Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 869)
The purpose of Executive Order No. 869 is to place the National Printing Office and the Asian Productivity Organization (APO) Production Unit under the Philippine Information Agency to enhance government communication with the people.
The Philippine Information Agency was created by Executive Order No. 100 (s. 1986) to serve as the government agency responsible for communicating with the people.
Section 6 of Executive Order No. 576 (s. 2006) previously attached the National Printing Office and APO Production Unit to the Office of the Press Secretary.
Section 31(2), Chapter 10, Title III of Executive Order No. 292, otherwise known as the Administrative Code of 1987, grants the President the authority to reorganize the executive branch of the government.
Section 1 directs that the National Printing Office and the Asian Productivity Organization (APO) Production Unit are placed under the Philippine Information Agency.
All executive orders, rules, regulations, and other issuances or parts thereof which are inconsistent with Executive Order No. 869 are revoked, amended, or modified accordingly.
Executive Order No. 869 took effect immediately upon its issuance on March 12, 2010, as stated in Section 3.
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo signed Executive Order No. 869 as the President of the Philippines.
Leandro R. Mendoza signed the Executive Order as Executive Secretary.
This placement centralizes government communication efforts by consolidating agencies responsible for information dissemination and printing services under the Philippine Information Agency, enhancing coordination and effectiveness in communicating government programs to the public.