effectively. The Presidential Management Staff shall act as the Secretariat for the task force.

Done in the City of Manila, this 13th day of May, in the year of Our Lord, nineteenhundred and seventy-seven.

(Sgd.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS President of the Philippines