EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 490

: Executive Order No. 490 transfers the Commission on Filipinos Overseas from the Office of the President to the Department of Foreign Affairs.
: It was signed on November 26, 1991.
: It was created under Batas Pambansa Blg. 79, approved on June 16, 1980.
: Executive Order No. 708 (transferred to Ministry of Foreign Affairs on July 27, 1981) and Executive Order No. 728 (retained under Office of the President on September 12, 1981).
: The authority comes from Book III, Title III, Chapter 10, Section 31 of the 1987 Administrative Code.
: The Department of Foreign Affairs.
: Corazon C. Aquino.
: The 1987 Administrative Code provides the President with the authority to reorganize the administrative structure of the Office of the President, including transferring agencies to other departments.
: Yes, it takes effect immediately.
: Franklin M. Drilon signed it as Executive Secretary.