WHEREAS, it
is necessary to provide an administrative mechanism by which the
policies, plans and programs of government corporations, boards and
similar bodies are integrated within the mainstream of national
policies, plans and programs;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, there is need to secure the participation of ministries
concerned in the formulation of policies of appropriate government
corporations, boards and similar bodies in order to secure the desired
coordination;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, towards this end, it is desirable to continue the practice of
making cabinet ministers as ex-officio chairman or member of such
boards and bodies as appropriate; and
WHEREAS, it is also desirable to allow cabinet ministers to sit in
representation of the government in other bodies where the government
has controlling or substantial interest.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines,
by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby
order and decree:cralaw:red
Section 1. No member of the Cabinet who is also a
member of the Interim Batasang Pambansa shall occupy any other office
or employment in the government, except of government boards or bodies
in an ex-officio capacity. He may also be authorized to sit in
representation of the government or any of its agencies in other boards
or bodies where the government or any of its agencies has controlling
or substantial interest, provided that membership in such boards or
bodies is clearly related to his official duties. Any provision of
existing laws to the contrary notwithstanding, the positions which may
be occupied by Ministers, in an ex-officio capacity or in
representation of the government, shall be as prescribed by the
President/Prime Minister. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 2. The corresponding charters of or laws
creating such government boards or bodies are hereby deemed amended to
allow the ex-officio membership of Ministers therein in accordance with
the determination of the President/Prime Minister pursuant to Section 1
hereof.
Section 3. In cases where a Minister was previously
not a member, whether in an ex-officio or a personal capacity, of a
government board or body in which he is now authorized to sit by virtue
of the determination of the President pursuant to Section 1 hereof, the
President shall be authorized to appoint an additional member, if
necessary, to the board or body concerned in order to maintain an
odd-numbered membership; provided, that the additional member shall
have qualifications suitable to the functions and duties of the board
or body; and provided, further, that the additional member need not be
appointed where all the members of the board or body are now serving in
an ex-officio capacity. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 4. Ministers whose ex-officio membership in
government boards or bodies or whose membership in representation of
the government in other boards and bodies are authorized pursuant to
Section 1 hereof shall be entitled to reasonable per diems, allowances
and others of a similar nature as are or may be authorized by virtue of
their membership in said boards or bodies, any provision of law to the
contrary notwithstanding.
Section 5. Should any provision of this Decree or
any part thereof be declared unconstitutional, the remaining provisions
or parts thereof shall continue to be valid and binding.
Section 6. All laws, decrees, executive orders,
rules and regulations which are inconsistent with this Decree are
hereby repealed, altered or modified accordingly.
Section 7. This Decree shall take effect
immediately. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
DONE in the City of Manila,
this 11th day of June, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
seventy-eight.
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