Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 74)
The main purpose of Executive Order No. 74 is to organize the Philippine Relief and Rehabilitation Administration under the Office of the President and to abolish the Emergency Control Administration, transferring its functions, activities, funds, equipment, and personnel to the new administration.
The Philippine Relief and Rehabilitation Administration is created under Commonwealth Act 716.
The organization of the Philippine Relief and Rehabilitation Administration is effective December 1, 1945.
The Emergency Control Administration is abolished effective December 1, 1945, and all its functions, activities, funds, equipment, and personnel are transferred to the Philippine Relief and Rehabilitation Administration.
The Auditor General is authorized to assist in the immediate liquidation and settlement of the obligations and accounts of the Emergency Control Administration.
The Philippine Relief and Rehabilitation Administration has all the powers, duties, and functions set forth in Commonwealth Act 716.
A sum of one million pesos is appropriated in Commonwealth Act 716 to be made available for the organization and operation of the Philippine Relief and Rehabilitation Administration.
It is organized under the authority of the President of the Philippines, specifically under the Office of the President.
Jose S. Reyes, Secretary to the President, also signed Executive Order No. 74.
Executive Order No. 74 legally abolishes the Emergency Control Administration and transfers all its functions, assets, and personnel to the Philippine Relief and Rehabilitation Administration, thereby consolidating relief and rehabilitation efforts under one agency.