EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 149 December 28, 1993
STREAMLINING OF THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
WHEREAS, the government is committed to streamline the bureaucracy, and specifically adopt a homogeneous grouping of functionally related government agencies;
WHEREAS, several agencies now under the Office of the President perform functions that are similar and/or related to those of a certain departments and/or agencies and can therefore be made more effective if transferred thereto for policy and program coordination and integration and/or administrative supervision; and
WHEREAS, Section 31, Chapter 10, Title III, Book III of Executive Order No. 292, otherwise known as the Administrative Code of 1987, provides continuing authority to the President to reorganize the administrative structure of the Office of the President.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FIDEL V. RAMOS, President of the Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby order:
Sec. 1. Declaration of Policy. It is hereby declared the policy of government, in general, and of the Office of the President, in...
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Executive Order No. 149
Summary of Executive Order No. 149
Declaration of Policy (Section 1):
- Streamline the bureaucracy and effect homogeneous grouping of functions and agencies.
- Agencies under the Office of the President must either:
• Provide direct staff assistance and support to the President, or
• Perform functions requiring the President's immediate attention.
Streamlining of the Office of the President (Section 2):
- Restructure the Office of the President through:
• Transferring or attaching agencies to appropriate departments for policy coordination, program integration, and/or administrative supervision (Section 2a).
• Integrating agencies with departments or agencies (Section 2b).
• Abolishing functions, programs, or agencies, subject to law (Section 2c).
• Retaining agencies with the Office of the President, subject to conditions in Section 1 (Section 2d).
Dispositive Actions (Section 3):
3.1 Transfer of Regular Agencies to Appropriate Departments/Agencies:
• National Statistical Coordination Board to National Economic and Development Authority (Section 3.1a).
• Commission on Filipino Language to Department of Education, Culture and Sports (Section 3.1b).
• Philippine Center Management Board to Department of Foreign Affairs (Section 3.1c).
• National Statistics Office to National Economic and Development Authority (Section 3.1d).
• Statistical Research and Training Center to National Economic and Development Authority (Section 3.1e).
3.2 Transfer of Government-Owned/Controlled Corporations:
• Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation to Department of Finance (Section 3.2a).
• Laguna Lake Development Authority to Department of Environment and Natural Resources (Section 3.2b).
• Philippine Center for Economic Development to University of the Philippines System (Section 3.2c).
3.3 Transfer of Regular Agencies for Administrative Supervision and Eventual Abolition:
• Economic Support Fund Secretariat to Department of Public Works and Highways (Section 3.3a).
• Board of Liquidators to National Development Company (Section 3.3b).
• Development Coordinating Council for Leyte and Samar to Department of National Defense (Section 3.3c).
• Kalinga Special Development Authority to Department of National Defense (Section 3.3d).
• Sequestered Assets Disposition Authority to Presidential Commission on Good Government (Section 3.3e).
• Philippine Gamefowl Commission to Games and Amusements Board (Section 3.3f).
3.4 Integration of an Agency:
• Philippine Human Resources Development Center integrated with Presidential Management Staff (Section 3.4).
Implementation Procedures (Section 4):
• Affected departments/agencies to prepare a Function, Rationalization and Integration Program within 60 days (Section 4a).
• Secretary of Budget and Management to review and make recommendations on the Program within 60 days, and issue necessary action documents within 30 days of approval (Section 4b).
• Department Secretaries to issue rules and regulations for implementation within 15 days of approval (Section 4c).
Transitory Provisions (Section 5):
• Interim arrangements for eventual abolition of agencies (Section 5.1):
• Non-filling of vacant positions.
• Non-renewal of contracts for contractual, casual, and temporary employees.
• Agencies to submit report on vacant positions and contracts within 30 days.
• Interim arrangements for transferred agencies and corporations (Section 5.2):
• Confer and coordinate with receiving departments/agencies.
• Continue existing operational arrangements pending Program evaluation.
• Scope of transfer includes functions, appropriations, funds, records, equipment, facilities, properties, choses in action, assets, liabilities, and personnel (Section 5.3).
