Administrative Order No. 367 — Creating a Special Committee to Investigate Complaints of Private Owners of Mined Out Lands

MALACAÑANG

Manila

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 367

CREATING A SPECIAL COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE COMPLAINTS OF PRIVATE OWNERS OF MINED OUT LANDS

WHEREAS, it has come to my knowledge that private-owners of mined out lands have been complaining of the failure of mining operators to restore or regenerate their lands to their original productive states;

WHEREAS, there is necessity to create a special committee to hear the complaints and grievances of these landowners and to adopt measures to protect their rights and interests;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby order:

SECTION 1. There is hereby created a special committee to investigate the complaints and grievances of private owners of mined out lands and to evaluate the efforts of mining companies in the restoration and regeneration of said lands into more productive states.

Atty. Genaro A. Eslava

Officer In Charge

Legal Office

Office of the President

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Chairman

Engr. Regino Relova

Chief Mining Engineer Bureau of Mines

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Member

Atty. Romulo Radula

Sr. Legal Officer

Department of Natural Resources

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Member

Atty. Enrique Belo

Philippine Chamber of Mines

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Member

SEC. 3. The Committee shall have all the powers and prerogatives of an investigating committee under Section 71 and 580 of the Revised Administrative Code, including the power to summon witnesses, administer oaths, or take testimony or evidence relevant to the investigation by subpoena or subpoena duces te cum .

Done in the City of Manila, this 22nd day of August, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-five.

(Sgd.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS

President

Republic of the Philippines

By the President:

(Sgd.) ALEJANDRO MELCHOR

Executive Secretary

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1975). [Administrative Order Nos. : 349 - 438]. Manila : Malacañang Records Office.

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[PDF] Administrative Order No. 367, August 22, 1975