WHEREAS, pursuant to Sections 1 and 3 of Executive Order No. 285 dated July 25, 1987, the Building Services and Real Property Management Office of the General Services Administration is abolished and its appropriate functions are transferred mainly to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources;

WHEREAS, pursuant to Sections 1 and 4 of said Executive Order No. 285, the Supply Coordination Office of the General Services Administration is likewise abolished and its appropriate functions transferred to the Department of Budget and Management;

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 6 of the same Executive Order No. 285, a National Printing Office (NPO) is created out of the merger of the Government Printing Office and the relevant printing units of the Philippine Information Agency (PIA), with the new NPO to be attached to PIA for purposes of general supervision; and

WHEREAS, in order to facilitate the implementation of said provisions of Executive Order No. 285, it would be desirable to effect interim institutional arrangements that would allow achieving a coordinated effort towards realizing a smooth transition to the reorganized set-up;

NOW, THEREFORE, the following interim measures, pending full implementation of the reorganization, are hereby directed to be effected:

SECTION 1. The Building Services and Real Property Management Office (BSRPMO), in its entirety, is hereby placed under the supervision and control of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). The DENR Secretary shall take the necessary steps, in coordination with the Department of Budget and Management, to implement the reorganization measures pertaining to the BSRPMO, including effecting the transfer of appropriate functions together with applicable records, property and equipment, and personnel as provided for in Section 3 of Executive Order No. 285.

SECTION 2. The Supply Coordination Office (SCO), in its entirety, is hereby placed under the supervision and control of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM). The DBM Secretary shall take the necessary steps to implement the reorganization measures pertaining to the SCO as provided for in Section 4 of Executive Order No. 285.

SECTION 3. The Government Printing Office (GPO), in its entirety, is hereby placed under the supervision and control of the Philippine Information Agency (PIA). The PIA Director shall take the necessary steps to implement the reorganization measures pertaining to the GPO as provided for in Section 6 of Executive Order No. 285.

SECTION 4. There shall be no lay-off of personnel during the interim period pending implementation of the reorganization measures.

SECTION 5. All previous administrative orders, memorandum orders and similar issuances inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

SECTION 6. This Administrative Order shall take effect immediately.

DONE in the City of Manila, this 30th day of October, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and eighty-seven.

By authority of the President:
(Sgd.) CATALINO MACARAIG, JR.
Acting Executive Secretary