EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 168

: Former President Ferdinand E. Marcos signed Presidential Decree No. 1587 on June 11, 1978.
: It was never implemented because it was not officially released upon orders of former President Ferdinand E. Marcos.
: Under Article 2 of the New Civil Code and the Supreme Court ruling in Tanada, et al. vs. Tuvera, et al., laws must be published in the Official Gazette as a condition for their effectivity.
: To obviate any misconception as to its validity and to ensure it will not be given life by publication in the Official Gazette.
: It pertains mostly to the organizational structure and functions of the government which have since become obsolete.
: The Executive Order took effect immediately upon its issuance.
: It legally established that laws must be published in the Official Gazette to be effective and binding.
: Section 1 repeals Presidential Decree No. 1587 entitled "Instituting the Administrative Code of 1978."
: It was signed on May 5, 1987.
: Joker P. Arroyo, as Executive Secretary, attested and signed the Executive Order by authority of the President.