Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 26)
The authority contained in sections twenty-two and twenty-three of Commonwealth Act Numbered One, also known as the National Defense Act.
Colonel Paulino Santos, retired, was appointed as Major General in the Regular Force and designated as the Chief of Staff.
He was to supervise the activities of the Bureau of Prisons and exercise all authority vested in him as its Director.
He was appointed as Major General in the Regular Force and designated as Deputy Chief of Staff.
He was appointed as Major General in the Regular Force and designated Provost Marshal General.
Colonel Guillermo B. Francisco, promoted to Brigadier General, was designated Commanding General of the Regular Division.
1) Major General Paulino Santos, 2) Major General Basilio J. Valdes, 3) Major General Jose de los Reyes, 4) Brigadier General Guillermo B. Francisco.
The National Defense Act prescribes specific duties for the Chief of Staff, Deputy Chief of Staff, Provost Marshal General, and Commanding General of the Regular Division, which these officers will immediately assume as per pertinent executive orders.
He will continue to supervise the Bureau of Prisons until otherwise ordered.
Manuel L. Quezon signed the Executive Order as President of the Philippines.