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Executive Order No. 209Annotated

Family Code

Family Code of the Philippines

1987
261 sections

Executive Order No. 85 (1987)

WHEREAS, the abolition of the Office of Media Affairs and the Ministry of Human Settlements which served as private and partisan machineries during the previous administration fulfills the firm commitment of the new administration to use public funds for vital services to the people;

1987
9 sections

Executive Order No. 58 (1987)

WHEREAS, the revision of the rates of existing fees and other charges on firearms, explosives and explosives ingredients, security agencies and security guards and the imposition of new ones will provide the necessary financial support to meet the increasing cost of administrative services of, and regulation by, the Philippine Constabulary/Integrated National Police.

1987
4 sections

Executive Order No. 5-W (1942)

For administrative purposes this Office shall be considered a section under the Office of the President of the Philippines and shall have the authority, with the approval of the corresponding head or chief, to obtain the assistance of officers and members of any Department, Bureau or Office of the Government which it may consider necessary for the proper performance of its duties.

1942
1 section

Executive Order No. 43 (1987)

WHEREAS, there is a need to rationalize the structure of the tax on private motor vehicles by basing the same on the ability to pay of the owners thereof as indicated by the type and age of their vehicles;

1987
4 sections

Executive Order No. 402 (1942)

President of the Philippines, by virtue of the authority vested in me under the Constitution and laws of the Philippines, do hereby authorize and empower Colonel Manuel Roxas, P.A., Secretary to the President and ranking member of the Cabinet, to act for and in behalf of the President of the Philippines in any and all matters within his jurisdiction under the Constitution and laws of the Philippines for the proper and continued administration of the affairs of government in the Philippines, and

1942
1 section

Executive Order No. 401 (1942)

By virtue of the authority vested in me under the Constitution and laws of the Philippines, the Court of First Instance of Iloilo is hereby conferred jurisdiction to try crimes committed in the province of Masbate.

1942
1 section

Executive Order No. 400 (1942)

Pursuant to the Constitution and laws of the Philippines, the City of Greater Manila is hereby created. Its territory shell include the present City of Manila, the Quezon City, and all the territory comprised in the municipalities of Caloocan, San Juan, Mandaluyong, Makati, Pasay, and Para—aque.

1942
1 section

Executive Order No. 314 (1987)

WHEREAS, there is a need to formulate the basic policies of the Bagong Kilusang Kabuhayan at Kaunlaran and to redirect and refocus its thrusts and objectives in line with aim of the present administration of promoting, generating and developing livelihood opportunities and productive enterprises;

1987
3 sections

Executive Order No. 313 (1987)

WHEREAS, unofficial contacts between the Philippines and Taiwan are facilitated by private offices the Philippines' Asian Exchange Center, Inc. in Taipei and Taiwan's Pacific Economic and Cultural Center in Manila whose operations are tolerated by the People's Republic of China, provided that they maintain their non-governmental image and are not accorded diplomatic or formal consular status;

1987
1 section

Executive Order No. 312 (1987)

WHEREAS, Executive No. 311 dated December 10, 1987 reduced the tax on indigenous petroleum from Twenty-Two Percent (22%) to Fifteen Percent (15%) as a consequence of the reduction of the duty rate on imported crude oil under Executive Order No. 303 dated August 25, 1987;

1987
5 sections

Executive Order No. 311 (1987)

WHEREAS, under Section 129 (as renumbered to Section 151 (a) (4) under Executive Order No. 273), of the National Internal Revenue Code, as amended, indigenous petroleum is subject to excise tax equivalent to twenty-two percent (22%) of the fair international market price thereof;

1987
5 sections

Executive Order No. 310 (1987)

WHEREAS, it has been the policy of the government to grant a year-end reward and incentive to national government employees in the form of Christmas bonus and cash gift of P1,000 for each government employee;

1987
9 sections

Executive Order No. 309 (1987)

WHEREAS, it is the duty of local governments, the law enforcement agencies, the prosecution services, and similar institutions of Government to assist the Chief Executive in the proper enforcement of the laws and the administration of justice;

1987
7 sections

Executive Order No. 308 (1987)

WHEREAS, Article X Section 14, of the 1987 Constitution states that: "The President shall provide for Regional Development Councils or other similar bodies composed of local government officials, regional heads of departments and other government offices, and representatives from non-governmental organizations within the regions for purposes of administrative decentralization to strengthen the autonomy of the units therein and to accelerate the economic and social growth and development of the u

