GIVING FLEXIBLE AND CONTINUING AUTHORITY TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES TO RESTRUCTURE THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

WHEREAS, the organizational structure of the Office of the
President, including the Executive Office, should continuously be
attuned and responsive to the current needs and requirements of the
President in his capacity as chief executive of the national government;

WHEREAS, there is need to periodically review the
organizational structure of the Office of the President, including the
Executive Office, in order that needed changes can be expeditiously
effected that would better orient its functions towards providing strong
staff support to the President; and

WHEREAS, the transition towards the parliamentary form of
government will necessitate flexibility in the organization of the
Office of the President in order to allow needed adjustments to be
effected.

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 the following:

1. The President of the Philippines shall have continuing
   authority to reorganize the administrative structure of the Office of
   the President, including the private offices, Executive Office, and such
   other agencies and units in the Office.
2. For this purpose, the President may, at his discretion, take
   the following actions:

1. Effect the transfer of agencies under the Office of the
   President to other appropriate departments or agencies, as well as the
   transfer of agencies to the Office of the President from other
   departments or agencies, the provisions of existing laws to the contrary
   notwithstanding;
2. Effect the transfer of functions from the Office of the
   President, including the private offices, Executive Office, and other
   internal units to other appropriate departments or agencies, as well as
   the transfer of functions to the Office of the President from other
   departments and agencies; and
3. Effect the restructuring of the internal organization of the
   Office of the President, including the private offices, Executive
   Office, and other internal units in the Office, by abolishing,
   consolidating and merging units thereof and/or transferring functions
   from one unit to another.

3. Presidential actions taken pursuant to this Decree shall be
   effected through Letters of Implementation as he may issue from time to
   time.

This Decree shall take effect immediately.

Done in the City
of Manila, this 27th day of November, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen
hundred and seventy-five.