WHEREAS, the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) and the Office of the Press Secretary have almost identical objectives that of providing a two-way information network between the government and the citizenry; and

WHEREAS, there is urgent need to place the PIA under the supervision and control of the Office of the Press Secretary to enable the two offices to undertake an integrated approach and direction towards the attainment of the foregoing objective.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, CORAZON C. AQUINO, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby order:

1. The Philippine Information Agency, created under Executive Order No. 100 dated December 24, 1986, is hereby placed under the supervision and control of the Office of the Press Secretary.

2. This Administrative Order shall take effect immediately

Done in the City of Manila, this 20th day of November, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and eighty-seven.


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