CONVERTING THE BUDGET COMMISSION AND THE NATIONAL SCIENCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD INTO MINISTRIES.

WHEREAS, the Philippines is undergoing a transition from a
presidential to a parliamentary form of government;

WHEREAS, this situation requires some adaptive changes in
the structure of government; and

WHEREAS, for this purpose, it is necessary to convert
appropriate agencies into ministries.

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:

SECTION 1. The Budget Commission is hereby converted into
the Ministry of the Budget which shall be under the Office of the
President/Prime Minister, and the head thereof shall have the rank, status and
qualifications of a Minister and be a member of the Cabinet.

SEC. 2. The National Science Development Board is hereby
converted into a ministry with the same name, and the head thereof shall have
the rank, status and qualifications of a Minister and be a member of the
Cabinet.

SEC. 3. Except as above provided, the present organization
of the above agencies shall remain the same, unless otherwise changed by
law.

SEC. 4. 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.

SEC. 5. All laws, decrees, executive orders, rules and
regulations which are inconsistent with this Decree are hereby repealed, altered
or modified accordingly.

SEC. 6. This Decree shall take effect immediately.

Done in the City of Manila, this 11th day of June, in the year of Our Lord,
nineteen hundred and seventy-eight.

			(Sgd.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS President of the Philippines
	By the President:
	(Sgd.) JACOBO C. CLAVE
		Presidential Executive Assistant