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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1111
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1111 -
FURTHER AMENDING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1092, AS AMENDED BY
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1104, PROVIDING FOR THE HOLDING OF A REFERENDUM
THROUGH THE REMARK SHEETS ON THE OCCASION OF AND IN CONNECTION WITH THE
APRIL 17, 1977 REGIONAL PLEBISCITE IN SOUTHWESTERN PHILIPPINES,
PRESCRIBING CERTAIN QUESTIONS FOR VOTERS' REMARKS, AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES
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WHEREAS, in
pursuit of a solution to the conflict in Mindanao the government has
succeeded in forging the Tripoli Agreement with the parties concerned;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, under the said Tripoli Agreement certain matters including the
area of the autonomy and the mechanics thereof shall be subject to
further discussions and eventually to the people's approval;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, in an exchange of cables, President Marcos and President
Ghaddafi have agreed that the inhabitants of the areas of the autonomy
shall determine for themselves the administrative system to be adopted
in accordance with the Constitution of the Philippines and the formula
agrees upon by the two aforementioned leaders;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, the matter of the administrative system for the area of the
autonomy is indeed vital and should be resolved by the people under the
principle of self-determination;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines,
by virtue of the authority in me vested by the Constitution do hereby
decree as follows:cralaw:red
Section 1. Sec. 15-A of Presidential Decree No. 1092,
as inserted by Presidential Decree No. 1104, is hereby deleted and
substituted with the following:cralaw:red
"Sec. 15-A. Referendum Through Remark Sheets,
Mandatory Use; Binding Effect. — The use of the Remark Sheets in the
April 1977 Regional Plebiscite in Southwestern Philippines is hereby
declared mandatory.
The consensus of the voters as tabulated from the Remark Sheets shall
have the same binding force and effect as the results from the ballots.
It shall be understood that the use of the Remark Sheets as herein
provided shall be considered a Referendum."
Section 2. Presidential Decree No. 1092, as amended,
is hereby further amended by inserting therein new sections to be
designated as Sec. 15-B, Sec. 15-C and Sec. 15-D which shall read as
follows: chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
"Sec. 15-B. Questions on the Remark Sheets. — The
Remark Sheets shall contain the following questions:cralaw:red
"Pursuant to the Tripoli Agreement of December 23, 1976 and the
agreement between President Marcos of the Philippines and President
Ghaddafi of March 18-19, 1977, President Marcos issued proclamation No.
1628 declaring autonomy in the Provinces of Lanao de Sur, Lanao del
Norte, Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao, North Cotabato, Zamboanga del Sur,
Zamboanga del Norte, Sulu, Basilan, Tawi-Tawi, Palawan, Davao del Sur
and South Cotabato.
"The agreement between President Marcos and President Ghaddafi also
provides that the people be asked how to organize themselves
administratively within the areas of the autonomy through a referendum.
1. There is a proposal that these 13 provinces will
be finally organized into a single region of the autonomy. Do you
approve such a proposal ?
If the answer is "Yes", these provinces shall constitute a single
region of the autonomy.
If the answer is "No", the 13 provinces shall remain in their present
regions which shall be equally autonomous.
2. There is a proposal that the administrative system
in the area of the autonomy will be ruled or controlled by the Moro
National Liberation Front with full and complete authority.
Do you approve such a proposal?
3. There is a proposal that the region of the
autonomy will have its own flag, official language and seal separate
and distinct from the flag, national language and seal of the National
Government.
Do you approve such a proposal?
4. There is a proposal that the region of the
autonomy be called autonomous Bangsamore Islamic Region and the
inhabitants thereof the Bangsamoro.
Do you approve such a proposal?
5. There is a proposal that the region of the
autonomy shall have its own Court of Appeals and Supreme Court to be
created by the Government of the region of the autonomy.
Do you approve such a proposal?
6. There is a proposal to grant to the region of the
autonomy the power of general legislation including taxation similar to
that of the national assembly of the National Government.
Do you approve such a proposal?
