ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 468, July 22, 1983

[ ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 468, July 22, 1983 ]

CREATING A COMMITTEE TO REVIEW AND DETERMINE THE STATUS OF PERSONS ARRESTED AND/OR DETAINED BY VIRTUE OF THE PRESIDENTIAL COMMITMENT ORDER (PCO) OR ITS DERIVATIVES

A Committee is hereby created to review and determine the status of persons arrested and/or detained by virtue of the Presidential Commitment Order (PCO) or its derivatives for the purpose of recommending to the President whether said PCO’s should be lifted and/or a case be filed in court and/or to expedite the hearing of the cases pending in court.

The Committee shall be composed of the following:

Justice Ruperto Martin

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Chairman

Minister Juan Ponce Enrile

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Vice-Chairman

Justice Guillermo Santos

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Member

Justice Manuel M. Lazaro

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Member

Justice Sixto Domondon

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Member

The Presidential Executive Assistant shall establish a Secretariat and shall be authorized to detail any personnel from any government office to assist the Committee and/or its sub-committee/s for the duration of the completion of the purposes of this Administrative Order.

DONE in the City of Manila, this 22nd day of July, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and eighty-three.

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

By the President:

(Sgd.) JUAN C. TUVERA Presidential Executive Assistant