In order to provide for a more effective implementation of Presidential Decree No. 1618 providing for the organization of the Sangguniang Pampook and the Lupong Tagapagpaganap ng Pook In Regions IX and XXI.

I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by the power vested in me by the law, do hereby order and direct the following:

1. Speaker of the Sangguniang Pampook and the Chairman of the Lupong Tagapagpaganap ng Pook shall be jointly responsible for the implementation of all capital outlay projects undertaken by the Regional Autonomous Government created under Batas Pambansa Big. 20 and Presidential Decree No. 1618.

2. In order that they may effectively implement and monitor the disbursements of the abovementioned capital outlay projects, the Speaker of the Sangguniang Pampook and the Lupon Chairman shall jointly act on, sign and approve all  vouchers, checks, treasury warrants and other papers relating to capital outlay disbursements of the Regional Autonomous Government.

3. The Director-General of the Office of Budget and Management in close coordination with the Chairman of the Commission on audit shall immediately formulate and implement the necessary detailed accounting and auditing guidelines pursuant to Section 28 of Presidential Decree No. 1618 to effect the provisions of this Letter of Implementation, not later than the end of February 1982.

Done in the City of Manila, this 24th day of February, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and eighty-two.

(SGD.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) JOAQUIN T. VENUS, JR.
Deputy Presidential Executive Assistant