Memorandum Order No. 167, issued on March 21, 2005, reconstitutes the Negotiating Panel tasked with resolving ownership disputes over a ten-hectare area designated for US diplomatic and consular housing in Fort Bonifacio. The panel is chaired by Hon. Franklin M. Ebdalin from the Department of Foreign Affairs, with members from the Department of Justice, the Bases Conversion and Development Authority, and the Office of the Executive Secretary. The panel is instructed to begin its work immediately and to submit a report and recommendations within 30 days. This order follows Memorandum Order No. 159 issued earlier in 2005.
March 21, 2005
MEMORANDUM ORDER NO. 167
Further to Memorandum Order No. 159 dated 28 January 2005 regarding the reconstitution of the Negotiating Panel to settle the ownership issue on the ten hectare US Diplomatic and Consular Area in Fort Bonifacio and the establishment of lease arrangements over the same property for US diplomatic and consular housing, the said Negotiating Panel is hereby reconstituted as follows:
| Chairman: | Hon. Franklin M. Ebdalin |
| Undersecretary for Administration | |
| Department of Foreign Affairs | |
| Members: | Hon. Ricardo V. Paras, III |
| Chief State Counsel | |
| Department of Justice | |
| Hon. Isaac S. Puno III | |
| Executive Vice President | |
| Bases Conversion and Development Authority | |
| Hon. Joe Nathan P. Tenefrancia | |
| Senior Deputy Executive Secretary for Legal Affairs | |
| Office of the Executive Secretary |
The panel shall convene and commence its task immediately and submit its report and recommendations to this Office not later than thirty (30) days from date hereof. ScTaEA
Manila, March 21, 2005