EXECUTIVE ORDERS 1939

EXECUTIVE ORDERS	SUBJECT
Executive Order No. 247 December 31, 1939	Abolishing the Bureau of Labor and Transferring All Its Functions to the Department of Labor, and Effecting Certain Adjustments of the Personnel Thereof.
Executive Order No. 246 December 31, 1939	Effecting Certain Adjustments of the Personnel of the Office of the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture and Commerce, the Bureau of Lands, and the Bureau of Forestry, and Abolishing the Division of Veterinary Research in the Bureau of Animal Industry and Creating a Division of Parasitology and Protozoology and a Division of Pathology and Bacteriology in Lieu Thereof.
Executive Order No. 245 December 31, 1939	Abolishing the National Information Office (Board) and Transferring Its Powers, Functions, and Duties, as Well as Its Personnel, Appropriations, and Properties, to the Department of the Interior; and Effecting Certain Adjustments of the Personnel of the Said Department.
Executive Order No. 244 December 31, 1939	Fixing January 1, 1940, as the Date for the Initial Allocations of Positions, By Virtue of Commonwealth Act No. 402, and Prescribing the Procedure for Such Allocations.
Executive Order No. 243 December 29, 1939	Creating a Traffic Commission
Executive Order No. 242 December 28, 1939	Organizing a Certain Portion of the Municipality of Tangub, Misamis Occidental, Into a Regular Municipality Under the Name of Bonifacio.
Executive Order No. 241 December 23, 1939	Organizing a Certain Portion of the Municipality of Jaro, Iloilo, Into a Regular Municipality Under the Name of Leganes.
Executive Order No. 240 December 21, 1939	Transferring the Seat of the Municipal District Government of Tandubas, Province of Sulu, From Its Present Location At Tandubas to the Barrio of Si Kubung Tausan.
Executive Order No. 239 December 16, 1939	Amending Executive Order No. 135, Dated December 31, 1937, as Amended By Executive Order No. 194, Dated March 13, 1939, Establishing a Classification of Roads.
Executive Order No. 238 December 14, 1939	Authorizing, Until Further Orders, the Secretary to the President of the Philippines to Allocate and Reallocate the Quotas for All Articles Established for the Philippines By Public Act No. 127 of the Congress of the United States, Approved March 24, 1934, as Amended, and to Issue Export Permits Therefor.
Executive Order No. 237 November 29, 1939	Amending Executive Order No. 233, Dated November 8, 1939, Entitled “Fixing the Maximum Selling Prices or Certain Articles of Prime Necessity”
Executive Order No. 236 November 29, 1939	Providing for a Special Permit System to Authorize Importers, Wholesalers, and Retailers to Trade At Prices Higher Than Those Fixed in Executive Order No. 233
Executive Order No. 235 November 17, 1939	Eliminating the Distinction Between Spanish and English Examinations Relative to the Maximum Salary Allowable.
Executive Order No. 234 November 8, 1939	Directing the Board of Indeterminate Sentence to Look Into the Record of Military Prisoners Confined in Penitentiaries and to Make Proper Recommendations for the Release of Such Prisoners on Parole.
