Memorandum Order No. 234 (1971)

MALACAÑAN PALACE

MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ Memorandum Order No. 234, March 18, 1971 ]

CONSTITUTING THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION CREATED TO INVESTIGATE DISTURBANCES INCIDENT TO RALLIES, RIOTS AND DEMONSTRATIONS

The following persons are hereby designated as members to constitute the commission created by the President under Administrative Order No. 287, dated May 4, 1971, to look into the causes of disturbances incident to rallies, riots and demonstrations from the January 26, 1970 incident, namely

Justice Conrado Sanchez (Ret) | Chairman Atty. Gonzalo Gonzales (Representative of the Philippine Bar Association) | Member Dr. Alfonso Ayesa (Representing Civic Organizations) | Member Colonel Agustin Marking (Representing Veteran’s Organizations) | Member Fiscal Jose Gamboa (City Fiscal of Manila) | Member Mr. Julio Francia Jr. (Representing Business Sector) | Member Atty. Ignacio Lacsina (Representing Labor Sector) | Member

The Secretariat of the Peace and Order Coordinating Council (POCC) shall serve as the Secretariat of the Commission hereby constituted.

All departments, bureaus, officers, agencies and instrumentalities of the government, including government-owned or controlled corporations and local government instrumentalities are hereby directed to extend assistance to the Commission of any of its members in connection with discharge of its functions whenever such assistance is requested.

This supersedes Memorandum Order No. 231 dated May 16, 1971

This Order shall take effect immediately.

By Authority of the President:

(Sgd.) ALEJANDRO MELCHOR

Executive Secretary

Manila, March 18, 1971