MIAA

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 903 July 21, 1983

PROVIDING FOR A REVISION OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 778 CREATING THE
MANILA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY, TRANSFERRING EXISTING
ASSETS OF THE MANILA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TO THE AUTHORITY,
AND VESTING THE AUTHORITY WITH POWER TO ADMINISTER AND
OPERATE THE MANILA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

WHEREAS, the Manila International Airport as the principal airport of the Philippines for both
international and domestic air traffic, is required to provide standards of airport accommodation
and service comparable with the best airports in the world;
WHEREAS, domestic and other terminals, general aviation and other facilities, have to be
upgraded to meet the current and future air traffic and other demands of aviation in Metro
Manila;
WHEREAS, a management and organization study has indicated that the objectives of
providing high standards of accommodation and service within the context of a financially
viable operation, will best be achieved by a separate and autonomous body; and
WHEREAS, under Presidential Decree No. 1416, as amended by Presidential Decree No. 1772,
the President of the Philippines is given continuing authority to reorganize the National
Government, which authority includes the creation of new entities, agencies and
instrumentalities of the Government;
Sec. 3. Creation of the Manila International Airport Authority. There is hereby established
a body corporate to be known as the Manila International Airport Authority which shall
be attached to the Ministry of Transportation and Communications. The principal office
of the Authority shall be located at the New Manila International Airport. The Authority
may establish such offices, branches, agencies or subsidiaries as it may deem proper and
necessary; Provided, That any subsidiary that may be organized shall have the prior
approval of the President.
Sec. 4. Purposes and Objectives. The Authority shall have the following purposes and
objectives:
(a) To help encourage and promote international and domestic air traffic in the Philippines as a
means of making the Philippines a center of international trade and tourism and accelerating
the development of the means of transportation and communications in the
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(b) To formulate and adopt for application in the Airport internationally acceptable standards
of airport accommodation and service; and
(c) To upgrade and provide safe, efficient, and reliable airport facilities for international and
domestic air travel.

