WHEREAS, the first Congress of the Philippines in its Fourth Session failed to provide appropriations for the period from July 1,1949 to June 30, 1950 for the operation and maintenance of certain existing activities or services of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines authorized by special laws; and

WHEREAS, the absence of such appropriations will paralyze or discontinue said activities or services of the Government;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Elpidio Quirino, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution and existing laws, particularly Commonwealth Act No. 671, do hereby order:

SECTION. 1. The following sums appropriated by the Congress of the Philippines for the operation and maintenance of certain existing activities or services of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1949, or so much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby continued for the same purposes, services, and activities for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1950:

1. For the operation and maintenance of the national agricultural school in the Province of Occidental Negros, Republic Act No. 43	P289,500.00
2. For additional personnel of the Bureau of Commerce needed in the enforcement of the Bonded Warehouse Act, etc., Republic Act No. 247	10,000.00
3. For canvassing, locating and evaluating deposits of minerals needed in the development of Philippine industries, Republic Act No. 249	200,000.00
4. For the establishment and operation of the customs service at the port of San Fernando, Province of La Union, Republic Act No. 284	25,000.00
5. Judiciary Act of 1948, Republic Act No. 296	305,513.33
6. To establish, organize and maintain one national junior agricultural high school in Bunawan, Agusan, Republic Act No. 301	50,000.00
7. For the maintenance of various agricultural schools, Republic Act No. 303	400,000.00
8. For the registration of the claims of all officers and employees of the Government of the Commonwealth, etc., to salaries and wages during the enemy occupation, Republic Act No. 304	50,000.00
9. For the establishment of a school of fisheries in Catbalogan, Samar, Republic Act No. 313	50,000.00
10. For the increase in pay and allowances of enlisted men of the Philippine Constabulary, Republic Act No. 315	1,960,000.00
11. For the increase in pay and allowances of enlisted men of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Republic Act No. 315	1,640,000.00
12. For salaries and wages and other expenses of the Office of Special Attorneys, Republic Act No. 311, as amended by Republic Act No. 324	375,000.00
13. Reorganizing the Office of the Solicitor General, Republic Act No. 335	29,400.00
14. For salaries and wages and other expenses of the Capital City Planning Commission in accordance with the provisions of section 5 of Republic Act No. 333	150,000.00
15. Regulating the practice of chemical engineering, Republic Act No. 318	2,000.00
16. For the operation and maintenance of additional classes in the Philippine Normal School, Republic Act No. 336	99,500.00
17. For the operation and maintenance of the Pangasinan Normal School, Republic Act No. 336	57,800.00
18. For the operation and maintenance of existing elementary classes, Republic Act No. 346	P33,698,988.00
19. For the adjustment of the salaries of public school officials, teachers and other school personnel of the Bureau of Public Schools, Republic Act No. 347	12,000,000.00
20. For expenses in connection with the establishment of a municipal maternity and charity clinic in every municipality and municipal district in accordance with the provisions of Republic Act No. 185	1,000,000.00
21. For the adjustment of the salaries of teachers and other school personnel in the Social Welfare Commission in accordance with the provisions of Republic Act No. 312	19,440.00
Less-Amount to be paid out of the receipts under section 6 of Act No. 3203, as amended	(7,560.00)
Total	P52,404,581.33

SEC. 2. The special and general provisions of Republic Act No. 320 are hereby made applicable to the appropriations provided in this Executive Order.

SEC 3. This Order shall take effect as of July 1, 1949.

Done in the City of Manila, this 8th day of July, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and forty-nine, and of the Independence of the Philippines the fourth.


By the President:
(SGD.) TEODORO EVANGELISTA
Executive Secretary