Question & AnswerQ&A (PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1532)
The primary purpose of Presidential Decree No. 1532 is to provide an administrative mechanism that ensures the policies, plans, and programs of government corporations, boards, and similar bodies are integrated within the mainstream of national policies, and to secure the participation of Cabinet Ministers in these bodies either as ex-officio members or representatives of the government.
No, a Cabinet member who is also a member of the Interim Batasang Pambansa cannot hold any other government office or employment except for membership in government boards or bodies in an ex-officio capacity and membership in other boards or bodies representing the government when authorized.
Cabinet Ministers can sit in other boards or bodies representing the government if the government or its agencies have controlling or substantial interest in those bodies, and if such membership is clearly related to their official duties.
The President/Prime Minister prescribes the positions that Ministers may occupy in an ex-officio capacity or as representatives of the government in other boards or bodies.
Yes, the decree deems amended the corresponding charters or laws creating government boards or bodies to allow the ex-officio membership of Ministers as determined by the President/Prime Minister.
The President is authorized to appoint an additional member to the board or body to maintain an odd-numbered membership, provided that the additional member is suitably qualified, except where all members are serving ex-officio.
Yes, Ministers whose membership is authorized under the decree are entitled to reasonable per diems, allowances, or similar compensation as authorized by virtue of their membership in those boards or bodies.
If any provision or part of the decree is declared unconstitutional, the remaining provisions shall continue to be valid and binding.
All laws, decrees, executive orders, rules, and regulations inconsistent with this Decree are repealed, altered, or modified accordingly.
Presidential Decree No. 1532 took effect immediately upon its signing on June 11, 1978.