7. There is a proposal to empower the MNLF to
organize and utilize in the region of the autonomy a security force to
maintain peace and order separate from the outside of the supervision
and control of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, the Integrated
National Police or any other office or offices of the National
Government.
Do you approve such a proposal?
8. There is a proposal that the Executive Council of
the region of the autonomy shall be headed by a chief minister and a
deputy chief minister to be elected by the regional legislative
assembly with the concurrence of the central committee of the MNLF and
who shall be the commander-in-chief of the regional security force with
the power to organize, control and supervise its operations and
activities.
Do you approve such a proposal?
9. There is a proposal that the accounts of the
region of the autonomy shall be audited only by a regional commission
and not by the National Commission on Audit, as provided by the
Philippine Constitution.
Do you approve such a proposal?
10. There is a proposal that the Administrative
system in the region of the autonomy shall be under the general
supervision and control of the National Government of the Philippines
through its appropriate instrumentalities as provided for in the
proposal of the Batasang Bayan adopted in its special session last 14
February 1977 which includes the creation of a regional assembly with
members elected by the qualified voters of the region and an executive
council to be chosen by the regional assembly who may or may not be
members of the said assembly.
Do you approve such a proposal? chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
As additional question for the voters in the province of Tawi-Tawi:cralaw:red
11. In order to facilitate the administration of the
areas concerned, and to hasten their socio-economic development,
Presidential Decree No. 302 removed several municipalities from the
territorial jurisdiction of the province of Sulu and constituted the
same into a separate province known as Tawi-Tawi. Are you in favor of
maintaining the separation of the province of Sulu and Tawi-Tawi into
distinct political subdivisions thereby constituting the latter into a
regular province ?
As additional question for the voters in the Provinces of Sultan
Kudarat, North Cotabato and Maguindanao:cralaw:red
12. In order to improve the administration of the
areas concerned and to promote their stability and accelerate their
social and economic development, Presidential Decree No. 341 divided
the province of Cotabato into three (3) territorial subdivisions,
namely: North Cotabato, Maguindanao and Sultan Kudarat. Are you in
favor of maintaining these three (3) territorial subdivisions as
distinct local government units and thereby constituting them into
regular provinces?
As additional questions for the voters in the Province of Basilan:cralaw:red
13. By virtue of Presidential Decree No. 356, as
amended by Presidential Decrees Nos. 530 and 840, the City of Basilan
was abolished and its component territorial units were administratively
and politically organized to constitute the province of Basilan. Are
you in favor of maintaining the status of Basilan as a regular
province? chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Space shall be provided in the Remark Sheets where the voter may
explain his answers.
"Sec. 15-C. Canvass and Proclamation of Results. —
The answers in the Remark Sheets shall be canvassed and the results
thereof proclaimed by the Commission on Elections in the same manner as
the ballots.
"Sec. 15-D. Analysis of the Explanation(s) of Voters.
— The Remark Sheets shall, after the canvass and the proclamation of
the results in accordance with the preceding section, be preserved and
placed under the custody of the Commission on Elections which shall
immediately undertake an analysis of the explanation(s) of the voters
appearing thereon.
To assure a thorough, accurate and speedy analysis of the Remark
Sheets, the Commission on Elections may avail of the assistance of any
Government agency, including the University of the Philippines,
Development Academy of the Philippines, the Mindanao State University,
and others.
The Commission on Elections shall submit to the President of the
Philippines a report on the analysis of the Remark Sheets."
Section 3. Questions in the Ballots to be maintained.
— Nothing in this decree shall be construed to alter the questions in
the ballots as provided in Section 2 of Presidential Decree No. 1092,
which shall be answered by the voters as required therein.
Section 4. Additional Appropriation. — To carry out
the provisions of this amendatory decree, there is hereby appropriated
an additional sum of One Million Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand Pesos
(P1,750,000.00) out of any funds in the National Treasury not otherwise
appropriated to be spent under the exclusive authority of the
Commission on Elections.
Section 5. Effectivity. — This Decree shall take
effect immediately.
Done in the City of Manila,
this 30th day of March, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
seventy-seven.
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