Executive Order No. 245 (1939)

MALACAÑAN PALACE

MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 245, December 31, 1939 ]

ABOLISHING THE NATIONAL INFORMATION OFFICE (BOARD) AND TRANSFERRING ITS POWERS, FUNCTIONS, AND DUTIES, AS WELL AS ITS PERSONNEL, APPROPRIATIONS, AND PROPERTIES, TO THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR; AND EFFECTING CERTAIN ADJUSTMENTS OF THE PERSONNEL OF THE SAID DEPARTMENT

The public interest so demanding, I, MANUEL L. QUEZON, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers in me vested by Commonwealth Act Numbered Four hundred and fifty-three, do ordain and promulgate the following:

1. The National Information Office (Board) is hereby abolished, and all its powers, functions, and duties as well as its personnel, appropriations, and properties are hereby transferred to the Department of the Interior.

2. The Department of the Interior shall have the following administrative units and positions in lieu of those provided for the said Department in Commonwealth Act Numbered Four hundred and forty-six:

New Item No. | Position | | Item No. C.A. No. 446 1 | One Secretary of Department | ........................... | P12,000.00 | D-I (1) | 1 2 | One Undersecretary of Department | ........................... | 9,000.00 | D-I (1) | 1 3 | One Commissioner for Mindanao and Sulu, with the rank of Undersecretary of Department (With furnished quarters, whenever a government building is available | ........................... | 9,000.00 | D-I (1) | 1 4 | One delegate (By detail) | ........................... | | New

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

5 | One private secretary | ........................... | 6,000.00 | D-I (1) | 4 6 | One technical assistant | ........................... | 4,500.00 | D-I (1) | 5 7 | One special agent | ........................... | 1,800.00 | D-I (1) | 7 8 | One secret agent | ........................... | 720.00 | D-I (1) | 12 9 | One secret agent | ........................... | 600.00 | D-I (1) | 13 10 | One clerk | ........................... | 360.00 | D-I (1) | 49 OFFICE OF THE UNDERSECRETARY 11 | One clerk | ........................... | 2,280.00 | D-I (1) | 16 12 | One secret agent | ........................... | 1,080.00 | D-I (1) | 11 13 | One messenger laborer | ........................... | 360.00 | D-I (1) | 38 14 | One laborer | ........................... | 420.00 | D-I (1) | 19 ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION 15 | One administrative officer | ........................... | 6,000.00 | D-I (1) | 24 16 | One investigator | ........................... | 5,400.00 | D-I (1) | 25 17 | Two technical assistants at P5,100 | ........................... | 10,200.00 | D-I (1) | 20 and 69 18 | One technical assistant and researcher | ........................... | 3,600.00 | D-I (1) | 26 19 | One technical assistant | ........................... | 3,480.00 | D-I (1) | 41 20 | One clerk-translator | ........................... | 2,400.00 | D-I (1) | 6 21 | One senior clerk | ........................... | 2,160.00 | D-I (3) | 3 22 | One clerk | ........................... | 1,200.00 | D-I (1) | 77 23 | One clerk | ........................... | 540.00 | D-I (1) | 18 24 | Two clerks at P480 | ........................... | 960.00 | D-I (1) | 48 and 33 25 | One laborer | ........................... | 420.00 | D-I (1) | 39 (a) Miscellaneous Section 26 | One chief of section | ........................... | 4,020.00 | D-I (1) | 28 27 | One assistant chief and property officer | ........................... | 2,040.00 | D-I (1) | 29 28 | One clerk | ........................... | 1,320.00 | D-I (1) | 30 29 | One clerk | ........................... | 900.00 | D-I (1) | 31 30 | One clerk | ........................... | 720.00 | D-I (3) | 5 31 | Two clerks at P660 | ........................... | 1,320.00 | D-I (1) | 32 32 | One messenger | ........................... | 360.00 | D-I (1) | 27 33 | One messenger-laborer | ........................... | 360.00 | D-I (3) | 8 34 | One laborer | ........................... | 420.00 | D-I (1) | 23 35 | Two laborers at P360 | ........................... | 720.00 | D-I (1) | 40 36 | One laborer | ........................... | 360.00 | D-I (1) | 27 Custodian Force 37 | One janitor | ........................... | 1,800.00 | D-I (1) | 35 38 | One watchman | ........................... | 720.00 | D-I (1) | 36 39 | One watchman | ........................... | 480.00 | D-I (1) | 37 40 | Four laborers at P420 | ........................... | 1,680.00 | D-I (1) | 39 41 | Three laborers at P360 | ........................... | 1,080.00 | D-I (1) | 82 | | | | D-I (3) | 9 | | | | and | 12 (b) Records Section 42 | One chief of section | ........................... | 3,000.00 | D-I (1) | 53 43 | One clerk | ........................... | 1,680.00 | D-I (1) | 42 44 | Two clerks at P1,080 | ........................... | 2,160.00 | D-I (1) | 43 45 | One clerk | ........................... | 1,020.00 | D-I (1) | 44 46 | Two clerks at P840 | ........................... | 1,680.00 | D-I (1) | 45 47 | Two clerks at P600 | ........................... | 1,200.00 | D-I (1) | 46 48 | Three clerks at P540 | ........................... | 1,620.00 | D-I (1) | 14 | | | | and | 47 49 | Two clerks at P480 | ........................... | 960.00 | D-I (1) | 48 50 | Two clerks at P480 | ........................... | 960.00 | D-I (1) | 34 | | | | and | 81 51 | Two clerks at P480 | ........................... | 960.00 | D-I (1) | 79 52 | One clerk | ........................... | 360.00 | D-I (1) | 49 53 | One messenger | ........................... | 360.00 | D-I (1) | 15 54 | Three messenger at P360 | ........................... | 1,080.00 | D-I (1) | 50 55 | One messenger-laborer | ........................... | 360.00 | D-I (1) | 38 56 | Two laborers at P360 | ........................... | 720.00 | D-I (1) | 51 LAW DIVISION 57 | One chief of division | ........................... | 4,620.00 | D-I (1) | 70 58 | One investigator | ........................... | 3,600.00 | D-I (1) | 71 59 | One law clerk | ........................... | 1,860.00 | D-I (1) | 72 60 | One law clerk | ........................... | 1,800.00 | D-I (1) | 73 61 | One law clerk | ........................... | 1,560.00 | D-I (1) | 17 62 | One law clerk | ........................... | 1,200.00 | D-I (1) | 85 63 | Two secret agents at P1,080 | ........................... | 2,160.00 | D-I (1) | 11 64 | One clerk | ........................... | 1,680.00 | D-I (1) | 74 65 | Two clerks at P1,380 | ........................... | 2,760.00 | D-I (1) | 75 | | | | and | 76 66 | One clerk | ........................... | 1,140.00 | D-I (1) | 78 67 | One clerk | ........................... | 780.00 | D-I (1) | 80 68 | One messenger | ........................... | 360.00 | D-I (1) | 15 69 | One messenger-laborer | ........................... | 360.00 | D-I (1) | 67

