For the purpose of accelerating the development of civil aviation in the Philippines, I, Manuel Roxas, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby repeal Executive Order No. 154, dated June 24, 19328, and reclassify the Cebu Landing Field at Lahug, Cebu, as a National Airport under the supervision and control of the Bureau of Aeronautics, subject to the following conditions:

(1) That it shall be made fully available to the Philippine Air Force in times of emergency; and

(2) That a detachment of the Philippine Air Force shall be allowed to operate at said airport during peace time in furtherance of Philippine Air Force missions, in accordance with agreements entered into by and between the Bureau of Aeronautics and the Chief of the Philippine Air Force.

Done at the City of Manila, this 12th day of August, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and forty-seven, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the second.

(Sgd.) MANUEL ROXAS
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(Sgd.) EMILIO ABELLO
Chief of the Executive Office