VETRANS FEDERATION OF THE PHILIPPINES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 2640 - AN ACT TO CREATE A PUBLIC CORPORATION TO
BE KNOWN AS THE VETERANS FEDERATION OF THE PHILIPPINES, DEFINING
ITS POWERS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Sec. 2. The said Federation shall have perpetual succession, with power to sue and be
sued; to hold such real and personal property as shall be necessary for its purposes, and
to receive real and personal property by gift, devise or bequest; to invest its funds for the
exclusive benefit of the veterans of the Philippines; to extend, within its capabilities, all
necessary assistance, and operate such enterprises as may further the material or moral
well-being of veterans; to adopt a seal, and to alter or destroy the same at pleasure; to
have offices and conduct its business and affairs in the City of Manila and/or provinces,
cities, municipalities and barrios of the Philippines and to amend said laws, regulations
and rules; to establish and operate branches of its office anywhere in the Philippines; to
publish a magazine and/or other publications; and generally, to do all such acts and things
as may be necessary to carry into effect the provisions of this Act and to promote the
purposes of said Federation. Any action or decision of the Federation or of the Supreme
Council shall be subject to the approval of the Secretary of National Defense. Sec. 3. No
association shall be an affiliated member of the Federation unless it is integrated by
veterans who served in the naval,r or land arms or services of the Philippines at some
time in the Philippine Revolution, or World Wars I or II, or in the United States Army
Forces in the Far East in World War II, or in the Philippine Expeditionary Forces to Korea
in the Korean Campaign, or in any armed conflict in which the Philippines may be involved
in the future: Provided, however, That the said veterans have been honorably discharged
or separated from the service or continue in the active military service or are carried on
the military rosters on inactive reserve. Sec. 4. The purposes of the Federation shall be
to uphold and defend the democratic way of life as envisioned in the Constitution of the
Republic of the Philippines; to represent and to defend the interests of all Filipino
veterans; to coordinate the efforts of all different veterans of the Philippines in behalf of
the interests of respective members; to promote mutual help among former comrades-
in-arms; to perpetuate their common experiences in war; to undertake acts of charity and
relief work; to preserve peace and order; to foster love of country and things Filipino and
inculcate individual civic consciousness. In general, the Federation shall exist solely for
purposes of a benevolent character, and not for pecuniary profit of its members. Sec. 5.
The Federation shall be non-sectarian and non-political in character, and that affiliation
thereto shall not increase or diminish liability for military service. Sec. 6. The Federation
shall have no power to issue certificates of stock or to declare or pay dividends, all funds
in excess of operating expenses being reserved for disbursement, as the Supreme Council
may authorize, for the purposes stated in Section two of this Act. Sec. 7. The governing
body of the said Federation shall be its Supreme Council. The number, qualifications,
manner of election and terms of office of the members of this Supreme Council and of the
officers of the Federation shall be prescribed by its own constitution and by-laws. The
persons named in Section one of this Act shall constitute its Supreme Council and the
persons elected for the term of office beginning March, nineteen hundred sixty, shall be
the first officers of said Federation, to serve as such until their successors are duly elected
and have qualified. The by-laws shall prescribe the number or members of the Supreme
Council necessary to constitute a quorum. Sec. 8. An annual meeting of the affiliated
members shall be held once every year after the date of the creation of the Federation, at
such time and place as shall be prescribed in the constitution and by-laws, when the
annual report of the Federation shall be presented, and members of the Supreme Council
and officers shall be designated and elected. Special meetings of the Supreme Council may
be called upon such notice as may prescribed in the constitution and by-laws, which shall
further fix the number of affiliated members which shall constitute a quorum at any
annual or special meeting. The Supreme Council shall have power to hold their meetings
and keep the seal, books, documents and papers of the Federation at the principal office
of the Federation. Sec. 9. The Federation is empowered to adopt its own insignia and
uniforms and shall have sole and exclusive right in the Philippines to have and to use the
titles, emblems, uniforms, badges, insignia, descriptive or designating marks, words, and
phrases used by it in carrying out its program in accordance with the purposes of this Act.
Section 10. Any donation or contribution which from time to time may be made to the
Federation by the Government of the Philippines or any of its subdivisions, branches,
offices, agencies or instrumentalities shall be expended by the Supreme Council only for
the purposes mentioned in this Act. Section 11. The Federation is expressly exempted
from payment of any and all taxes.

MANILA ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL OFFICE

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 931

PLACING THE ASIAN EXCHANGE CENTER, INC., INCLUDING ITS BRANCH
OFFICE IN TAIPEI, UNDER THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

WHEREAS, the Asian Exchange Center, Inc. is a private corporation organized under the laws
of the Republic of the Philippines to promote friendly cooperation in the fields of economic,
trade, culture and scientific endeavor, following the severance of diplomatic relations between
our two countries.

WHEREAS, the operations and activities of the Asian Exchange Center, Inc. are governed by
its Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws and by pertinent resolutions of its Board of Directors;

WHEREAS, it is desirable that the Asian Exchange Center be place under the Office of the
President of the Philippines in order that it may operate with more flexibility to attain its
objectives;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of
the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby order that the Asian Exchange Center,
Inc., including its branch office in Taipei, Republic of China, be placed under the Office of the
President of the Philippines.

AMENDING SECTIONS 3, 4 AND 5 OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 490 OTHERWISE

KNOWN AS “ESTABLISHING THE PRINCIPAL OFFICE IN MANILA OF THE
MANILA ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL OFFICE AND TRANSFERRING THE
SUPERVISION OVER ITS OPERATIONS AND ACTIVITIES TO THE
DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS.”

