Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 81)
The Central Bank Council was composed of Hon. Miguel Cuaderno, Sr. (Chairman), Hon. Jose Yulo (Member), Hon. Vicente Carmona (Member), and Mr. Alfonso Calalang (Member).
The functions include: (1) Preparing a detailed statement recommending necessary changes in monetary law and defining the organization, purposes, and functions of the central bank; (2) Drafting new monetary and central banking laws in accordance with the statement; (3) Organizing a division of economic and statistical research to establish statistical measures for credit control.
The Council is authorized to call upon any department, bureau, office, agency, or government instrumentality for information and assistance needed for its work.
Yes, with the President's approval, any officer or employee of any government department, bureau, or office can be detailed on a full or part-time basis to the Central Bank Council.
The Council reports and recommends its findings to the President of the Philippines from time to time.
The Council shall continue to exist until the Central Bank is formally organized.
The joint Philippine-American Finance Commission recommended the establishment of a central bank to solve the country's monetary and financial problems.
The statement recommends necessary changes in monetary law and defines the organization, purposes, and functions of the central bank, serving as a basis for drafting new laws.