Department of National Defense and Department of Health and Public Welfare
Commonwealth Act No. 430, enacted on May 31, 1939, establishes the Department of National Defense and the Department of Health and Public Welfare in the Philippines. The Department of National Defense is tasked with overseeing the country's defense program, while the Department of Health and Public Welfare is responsible for safeguarding public health and maintaining sanitary conditions. The act also abolishes the office of the Commissioner of Health and Welfare, transferring its functions to the new department. Funding for these departments will be sourced from savings in salaries and expenses of existing offices. The act is effective upon approval.
Quick Answers
- What is Department of National Defense and Department of Health and Public Welfare about?
- Commonwealth Act No. 430, enacted on May 31, 1939, establishes the Department of National Defense and the Department of Health and Public Welfare in the Philippines. The Department of National Defense is tasked with overseeing the country's defense program, while the Department of Health and Public Welfare is responsible for safeguarding public health and maintaining sanitary conditions. The act also abolishes the office of the Commissioner of Health and Welfare, transferring its functions to the new department. Funding for these departments will be sourced from savings in salaries and expenses of existing offices. The act is effective upon approval.
- What type of law is Commonwealth Act No. 430?
- Department of National Defense and Department of Health and Public Welfare (Commonwealth Act No. 430) is a Philippine Statutes enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was Department of National Defense and Department of Health and Public Welfare enacted?
- Department of National Defense and Department of Health and Public Welfare (Commonwealth Act No. 430) was enacted on May 31, 1939.
- What is the citation for Department of National Defense and Department of Health and Public Welfare?
- Department of National Defense and Department of Health and Public Welfare, Commonwealth Act No. 430, May 31, 1939 (Philippines)
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Commonwealth Act No. 430
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Commonwealth Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
May 31, 1939
COMMONWEALTH ACT NO. 430
AN ACT TO CREATE THE DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENSE AND THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND PUBLIC WELFARE
SECTION 1. The Department of National Defense and the Department of Health and Public Welfare are created. The President of the Philippines is authorized to effectuate, by Executive Order, the organization of the aforesaid Departments on or before July first, nineteen hundred and forty-one. TaSEHC
SECTION 2. The Department of National Defense shall be charged with the duty of supervising the national defense program of the country, and for this purpose, it shall have executive supervision over those bureaus, offices, and services which the President may determine to be properly under the jurisdiction of the said Department.
SECTION 3. The Department of Health and Public Welfare shall be charged with the protection of the health of the people, the maintenance of sanitary conditions, and the people enforcement of laws relative to health, sanitation, and social services, and for these purposes it shall exercise executive supervision over those bureaus, offices and services, which, in the opinion of the President, are properly within the jurisdiction of the said Department.
SECTION 4. Upon the creation of the Department of Health and Public Welfare, the office of the Commissioner of Health and Welfare and the Council of Hygiene shall be abolished and their functions and duties transferred to said Department.
SECTION 5. The necessary funds for the organization and establishment of these departments shall be taken from the forced savings in salaries and wages and sundry expenses of the offices and bureaus under the office of the President and the bureaus and offices under the Department of Public Instruction as provided for in the General Appropriation Act for the fiscal year nineteen hundred and forty. CcaDHT
SECTION 6. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved, May 31, 1939.
Cite This Law
Department of National Defense and Department of Health and Public Welfare, Commonwealth Act No. 430, May 31, 1939 (Philippines)
Department of National Defense and Department of Health and Public Welfare, Commonwealth Act No. 430 (Phil. 1939)
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