Executive Order No. 233 November 8, 1939	Fixing the Maximum Selling Prices of Certain Articles of Prime Necessity
Executive Order No. 232 November 8, 1939	Extending the Area of the Customs Zone in Manila
Executive Order No. 231 November 4, 1939	Order of Issue, City of Bacolod, Thirty-Year 5 Per Cent Bonds
Executive Order No. 230 October 31, 1939	Organizing the Department of National Defense
Executive Order No. 229 October 31, 1939	Cordage Allotments for May 1, 1939 to December 31, 1939
Executive Order No. 228 October 31, 1939	Consolidating Into One Police Unit All Agencies Performing Police Duties Within the Harbor and Port Areas in All Ports of Entry
Executive Order No. 227 October 25, 1939	Prohibiting Reappointment of Justices of the Peace Retired Under Commonwealth Act No. 331 to Any Position in the Local Governments Unless They Waive Their Retirement Gratuity
Executive Order No. 226 October 24, 1939	Authorizing the Emergency Control Board to Conduct Investigations and to Punish Acts of Noncoöperation to Attain Objectives of Commonwealth Act No. 498
Executive Order No. 225 September 30, 1939	Granting Quarters or the Commuted Value Thereof, to Officers of the United States Army Who Are Commissioned in the Philippine Army By Reason of Their Acceptance of Assimilated Rank Therein
Executive Order No. 224 September 28, 1939	Amending Executive Order No. 220, Dated September 8, 1939
Executive Order No. 223 September 25, 1939	Amending Section 3, Rule Vii, of the Civil Service Rules Regarding Reinstatement
Executive Order No. 222 September 13, 1939	Prescribing the Office Hours to Be Observed in the Different Bureaus and Offices of the Government
Executive Order No. 221 September 9, 1939	Prohibiting the Filling of Vacant Positions and Increases in Salary in the Government
Executive Order No. 220 September 8, 1939	Segregating From the Municipality of Banate, Province of Iloilo, the Former Municipality of Anilao, and Organizing the Same Into a Separate Municipality Under the Name of Anilao
Executive Order No. 219 August 31, 1939	Suspending the Effectivity of Executive Order No. 213, Dated July 10, 1939
Executive Order No. 218 August 25, 1939	Amending Executive Order No. 166, Dated October 8, 1938, Regarding Regulations Governing the Half-Masting of Flags on Government Buildings
[Filipino Translation] Executive Order No. 217, S. 1939 August 19, 1939	Pagtatakda Ng Mga Simulain Ng Pagkamamamayan At Kagandahang Asal Na Ituturo Sa Lahat Ng Mga Paaralan Sa Pilipinas
Executive Order No. 217 August 19, 1939	Prescribing Certain Civic and Ethical Principles to Be Taught in All Schools in the Philippines
Executive Order No. 216 July 28, 1939	Composition of the National Relief Board Created Under Executive Order No. 197, Dated March 24, 1939
Executive Order No. 215 July 22, 1939	Revising Executive Order No. 115 Entitled “Requiring the Approval of the Secretary of Public Works and Communications in the Construction and Operation of Any Government Radio Station and Authorizing the Granting of General Authority to the Philippine Army to Establish and Operate Radio Stations for Military Purposes”
Executive Order No. 214 July 10, 1939	Composition of the Appraisal Committee Created Under Executive Order No. 132, Dated December 27, 1937
Executive Order No. 213 July 10, 1939	Annexing a Certain Portion of the Territory of the Municipality of Majayjay, Province of Laguna, to the Municipality of Lilio, Same Province
Executive Order No. 212 July 6, 1939	Regulations Governing Seniority, Promotion, and Separation From the Service of Officers of the Reserve Force, Philippine Army
Executive Order No. 211 June 23, 1939	Making Additional Allotments for Various Purposes From the Appropriations Authorized Under Commonwealth Act No. 300
Executive Order No. 210 June 23, 1939	Amending Executive Order No. 118 (Creating the Philippine Sugar Administration)
Executive Order No. 209 June 23, 1939	Revoking Executive Order No. 202, Current Series, Entitled “Requiring That Savings of 5 Per Cent Be Set Up From the Releases Made in Executive Orders Nos. 190 and 198, Current Series, for the First Six Months of 1939, From the General Appropriations Authorized in Commonwealth Act No. 300”
Executive Order No. 208 June 15, 1939	Amending Executive Order No. 194, Dated March 13, 1939, Entitled “Revising Executive Order No. 135, Dated December 31, 1937, Establishing a Classification of Roads”
Executive Order No. 207 June 15, 1939	Requiring the Establishment of Rotc Units in All Colleges and Universities as a Requisite to Recognition By the Government
Executive Order No. 206 May 31, 1939	Authorizing the Conversion of the Rural Progress Administration Created By Executive Order No. 191 Into a Corporation
Executive Order No. 205 May 31, 1939	Prescribing the Policy to Be Observed in the Promotion of Retired Officers of the Philippine Army Recalled to Active Duty
Executive Order No. 204 May 30, 1939	Making An Additional Allotment From the Appropriation for Aid to the City of Manila Authorized By Commonwealth Act No. 300
Executive Order No. 203 May 3, 1939	Designating Philippine Army Extra Cantonment Zones in All Mobilization Centers and Empowering the Director of Health to Promulgate All Needful Health Rules and Regulations Therein
Executive Order No. 202 April 18, 1939	Requiring That Savings of 5 Per Cent Be Set Up From the Releases Made in Executive Orders Nos. 190 and 198, Current Series, for the First Six Months of 1939, From the General Appropriations Authorized in Commonwealth Act No. 300
Executive Order No. 201 April 15, 1939	Amending Paragraph 1 of Executive Order No. 99, Dated June 14, 1937, Entitled “Regulations Governing the Pay and Emoluments of Officials and Employees of the Government Called for Military Training or to Extended Tour of Active Duty in the Philippine Army”
Executive Order No. 200 April 11, 1939	Amending Paragraph (7) of Executive Order No. 161, Dated August 23, 1938, Entitled “Promulgating Regulations to Govern the Administration and Collection of Delinquent Irrigation Fees From Landowners Under Irrigation Systems Constructed Under the Provisions of Act No. 2152, as Amended, Fixing Adjusted Irrigation Fees for Said Systems and Prescribing the Manner of Collecting Same, and Revoking Executive Order No. 142, Dated February 15, 1038.”
