President Benigno S. Aquino III is the current and the fifteenth President of the Philippines and is the fifth President of the fifth Republic. He assumed office on June 30, 2010 and is President until June 30, 2016.
The Executive Issuances of President Benigno S. Aquino III began with Memorandum Circular No. 1 which was signed on July 1, 2010. President Benigno S. Aquino III’s documents were gathered from its official sources such as the Official Gazette of the Philippines; Malacañang Records Office’s Book of Executive Issuances; and the SONA Technical Report.
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Volume 1: Official Week/Month in Review
- This is the first volume of President Benigno S. Aquino III’s official papers, which constitutes the 15th book of the Messages of the President series. This volume collects the President’s day of President Aquino III, a chronicle of the Presidents’ official affairs, i.e., their principal activities and undertakings.
Volume 2: Appointments and Designations
- This is the second volume of President Benigno S. Aquino III’s official papers, which constitutes the 15th book of the Messages of the President series. This volume collects President Aquino III’s Appointments and Designations, a record of the individual appointments and designations by the President of the Philippines. These include the date which an individual is officially expected to fulfill their duties.
Volume 3: Historical Papers and Documents
- This is the third volume of President Benigno S. Aquino III’s official papers, which constitutes the 15th book of the Messages of the President series. This volume collects President Aquino III’s Historical Papers and Documents, which include letters, statements, and other documents deemed of historical significance.
Volume 4: Executive Orders
- This is the fourth volume of President Benigno S. Aquino III’s official papers, which constitutes the 15th book of the Messages of the President series. This volume collects President Aquino III’s Executive Orders, which provide for rules of a general or permanent character in implementation or execution of constitutional or statutory powers.
Volume 5: Administrative Orders
- This is the fifth volume of President Benigno S. Aquino III’s official papers, which constitutes the 15th book of the Messages of the President series. This volume collects President Aquino’s Administrative Orders, which relate to particular aspects of governmental operations in pursuance of the President’s duties as administrative head.
Volume 6: Proclamations
- This is the sixth volume of President Benigno S. Aquino III’s official papers, which constitutes the 15th book of the Messages of the President series. This volume collects President Aquino’s proclamations, which fix a date or declare a status or condition of public interest or importance.
Volume 7: Memorandum Circulars
- This is the seventh volume of President Benigno S. Aquino III’s official papers, which constitutes the 15th book of the Messages of the President series. This volume collects President Aquino’s Memorandum Circulars. These are acts of the President on matters relating to internal administration, which the President desires to bring to the attention of all or some of the departments, agencies, bureaus or offices of the Government, for information or compliance.
