Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 364)
The Department of Agrarian Reform was transformed into the Department of Land Reform.
The three main areas of land reform are agrarian reform, urban land reform, and ancestral domain reform.
The Presidential Commission on the Urban Poor (PCUP) was placed under the supervision and control of the Department of Land Reform.
The Chairman of the PCUP serves as the ex-officio Undersecretary of the Department of Land Reform for Urban Land Reform.
The National Commission on Indigenous People's (NCIP) was placed under the supervision and control of the Department of Land Reform.
The Chairman of the NCIP serves as the ex-officio Undersecretary of the Department of Land Reform for Ancestral Domain Reform.
The PCUP and NCIP shall have access to the services provided by the Department's Finance, Management and Administrative Office; Policy, Planning and Legal Affairs Office; Field Operations and Support Services Office; and all other offices of the Department of Land Reform.
The Executive Order cites law and jurisprudence as the legal basis for the President's broad powers to reorganize offices under her supervision and control.
The Executive Order took effect immediately upon its issuance on September 27, 2004.
All previous issuances that conflict with Executive Order No. 364 are repealed or modified accordingly.