REQUEST FOR THE CONCURRENCE OF THE PRESIDENT IN THE DEPUTATION OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES (AFP) AND THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE (PNP), FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENSURING…

WHEREAS, the Commission on
Elections (COMELEC), through its Resolution No. 9349 (s. 2012), resolved
to request the concurrence of the President in the deputation of law
enforcement agencies and other instrumentalities of the government,
including the AFP and PNP, in connection with the 10 March 2012 special
election for the position of Mayor in Siruma, Camarines Sur;

WHEREAS, COMELEC
issued SPC No. 10-002 on 19 May 2011 annulling the proclamation of then
incumbent Mayor Sandy Ondis and ordering the holding of a special
election in Barangay Butawanan, Municipality of Siruma, Camarines Sur,
for the position of Mayor, for the reason that two hundred forty-seven
(247) uncounted ballots pertaining to the said precincts disappeared;
and

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 2 (4), Article
IX-C of the Constitution, the COMELEC is empowered to deputize, with
the concurrence of the President, law enforcement agencies and
instrumentalities of the Government, including the AFP, for the
exclusive purpose of ensuring free, orderly, honest, peaceful, and
credible elections.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, BENIGNO S. AQUINO III, President
of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the
Constitution and existing laws, hereby concur with COMELEC Resolution
No. 9349 deputizing law enforcement agencies and instrumentalities of
the Government, including the AFP and PNP, to assist the COMELEC in
ensuring the free, orderly, honest, peaceful, and credible conduct of
the 10 March 2012 special election in Barangay Butawanan Precinct Nos.
11A, 12A, 13A and 14A, for the position of Mayor in the Municipality of
Siruma, Camarines Sur.

The foregoing law enforcement agencies
and other concerned agencies are hereby directed to coordinate and
cooperate with the COMELEC in the performance of their duties and
functions.

This Memorandum Order shall take effect immediately.

DONE, in the City of Manila , this 16 th day of February, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Twelve.

	(SGD.) BENIGNO S. AQUINO III              President of the Philippines
By the President:
(SGD.) PAQUITO N. OCHOA, JR.              Executive Secretary