Issuing authority and governing power
- Executive Order No. 240 is signed by Ferdinand E. Marcos, President of the Philippines.
- Ponciano G. A. Mathay signs as Acting Executive Secretary, by order of the President.
Amendment to the National Artificial Rain Committee
- Executive Order No. 240 amends Executive Order No. 212 by adding representatives of the following government agencies as members of the Committee:
- The National Food and Agricultural Council (NFAC) is added as a member-agency through its representative.
- The Research and Development Center, Armed Forces of the Philippines is added as a member-agency through its representative.
- The added representatives become committee members by virtue of Executive Order No. 240 amending Executive Order No. 212.
Scope of the operative change
- Executive Order No. 240 operates solely as an amendment to Executive Order No. 212 regarding membership composition of the National Artificial Rain Stimulation Committee.
- Executive Order No. 240 does not create a new committee; it modifies the membership of the committee already created by Executive Order No. 212.
- The only substantive change mandated is the inclusion of the specified agency representatives as members of the Committee.