Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 300)
The primary purpose of Executive Order No. 300 is to amend Executive Order No. 164 by changing the chairman of the committee coordinating and supervising the collation, collection, identification, classification, reproduction, and release of archival materials and other historical papers in government agencies from the Secretary of Education to the Chairman of the National Historical Commission.
The Chairman of the National Historical Commission was designated as the chairman of the committee.
The committee created under Executive Order No. 164 dated January 17, 1969, which is tasked to coordinate and supervise activities related to archival materials and historical papers in government agencies.
The committee is responsible for coordinating and supervising the collation, collection, identification, classification, reproduction, and release of archival materials and other historical papers in the possession of government agencies.
The Secretary of Education chaired the committee before the amendment.
Archival materials and historical papers in the possession of all government agencies fall under the committee’s jurisdiction.
Designating the Chairman of the National Historical Commission aligns the committee’s leadership with an agency specializing in historical preservation, potentially improving coordination and expertise in managing historical materials.
No, it only changes the chairman of the committee but does not introduce new functions.