EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 165 - ABOLISHING THE PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION ON GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION, TRANSFERRING ITS REMAINING FUNCTIONS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

WHEREAS, it is the avowed policy of the government to streamline operations and eliminate unnecessary duplication of functions;

WHEREAS, the Department of Budget and Management is mandated to promote economy and efficiency in government operations, including the development of agency organizational structure and staffing pattern, and the design and review of systems and procedures for methods improvement and optimum resource utilization; and

WHEREAS, the remaining functions of the Presidential Commission on Government Reorganization relative to the provision of staff assistance to the President and concerned agencies on reorganization, can now be absorbed by the Department of Budget and Management.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, CORAZON C. AQUINO, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby order: 

Section 1. The Presidential Commission on Government Reorganization is hereby abolished and its remaining functions, appropriations, records, property and equipment, and such personnel as may be necessary, are transferred to the Department of Budget and Management.

Sec. 2. The implementing details on the reorganization of government agencies shall be submitted to the Department of Budget and Management for consideration and inclusion in the budget document.

Sec. 3. All laws, decrees, rules and regulations and other issuances or parts thereof which are contrary to or inconsistent with this Executive Order are hereby repealed or modified accordingly. 

Sec. 4. This Executive Order shall take effect immediately.

Done in the City of Manila, this 5th day of May, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and eighty-seven.
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