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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Executive Order No. 2-W (1942)

President of the Philippines, do hereby declare that, upon qualification and acceptance by any officer of the Philippine Army of a commission tendered him by the President of the United States in the Army of the United States, the commission held by him in the Philippine Army shall forthwith be and become vacated.— Upon the termination of his commission in the Army of the United States and immediately following his honourable discharge therefrom he shall revert to his former status and rank in t

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Executive Order No. 195 (1948)

Upon the recommendation of the Secretary of the Interior and pursuant to the provisions of section 68 of the Revised Administrative Code, the municipal districts of Lebak and Salaman which, under Executive Order No. 82, dated August 18, 1947, form parts of the municipalities of Kiamba and Dinag, respectively, are hereby organized into an independent municipality under the name of Lebak, with the seat of government at the sitio of Kalamansig.

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Executive Order No. 194 (1948)

, 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 authorize the Director of Forestry to issue to any grower of tobacco, within two years from the date hereof, a gratuitous license to cut timber of the first group and other forest products exclusively for the construction of new, or the repair of existing, tobacco warehouses and curing sheds.

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Executive Order No. 193 (1948)

By virtue of the powers vested in me under Republic Act No. 330, entitled —An Act authorizing, the President of the Philippines to establish a system of import control by regulating imports of non-essential and luxury articles creating an import control board, authorizing the issuance of rules and regulations to carry into effect such control, and penalizing violations of this act,—

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Executive Order No. 192 (1948)

By virtue of the powers vested in me by ;the Constitution and of the Emergency Powers Law, and in order to secure an adequate supply at reasonable prices of articles that are vitally needed in the country and to fulfill the commitments of the Republic of the Philippines under the International Emergency Food Council and the Agreement between the Republic of the Philippines and the United States of America on surplus war property,

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Executive Order No. 191 (1948)

, President of the Philippines, do hereby order that Executive Order No. 62, dated June 21, 1947, entitled j —Regulating Rentals for Houses and Lots for Residential Buildings,— shall be in force until December 31, 1949.

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Executive Order No. 190 (1948)

, President of the Philippines, do hereby extend up to December 31, 1949, the period fixed in Executive Order No. 145, dated June 19, 1948, for the collection of voluntary contributions from elementary school pupils and secondary school and college students with which to finance the repair or reconstruction of the house occupied by Dr. Jose Rizal in Calamba, Laguna, and of Dapitan Park in Zamboanga.

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Executive Order No. 189 (1948)

1. Medical articles or supplies and medicinal preparations specifically intended for research, clinical investigation or experiment in the treatment of human diseases, shall be imported free of customs duties if such importation is made directly by, or for the account or benefit of, the Government or any of its branches, agencies or instrumentalities engaged in such research, clinical investigation or experiment.

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Executive Order No. 188 (1948)

By virtue of the powers vested in me by section 3 of Republic Act No. 211, and the public interest so requiring, I, Eipidio Quirino, President of the Philippines, do hereby extend the period for the registration and deposit of Philippine National Bank circulating notes illegally issued, and those which were certified to by the Secretary of Finance as having been illegally issued, for 60 days, or from December 1, 1948, to January 31, 1949, both dates inclusive.

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Executive Order No. 187 (1948)

FIXING THE AMOUNT AND PROMULGATING THE REGULATIONS TO GOVERN THE GRANTING OF PER DIEMS AND TRAVELING EXPENSES ALLOWED TO GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES USED FOR CENSUS TAKING UNDER SECTION 85 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 36.

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Executive Order No. 186 (1948)

Beginning from the point where the southern boundary of the municipality of Sipalay touches the shore of Nabulao Bay in the barrio of Bacuyagan, running in a straight west-to-east line until it intersects the present boundary between Cauayan and Hog; thence southwesterly following the said Cauayan-Ilog boundary to M.B.M. No. 6 of Cauayan which is equivalent to P.B.M. No. 13 and M.B.M. No. 3 of Tolong; thence southwest along the provincial boundary of Negros Occidental and Negros Oriental to M.B.

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Executive Order No. 185 (1948)

From a point along the shore in the barrio of Cartagena which is, traversed by North Latitude; 9— 50' running eastward in a straight line along said Latitude 9— 5.0' until it intersects East Longitude 122— 35'; thence in a straight north-to-south line following East Longitude 122— 35' to its intersection with North Latitude 9— 40'; thence in a straight east-to-west line to where this line first touches the shore of Nabulao Bay; in the barrio of Bacuyagan; thence following the boundary of the mun

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Executive Order No. 184 (1948)

, President of the Philippines, do hereby declare a rice emergency in the Philippines on account of the shortage of said cereal in 1948-1949. To cope with the emergency, and as a relief measure for the purpose, of easing the difficulties of the rice-consuming public in meeting their consumption needs, all palay or rice produced from the 1948-1949 crop shall be sold to or acquired by the Government from farmers, associations of farmers, or any other persons or entities engaged in the production t

