Organization of Intramuros Administration

The Letter of Instructions constitutes the Board of Administrators of the Intramuros Administration pursuant to Sec 2 of P.D. No. 1616.
The Letter of Instructions recognizes that the Intramuros Administration was created by Presidential Decree.
The Letter of Instructions approves the Intramuros Development Plan as the basis for the Administration’s work and directs updates and presidential final approval.

The Board of Administrators of the Intramuros Administration is constituted under Sec 2 of P.D. No. 1616.
The Minister of Human Settlements serves as Chairman.
The Executive Director, National Historical Institute serves as a Member.
The Minister of the Budget serves as a Member.
The Mayor of the City of Manila serves as a Member.
The Chairman, Presidential Commission on Reorganization serves as a Member.

The Intramuros Development Plan presented to the Philippine Government by the Spanish Government in November 1973 is approved as the basis for the Intramuros Administration’s work.
The Administration must update the Plan.
The Administration must submit the updated Plan to the President for final approval.
The Administration must submit for final approval within a period of six months from the date hereof.

The restoration of the Walls of Intramuros must be based on their pre-1945 condition.
The restoration of the Walls of Intramuros must be undertaken with full archaeological and historical expertise.

Appropriations in the national budget intended for Intramuros development and maintenance are authorized to be transferred to the Intramuros Administration.
The amount of P5 million is authorized to be released to the Intramuros Administration from the Special Activities Fund.
The P5 million release is authorized to allow the Administration to carry out its assigned functions.
Budgetary requirements must be provided for in the CY 1980 General Appropriations Bill.

The City of Manila must continue operating the Municipal Golf Links.
The City of Manila is authorized to retain fees from the Municipal Golf Links.
The City of Manila is authorized to spend City funds for the Improvement of the Municipal Golf Links.
Any permanent improvements to the Municipal Golf Links are subject to the Administration’s approval.
Development undertaken by the Administration, particularly the digging of the moat, must not encroach upon the existing Golf Links unless concurred in by the Mayor of the City of Manila.