Reorganization of Commonwealth Exec. Departments

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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 27: Reorganization of Commonwealth Exec. Departments

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Title Source: Supreme Court: Reorganization of Commonwealth Exec. Departments

Law: Executive Order No. 27

Decision Date: Feb 27, 1945

Sergio Osmeña, President of the Philippines, reorganizes the executive departments of the Commonwealth Government into nine key sectors to restore governance following the Japanese invasion, ensuring each department operates under the direct control of its respective secretary.

Law Summary

Enumeration and Oversight of Executive Departments

Nine executive departments are established:
- Department of the Interior
- Department of Finance
- Department of Justice
- Department of Agriculture and Commerce
- Department of Public Works and Communications
- Department of Instruction and Information
- Department of Labor
- Department of National Defense
- Department of Health and Public Welfare
Each department is under the direct control of their respective secretaries.
Department secretaries exercise their functions subject to the general supervision and control of the President.

Departmental Functions and Executive Authority

Each department shall perform its functions under the executive authority of its respective secretary:
- Interior Secretary for Department of the Interior
- Finance Secretary for Department of Finance
- Justice Secretary for Department of Justice
- Agriculture and Commerce Secretary for Department of Agriculture and Commerce
- Public Works and Communications Secretary for Department of Public Works and Communications
- Instruction and Information Secretary for Department of Instruction and Information
- Labor Secretary for Department of Labor
- National Defense Secretary for Department of National Defense
- Health and Public Welfare Secretary for Department of Health and Public Welfare

Abolition and Personnel Transfer of the Department of Information and Public Relations

Department of Information and Public Relations (created in 1943) is abolished.
Officials and employees of the abolished department may be transferred, with presidential approval and depending on service needs, to:
- Department of Instruction and Information in the Philippines
- Division of Information, which may be established in the Office of the Resident Commissioner of the Philippines to the United States

Repeal of Previous Executive Orders

Executive Order No. 15-W (1944) and any other executive orders inconsistent with this reorganization are hereby repealed.

Effective Date and Authentication

The Executive Order is signed in Manila on February 27, 1945.
Signed by President Sergio Osmeña and Secretary to the President, Jose S. Reyes.

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