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1940s

563 orders from the 1940s

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  1. Jun 24, 1940 Executive Order No. 285 (1940) Prescribing Regulations for the Preparation and Submission of Special Budgets Required By Section 7, Paragraph I-(4), of Commonwealth Act No. 246.
  2. Jun 22, 1940 Executive Order No. 284 (1940) Ordering the Hospitalization of Accused Persons Needing Such Hospitalization in the Bilibid Prison Hospital.
  3. Jun 22, 1940 Executive Order No. 283 (1940) Creating a Sugar Advisory Committee, Defining Its Purposes, Functions and Powers, and Designating the Secretary to the President, Until Otherwise Provided, to Administer the Sugar Adjustment and Stabilization Fund Created Under Commonwealth Act No. 567.
  4. Jun 15, 1940 Executive Order No. 282 (1940) AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 281, DATED JUNE 15, 1940, EFFECTUATING THE PURPOSES OF GENERAL RULING NO. 5, JUNE 6, 1940, OF THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY OF THE UNITED STATES, APPROVED JUNE 6, 1940, BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, UNDER SECTION 5 (6) OF THE ACT OF OCTOBER 6, 1917 (40 STAT. 411), AS AMENDED, EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 8389 OF APRIL 10, 1940, AS OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES AND REGULATIONS ISSUED PURSUANT THERETO AND UNDER ALL OTHER AUTHORITY OF LAW
  5. Jun 15, 1940 Executive Order No. 281 (1940) Effectuating the Purposes of General Ruling No. 5, June 6, 1940, of the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, Approved June 6, 1040, By the President of the United States, Under Section 5 (B) of the Act of October 6, 1917 (40 Stat. 411), as Amended, Executive Order No. 8389 of April 10, 1940, as Amended, of the President of the United States and Regulations Issued Pursuant Thereto and Under All Other Authority of Law.
  6. Jun 7, 1940 Executive Order No. 279 (1940) Allowing Certain Reserve Officers of the Philippine Army to Possess Firearms Under Certificate of Registration.
  1. Jun 7, 1940 Executive Order No. 280 (1940) Abolishing the Barrio of Jesus in the Municipality of Babatngon, Leyte, and Annexing Its Territory to the Barrio of Planza, Same Municipality.
  2. Jun 7, 1940 Executive Order No. 278 (1940) Further Amending Executive Order No. 233, Dated November 8, 1939, Entitled “Fixing the Maximum Selling Prices of Certain Articles of Prime Necessity,” as Amended By Executive Order No. 237, Dated November 29, 1939.
  3. May 29, 1940 Executive Order No. 277 (1940) Reducing the Real Property Tax on All Permanent Plants And/Or Trees Due for the Year Nineteen Hundred and Forty.
  4. May 26, 1940 Executive Order No. 276 (1940) Prescribing Uniform Procedure to Be Followed in the Investigation of Administrative Cases
  5. May 11, 1940 Executive Order No. 275 (1940) Transferring the Seat of Government of the Municipality of Lupi, Camarines Sur, From Its Present Location At the Barrio of San Pedro to the Sitio of Tapi, Barrio of Cabutagan.
  6. May 11, 1940 Executive Order No. 274 (1940) Fixing the Schedule of Per Diems for Provincial, City and Municipal Officers and Employees
  7. May 11, 1940 Executive Order No. 273 (1940) Regulations Governing the Use of the Flag of the United States, the Flag of the Philippines, and the Flags of Other Nations
  8. May 11, 1940 Executive Order No. 272 (1940) Transferring the Powers and Duties of the Secretary of Public Works and Communications and the Secretary of the Interior Under Act No. 3997 and Commonwealth Act No. 98, Respectively, to the Secretary of National Defense
  9. May 11, 1940 Executive Order No. 271 (1940) Modifying Paragraph 2 of Executive Order No. 221, Dated September 9, 1939, Regarding Increases in Salary in the Same Position
  10. Apr 25, 1940 Executive Order No. 270 (1940) Amending Executive Order No. 255, Entitled “Fixing and Regulating the Collection of Wharf or Pier Charges for the Use of Port Facilities”
  11. Apr 25, 1940 Executive Order No. 269 (1940) Requiring That the Opening of All Bids and All Public Competitive Biddings Be Made in the Presence of a Representative of the Auditor General
  12. Apr 25, 1940 Executive Order No. 268 (1940) Requiring the Prompt and Direct Submission of Papers to the Auditor General
  13. Apr 15, 1940 Executive Order No. 267 (1940) Organization of the Philippine Army Nurse Corps Reserve
  14. Apr 15, 1940 Executive Order No. 266 (1940) Organizing a Certain Portion of the Municipality of Cagayan, Oriental Misamis, Into An Independent Municipality Under the Name of Alubijid
  15. Apr 4, 1940 Executive Order No. 265 (1940) Declaring Certain Positions as Primarily Confidential in Accordance With the Provisions of Section 1(G) of Commonwealth Act No. 402 and Amending for This Purpose the Second Paragraph of Section 1 of Executive Order No. 244 Dated December 31, 1939
  16. Apr 1, 1940 Executive Order No. 264 (1940) Appointment and Separation of Secret Agents or Detectives and Confidential Employees
  17. Apr 1, 1940 Executive Order No. 263 (1940) Authorizing the Printing of the Dictionary and Grammar of the National Language, and Fixing the Day From Which Said Language Shall Be Used and Taught in the Public and Private Schools of the Philippines
  18. Apr 1, 1940 Executive Order No. 262 (1940) Revising Executive Order No. 32, Dated May 25, 1936, Prescribing Uniform Fees for Copies of Official Records and Documents Furnished Private Persons and Entities
  19. Mar 19, 1940 Executive Order No. 261 (1940) Amending Executive Order No. 253, Dated February 14, 1940, Entitled “Further Amending Executive Order No. 233, Dated November 8, 1939, Entitled ‘Fixing the Maximum Selling Prices of Certain Articles of Prime Necessities’ “