Constitutional and administrative basis
- Article X, Section 4 of the Constitution authorizes the President to exercise general supervision over local government units.
- Administrative regions are intended to promote efficiency in the Government, accelerate social and economic development, and improve public services.
- The order recognizes that establishment of regional offices in the Negros Island Region requires substantial appropriation, potentially competing with priority government programs and projects.
Policy statement and intent
- The revocation is directed toward ensuring that priority government programs and projects are sufficiently funded.
- The order directs the abolition of Negros Island Region regional offices and regional councils to stop continued operational spending tied to the regional structure created earlier.
Creation revoked; provinces revert
- Executive Order No. 183 (s. 2015) is hereby revoked under Section 1.
- Negros Occidental reverts to Region VI under Section 1.
- Negros Oriental reverts to Region VII under Section 1.
Abolition of NIR regional structures
- Regional Councils (RCs) established by EO No. 183 are abolished under Section 2.
- Regional Offices (ROs) created pursuant to Memorandum Circular No. 81 (s. 2015) are abolished under Section 2.
- All existing personnel of the NIR ROs must return to their previous units of deployment, or be reassigned to other offices within their respective departments/agencies under Section 2.
- The winding up of NIR RO operations and the final disposition of their functions, positions, personnel, assets, and liabilities must be done immediately and completed not later than sixty (60) days from the effectivity of the order under Section 2.
DILG supervision and possible guidelines
- The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) must supervise the reversion of Negros Occidental to Region VI and Negros Oriental to Region VII under Section 3.
- The DILG may issue guidelines as necessary for reversion of the Negros Island Region and the abolition of the RCs and ROs under Section 3.
Assistance from other government agencies
- All other departments, bureaus, offices, agencies, and instrumentalities of the national government must extend full assistance to the DILG in the reversion process under Section 4.
- This assistance duty includes government-owned or-controlled corporations and government financial institutions under Section 4.
Repeal, separability, and continuing validity
- All orders, proclamations rules, regulations, and issuances or parts thereof inconsistent with this order are repealed, amended, or modified accordingly under Section 5.
- If any portion of the order is held unconstitutional or invalid, the remaining sections or provisions not affected remain in full force and effect under Section 6.