[ LETTER OF INSTRUCTIONS NO. 71, April 14, 1973 ]

TO : The Auditor General
The Chief, Philippine Constabulary
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue
The Director, National Bureau of Investigation
The Commissioner, Bureau of Agricultural Extension
The Chairman-General Manager, Philippine Tobacco Administration
In accordance with the policy to revamp the Philippine Tobacco Administration (PTA), it is directed that a thorough and accurate physical inventory of all tobacco stokes be made in all PTA warehouses located in Malinta, Valenzuela, Bulacan and in other tobacco-producing provinces.

For this purpose, you are likewise directed to constitute as many Inventory Teams as may be necessary to accomplish the task within two (2) weeks from receipt hereof.
Representative of the NBI Regional Office ..................................................................
Team Leader
Representative of the Provincial Auditor ...................................................................
Member
Representative of the Director, BIR Revenue District ................................
Member
Representative of the Local PC Command ....................................
Member
Representative of the Commissioner, Bureau of Agricultural Extension .............................
Member
Representative of the Philippine Tobacco Administration ......................................................... .......
Observer
The various Teams for the designated provinces, including the PTA tobacco warehouse, location and tobacco stocks of crop 1972 which shall be subject to inventory are hereunder indicated:

Isabela Province
Team I — Five (5) members from other agencies assisted by one (1) PTA Representative and Warehouseman concerned Tumauini
Cabagan
Roxas
Gamu Team II — Five (5) members from other agencies assisted by one (1) PTA Representative and Warehouseman concerned Ilagan
Naguilian
Luna Team III — Five (5) members from other agencies assisted by one (1) PTA Representative and Warehouseman concerned Echague
Jones
Maddela
Cabatuan
Cagayan Province
Team IV — Five (5) members from other agencies assisted by one (1) PTA Representative and Warehouseman concerned Tuguegarao
Enrile
Solana
Piat
Faire
Amulung Team V — Five (5) members from other agencies assisted by one (1) PTA Representative and Warehouseman concerned Alcala
Baggao
Gattarn
Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur and Abra;
Buying Station

Team VI — Five (5) members from other agencies assisted by one (1) PTA Representative and Warehouseman concerned Bacarra
Magsingal
Dolores
Bangued
Visayas and Mindanao
Team VII — Five (5) members from other agencies assisted by one (1) PTA Representative and Warehouseman concerned Cebu
Cotabato
Oriental
Misamis
All expenses incident to the conduct of this inventory shall be borne by the Philippine Tobacco Administration.

The Inventory Teams will also look into the disposal of Tobacco stocks of previous crop years of 1970 and 1971 reported damaged by PTA Warehousemen and covered by Inventory and Inspection Report supported by Waste Materials Reports.

The Chief, Philippines Constabulary, is also directed to immediately padlock and keep under constant surveillance all PTA warehouses before and after the said inventory.  All tobacco stocks thereafter will be transferred immediately by PTA to their Central Warehouse in Malinta, Valenzuela, Bulacan, for sale by public bidding.

Done in the City of Manila, this 14th day of April, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-three.

(Sgd.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS
President
Republic of the Philippines