I, CORAZON C. AQUINO, President of the Philippines, Commander-in-Chief of all the Armed Forces of the Philippines and in implementation of the Exchange of Notes on January 7, 1979 between the Governments of the Republic of the Philippines and the United States of America, do hereby order the relief of the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines of his additional duties as Base Commander of both the Clark Air Base and the Subic Naval Base pursuant to Letter of Instructions No. 815 dated February 16, 1979 to take effect upon issuance of the respective designations of the Philippine Base Commander for Clark Air Base and Philippine Base Commander for Subic Naval Base.

Pursuant thereto, the Chief of Staff, Armed Forces of the Philippines is hereby directed to submit immediately to the Office of the President through the Department of National Defense all those qualified for designation by me as the Philippine Base Commander of Clark Air Base and as the Philippine Base Commander of Subic Naval Base.

Letter of Instructions No. 815 dated February 16, 1979 is hereby revoked upon designation by the President of the replacements of the Chief of Staff, Armed Forces of the Philippines, as Base Commander of each Base.

DONE in the City of Manila, this 20th day of April, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and eighty-eight.


By the President:
(Sgd.) CATALINO MACARAIG, JR.
Executive Secretary