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OF THE PHlUPP1NES

OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE Pij:ILIPPINES WASHINGTON, D. C.

n"':>:l'mu"", PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINESEXECUTIvE ORDER No. 20-W

PRESCRIBING INSTRUCTIONS FOR TH E CONDU OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS OF THE CO . GOVERNMENT IN TItE UNITED STATES D THE ABSENCE OF THE PRESIDENT.

WHEREAS the exigencies of the pJ;"esent emergency. quire the presence of the President of the Philippinesside the continental United States, the temporary seat ofthe Commonwealth, Government; and .. .WHEREAS it is necessary that quring his absenceuntil the seat of the Commonweal1ill Government is r e e s ~ tablished in the Philippines and normal constitutional pro-'ceases of government are fully restored, the functions ofsaid Commonwealth Government in the \ United Statesshould continue to be penormed with regularity andpatch;Now, THEREFORE, I,' Sergio O s m e f i . ~ , President of the Philippines, by vir tue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution and pursuant to tke provisions of the Eme.rgencyPOiWers Law, do hereby prescribe and promulgate the f o l ~

lowing instructions' for the conduct of public affairs of the. Commonwe.alth Government in the United Sta tes during'. absence from this country, any provisions of.to the contrary notwithstanding: . .1.. The Secretary of Finance shall be the representativ& ofPresident of the Philippines, and, as such; he shall be charged. conduct of the public affairs of the Commonwealth Governmentthe United States, with full authority to ac t on aU matters which,>

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pertain to, or affect said Government. This author 'not only the genel'al administrative supervision, direof the': depart ments and offices of said Government inStates, but also the specifiC authority to appoint aP'de m p l o y e ~ of the commonwealth Government in thto l;'educe, increase, redistribute or discontinu.e the deparl:m , office, or employee of said Government; ii...-,"".entary for the proper discharge of authorized functions a r t ' 3 : : ' ; c t i v H ~ i e s , employ technical, expert and other personnel' by contract or' otllerwise and to fix their compensations.2. The SecretarY of Finance as;"'epresentative of the Presidentof the Philippines is hereby vested with full authority to confel'with the proper officials of the federal, state and local governments,their various departments, offices, agencies and inst rumenta litie s, .onmatters affecting the 'commonwealth Goverl1ment, and to decide andact upon sUClb matters for and in behalf o:fk.the commonwealth Government. On important matters where a change of established policyis deemed necessary or, where in his opinion, it is advisable to doso, th e SeCl'etary of Finance shall consult the President of the Philippines, through appropriate' communication facilities, before taltingntaction. ,Ii, 3. The Secretary of Finance is also hereby authorized to r\lpresethe commonwealth of the Philippines in international organizationsand conferences to which the Commonwealth may be .invited,and

to designate such delegates or members as may be necessary. Heshall make a report to the President of the Philippines of the results,oj such conferences. .. 4. All papers which, in the usual course of business, are ordinarilYsigned by the Pl'esident, shan be signed by the Secretary of FinQllce,"By autlJ.Ority of the President." "Done at the City of W a s h i n g ~ : o : n , District of ljOlUlllUnited states of America, thist\ve:pty-seventh day oftember, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundredforty-four and of the Commonwealth of the

SERGIO O S M E ~ Ahe ninth: President of thePhil'ippines&119 o

\.THE PRESII?ENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

THE PRESIDElNT OF THE PHILIPPINESEXECUTIVE ORDER No. 2i

DECLARING' TO BE ON ACTIVE SERVICE INPHILIPPINE ARMY ALL PERSONS' NOWTIVELY SERVING II i RECOGNIZED MILITFORCES IN THE PHILIPPINES.WHEREAS many civilians'*'residing in the P h i l i p p i ~ e s Filipino, A m e r i ~ n and other foreign citizenships, .and.,ficen!! and enlisted men of the Philippine Army, of thearrLforces of the United' States and of Allied nations, 'cO,ntinued armed reslstance against the Imperial J -' c.Government since the sixth of May, 1942; .WHEREAS this action has. writ,ten in blood an epic,devotion and loyalty to the Government and

of the Philippines;WHEREAS these ,military forces have contributedmeasure to the.Allied military effort and to th eof the FilipInO' people from the yoke of the Japartes.I .WHEREAS it is the desire of -the Government of theto recognize this allegiance;Now, THEREFORE, I, Sergio Osmefia, President ofby virtue of the authority vested in me by'

Powers LaWjySection 22 (a ) and Section 27;ommonwealth Act ~ ~ e r e d One notwithstanding, ordain and promu1gate the following: All persons, of . any nationality or citizenship, who are hi recognized military forces in the Philippines,are onsidered to be oil active service in the Philippine Army. 2. The temporary' grades of enlisted men, enlisted. orthe field by Commanders of recognized military forces or byauthority, are hereby confirmed.

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