Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 223)
The primary purpose of Executive Order No. 223 is to supplement Executive Order No. 191 by providing guidelines on the deactivation of the Economic Intelligence and Investigation Bureau (EIIB), including the termination or integration of its employees, transfer of its assets and liabilities, and performance of its functions by other agencies due to redundancy and duplication of functions.
The Task Force is chaired by the Executive Secretary.
The members of the Task Force include the Secretary of Finance, the Secretary of Budget and Management, and the Secretary of Justice.
EIIB personnel are given priority in hiring for existing vacant positions in other government agencies, subject to compliance with qualification standards set by the receiving agencies.
Yes, all accrued leave credits of EIIB personnel shall be paid within one month from the filing of the necessary clearances and other pertinent documents.
Those personnel shall be deemed separated from the service effective April 30, 2000, due to bona fide reorganization resulting in abolition, redundancy, merger, division, or consolidation of positions.
These functions are transferred to or performed by the appropriate agencies such as the Department of Finance, National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), and Bureau of Customs (BOC). Anti-smuggling activities remain with the Presidential Anti-Smuggling Task Force Aduanaa until otherwise ordered by the President.
The seized goods remain in the custody of the EIIB and shall not be released without authorization from the Secretary of Finance.
The Task Force is given until June 30, 2000 to fully implement the deactivation of the EIIB.
Yes, funds for existing vacant positions filled by EIIB personnel and related requirements shall be sourced from agency savings or augmented by the Department of Budget and Management. The DBM also prioritizes payment of accrued leave credits, separation, and retirement benefits from the Miscellaneous Personnel Benefits Fund.
The Executive Order takes effect immediately upon its signing on March 29, 2000.
Article IX, B, Section 3 of the Philippine Constitution, which promotes morale, efficiency, integrity, responsiveness, progressiveness, and courtesy in the civil service, is cited.
Yes, EIIB personnel qualified for retirement may elect for optional retirement.
The skeletal force continues to prosecute and defend pending judicial and administrative cases involving the government, EIIB, and its personnel, and assists in winding up EIIB operations and safeguarding resources.
All assets and liabilities of the EIIB are transferred without cost to the Department of Finance pending final disposition.