PROVINCIAL DIVISION

70 | One chief of division | ........................... | 5,100.00 | D-I (1) | 20 71 | One special agent | ........................... | 5,100.00 | D-I (1) | 20 72 | One special agent | ........................... | 4,020.00 | D-I (1) | 21 73 | One assistant chief of division | ........................... | 3,480.00 | D-I (1) | 54 74 | One law clerk | ........................... | 2,400.00 | D-I (1) | 55 75 | One clerk | ........................... | 2,040.00 | D-I (1) | 56 76 | Two clerks at P1,560 | ........................... | 3,120.00 | D-I (1) | 57 77 | One clerk | ........................... | 1,020.00 | D-I (}1) | 58 78 | One clerk | ........................... | 780.00 | D-I (1) | 22 79 | Three clerks at P660 | ........................... | 1,980.00 | D-I (1) | 59 80 | Two clerks at P540 | ........................... | 1,080.00 | D-I (1) | 60 81 | Two clerks at P360 | ........................... | 720.00 | D-I (1) | 61 | | | | and | 49 82 | One laborer | ........................... | 360.00 | D-I (1) | 68 83 | One superintendent of non-Christians | ........................... | 1,200.00 | D-I (1) | 62 84 | One superintendent of non-Christians | ........................... | 900.00 | D-I (1) | 63 85 | One superintendent of non-Christians | ........................... | 600.00 | D-I (1) | 64 86 | One superintendent of non-Christians | ........................... | 540.00 | D-I (1) | 65 87 | One superintendent of non-Christians | ........................... | 360.00 | D-I (1) | 66

PUBLIC ORDER DIVISION

88 | One chief of division (By detail) | ........................... | | | New 89 | One inspector | ........................... | 4,260.00 | D-I (1) | 52 90 | One technical assistant | ........................... | 3,120.00 | D-I (1) | 83 91 | One law clerk | ........................... | 1,800.00 | D-I (1) | 84 92 | Two clerks at P720 | ........................... | 1,440.00 | D-I (1) | 86 93 | One clerk | ........................... | 480.00 | D-I (1) | 87 94 | One messenger-laborer | ........................... | 360.00 | D-I (1) | 88

OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR MINDANAO AND SULU

95 | One assistant to the Commissioner | ........................... | 5,580.00 | D-I (1) | 89 96 | One law officer | ........................... | 3,120.00 | D-I (1) | 90 97 | One chief clerk | ........................... | 2,940.00 | D-I (1) | 91 98 | One clerk | ........................... | 2,040.00 | D-I (1) | 93 99 | One clerk | ........................... | 1,920.00 | D-I (1) | 94 100 | One clerk | ........................... | 1,800.00 | D-I (1) | 92 101 | One clerk | ........................... | 1,440.00 | D-I (1) | 96 102 | One clerk | ........................... | 1,320.00 | D-I (1) | 95 103 | One clerk | ........................... | 960.00 | D-I (1) | 97 104 | One clerk | ........................... | 720.00 | D-I (1) | 98 105 | One clerk | ........................... | 600.00 | D-I (1) | 99 106 | Two clerks at P500 | ........................... | 1,200.00 | D-I (1) | 100 107 | One messenger | ........................... | 360.00 | D-I (1) | 101 108 | One janitor-laborer | ........................... | 420.00 | D-I (1) | 102 109 | One Mohammedan Filipino special agent in Sulu | ........................... | 2,400.00 | D-I (1) | 8 110 | One Mohammedan Filipino special agent in Sulu | ........................... | 900.00 | D-I (1) | 9 111 | One Mohammedan Filipino special agent in Sulu | ........................... | 360.00 | D-I (1) | 10 112 | One chauffeur-mechanic | ........................... | 720.00 | D-I (1) | 103

