Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 38)
The provinces involved are Negros Occidental and Negros Oriental.
Article X, Section 4 of the 1987 Philippine Constitution provides that the President shall exercise general supervision over local government units.
It was revoked due to the need to ensure that priority government programs and projects are sufficiently funded, and because establishing regional offices in the NIR required substantial appropriation competing with other government priorities.
All NIR Regional Offices and Regional Councils are abolished. Personnel shall return to previous units or be reassigned, and the operations of these offices must be wound up and disposition completed within sixty (60) days from the effectivity of the order.
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) is tasked to supervise the reversion process.
The DILG may issue necessary guidelines for the reversion of the NIR and the abolition of the Regional Councils and Regional Offices.
Yes, all other departments, bureaus, offices, agencies, including government-owned or controlled corporations and financial institutions, are directed to extend full assistance to the DILG.
The order shall take effect upon publication in a newspaper of general circulation.
If any part or section of the order is held unconstitutional or invalid, other unaffected sections remain in full force and effect.
All inconsistent orders, proclamations, rules, regulations, and issuances or parts thereof are repealed, amended, or modified accordingly.