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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1643
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1643 -
AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 95, AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 855 AND
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6373 AND FURTHER AMENDED BY PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO.
1264
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WHEREAS,
under Section 6 sub-section a of Presidential Decree No. 1264, the term
of office of all members of the Board of Governors of the Philippine
National Red Cross shall be four years and any member of said board who
has served two consecutive full terms of four years each or a total of
eight years becomes ineligible for membership in said board for at
least two years;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, the Philippine National Red Cross is a member of the League of
Red Cross Societies, the International Federation of the National Red
Cross, Red Crescent and Red Lion and Sun Societies, which are among the
most prestigious international organizations in the world;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, as a member of these organizations, the Philippine National
Red Cross is actively participating in the deliberations of their
governing bodies, commissions and advisory committees to encourage,
facilitate and promote at all times all forms of humanitarian
activities by the National Societies with a view to the prevention and
alleviation of human suffering;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREFORE, it is the best interest of the Philippine National Red Cross
and of the Filipino nation to provide for continuity in the term of
office of the members of the Board of Governors to enable them to work
as a cohesive team in pursuing their various projects and missions
including their long range and far reaching programs.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines,
by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby
order and decree as part of the law of the land, the following:cralaw:red
Section 1. Section 6, sub-section a, Presidential
Decree No. 1264, is hereby amended to read as follows:cralaw:red
"a. The term of office of all members of the Board
shall be four years, including those appointed by the President of the
Philippines, renewable at the pleasure of the appointing power or
elective bodies."
DONE in the City of Manila,
this 1st day of October, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
seventy-nine.
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