EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 177-A

: The main purpose of Executive Order No. 177-A is to amend Executive Order No. 177 by extending the period granted to government departments, agencies, and offices undergoing reorganization to prescribe and approve their new position structure and staffing pattern from sixty (60) days to one hundred twenty (120) days.
: Section 1 of Executive Order No. 177 dated May 28, 1987 is amended by EO No. 177-A.
: EO No. 177-A amends Section 1 by granting a new period of one hundred twenty (120) days, instead of sixty (60) days, to government departments, agencies, and offices undergoing reorganization to prescribe and approve their new position structure and staffing pattern.
: It applies to all government departments, agencies, and offices undergoing reorganization under their respective reorganization Executive Orders.
: The new period of one hundred twenty (120) days starts from the expiry of the period stated in their respective reorganization Executive Orders.
: No, EO No. 177-A does not specify any penalties for failure to comply with the extended period.
: In this context, 'position structure and staffing pattern' refer to the organizational framework and allocation of manpower or personnel positions within government departments, agencies, and offices undergoing reorganization.
: Executive Order No. 177-A took effect immediately upon its signing on July 25, 1987.
: The Executive Secretary who signed EO No. 177-A was Joker P. Arroyo.