Pursuant to Section 2, (4)(c), Article IX of the Constitution, I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, President of the Republic of the Philippines, do hereby concur with Resolution No. 8543 of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC), promulgated on 12 November 2008, deputizing the Department of Education (DepEd); Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH); Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), National Police Commission; and the Philippine National Police (PNP), for the purpose of ensuring free, orderly, honest, peaceful and credible conduct of the December 18, 2008 plebiscite to ratify the creation of 1) Barangay San Miguel out of Barangay Hagonoy; 2) Barangay Tanyag, Barangay South Daang Hari and Barangay North Daang Hari, out of Barangay Bagong Tanyag; 3) Barangay Central Bicutan out of Barangay Upper Bicutan 4) Barangay North Signal Village, Barangay Katuparan, Barangay South Signal Village and Barangay Central Signal Village out of Barangay Signal Village; 5) Barangay Pinagsama and Barangay Fort Bonifacio out of Barangay Western Bicutan; 6) Barangay New Lower Bicutan out of Barangay Lower Bicutan, all of Taguig City pursuant to Ordinance Nos. 24, 25, 26, 27, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 67, 68 and 69, all series of 2008, respectively, of the Sangguniang Panlungsod of Taguig City.

The foregoing law enforcement agencies and other concerned agencies are hereby directed to coordinate and cooperate with the Commission on Elections in the performance of their duties and functions.

This Memorandum Order shall take effect immediately.

DONE, in the City of Manila, this 12^th day of December, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Eight.


By the President:

(Sgd.) EDUARDO R. ERMITA
Executive Secretary