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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1753
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1753 -
FURTHER AMENDING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 78 DATED DECEMBER 8, 1972 AS
AMENDED BY PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1149 DATED JUNE 2, 1977
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WHEREAS,
Section 79 (D) of the Revised Administrative Code vests in the Ministry
Head the power to appoint all subordinate officers and employees whose
appointment is not expressly vested by law in the President of the
Philippines;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, pursuant to Presidential Decree No. 1 dated 24 September 1972,
as implemented by Section 24, Letter of Implementation No. 19 dated 31
December 1972, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical
Services Administration (PAGASA) then Weather Bureau was placed under
the jurisdiction of the Ministry of National Defense; chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, PAGASA having been placed under the jurisdiction of the
Ministry of National Defense, all administrative matters to include
approval of appointments must be within the competence of the Ministry
Head for effective supervision and control;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, under Section 5 of PD No. 78 as amended by PD No. 1149, all
subordinate personnel of PAGASA below the rank of Director shall be
appointed by the Director General upon recommendation of the respective
Director of office; and
WHEREAS, to attain uniformity of action on the matter of appointments
of all subordinate officials and employees in the Ministry of National
Defense, all appointments in PAGASA shall be elevated to the Ministry
Head for approval.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines,
by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby
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Section 1. Section 5 of Presidential Decree No. 78,
as amended by Presidential Decree No. 1149, is hereby further amended
to read as follows:cralaw:red
"Sec. 5. Director-General, Director of Organizational
Units, Other Personnel. — The PAGASA shall be headed by a
Director-General. The Director-General shall be appointed by the
President of the Philippines. He shall hold office during good behavior
and shall not be removed therefrom except for cause. He shall be a
citizen of the Philippines with proven executive ability who shall have
distinguished himself in science and technology; Provided, That no one
shall be appointed Director-General who is already holding an
appointive or elective position in a concurrent capacity in the
Government. Each Director of major organizational units of PAGASA shall
be appointed by the President of the Philippines. He shall be a citizen
of the Philippines with proven executive ability who shall have
achieved distinction in his particular field. Provided, That the
incumbent head of each major organizational units of PAGASA shall
continue as Director of his respective unit.
All subordinate personnel of PAGASA below the rank of Director shall be
appointed by the Minister of National Defense upon recommendation of
the Director-General, PAGASA, in accordance with applicable Civil
Service laws and rules."
Section 2. This Decree shall take effect immediately.
Done in the City of Manila,
this 14th day of December, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and eighty.
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