Amending Section 1 of E.O. No. 780, s. 2009
Executive Order No. 889, issued on June 10, 2010, amends Executive Order No. 780 regarding the oversight of the Telecommunications Office (TELOF) and associated communication units. It retains TELOF under the Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT) while transferring all other operating units that support communications, including the Telecommunications Policy and Planning Office, back to the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC). This amendment aims to facilitate national development projects requiring the DOTC's direct intervention. The order took effect immediately upon its issuance.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Executive Order No. 889
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Presidential Issuances
- Subcategory
- Executive Orders
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
June 10, 2010
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 889
AMENDING SECTION 1 OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 780 TRANSFERRING THE DIRECT SUPERVISION AND CONTROL OF THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS OFFICE (TELOF) AND ALL OPERATING UNITS SUPPORTING COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS (DOTC) TO THE COMMISSION ON INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY (CICT)
WHEREAS, Executive Order (EO) No. 780, dated 29 January 2009 placed the Telecommunications Office (TELOF) and all other operating units directly supporting Communications, including the Telecommunications Policy and Planning Office under the direct supervision and control of the Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT); CcAESI
WHEREAS, there are national development and concomitant development projects that require direct intervention by the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC);
WHEREAS, amending EO No. 780 through the retention of operating units directly supporting communications at the DOTC will effectively address the above requirement.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, President of the Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby order:
SECTION 1. Section 1 of Executive Order No. 780 is hereby amended to read as follows:
"SECTION 1. The Telecommunications Office (TELOF) shall remain under the direct supervision and control of the Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT). However, all other operating units directly supporting communications, including the Telecommunications Policy and Planning Office, are transferred to the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC)."
SECTION 2. The Executive Order shall take effect immediately.
DONE in the City of Manila, this 10th day of June, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Ten.
Cite This Law
Amending Section 1 of E.O. No. 780, s. 2009, Executive Order No. 889, Jun 10, 2010 (Philippines)
Amending Section 1 of E.O. No. 780, s. 2009, Executive Order No. 889 (Phil. 2010)
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