Legal basis and predecessor framework
- Republic Act No. 7924 created the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and declared Metropolitan Manila as a special development and administrative region under the direct supervision of the President of the Philippines.
- Section 6 of Republic Act No. 7924 vests the Metro Manila Council with authority to adopt rules and regulations to implement RA 7924.
Policy purpose and intent
- The approval is grounded on the need to formulate rules and regulations implementing RA 7924.
- The rules are meant to clarify the provisions of RA 7924.
- The rules are meant to harmonize RA 7924 with other existing laws, rules, and regulations.
What the President approved
- The President approves the Rules and Regulations Implementing RA 7924 contained in Annex “A.”
- The approval covers the rules as adopted by the Metro Manila Council.
- The rules are approved in the form indorsed through Metro Manila Council Resolution No. 10 dated 9 May 1996.
- The order is an act of Presidential approval of the MMDA implementing rules, under the President’s lawful authority.
Coverage, scope, and parties affected
- The rules implement Republic Act No. 7924, which governs the MMDA for Metropolitan Manila.
- The approval is specifically directed at the rules adopted by the Metro Manila Council, the MMDA’s governing board and policy-making body.
- The order places the MMDA’s implementing framework under the President’s direct supervision within the structure established by RA 7924.
Implementation mechanics by approving authority
- The Metro Manila Council adopts the implementing rules for RA 7924 in accordance with Section 6 of RA 7924.
- The implementing rules are then submitted for Presidential approval.
- The President’s approval is effected through Memorandum Order No. 372 by adopting Annex “A.”
- The order recognizes Metro Manila Council Resolution No. 10 dated 9 May 1996 as the basis for adoption and indorsement prior to Presidential approval.