Reorganization Act
Approved 1954

Republic Act No. 1208

Reorganization act of 1954

Reorganization Act of 1954

In plain language

An act establishing the Government Survey and Reorganization Commission to study and reorganize the executive branch for better execution of laws, increased efficiency, and economy, with appropriations for its operations.

  • Creation of the Government Survey and Reorganization Commission
  • Composition of the commission with twelve members from the President, Senate, and House
  • Authority to group, coordinate, and consolidate government functions
  • Power to abolish unnecessary departments and eliminate duplication
  • Standardization of salaries and positions
  • Requirement to submit reorganization plans within specified deadlines
  • Provision for congressional approval or disapproval of plans
  • Granting of a per diem for non-government officials on the commission
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REPUBLIC ACT No. 1208

An Act to Amend Item Twenty-One of the Public Works Projects for the Province of Quezon, Sub-Section (a), Title A, Section One of Republic Act Numbered Six Hundred Seventy

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippine Congress Assembled:

Section 1

Item twenty-one of the public works projects for the Province of Quezon, subsection (a), title A, section one of Republic Act Numbered Six hundred seventy, is amended to read as follows:

| "21. For the construction of the Sto. Cristo School Building, Sariaya | ₱5,000.00." |

Section 2

This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved: April 20, 1955.

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