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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 259 -
ACTIVATING THE CENTRAL MANAGEMENT INFORMATION OFFICE IN THE DEPARTMENT
OF FINANCE AND INTEGRATING THE APPROPRIATE POSITIONS OF THE ECONOMIC
INTELLIGENCE AND INVESTIGATION BUREAU IN SAID OFFICE AND THE BUREAU OF
CUSTOMS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
WHEREAS,
the Economic Intelligence and Investigation Bureau (EIIB) has been
mandated to wind up its operation under RA 8760 (FY 2000 General
Appropriations Act) and deactivated pursuant to EO 191 (07 January
2000) EO 223 (29 March 2000) and EO 247 (20 May 2000);
WHEREAS, Sec. 78 of RA 8760 further authorizes the heads of
departments in the Executive Branch to review and identify activities
which are no longer essential in the delivery of public services and
which may be phased-out or abolished, and adopt measures that will
result in the streamlined organization and operations and improved
overall performance and productivity of other respective agencies;
WHEREAS, EO 223 directs the transfer to/retention in the Department of
Finance (DOF) of EIA residual functions pertaining to providing the DOF
Secretary intelligence reports and information of illegal activities
especially those impairing the revenue-raising capability of DOF, and
those pertaining to global trends and benchmarks which may adversely
affect national financial interest;
WHEREAS, there is a need to maintain and coordinate certain economic
intelligence operations in the DOF, its bureaus and attached agencies,
as well as with other government intelligence agencies;
WHEREAS, there is a need for the establishment of systems and
procedures, and review of work processes of the DOF, its bureaus and
attached agencies to ensure transparency and efficiency in public
service delivery and program implementation, especially with respect to
tax administration;
WHEREAS, Sec. 8 and 10, Chapter 3, Title II, Book IV of EO 292
(Revised Administrative Code of 1987) creates a Central Management and
Information Office (CMIO) under the Policy Development and Management
Services Group of the DOF;
WHEREAS, in aid of carrying out the purpose of EO 223, it is necessary
to activate the CMIO, and its intended functions under EO 292 be
enhanced to absorb the residual functions of EIA to fully support the
information requirements of the Office of the Secretary of Finance;
WHEREAS, there is a continuing need for a reinforced internal inquiry
in the Office of the Secretary of Finance to pursue anti-graft cases of
DOF personnel, its bureaus and attached agencies;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA, President of the
Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby
order:
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Sec. 3.
Moreover, the integration of appropriate EIA positions in other
organizational units of the DOF, primarily in the Bureau of Customs
(BOC), shall be proposed by the DOF and reviewed by the
DBM.
Sec. 4.
Sec. 5.
The DOF is further authorized to dispose of such EIA assets which may
be found uneconomic to maintain, or repair, in accordance with existing
laws, auditing and accounting rules and regulations.
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Sec. 7.
The Secretary of Finance is further directed to ensure that all seized
goods of the EIA and pending cases are transferred to the appropriate
agencies, including the BOC and the Department of Environment and
Natural Resources.
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DONE in the City of Manila,
this 29th day of June, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand.
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