MEMORANDUM ORDER NO. 372, May 16, 1996
APPROVING THE RULES AND REGULATIONS IMPLEMENTING RA 7924, THE LAW CREATING THE METROPOLITAN MANILA DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
Congress declaring Metropolitan Manila as a special development and
administrative region under the direct supervision of the President of
the Philippines, and creating the Metropolitan Manila Development
Authority (MMDA);
WHEREAS, there is a need to formulate rules and
regulations implementing RA 7924 in order to clarify its provisions and
harmonize it with other existing laws, rules and regulations;
WHEREAS,
pursuant to Section 6 of RA 7924, the Metro Manila Council, which is
the governing board and policy-making body of the MMDA, has adopted
rules and regulations to implement the law, a copy of which is attached
hereto as Annex “A”*;
NOW,
THEREFORE, I, FIDEL V. RAMOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue
of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby APPROVE the Rules and
Regulations Implementing RA 7924 (Annex “A” hereof), as adopted and
indorsed by the Metro Manila Council in their Resolution No. 10 dated 9
May 1996.
Adopted: 16 May 1996
President of the Philippines
By the President:
(SGD.) RUBEN D. TORRES
Executive Secretary
* Text available at the Office of the National Administrative Register, U.P. Law Center, Quezon City.