Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 176)
Executive Order No. 176 amends Executive Order No. 158 dated July 28, 1948.
The main purpose of Executive Order No. 176 is to amend Executive Order No. 158 by granting the Labor-Management Advisory Board the power to call upon any government official or employee to assist or cooperate with the Board in the performance of its functions.
The Board is empowered to call upon any official or employee of any Department, bureau, office, branch, agency, or instrumentality of the Government, including government-owned or controlled corporations, to assist or cooperate with the Board in performing its functions.
This power extends to any Department, bureau, office, branch, agency, or instrumentality of the Government, including corporations owned or controlled by it.
It implies that government entities are mandated to provide assistance and cooperation to the Labor-Management Advisory Board when called upon in relation to the Board's functions.
Executive Order No. 176 was signed on September 29, 1948.
Teodoro Evangelista signed Executive Order No. 176 as the Executive Secretary.
This power enhances the Board's capacity to effectively perform its advisory role on labor-management relations by ensuring cooperation and support from various government entities.
No, the Board's power to call upon officials or employees extends broadly to all Departments, bureaus, offices, branches, agencies, and instrumentalities of the Government including government-owned or controlled corporations.