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MOP, Bk 3, v.4, 87

[ 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

54.

Three messenger at P360

1,080.00

55.

One messenger-laborer

360.00

56.

Two laborers at P360

720.00

LAW DIVISION

57.

One chief of division

4,620.00

58.

One investigator

3,600.00

59.

One law clerk

1,860.00

60.

One law clerk

1,800.00

61.

One law clerk

1,560.00

62.

One law clerk

1,200.00

63.

Two secret agents at P1,080

2,160.00

64.

One clerk

1,680.00

65.

Two clerks at P1,380

2,760.00

66.

One clerk

1,140.00

67.

One clerk

780.00

68.

One messenger

360.00

69.

One messenger-laborer

360.00

PROVINCIAL DIVISION

70.

One chief of division

5,100.00

71.

One special agent

5,100.00

72.

One special agent

4,020.00

73.

One assistant chief of division

3,480.00

74.

One law clerk

2,400.00

75.

One clerk

2,040.00

76.

Two clerks at P1,560

3,120.00

77.

One clerk

1,020.00

78.

One clerk

780.00

79.

Three clerks at P660

1,980.00

80.

Two clerks at P540

1,080.00

81.

Two clerks at P360

720.00

82.

One laborer

360.00

83.

One superintendent of non-Christians

1,200.00

84.

One superintendent of non-Christians

900.00

85.

One superintendent of non-Christians

600.00

86.

One superintendent of non-Christians

540.00

87.

One superintendent of non-Christians

360.00

PUBLIC ORDER DIVISION

88.

One chief of division (By detail)

89.

One inspector

4,260.00

90.

One technical assistant

3,120.00

91.

One law clerk

1,800.00

92.

Two clerks at P720

1,440.00

93.

One clerk

480.00

94.

One messenger-laborer

360.00

OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR MINDANAO AND SULU

95.

One assistant to the Commissioner

5,580.00

96.

One law officer

8,120.00

97.

One chief clerk

2,940.00

98.

One clerk

2,040.00

99.

One clerk

1,920.00

100.

One clerk

1,800.00

101.

One clerk

1,440.00

102.

One clerk

1,320.00

103.

One clerk

960.00

104.

One clerk

720.00

105.

One clerk

600.00

106.

Two clerks at P500

1,200.00

107.

One messenger

360.00

108.

One janitor-laborer

420.00

109.

One Mohammedan Filipino special agent in Sulu

2,400.00

110.

One Mohammedan Filipino special agent in Sulu

900.00

111.

One Mohammedan Filipino special agent in Sulu

360.00

112.

One chauffeur-mechanic

720.00

DIVISION OF NATIONAL INFORMATION

113.

One chief of division
Provided, That when this position is vacated by the present incumbent, the salary thereof will be reduced to P6,000 per annum.

7,200.00

114.

One confidential secretary-stenographer

720.00

115.

One laborer

360.00

(a) Publicity Section

116.

One chief of section

1,800.00

117.

Three writers and translators at P1,800

5,400.00

118.

One writer in Spanish

1,500.00

119.

One translator in Igorot

480.00

120.

One researcher

1,690.00

121.

One researcher

1,500.00

122.

One researcher

1,200.00

123.

One cameraman and photographer

1,200.00

124.

One clipping clerk

840.00

125.

One mimeograph operator

600.00

126.

One messenger-laborer

360.00

(b) Public Relations Section

127.

One chief of section

2,400.00

128.

One confidential agent and writer speaker in Visayan

3,000.00

129.

One confidential agent speaker and writer

2,400.00

130.

One confidential agent and speaker

1,800.00

131.

One confidential agent and field service investigator

1,800.00

132.

One confidential agent and writer is Visayan

1,800.00

133.

One confidential agent and writer translator and speaker

1,200.00

134.

One confidential agent and speaker

1,200.00

135.

Two confidential agents at P1,200

2,400.00

136.

Two confidential agents at P840

1,680.00

137.

Three confidential agents at P720

2,160.00

138.

Three confidential agent and Moro translator

540.00

139.

Two confidential agents at P480

960.00

140.

One skilled laborer

600.00

141.

One laborer

480.00

142.

One laborer

360.00

(c) Cinema-On-Wheels Section

LUZON PERSONNEL

143.

One chauffeur

600.00

144.

One skilled laborer

480.00

145.

One laborer

360.00

146.

Two laborers at P360

720.00

VISAYAS PERSONNEL

147.

One chauffeur

600.00

148.

One skilled laborer

480.00

149.

One laborer

360.00

150.

Two laborers at P360

720.00

BOARD OF REVIEW FOR MOVING PICTURES

151.

One assistant secretary

1,200.00

152.

One clerk

720.00

MISCELLANEOUS

153.

Supplementary personnel to be employed with the approval of the President

3,460.00

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
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