WHEREAS, on January 16, 1984, the MECO (formerly ASECTAI), including its offices in
Taiwan, was placed under the Office of the President pursuant to Executive Order No. 931;

WHEREAS, on June 26, 1998, supervision over the principal office in Manila of the MECO
and its branch offices in Taiwan was transferred from the Office of the President to the
Department of Foreign Affairs pursuant to Executive Order No. 490;

WHEREAS, owing to the government’s commitment to a One-China policy, the

responsibilities entrusted to MECO of fostering people-to-people relations and facilitating
unofficial contacts between the Philippines and Taiwan are too important and too sensitive
duties that supervision and control over the principal office in Manila and its branch offices in
Taiwan should remain under the Office of the President.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA, President of the Republic of the

Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby order:
SECTION 1. Sections 3, 4 and 5 of Executive Order No. 490, otherwise known as “Establishing
the Principal Office in Manila of the Manila Economic and Cultural Office and Transferring
the Supervision Over the Operations and Activities to the Department of Foreign Affairs,” are
hereby amended to read as follows:

“SECTION 3.”
“6. The issuance of visas, passports and authentication of documents as enumerated in
subsections 1, 2 and 3 shall be consistent with the One-China Policy of the Philippine
Government. To ensure its effective implementation, personnel of the Department of Foreign
Affairs who are on official leave can be assigned to the MECO.”

“SECTION 4. Operational supervision and control. Supervision and control over the principal
office in Manila of the MECO and its branch offices in Taiwan is hereby placed under the
Office of the President. The MECO shall report directly to the Office of the Executive Secretary
which shall exercise direct control and supervision over the MECO. To ensure effective control
and coordination for and with the Office of the President, the Senior Deputy Executive
Secretary shall sit in the MECO Board as Director and shall exercise direct supervision over
the MECO for the Office of the President.”
“SECTION 5. Headquarters site. To maintain its private character and unofficial status, the
principal office in Manila of the MECO shall be located outside the premises of any government
offices.”

A. JURISDICTION OF MECO UNDER R.A. NO. 9225:

1. As per Memorandum of Agreement dated 29 May 2006 executed between the

Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) and the Bureau of Immigration
(BI), the MECO has been authorized to perform all the functions granted to
Philippine Foreign Service Posts to implement the provisions of R.A. 9225 as well
as other subsequent issuances in relation to the implementation of this law.

BOY SCOUTS OF THE PHILIPPINES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7278

An Act amending Commonwealth Act No. 111, as amended by Presidential Decree No. 460,
entitled “An Act to Create a Public Corporation to be Known as the Boy Scouts of the
Philippines, and to Define its Powers and Purposes,” by strengthening the volunteer and
democratic character of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines and for other purposes.

Section 1. Sections 2 and 3 of Commonwealth Act. No. 111, as amended, is hereby amended
to read as follows:

“Sec. 2. The said corporation shall have the powers of perpetual succession, to sue and sued; to
enter into contracts; to acquire, own, lease, convey and dispose of such real and personal estate,
land grants, rights and choses in action as shall be necessary for corporate purposes, and to
accept and received funds, real and personal property by gift, devise, bequest or other means,
to conduct fund-raising activities; to adopt and use a seal, and the same to alter and destroy; to
have offices and conduct its business and affairs in Metropolitan Manila and in the regions,
provinces, cities, municipalities, and barangays of the Philippines, to make and adopt by-laws,
rules and regulations not inconsistent with this Act and the laws of the Philippines, and
generally to do all such acts and things, including the establishment of regulations for the
election of associates and successors, as may be necessary to carry into effect the provisions of
this Act and promote the purpose of said corporation: Provided, That said corporation shall
have no power to issue certificates of stock or to declare or pay dividends, its objectives and
purposes being solely of benevolent character and not for pecuniary profit of its members.”

“Sec. 3. The purpose of this corporation shall be to promote through organization and
cooperation with other agencies, the ability of boys to do useful things for themselves and
others, to train them in scoutcraft, and to inculcate in them patriotism, civic consciousness and
responsibility, courage, self-reliance, discipline and kindred virtues, and moral values, using
the method which are in common use by boy scouts.”
Sec. 2. Section 4 of Commonwealth Act No. 111, as amended, is hereby repealed and in lieu
thereof, Section 4 shall read as follows:
“Sec. 4. The President of the Philippines shall be the Chief Scout of the Boy Scouts of the
Philippines.”

