WHEREAS, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is the principal government agency that implements the State's commitment to the care, protection and rehabilitation of individuals, families and communities, by providing a balanced approach to welfare;

WHEREAS, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) is one of the government agencies tasked with raising and providing funds for health programs, medical assistance and services, and charities of national character;

WHEREAS, in order to facilitate coordination of policies and programs between these agencies, it is practical to place the PCSO under the supervision and control of the DSWD;

WHEREAS, Book III, Title III, Chapter 10, Section 31 (3) of the Administrative Code of 1987, authorizes the President to "[T]ransfer any agency under the Office of the President to any other department or agency x x x".

NOW, THEREFORE, I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, President of the Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby order:

SECTION 1. The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office shall hereby be under the supervision and control of the Department of Social Welfare and Development.

SECTION 2. All orders, issuances, rules and regulations or parts thereof inconsistent with this Executive Order are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

SECTION 3. This Executive Order shall take effect immediately.

Adopted: 8 Nov. 2004


(SGD.) GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO

By the President:

(SGD.) EDUARDO R. ERMITA
Executive Secretary