Executive Order No. 199 April 4, 1939	Fixing the Maximum Weight of Baggage and Household Effects of Government Officers and Employees When Transferred By Competent Authority From One Station to Another, Including Those of the Members of Their Families, That May Be Transported At Government Expense.
Executive Order No. 198 April 4, 1939	Making Allotments of the Appropriations for the Philippine Army Authorized By Commonwealth Act No. 300, in Addition to Those Included in Executive Order No. 190, Current Series, for Expenditures of the Executive Departments of the National Government During the Period From January 1 to June 30, 1939.
Executive Order No. 197 March 24, 1939	Revising Further Executive Order No. 139, Dated January 14, 1938, Creating a National Relief Administration, as Revised By Executive Order No. 188, Dated February 23, 1939.
Executive Order No. 196 March 24, 1939	Fixing Office Hours on Saturdays and During the Hot Season
Executive Order No. 195 March 13, 1939	Revising Executive Order No. 72, Dated December 3, 1936, Establishing a Classification of Ports
Executive Order No. 194 March 13, 1939	Revising Executive Order No. 135, Dated December 31, 1937, Establishing a Classification of Roads
Executive Order No. 193 March 13, 1939	Designating the Government Boards of Examiners as Advisory Committees on Technical Matters to the Office of Private Education.
Executive Order No. 192 March 8, 1939	Amending Executive Order No. 31, Dated May 18, 1936, So as to Delete Paragraph 5-D (3) Thereof
Executive Order No. 191 March 2, 1939	Creating the Rural Progress Administration
Executive Order No. 190 February 28, 1939	Allotting the Portions of the Appropriations Authorized By Commonwealth Act No. 300, Which May Be Used for the Expenditures of the Executive Departments of the National Government During the Period From January 1 to June 30, 1939.
Executive Order No. 189 February 28, 1939	Creating the Philippine Committee on Geographical Names
Executive Order No. 188 February 23, 1939	Revising Executive Order No. 139, Dated January 14, 1938, Creating a National Relief Administration
Executive Order No. 187 February 17, 1939	Prescribing Regulations Governing the Granting of Allowance for the Partial Support of Dependent or Dependents of Trainees Who, After the Termination of the Period of Deferment By Reason of Dependency, Are Selected to Undergo Trainee Instruction.
Executive Order No. 186 February 11, 1939	Promulgating Rules and Regulations Governing the Loss of Firearms Held Under the Provisions of Section 881 of the Revised Administrative Code.
Executive Order No. 185 February 3, 1939	Organizing Certain Barrios in the Municipality of Unisan in the Province of Tayabas, Into An Independent Municipality Under the Name of Agdangan.
Executive Order No. 184 February 2, 1939	Promulgating Rules on Mobilization
Executive Order No. 183 February 2, 1939	Physical and Medical Examination of Proposed Appointees in the Classified Service of the Government as Well as in the University of the Philippines and Government-Owned or Controlled Corporations.
Executive Order No. 182 January 30, 1939	Designating the Secretary of the Interior to Exercise Supervision Over the Philippine Constabulary
Executive Order No. 181 January 27, 1939	Organizing a Certain Portion of the Municipality of Santiago, Isabela, Into An Independent Municipality Under the Name of Cordon.
Executive Order No. 180 January 27, 1939	Organizing the Sitio of Bubuyan, Barrio of Sapak, Municipality of Lipa, Batangas, Into a Barrio Under the Name of Santo Niño.
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