TRANSFERRING THE DIRECT SUPERVISION AND CONTROL OF THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS OFFICE (TELOF) FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TO THE COMMISSION ON INFORMATIO…

WHEREAS, Executive Order (EO) No. 269, series of 2004, which created
the Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT),
placed the Telecommunications Office (TELOF) and all other operating
units then existing in DOTC that directly support communications,
including the Telecommunications Policy and Planning Office, under the
direct supervision and control of the CICT;

WHEREAS, EO No. 603, series of 2007, transferred the direct
supervision and control of the TELOF and all other operating units
directly supporting CICT to the Department of Transportation and
Communications (DOTC);

WHEREAS, transferring the direct supervision and control of the TELOF
and all other operating units directly supporting communications to the
CICT will enhance the effectivity and promote faster, more efficient
and reliable networks of communication system and services;

WHEREAS, the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) was
attached to the Department of Transportation and Communications before
it was transferred to the Commission on Information and Communications
Technology pursuant to Executive Order No. 648, series of 2007;

WHEREAS, Section 31, Chapter 10, Book III of the Administrative Code
of 1987 grants the President the continuing authority to reorganize the
Executive Branch of government.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, President of the
Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by la
w, do hereby order:

SECTION 1. The Telecommunications Office (TELOF) and all other
operating units directly supporting communications, including the Telecommunications Policy and Planning Office, are hereby placed under
the direct supervision and control of the Commission on Information and
Communications Technology (CICT).

SECTION 2. The officers and staff of TELOF shall operate as the Office of the Chairman of CICT.

SECTION 3. All executive orders, rules and regulations and other
issuances or parts thereof, which are inconsistent with this Executive
Order, are hereby revoked, amended, or modified accordingly.

SECTION 4. This Executive Order shall take effect fifteen (15)
days after its publication in a national newspaper of general
circulation.

Adopted: 29 Jan. 2009

(SGD.) GLORIA M. ARROYO
President of the Philippines  

BY THE PRESIDENT:

(SGD.) EDUARDO R. ERMITA
Executive Secretary