ABOLISHING THE PRESIDENTIAL COMMITTEE ON EFFECTIVE GOVERNANCE AND TRANSFERRING ITS FUNCTIONS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT
WHEREAS, one of the powers and functions of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) is the assessment of organizational effectiveness;
WHEREAS, the Administrative Code of 1987 grants the President continuing authority to reorganize the National Government;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, President of the Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby order:
SECTION 1. The Presidential Committee on Effective Governance is hereby abolished, and its functions are hereby transferred to the Department of Budget and Management.
SECTION 2. All orders, issuances, rules and regulations or parts thereof inconsistent with this Executive Order are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.
SECTION 3. This Executive Order shall take effect immediately.
Adopted: 8 Sept. 2004
By the President:
(SGD.) EDUARDO R. ERMITA
Acting Executive Secretary