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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 189 -
TRANSFERRING THE NATIONAL BOOK DEVELOPMENT BOARD FROM THE OFFICE OF THE
PRESIDENT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
WHEREAS,
pursuant to Republic Act No. 8047, otherwise know as the “Book
Publishing Industry Development Act”, the National Book Development
Board (NBDB) was created to formulate, adopt and implement a National
Book Policy which will serve as the basis for fostering the viability
and progressive growth of the book publishing industry;
WHEREAS, under Sec. 7 of the same Act, the NBDB was placed under the
administrative supervision of the Office of the President;
WHEREAS, this administration recognizes the vital importance of
textbooks and other educational materials to the school population,
particularly those in the primary and secondary levels;
WHEREAS, the said levels are under the jurisdiction of the Department
of Education (DepEd), and is therefore necessary that the NBDB be
transferred to the DepEd;
WHEREAS, under Sec. 31, Chapter 10, Title III, Book III of the
Administrative Code of 1987, the President has the continuing authority
to reorganize the Office of the President, including transferring any
agency from the Office of the President to any other department.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL ARROYO, President of the
Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby
order:
Section 1.
Sec. 2.
Sec. 3.
Done in the City of Manila,
this 31st day of March, in the year of Our Lord Two Thousand and Three.
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