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Executive Order No. 9-W (1944)

Done at the City of Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America, this second day of February, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and forty-four, and of the Commonwealth of the Philippines, the ninth.

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Executive Order No. 44 (1944)

the college education of thousands of Filipino young men and women which has been interrupted by the war should be resumed immediately in order to afford ample opportunity to those who were already far advanced in their studies when the war broke out to finish their courses;

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Executive Order No. 41 (1944)

1. All officers of the Government, whose appointments are by the Constitution vested in the President and who have not on this date been reappointed, shall continue in their respective positions until May 1, 1944, when they shall cease automatically to hold office, unless before said date their successors have been appointed and qualified or unless they are reappointed on or before said date. Officers who have been originally appointed by the President after January 1, 1944, shall be excepted fr

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Executive Order No. 33 (1944)

That this reduction shall not be enforced in any municipality or city where the general revision of real property assessments undertaken in 1941 and subsequent years have already been made effective

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Executive Order No. 31 (1944)

In addition to the powers and duties of the Board on Uniform Salary System created by Executive Order No. 26 dated January 6, 1944, said Board shall hereafter assume and exercise the powers, duties and functions of the Salary Committee created under Executive Order No. 11, dated February 17, 1942, of the former Chairman of the Philippine Executive Commission.

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Executive Order No. 26 (1944)

"Any person, firm or corporation who shall sell any article included in the above schedule at prices in excess of the maximum selling prices herein fixed shall be subject to imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, or a fine of not more than two hundred (P200) pesos or both."

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Executive Order No. 25 (1944)

President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the Commonwealth of the Philippines, do hereby promulgate the following rules and regulations concerning currency, books and accounts and debt moratorium for all areas free from enemy occupation and control throughout the Philippines.

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Executive Order No. 24 (1944)

in view of the shortage of food, other articles of prime necessity, and services caused by the war, it is essential to the welfare of the people that the fixing of the maximum selling prices of such articles as promulgated on October 2, 1941, be continued with such modifications as circumstances may require;

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Executive Order No. 23 (1944)

the unification of our people, the overwhelming majority of whom have been steadfastly loyal, for the purposes of restoring the normal processes of our political and economic life and promptly establishing the Republic of the Philippines upon insdestructible foundations is a paramount national need in this hour of our liberation;

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Executive Order No. 22 (1944)

The rates of pay and allowances prescribed herein shall become effective for officers and enlisted men of any unit upon the date on which the unit is returned to or constituted under organized military control, and for any individual officer or enlisted man upon the date on which he reports to a unit under organized military control after having been called or

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Executive Order No. 21 (1944)

many civilians residing in the Philippines of Filipino, America and other foreign citizenships, and Officers and Enlisted Men of the Philippine Army, of the armed forces of the United States and of Allied nations, have continued armed resistance against the Imperial Japanese Government since the sixth of May, 1942;

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Executive Order No. 20-W (1944)

President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution and pursuant to the provisions of the Emergency Powers Law, do hereby prescribe and promulgate the following instructions for the conduct of public affairs of the Commonwealth Government in the United States during my absence from this country, any provisions of existing law to the contrary notwithstanding:

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Executive Order No. 19-W (1944)

President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution and pursuant to the provisions of the Emergency Powers Law, do hereby set aside the sum of Ten Million Pesos (P10,000,000) or so much thereof as may be necessary out of any funds— of the Government of the Commonwealth of the Philippines not otherwise appropriated to be used as aid for the operation of the provincial, city and municipal civil government which may be reestablished upon the reoccupation of the Ph

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Executive Order No. 18-W (1944)

President of the Philippines, do hereby set aside the following sums, or so much thereof as may be necessary out of any funds of the Government of Commonwealth of the Philippines not otherwise appropriated, for the operation of said Government now temporarily established in Washington D.C., United States of America, for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and forty-five:

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Executive Order No. 17-W (1944)

President of the Philippines, do hereby create and constitute a Committee on Relief for Filipinos who are stranded in the United States on account of the war. The Committee shall composed of Honorable Ismael Mathay, Budget and Finance Commissioner, Chairman; Dr. Arturo B. Rotor, Secretary to the President; and Mr. Manuel A. Adeva, Chief, Nationals Division, Office of the Resident Commissioner of the Philippines to the United States, members. The duties and functions of the Committee will be as f

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Executive Order No. 16-W (1944)

The Committee shall investigate and study the present organization and functions of the different offices of the Commonwealth Government now established in the United States and submit recommendations to the President concerning changes which are deemed necessary in order to effect economy and efficiency, including the transfer and allocation of functions, appropriations, property, and personnel from one department or office to another; the classification of positions and the fixing of the corre

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Executive Order No. 15-W (1944)

President of the Philippines, by virtue of the power vested in me by the Constitution and the Emergency Powers Law, do hereby organize and consolidate the Executive Department of the Commonwealth Government into five department, to wit: the Department of Finance; the Department of National of Defense and Communications; the Department of Information and Pulblic Relations; the Department of Justice, Labor and Welfare; and the Department of Agriculture and Commerce, which shall be under the direct

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Executive Order No. 14-W (1944)

President of the Philippines, by— virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby create a Currency Committee which shall confer with the representatives of the Department of the Interior, of State, of War, and of the Treasury of the United States Government with the view to remedying the monetary situation in the Philippines and to arrange for the printing of new Philippine Treasury Certificates and the immediate minting of subsidiary coins ready for use upon the landing of the liberating f

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Executive Order No. 13-W (1944)

(b) To purchase in behalf of the Philippine Government the supplies of food, medicine, clothing, and other necessities for the relief of the inhabitants of the Philippines, and make pertinent arrangements for transportation. All purchase contracts shall be made by the Philippine National Bank, New York Agency.

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Executive Order No. 12-W (1944)

the misery, sacrifices and starvation caused to the Filipino people by the enemy occupation of the Philippines demand that their government, to the full extent of resources, extend to them relief necessary to their sufferings and to provide for their elemental necessities of life as soon as access to them should be made possible by military operation;

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Executive Order No. 111 (2026)

under Section 1, Article I of the Constitution, the national territory comprises the Philippine archipelago, with all the islands and waters embraced therein, and all other territories over which the Philippines has sovereignty or jurisdiction, consisting of its terrestrial, fluvial, and aerial domains, including its territorial sea, the seabed, the subsoil, the insular shelves, and other submarine areas, and the waters around, between, and connecting the islands of the archipelago, regardless o

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Executive Order No. 110 (2026)

recent hostilities in the Middle East involving the United States of America, Israel, and Iran have heightened geopolitical tensions in the region that plays a critical role in global oil production and transportation, creating uncertainty in global energy markets, severe disruptions in supply chains, and significant volatility and upward pressure on international oil prices, thereby posing a threat to the country's energy security;

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Executive Order No. 11-W (1944)

President of the Philippines, by virtue of the power vested in me by the Constitution and existing law, do hereby suspended the granting of such Geological Exploration and Petroleum Drilling Lease for another five years from May 3, 1944, or until the Congress of the Philippines shall have otherwise provide by law.

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Executive Order No. 10-W (1944)

President of the Philippines, do hereby increase the membership of the Post-War Planning Board created by Executive Order No, 7-W by the addition of the following members: Colonel Carlos P. Romulo, Secretary of Information and Public Relations, Dr. Arturo B. Rotor, Secretary to the President, and Col. Manuel Nieto, Aide-de-Camp to the President.

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