QuestionsQuestions (PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1843)
PD No. 1843 is intended to reorganize and merge the existing Lupong Tagapagpaganap ng Pook in Regions IX and XII into a single Executive Council to promote economy, efficiency, uniformity in development policies/programs, and more effective governance of the autonomous areas.
It references Section 14 of Presidential Decree No. 1618 dated 25 July 1979, which provides for a Lupong Tagapagpaganap ng Pook for areas of autonomy.
It must be composed of the members provided in Section 14 of PD No. 1618 and is vested with the same powers and responsibilities defined in PD No. 1618 and other pertinent laws and issuances.
They are abolished upon the expiration of the terms of office of their present members on 7 May 1982.
They are to be transferred to the Lupong Tagapagpaganap created under PD No. 1843.
The merging must be submitted to the people of Regions IX and XII in a plebiscite, supervised by the Commission on Elections, scheduled for May 17, 1982.
PD No. 1843 states that the plebiscite will be supervised by the COMELEC and held on May 17, 1982 to coincide with the barangay elections, likely for efficiency in the conduct of electoral processes.
It shall hold its sessions in Zamboanga City.
It means PD No. 1843 becomes effective at once upon issuance, even though certain substantive changes are tied to term expiration (Sec. 2) and the outcome of the plebiscite (Sec. 3).
Section 2 abolishes the existing councils upon term expiration (7 May 1982). Section 3 requires a plebiscite on May 17, 1982. Thus, the legal process involves abolition/transfer at term expiration while ratification/approval of the merger is subject to the plebiscite.
It provides contextual justification for the merger, indicating that the administrative reorganization aligns with steps to merge the executive councils under implementation of the Tripoli Agreement.
The Commission on Elections (COMELEC).
Yes. Section 4 fixes the location for sessions in Zamboanga City.
By transferring all records, equipment, buildings, facilities, and properties to the newly created Lupong Tagapagpaganap, and by vesting the merged body with the same powers and responsibilities under PD No. 1618.