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Executive Order No. 183 (1948)

, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution and the Emergency Powers Law, do hereby allow the various municipal governments, should their financial conditions permit, to increase the salaries of municipal policemen to such amounts as shall not exceed the sum of their basic pay and the bonus formerly received by them:—

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Executive Order No. 182 (1948)

1. Subject to the authorized officer strength prescribed in the schedule of percentages in grade of the several commissioned grades in the Armed Forces of the Philippines, any Reserve Officer ordered into or serving on Active duty may, with his consent, be temporarily appointed to a grade lower than the grade held by him in the Reserve Force and such temporary appointment shall not affect the appointment and grade permanently held by him in the Reserve Force.

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Executive Order No. 181 (1948)

—From point X (center point of the street of the same shore line) on the plan; thence S48-30W .1,265 m. to the mouth of Ticling Greek; thence S53-20W 900 m. to south side of Tiding Creek, sitio Aluyan; thence N70-00W 2,100 m.; thence N50-00W 300 m. to the left wing of concrete dam of Mr. E. Panopio; thence 55. 00W 1,200 m, to the source of Ambongohan Creek marked X on Taloto Tree .50 m. in diameter; thence S82-30W: 460, m. to the leftwing of concrete dam of Mr. E, Madrid across the hank of Patay

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Executive Order No. 180 (1948)

All roads now classified as Insular roads; main traffic routes connecting provincial capitals with important commercial centers, national airports, national seaports, and national parks and roads of military importance, which may be so designated by the President, upon favorable recommendation of the Secretary of Public Works and Communications. National Roads shall have a right-of-way of not less than twenty (20) meters, provided that a right-of-way of at least sixty (60) meters shall be reserv

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Executive Order No. 179 (1948)

, President of the Philippines, do hereby further extend up to October 31, 1948, the period fixed in Administrative Order No. 54, dated May 7. 1948, as extended by Executive Order No. 163, dated August 12, 1948, within which the Committee therein created to examine the actual conditions in the Surplus Property Commission shall submit its report and recommendations to the President.

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Executive Order No. 178 (1948)

In view of the serious problems confronting the rice industry in the Philippines and of the grave consequences arising from the recurrent rice shortage in this country, a situation which calls for immediate and practical solution in order to save our people from periodic sufferings and distress,

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Executive Order No. 177 (1948)

, President of the Philippines, do hereby further extend for a period of three months the various periods provided for in sections 2, 4 and 5 of Republic Act No. 199, as last extended by Executive Order No. 147, dated June 29, 1948. This extension will expire on December 31, 1948.

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Executive Order No. 176 (1948)

—The Board is hereby empowered to. call upon any official or employee of any Department, bureau, office, branch, agency or instrumentality of the Government, including the corporations owned or controlled by it, to assist or otherwise cooperate with the said Board in connection with the performance of its functions.—

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Executive Order No. 175 (1948)

DECLARING SUNKEN, BEACHED AND DAMAGED VESSELS AND OTHER CRAFT, INCLUDING CARGO, LYING IN PHILIPPINE WATERS AS A RESULT OF THE LAST WAR AND NOT YET REMOVED BY THEIR FORMER OWNERS AS ABANDONED IN FAVOR OF THE GOVERNMENT; AUTHORIZING THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY TO ENTER INTO CONTRACT WITH PRIVATE ENTITIES TO CLEAR PHILIPPINE WATERS OF SUCH SUNKEN, BEACHED OR DAMAGED VESSELS AND OTHER CRAFT, AND FOR THE DISPOSAL THEREOF AND THEIR CARGO OR SCRAP METAL SALVAGED

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Executive Order No. 174 (1948)

, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby transfer effective as of September 1, 1948, to the Philippine Constabulary the 8,000 officers and enlisted men of the Armed Forces of the Philippines who were attached to the Philippine Constabulary as of January 1, 1948, or such number thereof as have not since then been discharged or reverted to inactive status.

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Executive Order No. 173 (1948)

Upon the recommendation of the Secretary of the Interior, the name of the municipality of New Leyte, Province of Davao, consisting of the territories of the former municipal districts of Saug and Camansa, is hereby changed to Saug.

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Executive Order No. 172 (1948)

Upon the recommendation of the Secretary of the Interior, and pursuant to the provisions of section 68 of the Revised Administrative Code, the sitios of Abucayan Sur, Bentig, Binogawan, Bonbon, Cahayag (Pangangan), Dagohoy (Canguha), Desamparados, Kinabag-an (Pangangan), Looc (Pangangan), Magtongtong (Pangangan), Masonoy, Sampoangon, San Isidro (Longon), Santa Cruz and Talisay (Pangangan), all of the municipality of Calape, Province of Bohol, are hereby organized as independent barrios under the

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