QuestionsQuestions (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 402)
EO No. 402 aims to include the Secretary of Education as an additional member of the Executive Committee of the National Security Council.
The Secretary of Education was included as an additional member.
The President invoked “the powers vested in me by law.”
The Executive Committee of the National Security Council (NSC) was affected.
EO No. 402 increases the membership of the Executive Committee as embodied in EO No. 13 (1966) and reconstituted under EO No. 396 (1972).
It means the committee’s membership is expanded by adding a new member—in this case, the Secretary of Education.
It was issued on September 14, 1972 and “done in the City of Manila.”
EO No. 13 (Feb. 24, 1966) originally embodied the committee membership, and EO No. 396 (June 19, 1972) reconstituted it; EO No. 402 then further amended membership by adding the Secretary of Education.
It clarifies that the committee membership being amended is the version defined by EO No. 13 and later modified/reconstituted by EO No. 396, ensuring continuity and identifying the operative committee composition to be increased.
No. The text states an “increase” in membership to include an additional member; it does not expressly remove existing members.
It was signed by President Ferdinand E. Marcos, with attestation by Alejandro Melchor, Executive Secretary.
“Include” indicates that the Secretary of Education becomes part of the Executive Committee as an additional member, expanding (not replacing) the membership.
It increases representation and input from the Department of Education in national security matters, potentially affecting planning, policy coordination, and implementation considerations involving education-related security concerns.
It signals that the President is acting within delegated or recognized legal authority, helping to justify the amendment of governmental committee membership.