DIVISION OF NATIONAL INFORMATION

113 | One chief of division | ........................... | 7,200.00 | D-I (3) | 1 | Provided, That when this position is vacated by the present incumbent, the salary thereof will be reduced to P6,000 per annum. 114 | One confidential secretary-stenographer | ........................... | 720.00 | D-I (3) | 18 115 | One laborer | ........................... | 360.00 | D-I (3) | 18

(a) Publicity Section 116 | One chief of section | ........................... | 1,800.00 | D-I (3) | 18 117 | Three writers and translators at P1,800 | ........................... | 5400.00 | D-I (3) | 13 118 | One writer in Spanish | ........................... | 1,500.00 | D-I(3) | 14 119 | One translator in Igorot | ........................... | 480.00 | D-I (3) | 15 120 | One researcher | ........................... | 1,680.00 | D-I (3) | 16 121 | One researcher | ........................... | 1,500.00 | D-I (3) | 17 122 | One researcher | ........................... | 1,200.00 | D-I (3) | 17 123 | One cameraman and photographer | ........................... | 1,200.00 | D-I (3) | 18 124 | One clipping clerk | ........................... | 840.00 | D-I (3) | 4 125 | One mimeograph operator | ........................... | 600.00 | D-I (3) | 6 126 | One messenger-laborer | ........................... | 360.00 | D-I (3) | 8

(b) Public Relations Section 127 | One chief of section | ........................... | 2,400.00 | D-I (3) | 18 128 | One confidential agent and writer speaker in Visayan | ........................... | 3,000.00 | D-I (3) | 18 129 | One confidential agent speaker and writer | ........................... | 2,400.00 | D-I (3) | 18 130 | One confidential agent and speaker | ........................... | 1,800.00 | D-I (3) | 18 131 | One confidential agent and field service investigator | ........................... | 1,800.00 | D-I (3) | 18 132 | One confidential agent and writer is Visayan | ........................... | 1,800.00 | D-I (3) | 18 133 | One confidential agent and writer translator and speaker | ........................... | 1,200.00 | D-I (3) | 18 134 | One confidential agent and speaker | ........................... | 1,200.00 | D-I (3) | 18 135 | Two confidential agents at P1,200 | ........................... | 2,400.00 | D-I (3) | 18 136 | Two confidential agents at P840 | ........................... | 1,680.00 | D-I (3) | 18 137 | Three confidential agents at P720 | ........................... | 2,160.00 | D-I (3) | 18 138 | Three confidential agent and Moro translator | ........................... | 540.00 | D-I (3) | 18 139 | Two confidential agents at P480 | ........................... | 960.00 | D-I (3) | 18 140 | One skilled laborer | ........................... | 600.00 | D-I (3) | 10 141 | One laborer | ........................... | 480.00 | D-I (3) | 7 142 | One laborer | ........................... | 360.00 | D-I (3) | 18

(c) Cinema-On-Wheels Section LUZON PERSONNEL 143 | One chauffeur | ........................... | 600.00 | D-I (3) | 18 144 | One skilled laborer | ........................... | 480.00 | D-I (3) | 18 145 | One laborer | ........................... | 360.00 | D-I (3) | 7 146 | Two laborers at P360 | ........................... | 720.00 | D-I (3) | 9

VISAYAS PERSONNEL

147 | One chauffeur | ........................... | 600.00 | D-I (3) | 10 148 | One skilled laborer | ........................... | 480.00 | D-I (3) | 18 149 | One laborer | ........................... | 360.00 | D-I (3) | 18 150 | Two laborers at P360 | ........................... | 720.00 | D-I (3) | 11 | | | | and | 18

BOARD OF REVIEW FOR MOVING PICTURES

151 | One assistant secretary | ........................... | 1,200.00 | | New 152 | One clerk | ........................... | 720.00 | | New

MISCELLANEOUS

153 | Supplementary personnel to be employed with the approval of the President | ........................... | 3,460.00 | | New | | | P279,280.00 | | | | | ========== | |

The other units and positions authorized for the Department of the Interior and the National Information Office appearing in Commonwealth Act Numbered Four hundred and forty-six which are not provided for herein shall be deemed to have been abolished.

3. The rates of compensation herein given shall be subject to adjustments in accordance with the classification and allocation of positions that may be made by the Salary Board.

Done at the City of Manila, this thirty-first day of December in the year of our Lord, nineteen hundred and thirty-nine, and of the Commonwealth of the Philippines, the fifth.

MANUEL L. QUEZON

President of the Philippines

By the President:

JORGE B. VARGAS

Secretary to the President