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MOP, Bk 10, v.5, 252
[ ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 129, June 07, 1968 ]
CREATING A POLICY ADVISORY PANEL ON THE PHILIPPINE CLAIM TO NORTH BORNEO AND DESIGNATING THE MEMBERS THEREOF
WHEREAS, on 24 April 1962, the House of Representatives of the Congress of the Philippines unanimously adopted a Resolution urging “the President of the Philippines to take the necessary steps consistent with international law and procedure for the recovery of a certain portion of the Island of Borneo and adjacent islands which appertain to the Philippines; WHEREAS, the Malaysian Government as successor of the British Government in the administration of the areas sought to be recovered by the Philippines has agreed to meet with representatives of the Philippine Government to resolve this question in accordance with the Manila Accord of 31 July 1965, and other subsequent related agreements; and WHEREAS, the effective prosecution of the claim to North Borneo requires the advice and assistance of experts: NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution of the Philippines do hereby create a Policy Advisory Panel on the Philippine Claim to Borneo, composed of the following: Chairman: 1. Secretary Claudio Teehankee, Department of Justice Members: 2. Senator Jose Roy, Chairman, Senate Committee of Foreign Relations 3. Congressman Manuel 3. Congressman Manuel Enverga, Chairman. House Committee on Foreign Affairs 4. Senator Emmanuel Pelaez 5. Senator Jovito Salonga 6. Congressman Salipada Pendatun 7. Congressman Salih Ututalun 8. Former Associate Justice Roberto Regala 9. Ambassador Salvador P. Lopez 10. Ambassador Leon M. Guerrero 11. Ambassador Yusup Abubakar 12. Professor Cesar Majul, University of the Philippines 13. General Ismael Lapuz Secretary: 14. Mr. Facifico Castro, Officer-in-Charge, North Borneo Research Group, Department of Foreign Affairs The Policy Advisory Panel shall advise the President, the Secretary of Foreign Affairs and such representatives of the Philippine Government who may be appointed to negotiate or prosecute the Philippine claim to North Borneo. Done in the City of Manila, this 7th day of June, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and sixty-eight. (Sgd.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS President of the Philippines By the President: (Sgd.) RAFAEL M. SALAS Executive Secretary