ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 26, February 17, 1947
REMOVING RAFAEL MERIN FROM OFFICE AS MUNICIPAL MAYOR OF MAHATAO, BATANES
From the investigation conducted by the Provincial Board of Batanes, the Secretary of the Interior finds the respondent inefficient in the performance of his official duties, and that the people of Mahatao, Batanes, have lost their respect, trust and confidence in his administration.
In view of the foregoing and upon the recommendation of the Secretary of the Interior, the respondent, RAFAEL MERIN, is hereby removed from office as Municipal Mayor of Mahatao, Batanes.
Done at the City of Manila, this 17th day of February, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and forty-seven, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the first.
President of the Philippines
By the President:
(Sgd.) EMILIO ABELLO
Chief of the Executive Office