QuestionsQuestions (Republic Act No. 579)
EO No. 246 designates Calamba City as the regional center of Region IV-A (CALABARZON). This means that regional offices and related regional government functions for Region IV-A are to be centered in Calamba City pursuant to the EO’s directives.
The EO states that it was issued “by virtue of the powers vested in me by law,” and it was signed by the President and attested by the Executive Secretary, reflecting the constitutional requirement for presidential issuances.
EO No. 103 dated May 17, 2003 is referenced. It divided Region IV into IV-A (CALABARZON) and IV-B and transferred Aurora Province to Region III.
The Regional Development Council IV-A affirmed Calamba City as the site of the regional center for Region IV-A, based on its established status as a center of industrial development and urban activities.
The EO states that Calamba City’s establishment as an industrial development and urban activities center will foster better coordination and promote efficiency among agencies operating in CALABARZON.
It must immediately undertake the necessary steps for the site development of the CALABARZON regional center in Calamba City.
All national line agencies must locate their regional offices in Calamba City “as soon as possible.”
They must provide the necessary budgetary and other requirements to support the relocation of regional offices to Calamba City.
No specific date is provided; it requires agencies to locate their regional offices “as soon as possible,” which is a flexible but mandatory directive.
It repeals or modifies all orders, rules, regulations, issuances, or parts thereof that are inconsistent with EO No. 246.
Section 5 provides that it shall take effect immediately.
Because it centralizes the location of regional government functions and offices, thereby improving coordination and efficiency among agencies operating across CALABARZON.
EO No. 246 ties together regional restructuring (from EO No. 103) and administrative organization by designating a specific city (Calamba) as the hub for regional operations within Region IV-A (CALABARZON).
EO No. 246 explicitly requires national line agencies to provide budgetary and other requirements for relocating offices, implying that appropriations and administrative budgeting must support implementation.
It is a presidential executive issuance (an Executive Order) that has normative legal effect by directing government agencies to take specific actions and by designating an official regional center.
By moving/centering regional offices in Calamba City, it changes where regional government services and offices are located, which can affect accessibility, processing, and coordination of services within CALABARZON.