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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 984 -
TRANSFERRING THE PHILIPPINE ATMOSPHERIC, GEOPHYSICAL AND ASTRONOMICAL
SERVICES ADMINISTRATION TO THE NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
AUTHORITY, PROVIDING FOR ITS REORGANIZATION, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
WHEREAS, under the New Republic, national
development shall pursued with renewed dedication and greater
determination through a more efficient, effective and economical
government;
WHEREAS, the National Science and Technology Authority (NSTA) was
established under Executive Order No. 784 to centrally direct the
integration of all government scientific and technological efforts;
WHEREAS, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical
Services Administration (PAGASA), as created Presidential Decree No.
78, as amended, largely performs scientific and technological functions
which need to be integrated with the overall program of the central
science and technology organization;
WHEREAS, it would therefore be desirable to transfer the PAGASA to the
NSTA;
WHEREAS, as a result of such transfer, a reorganization of PAGASA would
become necessary in order to effect needed adjustments that would
eliminate overlaps and duplications with existing units of NSTA;
WHEREAS, under Presidential Decree No. 1416 as amended, the President
is empowered to undertake such organizational and related improvements
as may be appropriate in the light of changing circumstances and new
developments;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Republic of
the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the
Constitution and the authority vested in me by Presidential Decree No.
1416 as amended, do hereby order and ordain:
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The heads of these major organizational units shall be appointed by the
President of the Philippines, upon recommendation of the NSTA Director
General.
The organizational units shall continue to perform the functions
presently assigned to them by law.
The National Geophysical and Astronomical Office of PAGASA is merged
with the Philippine Institute of Volcanology of the NSTA, which is
hereby renamed Institute of Volcanology and Seismology. Such merger
shall include applicable functions, appropriations, records, property
and equipment, and such personnel as may be necessary.
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The NSTA Director General shall effect the implementation of this
Executive Order, particularly with respect to personnel actions
required to be taken, with six months from the issuance of this
Executive Order.
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Done in the City of Manila,
this 17th day of September, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred
and Eighty-Four.
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