EXECUTIVE ORDERS 1939

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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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