Notice of Consent Requirements (Section 6):
• Comply with notice or consent requirements for creditors, if organizational changes prejudice third-party rights.
Separability Clause (Section 7):
• Unconstitutional portions shall not affect remaining provisions.
Repealing Clause (Section 8):
• Revokes or modifies inconsistent executive rules, regulations, and issuances.
Effectivity (Section 9):
• Takes effect 15 days after publication in at least one national newspaper.
Declaration of Policy (Section 1):
- Streamline the bureaucracy and effect homogeneous grouping of functions and agencies.
- Agencies under the Office of the President must either:
• Provide direct staff assistance and support to the President, or
• Perform functions requiring the President's immediate attention.
Streamlining of the Office of the President (Section 2):
- Restructure the Office of the President through:
• Transferring or attaching agencies to appropriate departments for policy coordination, program integration, and/or administrative supervision (Section 2a).
• Integrating agencies with departments or agencies (Section 2b).
• Abolishing functions, programs, or agencies, subject to law (Section 2c).
• Retaining agencies with the Office of the President, subject to conditions in Section 1 (Section 2d).
Dispositive Actions (Section 3):
3.1 Transfer of Regular Agencies to Appropriate Departments/Agencies:
• National Statistical Coordination Board to National Economic and Development Authority (Section 3.1a).
• Commission on Filipino Language to Department of Education, Culture and Sports (Section 3.1b).
• Philippine Center Management Board to Department of Foreign Affairs (Section 3.1c).
• National Statistics Office to National Economic and Development Authority (Section 3.1d).
• Statistical Research and Training Center to National Economic and Development Authority (Section 3.1e).
3.2 Transfer of Government-Owned/Controlled Corporations:
• Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation to Department of Finance (Section 3.2a).
• Laguna Lake Development Authority to Department of Environment and Natural Resources (Section 3.2b).
• Philippine Center for Economic Development to University of the Philippines System (Section 3.2c).
3.3 Transfer of Regular Agencies for Administrative Supervision and Eventual Abolition:
• Economic Support Fund Secretariat to Department of Public Works and Highways (Section 3.3a).
• Board of Liquidators to National Development Company (Section 3.3b).
• Development Coordinating Council for Leyte and Samar to Department of National Defense (Section 3.3c).
• Kalinga Special Development Authority to Department of National Defense (Section 3.3d).
• Sequestered Assets Disposition Authority to Presidential Commission on Good Government (Section 3.3e).
• Philippine Gamefowl Commission to Games and Amusements Board (Section 3.3f).
3.4 Integration of an Agency:
• Philippine Human Resources Development Center integrated with Presidential Management Staff (Section 3.4).
Implementation Procedures (Section 4):
• Affected departments/agencies to prepare a Function, Rationalization and Integration Program within 60 days (Section 4a).
• Secretary of Budget and Management to review and make recommendations on the Program within 60 days, and issue necessary action documents within 30 days of approval (Section 4b).
• Department Secretaries to issue rules and regulations for implementation within 15 days of approval (Section 4c).
Transitory Provisions (Section 5):
• Interim arrangements for eventual abolition of agencies (Section 5.1):
• Non-filling of vacant positions.
• Non-renewal of contracts for contractual, casual, and temporary employees.
• Agencies to submit report on vacant positions and contracts within 30 days.
• Interim arrangements for transferred agencies and corporations (Section 5.2):
• Confer and coordinate with receiving departments/agencies.
• Continue existing operational arrangements pending Program evaluation.
• Scope of transfer includes functions, appropriations, funds, records, equipment, facilities, properties, choses in action, assets, liabilities, and personnel (Section 5.3).
Notice of Consent Requirements (Section 6):
• Comply with notice or consent requirements for creditors, if organizational changes prejudice third-party rights.
Separability Clause (Section 7):
• Unconstitutional portions shall not affect remaining provisions.
Repealing Clause (Section 8):
• Revokes or modifies inconsistent executive rules, regulations, and issuances.
Effectivity (Section 9):
• Takes effect 15 days after publication in at least one national newspaper.