Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 44)
The President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested by the Constitution and the National Defense Act.
It is organized and administered by the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines under the general supervision and control of the Secretary of National Defense.
The specific objectives include: (1) conducting studies on national objectives related to manpower, resources, and national plans; (2) studying military-political, logistical, scientific, and economic aspects of national production; (3) inquiring into the war potential of major nations; (4) preparing students for interdepartmental coordination and integrated national strategy planning; and (5) providing students with broad perspectives for policy formulation and decision-making.
Funds from the Armed Forces of the Philippines are to be used for the implementation of the order.
Because the Philippines lacked an educational institution devoted specifically to training military leaders and civilian executives for top leadership in national defense and related government executive departments, especially in preparation for national emergencies.
It prepares potential defense leaders to assume high command, staff, and policy-formulating functions within the National Government and the national and international security structures.
No, it must be shared equally by other Executive Departments of the Government as well.
It studies manpower, material, and financial resources, balances these objectives with available resources, translates these into plans, programs, and budgets, and recommends specific industrial enterprises to strengthen national mobilization.
The order took effect immediately upon its signing on August 12, 1963.