Title
Transfer of Agencies to Regular Departments
Law
Executive Order No. 220
Decision Date
Mar 21, 1970
President Ferdinand E. Marcos issued Executive Order No. 220 in 1970 to reorganize government agencies, transferring them to different departments and revoking inconsistent orders and regulations.

Scope of Agencies Transferred

  • Specific agencies under the Office of the President are transferred to regular executive departments and agencies.
  • Transfer includes all appropriations, equipment, property, records, and necessary personnel associated with the agencies.

List of Agencies and Their New Departments

  • Anti-Smuggling Action Center to Department of National Defense.
  • National Shrines Commission to Department of National Defense.
  • Intramuros Restoration Committee to Department of Education.
  • Roxas Memorial Commission to Department of Education.
  • Quezon Memorial Committee to Department of Education.
  • General Emilio Aguinaldo Centennial Commission to Department of Education.
  • Gomez, Burgos, Zamora Centennial Commission to Department of Education.
  • Committee on Fire Control to National Civil Defense Administration.
  • Committee on Warning System to National Civil Defense Administration.
  • Committee to Destroy Postage Stamps, Cards and Postage Stamps to Bureau of Posts.
  • Pinaglabanan Commemorative Commission to Department of Education.
  • Inter-Agency Committee on the Survey of the Cattle Industry to Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources.
  • National Coordinating Council on Recruitment Problems to Department of Labor.
  • Exchange Visitor Program Committee to Department of Foreign Affairs.
  • Advisory Committee on the Design and Construction of Fallout Shelters to National Civil Defense Administration.
  • Committee for the Special Fund for Education to Department of Foreign Affairs.

Legal Effects and Revocation Clause

  • All inconsistent executive orders, administrative orders, rules, and regulations are revoked.
  • The order is formalized with the President's signature and an attestation by the Acting Executive Secretary.

Important Legal Concepts

  • The transfer includes the movement of entire agency resources and personnel.
  • The decentralization reflects an administrative policy to improve efficiency in government operations.
  • The order respects the statutory authority of the President to reorganize executive functions.
  • Revocation clause ensures legal clarity by superseding conflicting previous issuances.

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