Reorganization Law of 1932

Clarifies that each department functions under the executive authority of its Secretary.
The Department of Agriculture and Commerce is headed by the Secretary of Agriculture and Commerce; the Department of Interior and Labor by the Secretary of Interior and Labor.

Department of Finance supervises Bureaus including Customs, Internal Revenue, Treasury, Banking, Printing, and others.
Department of Public Instruction oversees Education, Health, Public Welfare, Philippine General Hospital, Quarantine Service, and Physical Director.
Department of Justice supervises Justice Bureau, courts, Public Service Commission, Prisons, Land Registration, law enforcement officers, and acts as attorney-general and legal adviser.
Department of Agriculture and Commerce covers Bureaus of Plant and Animal Industry, Forestry, Lands, Science, Commerce, Weather, and related regulatory matters.
Department of Public Works and Communications supervises Public Works, Posts, Water District, Coast and Geodetic Survey, Aeronautics, and Marine Railway.
Department of Interior and Labor supervises local government administration, Non-Christian Tribes, Constabulary, Labor Bureau, and censorship board, including marriage and clergy registration.

The Director of Civil Service heads boards of examiners for various professions, overseeing examinations, record-keeping, and reporting.
Establishes composition, appointment, tenure, and compensation of boards of examiners by respective Department Secretaries.
Procedures for licensing professionals post-examination are clarified.

Expenses of Bureau of Banking reimbursed by assessments on banking institutions relative to asset size.
Bureau of Supply abolished; functions transferred to Secretary of Finance through a Division of Purchase and Supply.
Manila Harbor Board subject to Secretary of Finance's approval for operational regulations.
Philippine Health Service, Public Welfare Commissioner, and Tuberculosis Commission abolished; duties transferred to newly created Bureau of Health and Bureau of Public Welfare.

Establishment of Commissioner of Health and Welfare with Undersecretary rank under the Secretary of Public Instruction.
Directors of Health, Public Welfare, and Philippine General Hospital must be qualified professionals with specific expertise.

Specifies the territorial composition of 26 Judicial Districts for Courts of First Instance.
Details multiple judges within certain districts and their specific jurisdictional assignments.

Enables the Secretary of Justice to temporarily assign Judges of First Instance to districts for up to three months.
Permanent stations of judges are located either in provincial capitals or municipalities as specified.
Establishes six Judges-at-large for assignment as designated by the Department Head.

Sets specific dates and venues for court sessions within the various judicial districts.
Allows adjustments for special circumstances with Secretary of Justice's approval.

Requires age, citizenship, moral character, and legal education for Justices of the Peace.
Municipal Court judges must have four years of law practice or relevant office-holding, with admission to the bar for first-class municipalities.
Provides a mechanism for grouping municipalities into circuit courts.

Mandates Registers of Deeds for Manila and certain provinces; roles assigned to provincial fiscals in lower-class provinces.

Bureau of Commerce and Industry renamed Bureau of Commerce.
National Museum divisions redistributed between National Library and Bureau of Science; National Museum abolished as a bureau.
Fiber Standardization Board abolished; functions absorbed by Department of Agriculture and Commerce.
Marine railway and repair shops transferred to Department of Public Works and Communications; leasing authority granted with Governor-General and Council of State approval.
Executive Bureau abolished; functions transferred to Secretary of Interior and Labor.

Creation of Commissioner of Labor with Undersecretary rank overseeing labor laws and welfare.
Appointment of Inspector General of Labor responsible for laborers abroad, complaint handling, contract enforcement, and general welfare.

National Library transferred from Department of Justice to Philippine Legislature supervision.
Director and Assistant Director appointed by Governor-General with Senate consent; staff appointed under Civil Service Law.

Transfers powers from former Departments of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Commerce and Communications, and Interior to reorganized departments.
Department Heads empowered to act on any authority given to subordinate bureaus or officers.
Authorization for Department Heads to reorganize internal functions for efficiency, with civil service protections.

Unexpended funds from abolished entities revert to government surplus; related properties disposed under Governor-General's direction.
Transferred units' resources merged with new departments for their original purposes.
Transfer of personnel and resources conducted by Department Heads.

Current Secretaries, Undersecretaries (except Public Instruction), judges, commissioners, and bureau chiefs vacate positions upon effectivity.
Governor-General to appoint new officials with Senate consent, considering incumbents' service.
Officials displaced by reorganization to receive retirement gratuities and retain civil service eligibility for ten years.
Provision for preference in reappointment of separated personnel; reimbursement of gratuities upon reinstatement.

Department Heads may assign assistant chiefs additional duties without extra compensation.
Repeal of all inconsistent laws or parts thereof.
Effective date set for January 1, 1933, with possible postponement to July 31, 1933, for some provisions upon Governor-General and Council of State approval.