LETTER OF INSTRUCTIONS NO. 973, January 03, 1980

[ LETTER OF INSTRUCTIONS NO. 973, January 03, 1980 ]

Upon recommendation of the Commission on Elections, and pursuant to Section 2(4), Article XII (C) of the Constitution, I, Ferdinand E. Marcos, President of the Philippines, do hereby authorize the Commission on Elections to deputize, effective immediately, for the purpose of ensuring free, orderly and honest voting in the elections to be held on January 30, 1980, the following:

The Philippine Air Force, through and including the Commanding General thereof;

The Philippine Navy, through and including the Flag Officer-in-Command thereof;

The Philippine Army, through and including the Commanding General thereof;

The Philippine Constabulary, through and including the Commanding General thereof;

The Commission on Audit, through and including the Acting Chairman thereof; and

The Government Printing Office, through and including the Acting Director thereof.

The above named officials shall coordinate with the COMELEC in the performance of their task.

Done in the City of Manila, this 3rd day of January, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and eighty.

(Sgd.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS President of the Philippines