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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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Executive Order No. 171 (1948)

most of the sugar centrals in the Philippines had to repair and reconstruct their machinery and equipment by reason of losses and damages sustained by them on account of the war, including the buildings and dwelling houses of their laborers, thereby incurring heavy expenditures to that effect;

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Executive Order No. 170 (1948)

in view of the lack of government appropriation at present for the operation and maintenance of night classes in the Philippine School of Commerce, it is necessary and expedient to operate night classes therein on a self-supporting basis so as to afford struggling but ambitious working young men and women who cannot attend the day classes the opportunity to pursue vocational training and receive serious instruction for useful employment in specific business occupation, or supplementary instructi

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Executive Order No. 169 (1948)

All prohibited drugs and all instruments, apparatus and articles specially designed for the use thereof, now in the possession of the Bureau of Customs, the Bureau of Internal Revenue, or any other government bureau or office, national, provincial or municipal, whether held pending adjudication by the courts or for other purposes, shall be immediately invoiced and turned over to a committee, to be known henceforth as the Opium Custodian Committee, which shall be under the immediate control or su

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Executive Order No. 168 (1948)

—SEC. 19.—Distribution of wager funds.—The total wager funds or gross receipts from the sale of the betting tickets shall be apportioned as follows: a commission not exceeding 11 — per centum on the total bets on each game or event shall be set aside for the person or entity operating the fronton; 3 per centum of such bets shall be covered into the National Treasury for disposition as may be authorized by law or executive order; — per centum of such bets shall be set aside and made available to

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Executive Order No. 167 (1948)

2. All information relating to national security and intelligence obtained by or in the possession of agencies under the Departments of Foreign Affairs, Interior, Justice, National Defense, Finance, and Labor, or other branches or subdivisions of the national government, shall be referred to the Military Intelligence Service, Armed Forces of the Philippines, for proper evaluation, interpretation, and dissemination to the appropriate agency or agencies involved.

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Executive Order No. 166 (1948)

1. Within a period of six months from the date of this Order every holder of Bank of the Philippine Islands circulating notes shall present such circulating notes in his possession to the Treasurer of the Philippines, or to any provincial, city, or municipal treasurer, for registration and deposit. It shall be the duty of the Treasurer of the Philippines and of all provincial, city, and municipal treasurers to accept all such Bank of the Philippine Islands circulating no

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