Modifying E.O. No. 242 (July 24, 1987)
Executive Order No. 242-A, issued by President Corazon C. Aquino on July 26, 1987, modifies the earlier Executive Order No. 242 regarding the reorganization of the Department of Trade and Industry. It grants the Secretary the authority to designate Undersecretaries to oversee various bureaus and agencies within the department. Additionally, it allows the appointment of Trade Commissioners with the rank of Assistant Secretary to enhance coordination of trade and investment efforts globally. Importantly, the order does not allocate extra funding for these changes and takes effect immediately.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Executive Order No. 242-A
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Presidential Issuances
- Subcategory
- Executive Orders
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
July 26, 1987
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 242-A
MODIFYING EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 242 DATED JULY 24, 1987, WHICH AMENDS EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 133, SERIES OF 1987, ENTITLED "REORGANIZING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES"
I, CORAZON C. AQUINO, President of the Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby order:
SECTION 1. The designation of the Undersecretaries for specific areas and offices is hereby modified in the sense that the Secretary is hereby authorized to designate any Undersecretary to supervise the bureaus, offices and agencies, including the attached entities consistent with the mandate of the Department.
SECTION 2. In addition to an existing Foreign Trade Service Corps, the President may appoint Trade Commissioners with the rank of Assistant Secretary to coordinate trade and investment matters in the various continents to which they are assigned for the purpose of increasing trade and investments.
SECTION 3. No extra funding is authorized under this Executive Order. cSTCDA
SECTION 4. This Executive Order shall take effect immediately.
DONE in the City of Manila, this 26th day of July, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Seven.
Cite This Law
Modifying E.O. No. 242 (July 24, 1987), Executive Order No. 242-A, Jul 26, 1987 (Philippines)
Modifying E.O. No. 242 (July 24, 1987), Executive Order No. 242-A (Phil. 1987)
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