1987
10 sections

Executive Order No. 307 (1987)

WHEREAS, the Government of Japan through Japan Internal Cooperation Agency has so graciously acceded to the request of the Philippines to finance the construction of the Center envisioned in this issuance and equip the same with the necessary instruments, equipment, laboratories and other facilities as well as appropriate technology and expertise under its grant-aid and technical cooperation programs;

1987
9 sections

Executive Order No. 306 (1987)

WHEREAS, further reduction in the rate of the customs duty on crude oil is consistent with government policy to subject raw materials to lower tariff rates than intermediate and finished goods.

1987
4 sections

Executive Order No. 305 (1987)

NOW, THEREFORE, I, CORAZON C. AQUINO, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby created a Council of State to be composed of the President of the Philippines as Chairman and the following as members:

1987
1 section

Executive Order No. 304 (1987)

WHEREAS, pursuant to Articles 27 and 28 of the 1951 Convention, the Philippines undertakes to issue identity papers to any refugee in the Philippines who does not possess a valid travel document, and to issue travel document to refugees lawfully staying in the Philippines to enable them to travel outside Philippine territory, unless compelling reasons of national security or public sector otherwise require; and

1987
5 sections

Executive Order No. 303 (1987)

NOW, THEREFORE, I, CORAZON, C. AQUINO, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by Section 401 of Presidential Decree No. 1464, as amended, do hereby order:

1987
4 sections

Executive Order No. 302 (1987)

WHEREAS, in order to formulate and implement a relevant program of the government in Kalinga-Apayao, it is necessary to identify and group together municipalities and barangays in the said province having similar or related problems.

1987
15 sections

Executive Order No. 301 (1987)

WHEREAS, under the present set-up, a centralized administrative system is provided for reviewing and approving negotiated contracts under Executive Order No. 298 (issued August 12, 1940), as amended; for determining the reasonableness of government lease contracts under Executive Order 290 (issued March 14, 1958), as amended, and for the disposal of government records under Executive Order No. 290, supra;

1987
13 sections

Executive Order No. 300 (1987)

CONSTITUTING THE OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR GENERAL AS AN INDEPENDENT AND AUTONOMOUS OFFICE ATTACHED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

1987
6 sections

Executive Order No. 3-W (1942)

President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution and by Commonwealth Act Number Six hundred as amended, do hereby declare that all University of the Philippines Fellows, now taking post-graduate studies in the United States, shall therefore be supervised according to Executive Order No. 1-W, and shall perform the duties and enjoy all the rights and privileges mentioned in these orders effective June 1, 1942.

1942
1 section

Executive Order No. 299 (1987)

I, CORAZON C. AQUINO, President of the Philippines, do hereby order:

1987
1 section

Executive Order No. 298 (1987)

WHEREAS, the amendment introduced by Executive Order No. 903 drastically reduced the capital of the Authority to be contributed by the National Government from ten billion (P10,000,000,000.00) Pesos to two and one-half billion (P2,500,000,000.00) Pesos. Considering the substantial increases in the value of the Authority's properties and assets said capitalization is no longer realistic;

1987
6 sections

Executive Order No. 297 (1987)

WHEREAS, realizing that the Office of the Press Secretary was precisely created by Memorandum Order No. 32, dated September 1, 1986 and Executive Order No. 92, dated December 17, 1986, to ensure that the government's point of view is communicated to the public especially on issues affecting the nation's welfare, it is necessary that the mandate, powers and functions of this Office be redefined to avoid overlapping and to fix responsibilities therein;

1987
25 sections

Executive Order No. 296 (1987)

WHEREAS, Section 2 and Section 12 of Republic Act No. 1789, as amended, require that capital goods and services received by the Philippines under the Reparations Agreement with the Japanese Government shall be made available only to Filipino citizens and entities wholly owned by Filipino citizens;

1987
2 sections

Executive Order No. 295 (1987)

WHEREAS, clear delineation of responsibilities for policy and plan formulation and program implementation is necessary to make them consistent with the decentralization thrust of the government.

1987
7 sections

Executive Order No. 294 (1987)

WHEREAS, it is necessary to delineate responsibilities for policy and plan formulation and program implementation consistent with the principle of decentralization;

1987
8 sections