QuestionsQuestions (MEMORANDUM ORDER NO. 86)
To authorize certain officials in the Office of the President—besides the Executive Secretary—to sign “By Authority of the President” orders, decisions, and resolutions in administrative cases investigated by the Presidential Anti-Graft Commission (PAGC), to expedite resolution.
Senior Deputy Executive Secretary Waldo Q. Flores; Acting Deputy Executive Secretary for Legal Affairs Manuel B. Gaite; and Deputy Executive Secretary Arthur P. Autea.
They must sign “By Authority of the President.”
Orders, decisions, and resolutions of administrative cases investigated by the PAGC.
Administrative cases involving Cabinet Secretaries or Presidential appointees with the rank of Secretary.
Because it intends to preserve presidential-level sign-off for high-ranking officials while delegating signing authority for other PAGC administrative cases to speed up processing.
The Presidential Anti-Graft Commission (PAGC).
All memorandum orders, office orders, or other issuances—or parts thereof—inconsistent with it are revoked or amended accordingly.
It states that the Order shall take effect immediately.
The Order explicitly states that, in addition to the Executive Secretary, the listed officials are authorized to sign “By Authority of the President.”
It indicates that the signatory acts as an authorized representative of the President, implying presidential authority for the issuance.
The Memorandum Order authorizes signing “By Authority of the President” (a formal/issuance function), not necessarily reassigning who decides the administrative case; students should focus on the document-signing authority delegated.
It aims to expedite resolution of PAGC administrative cases by reducing bottlenecks in presidential signing.
January 30, 2003, City of Manila.
Gloria M. Arroyo signed as President; Alberto G. Romulo signed as Executive Secretary (By the President).