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EXECUTIVE

I ? A T I O N A L I Z I N GT H E O R G A N I Z A T I O T IA N D S U P E R V I S I O N O F C E R T A I N
A G E N C I E S ,O F F I C E SA N D O T H E R S I M I L A R E N T I T I E SA T T A C H E DT O O R
U N D E RT H E O F F T C EO F T H E P R E S T D E N(TO P )

WHEREAS, the governmentis continuallypursuingthe rationalization of the

operationsand organizationsof the ExecutiveBranch,as mandatedunder Executive
Order (EO) 366 dated 04 October 2004, to improveand systematizegovernment's
operationsby a) focusingits effortson its vital/corefunctionsand priorityprograms
a n d p r o j e c t s ,a n d c h a n n e l i n gr e s o u r c e st o t h e s e c o r e p u b l i c s e r v i c e s ,a n d b )
r n i n i m i z i n ga r e a s o f o v e r l a p a n d r e d u n d a n c i e sw i t h i n a D e p a r t m e n t ,a n d a m o n g
Departme nts/Age ncies ;

W H E R E A S , t h e r e a r e a g e n c i e s ,t a s k f o r c e s , i n t e r - a g e n c yc o m m i t t e e sa n d
o t h e rs i m i l a re n t i t i e sa t t a c h e dt o o r u n d e rO P w h i c hs h o u l db e r a t i o n a l i z e idn o r d e rt o
focus its efforts on the overall management of the affairs of government and
supervisedirectlythose agenciesrequiringthe utmost attentionand interventionof
the President;

W H E R E A S , P r e s i d e n t i a lD e c r e e ( P D ) N o 1 4 1 6 ( G r a n t i n g C o n t i n u i n g
l \ u t h o r i t y t o t h e P r e s i d e n t o f t h e P h i l i p p i n e st o R e o r g a n i z e t h e N a t i o n a l
G o v e r n m e n t ) ,a s a m e n d e d b y P D 1 7 7 2 , p r o v i d e d t h a t t h e P r e s i d e n t o f t h e
P h i l i p p i n essh a l l h a v e c o n t i n u i n ga u t h o r i t yt o r e o r g a n i z et h e a d m i n i s t r a t i vset r u c t u r e
o f t h e N a t i o n a lG o v e r n m e n ta n d m a y , a t h i s d i s c r e t i o n ,c r e a t e , a b o l i s h ,g r o u p ,
c ; o n s o l i d a tm e ,e r g e o r i n t e g r a t ee n t i t i e s a, g e n c i e s i,n s t r u m e n t a l i t i easn d u n i t so f t h e
N a t i o n aG l o v e r n m e n ta, s w e l l a s e x p a n d ,a m e n d ,c h a n g e ,o r o t h e r w i s em o d i f yt h e i r
p o w e r s f, u n c t i o n sa n d a u t h o r i t i e s ;

W H E R E A S ,S e c t i o n3 1 , C h a p t e r1 0 , T i t l e l l l , B o o k l l l o f E x e c u t i v eO r d e r N o
'1987providescontinuingauthority
292 (Administrative Code of 1987) dated 25 July
to the President to reorganize the administrativestructure of the Office of the
F'}resident;

W H E R E A S ,S e c t i o n7 8 o f t h e G e n e r a lP r o v i s i o n so f R e p u b l i cA c t N o 9 9 7 0
( G e n e r aA s c t o f 2 0 1 0 )a u t h o r i z e st h e P r e s i d e n to f t h e P h i l i p p i n e tso
l p p r o p r i a t i o nA
d i r e c t c h a n g e s i n t h e o r g a n i z a t i o n aul n i t s o r k e y p o s i t i o n si n a n y D e p a r t m e n to r
Agency;

NOW, T H E R E F OR E ,l , B E N I G N O S . A Q U I N O l l l , P r e s i d e n t o f t h e
F ' h i l i p pi n ebs,y vi rtu eo f th e powers vested in me by law, do hereby order the
following:

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section 1. Dectaration of Policy lt is the
g o o d s a n d s e r v i c e si n a m o r e
e n h a n c ei t s i n s t i t u t i o n acl a p a c i t yt o d e l i v e rp u b l i c
manner.
, f f e c t i v ea n d a c c o u n t a b l e
e c o n o m i c a el ,f f i c i e n te, t h i c a l e
committeesand
ln view of this, a review of agencies,task forces,inter-agency
t o d e t e r m i n e i c h o f t h e s ea r e
w h
o t h e rs i m i l a rb o d i e sh a s t o b e r e g u l a r l yu n d e r t a k e n
s t i l lr e l e v a not r h a v e :
c u t l i v e dt h e i rp u r p o s e ;
a ) A l r e a r i yb e c o m ei n o p e r a t i o n aolr c l o r m a nat n d l o r
those of otheragencies
b ) F u n c t r o n sw h i c h u n n e c e s s a r i ldy u p l i c a t e l o v e r l a p
and
o r w h i c hc a n b e s u b s u m e ci ln o t h e rc l e p a r t m e n t s / a g e n c i e s ;
be undertaken by the local government units
c) Functionswhich could better
(LGU) or the Privatesector'

h t h e p o l i c i e s ,p r i n c i p l e s ,o b j e c t i v e sa n d
of the operationsand organizationsof the Executive
parametersof the,rationalization
the following agencies are hereby
Branch as provloed for under existing laws,
. a b o l i s h e :d

a)Preidentia|Anti-SmugglingGroup(PASG)_whosefunctionsare
a|redyberngperformed'nytneBureauofCustomsandotherIaw
enforcementagenctes;
- w h o s e f u n c t i o n sh a v e
hr)Mindanao Economic Development council
MindanaoDevelopment
become redundantpursuantto itre creationof the
AuthoritYbY virtueof RA 9996;
- w h o s e f u n c t i o n s m a y p r o p e r l yb e
c;) Minerals Development council
Departmentsin the
performed by the DENR, in coordinationwith other
ExecutiveBranch;

d)LuzonUrbanBe|twaySuperiol,officeoftheNorthLuzon
ouaorangie Area, ottice' of Presidential Adviser on New
G o v e r n m e n t C e n t e r _ w h o s e f u n s a r e t o e n s u r e i m p | e m e n t congruent
ationof
priorityprojectsof the past administration, and not necessarily
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Change Commissionper RA 9729 datedOctober

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 Section 3. Personnet Who May Be Affected by the Rationalization
F-fforts The personnel who may be affected by the abolrtionof the agencies
c o n c e r n e ds h a l lb e a l l o w e dt o a v a i lo f t h e b e n e f i t sp r o v i d e du n d e ra p p l i c a b l e x i s t i n g
laws.

Section 4. Winding-up of the Operations and Disposition of the

Functions, Positions, Personnel, Assefs and Liabilities of the Abolished
A g e n c i e sT . h e w i n d i n g - u po f t h e o p e r a t i o n os f t h e a b o l i s h e da g e n c i e su n d e rs e c t i o n
2 h e r e o f , i n c l u d i n gt h e f i n a l d i s p o s i t i o no r t r a n s f e rc f t h e i r f u n c t i o n s ,p o s i t i o n s ,
p e r s o n n e la, s s e t sa n d l i a b i l i t i e sa, s m a y b e n e c e s s a r ys, h a l l b e i n a c c o r d a n c ew i t h
i t r e a p p l i c a b l ep r o v i s i o n so f t h e R u l e s a n d R e g u l a t i o n sl m p l e m e n t i n gE O 7 2
(Rationalizing the Agencies Under or Attachedto the Office of the President)dated
M a r c h 1 5 , 2 0 0 2 . T h e w i n d i n g u p s h a l l b e c o m p l e t e dn o t l a t e r t h a n 3 1 D e c e m b e r
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The Office of the ExecutiveSecretary,with the assistanceof the DBM, shall

of this ExecutiveOrder.
work out the smooth and efficientimplementation

Section 5. Effectivity. This Executive Order shall take effect upon its
p u b l i c a t i oinn a n e w s p a p e ro f g e n e r a cl i r c u l a t i o n '

D O N E i n t h e C i t yo f M a n i l at,h i sg t t r d a y o f D e c e m b e r . i n t h e y e a ro f o u r
Two Thousandand Ten.
tr-ord.

PAQUITO t { o A .J R .
Secretary

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