EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 566 October 23, 1979
PROVIDING FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE PHILIPPINE AMUSEMENT AND GAMING CORPORATION
WHEREAS, the Philippine Amusements and Gaming Corporation was created by law to implement the state policy of centralizing and integrating all games of chance;
WHEREAS, there is a need to give the President of the Philippines ample discretion in appointing the members of the Board of Directors of the Philippine Amusements and Gaming Corporation;
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:
Sec. 1. Board of Directors. The Philippine Amusements and Gaming Corporation shall be governed and its activities be directed, controlled and managed by a Board of Directors that shall be composed of five (5) members, namely: (1) The Chairman who shall be appointed by the President of the Philippines; (2) The Government Corporate Counsel; (3) The Office of the Executive Assistant, Office of the President, or their respective representatives; and (4) Two (2) other members to be appointed by the President of the Philippines from the private sector.
Sec. 2. All laws, decrees, administrative orders, rules or regulations inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly.
Sec. 3. This Order shall take effect immediately.
Done in the City of Manila, this 23rd day of October, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-nine.
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