Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 613)
The PAEC was transferred from the Ministry of Energy to the Office of the President.
Under Presidential Decree No. 1206, the PAEC was transferred from the Office of the President to the Ministry (Department) of Energy.
The PAEC is responsible for the promulgation and implementation of standards and guidelines for safeguarding public health and safety in the operation and use of atomic energy facilities, materials, and processes, and exercising regulatory functions in this area.
It was necessary to ensure closer and more effective supervision of the PAEC's regulatory functions related to licensing and regulation of atomic energy facilities and to avoid conflicts of interests since the Ministry of Energy also operated the Bataan nuclear power plant.
Presidential Decree No. 1416 empowers the President to undertake such organizational and related improvements as may be appropriate in light of changing circumstances and new developments.
All applicable funds and appropriations, records, equipment, property, facilities, and personnel are also transferred along with PAEC to the Office of the President.
Yes, all laws, decrees, issuances, rules, and regulations inconsistent with the Executive Order are repealed or modified accordingly.
It took effect immediately on August 15, 1980.
Direct supervision by the Office of the President aims to ensure more objective, effective, and strategic regulation of atomic energy to safeguard public health and safety.