Administrative Supervision of Civil Service Commission Over Professional Regulation Commission
Presidential Decree No. 839, issued on December 11, 1975, mandates the transfer of the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) from direct supervision by the Office of the President to the Civil Service Commission (CSC). This change aims to streamline presidential responsibilities and enhance the connection between professional regulation and civil service oversight. The decree emphasizes the importance of allowing the President to focus on policy and decision-making. The order took effect immediately upon its issuance.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Presidential Decree No. 839
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Presidential Issuances
- Subcategory
- Presidential Decrees
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
December 11, 1975
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 839
PLACING THE PROFESSIONAL REGULATION COMMISSION UNDER THE ADMINISTRATIVE SUPERVISION OF THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
WHEREAS, it is desirable to rid the Presidency of the supervision of extraneous agencies in order to allow the President to concentrate on policy formulation and executive decision-making; and
WHEREAS, it would be well to secure an effective linkage between the regulation of professions and the Civil Service Commission;
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 that the Professional Regulation Commission be transferred from the Office of the President and placed under the administrative supervision of the Civil Service Commission.
This Decree shall take effect immediately.
DONE in the City of Manila, this 11th day of December, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Seventy-Five.
Cite This Law
Administrative Supervision of Civil Service Commission Over Professional Regulation Commission, Presidential Decree No. 839, Dec 11, 1975 (Philippines)
Administrative Supervision of Civil Service Commission Over Professional Regulation Commission, Presidential Decree No. 839 (Phil. 1975)
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