CREATING A TECHNICAL WORKING GROUP FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A MILITARY CAMP IN KAPANTARAN, MARAWI CITY

To reinforce current efforts of the government to secure Marawi City and its neighboring areas, the President has directed relevant government agencies to study the establishment of a military camp therein. For this purpose, a Technical Working Group (TWG) is hereby created, with representatives from the following agencies and offices as members:

1. Department of National Defense;
2. Office of the Executive Secretary;
3. Department of Environment and Natural Resources;
4. Land Registration Authority;
5. Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development; and
6. Department of the Interior and Local Government.

The TWG shall have the following powers and functions, consistent with the respective mandates of its member-agencies:

1. To conduct a census for the identification of those who will be affected by the establishment of the military camp in Kapantaran, Marawi City;

2. To consider the institution of three detachments composed of three battalions dispersed at the boundaries between Marawi City and its contiguous municipalities;

3. To conduct a resurvey of the area to reestablish the metes and bounds of the proposed military camp;

4. To ascertain the status of ownership and possession of the lands proposed to be included in the military camp in Brgy. Kapantaran;

5. To expedite the titling and registration of the affected parcels of land, without prejudice to private rights, upon final determination that they will form part of the military camp;

6. To assist in the resettlement of the individuals and families which may be displaced from their residences and communities as a result of the acquisition of lands for the military camp;

7. To provide administrative and technical support to all affected local government units regarding matters arising from the establishment of the military camp;

8. To enlist the support of other government agencies and instrumentalities in the performance of its functions under this Order; and

9. To submit periodic reports to the Office of the President relative to the establishment of the military camp in Brgy. Kapantaran.

This Memorandum Order shall take effect immediately.

 

By authority of the President:       (SGD.) SALVADOR C. MEDIALDEA     Executive Secretary

Manila, 15 November 2019