EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 246

: Calamba City is designated as the regional center of Region IV-A (CALABARZON).
: Executive Order No. 103, which divided Region IV into IV-A (CALABARZON) and IV-B and transferred Aurora Province to Region III.
: The Regional Development Council IV-A affirmed the choice of Calamba City as the site of the regional center.
: Calamba City was chosen because it has been established as a center of industrial development and urban activities.
: It will foster better coordination and promote efficiency in the discharge of functions between and among agencies operating in the CALABARZON area.
: The Council shall immediately undertake 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 and provide the necessary budgetary and other requirements.
: All orders, rules, regulations and issuances, or parts thereof, which are inconsistent with this Executive Order, are repealed or modified accordingly.
: The Executive Order took effect immediately upon its signing on October 28, 2003.