[ EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 452, July 08, 1975 ]

EXTENDING THE TERM OF THE PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION ON REORGANIZATION CREATED UNDER EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 281, SERIES OF 1970



WHEREAS, under P. D. No. 1, the President has the authority to change provisions of the Integrated Reorganization Plan (IRP) in order to conform with the changing requirements of the Government for accelerated socio-economic development;

WHEREAS, the Office of the President continues to receive proposals from the various departments and agencies of the national government which have reorganizational implications such as the abolition, creation, or expansion of agencies;

WHEREAS, simultaneous with the submission of the above-mentioned proposals is the fact that several departments and agencies continue to consult with the Presidential Commission on reorganization on the operational difficulties they have been meeting in the implementation of the IRP;

WHEREAS, two major departments, Education and Culture, and Trade have just recently been granted authority for full implementation of IRP provisions affecting them; and

WHEREAS, the Office of the President needs the continued staff assistance of the Presidential Commission on Reorganization in the evaluation of the above-mentioned proposals, in the provisions of technical services in the implementation of the IRP, and in the monitoring of the government ™s program on administrative reforms.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby extend the term of the Presidential Commission on Reorganization up to June 30, 1976.

The Executive Secretary shall issue the necessary directives for the detail or the extension of the detail of such technical personnel as may be needed by the Commission, under the same conditions as prescribed in Executive Order No. 281, as amended.

The Commission is authorized to disburse and defray all expenses for its operation from July 1, 1975 to June 30, 1976 from funds as may be available from the Office of the President.

DONE in the City of Manila, this 8th day of July, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-five.

(SGD.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) ROBERTO V. REYES
Acting Executive Secretary