QuestionsQuestions (Republic Act No. 8926)
EO No. 586 transfers the Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA) from the Department of Finance (DOF) to the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).
PRA is transferred from the Department of Finance (DOF) to the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).
PRA becomes under the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).
The EO cites Section 31, Chapter 10, Title III, Book III of the Administrative Code of 1987, granting the President continuing authority to reorganize the government.
It describes PRA as tasked to develop, improve, administer, deal in, subdivide, dispose, lease, and sell government lands, buildings, estates and other forms of real property, and to hold assets for the National Government.
Because these activities are treated as public works projects, which supports aligning PRA under DPWH.
The EO’s recitals emphasize that reclamation, land development, and urban renewal are public works; hence, PRA’s functions should align with DPWH’s mandate.
It mainly relocates PRA’s oversight/attachment from DOF to DPWH; it does not expressly redefine PRA’s core powers in the text provided.
It repeals or modifies any orders, issuances, rules, or regulations—or parts thereof—that are inconsistent with EO No. 586.
It takes effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in a national newspaper of general circulation.
It reflects the general requirement of publication for effectivity of laws and presidential issuances affecting the public, ensuring notice and compliance.
The conflicting issuance is repealed or modified accordingly to the extent of inconsistency.
PRA is tasked to manage and deal with real properties owned/managed/controlled/operated by the government and to hold assets on behalf of the National Government.
It links PRA’s assigned mandate and legal basis under EO No. 380, using it to justify the reorganization move under EO No. 586.
It was signed by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, with Eduardo R. Ermita as Executive Secretary.