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Executive Order No. 415
issued by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
PROVIDING FOR THE ABOLITION OF THE NATIONAL AMNESTY COMMISSION
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EXECUTIVE
ORDER NO. 415
PROVIDING FOR THE ABOLITION OF THE NATIONAL AMNESTY COMMISSION
WHEREAS, the National Amnesty Commission ("NAC"), created under
Proclamation No. 347, dated 25 March 1994, to receive and process
applications for amnesty of former rebels and determine whether the
applicants are entitled to amnesty under said Proclamation, and has to
date received almost 25,000 amnesty applications and granted amnesty to
more than 20,000 former rebels;
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WHEREAS, the period within which to file applications for amnesty
before the NAC, as last provided by Proclamation No. 21 dated 23
September 1998 and Proclamation No. 390 dated 29 September 2000,
expired last 24 March 2000 and 07 October 2001, respectively;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, the NAC has since completed processing the foregoing amnesty
applications and determined the entitlement to amnesty of the
applicants therein under the respective amnesty laws;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, the NAC has formalized agreements with the department of
Interior and Local Government, as well as with several local government
units across the country, to secure greater and continuing access to
livelihood, education and health programs for amnesty grantees;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, Section 4 of Proclamation No. 347 provides that the term of
the commission shall expire upon the completion of its assigned tasks
as may be determined by the President. chan robles virtual law library
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, President of the Republic
of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do
hereby order:cralaw:red
Section 1. The term of the NAC, created under Proclamation No.
347, is hereby deemed expired in view of the completion of its assigned
tasks as provided by Section 4 thereof, and the NAC is hereby
abolished. The NAC shall thereby wind-up its operations within sixty
(60) days from the issuance of this Executive Order. All employees of
the NAC shall thereby be entitled to separation pay in accordance with
Executive Order No. 366 (s.2004) and related laws, in addition to all
other gratuities and benefits that they may be entitled to under the
law.
Sec.2. All assets, liabilities, choses in action, equipment,
facilities, funds, records and other properties of the NAC are hereby
transferred to the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace
Process ("OPAPP"). The residual rights, powers and authority of the
NAC, including those provided for under Proclamation No. 426 (s. 2000),
as likewise transferred to the OPAPP. The OPAPP shall have the power to
promulgate the necessary rules and regulations for the proper
implementation of said Proclamation.
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Sec.3. this order shall take effect immediately upon approval.
DONE in the City of Manila, this 22nd day of March, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Five.
(Sgd.) GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO
By the President:cralaw:red
(Sgd.) EDUARDO R. ERMITA
Executive Secretary
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