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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 198

June 18, 1987

PROVIDING FOR THE MANNER OF NOMINATION AND APPOINTMENT OF SECTORAL

REPRESENTATIVES TO THE HOUSE OR REPRESENTATIVES

WHEREAS, Section 5(2), Article VI of the 1987 Constitution ro!i"es# th$t% &'he $rtlist

reresent$ti!es sh$ll constitutes t*ent er centu+ of the tot$l nu+er of reresent$ti!es inclu"in-

those un"er the $rtlist. /or three consecuti!e ter+s $fter the r$tific$tion of his Constitution, one

h$lf of the se$ts $lloc$te" to $rtlist reresent$ti!es sh$ll e fille", $s ro!i"e" l$*, selection

or election fro+ the l$or, e$s$nt ur$n oor, in"i-enous cultur$l co++unities, *o+en, outh, $n"

such other sectors $s +$ e ro!i"e" l$*, e0cet the reli-ious sector

WHEREAS, Section 7, Article VIII of the 1987 Constitutions st$tes, &nit $ l$* is $sse", the

3resi"ent +$ fill $oint+ent fro+ $ list of no+inees the resecti!e sectors the se$ts

reser!e" for sector$l reresent$tion in $r$-r$h (2), Section 5 of Article VI of this Constitution

4W, 'HERE/RE, I, CRA64 C. AI4, 3resi"ent of the 3hiliines, "o here or"er%

Sec. 1. Sector$l Reresent$ti!es. 'here sh$ll e t*entfi!e (25) sector$l reresent$ti!es to the

House of Reresent$ti!es.

4ine (9) sectors sh$ll e resente" in the House of Reresent$ti!es, n$+el% ($) l$or# () e$s$nt#

(c) ur$n oor# (") in"i-enous cultur$l co++unities# (e) *o+en# (f) outh# (-) !eter$ns# (h) the

el"erl $n" (i) the "is$le", *hose reresent$ti!es sh$ll e $ointe" the 3resi"ent fro+ the

no+inees of their resecti!e sectors or of $ +e+er of the sector in the +$nner herein ro!i"e".

Sec. 2. Scoe of the Sectors. 'he l$or sector refers to the in"ustri$l l$or -rou, *hich inclu"es $ll

non$-ricultur$l *orers $n" e+loees.

'he e$s$nt sector co!ers the $-ricultur$l -rou, *hich inclu"es $ll ersons *ho erson$ll $n"

hsic$ll till the l$n" $s their rinci$l occu$tion, $-ricultur$l ten$nts $n" lessees, rur$l *orers

$n" f$r+ e+loees, o*nerculti!$tors, settlers $n" s+$ll fisher+en.

'he ur$n oor sector inclu"es the un"erri!ile-e" $n" ho+eless citiens in ur$n $re$s.

'he in"i-enous cultur$l co++unities sector co!ers $ll ethnic -rous cultur$l co++unities.

'he *o+en sector sh$ll co!er $ll *o+en.

'he outh sector e+r$ces ersons not +ore th$n thirtfi!e e$rs of $-e.

'he !eter$ns sector e+r$ces ersons reco-nie" $s such !eter$ns the Ar+e" /orces of the

3hiliines.

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'he el"erl sector co!ers ersons *ho $re si0tfi!e e$rs of $-e or o!er.

'he sector of the "is$le" co!ers the hsic$ll $n" soci$ll "is$le".

Sec. :. 4o+in$tions.

($) 4o+in$tions of the sector$l reresent$ti!es to the House of Reresent$ti!es +ust e

+$"e the or-$ni$tions;s or $--rou+ent of +e+ers of sector$l -rous "efine" in

Section 2 hereof or $ +e+er of the sector.

() All no+in$tions sh$ll e file" *ith the ffice of the 3resi"ent not l$ter th$n