[ LETTER OF INSTRUCTION NO. 17-A, October 01, 1972 ]
The Director of Child and Youth Welfare
The Director of Family Welfare
The Director of Vocational Rehabilitation
The Director of Field Services
In order to facilitate the implementation of the program of reforms of the Government, and in relation to your letter dated September 29, 1972, recommending disciplinary action against certain officials and employees, who are either facing charges or are notoriously undesirable, in the different offices under the Department of Social Welfare, you are hereby directed to take the following actions:
- Dismiss immediately all officials and employees, except Mrs. Estela P. Sindico whose case will be disposed of separately, recommended for dismissal as contained in your report and whose names are indicated in said report, which is attached hereto as an integral part of these instructions; and
- Require the officials and employees included in your report to resign for varied reasons as inefficiency, incompetence, immorality, dishonesty, questionable integrity, irregularity in attendance, etc.
Your immediate compliance with this order is enjoined.
Done in the City of Manila, this 1st day of October, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-two.
(Sgd.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS
President
Republic of the Philippines
Republic of the Philippines