Sec. 3. Section 5, 6, 7 and 8 of Commonwealth Act No. 111, as amended, are hereby amended
to read as follows:

“Sec. 5. The governing body of the said corporation shall consist of a National Executive Board,
the members of which shall be Filipino citizens of good moral character. The Board shall be
composed of the following:
“(a) One (1) charter member of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines who shall be elected by the
members of the National Council at its meeting called for this purpose;
“(b) The regional chairmen of the scouts regions who shall be elected by the representatives of
all the local scouts councils of the region during its meeting called for this purpose: Provided,
That a candidate for regional chairman need not be the chairman of a local scout council;
“(c) The Secretary of Education, Culture and Sports;
“(d) The National President of the Girl Scouts of the Philippines;
“(e) One (1) senior scout, each from Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao areas, to be elected by the
senior scout delegates of the local scout councils to the scout youth forums in their respective
areas, in its meeting called for this purpose, to represent the boy scout membership;
“(f) Twelve (12) regular members to be elected by the members of the National Council in its
meeting called for this purpose;
“(g) At least ten (10) but not more than fifteen (15) additional members from the private sector
who shall be elected by the members of the National Executive Board referred to in the
immediately preceding paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) and (f) at the organizational meeting of
the newly reconstituted National Executive Board which shall be held immediately after the
meeting of the National Council wherein the twelve (12) regular members and the one (1)
charter member were elected.
“Thereafter, the National Executive Board as herein fully constituted shall elect from among
themselves the following officers of the corporation:
“(a) President;
“(b) Senior Vice-President;
“(c) One (1) Vice-President each from Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao areas; and
“(d) Such other officers as the Board may deem necessary.
“The numerical composition of the National Executive Board shall be provided for in the by-
laws of the Boy Scout of the Philippines: Provided, That said numerical composition shall be
at least thirty (30) and not more than forty-five (45) for all elected, life and ex officio members.
“The term of office of the members of the National Executive Board shall be one (1) year,
except for the regular members to be elected by the National Council whose term of office shall
be three (3) years: Provided, That for the first twelve (12) regular members to be elected by the
National Council, the term of office shall be as follows: the members garnering the first four
(4) highest number of votes shall serve for a term of three (3) years; the member garnering the
second four (4) highest number of votes shall serve for a term of two (2) years; and the members
garnering the last four (4) number of votes shall serve for a term of one (1) year.
“Vacancies in the National Executive Board shall be filled by a majority vote of the remaining
members and a member thus elected shall serve only for the unexpired term.
“The by-laws may prescribe the number of members of the National Executive Board necessary
to constitute a quorum of the Board, which number shall not be less than the majority of the
entire membership of the Board.
“The National Executive Board shall exercise the following powers and functions:
“(a) To make and to amend the by-laws subject to the ratification by a majority vote of the
members present at a meeting of the National Council or at a special meeting called for this
purpose;
“(b) To authorize and caused to be executed mortgages and liens upon the property of the
corporation by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the whole Board at a meeting called for this purpose;
“(c) To designate five (5) or more their number to constitute an executive or governing
committee, of which a majority shall constitute a quorum, through a resolution passed by
majority of the whole Board. Such Committee, to the extent provided in said resolution or in
the by-laws of the corporation, shall have and exercise the powers of the National Executive
Board in the management of the business affairs of the corporation, and may have the power to
authorize the seal of the corporation to be affixed to all papers which may require it;
“(d) To create standing committees and appoint the chairman and members thereof from among
themselves by the affirmative vote of a majority of the whole Board. Such standing committees
shall exercise such powers as may be authorized by the by-laws;
“(e) To dispose in any manner a part of the whole property of the corporation with the consent
in writing and pursuant to an affirmative vote of two-thirds (2/3) of the members of the National
Council; and
“(f) To hold regular meetings at least once every two (2) months at a time and place to be
designated in the by-laws. Special meetings of the Board may be called upon such notice as
may be prescribed in the by-laws.
“Sec. 6. The National Council shall be composed of the following members:
“(a) The members of the National Executive Board;
“(b) The charter members;
“(c) The regional commissioners;
“(d) The chairmen and commissioners of all local scout councils; and
“(e) Other duly accredited delegates of local scout councils as may be provided in the by-laws.
“The qualifications, terms of office, and the manner of electing the above mentioned members
of the National Council shall be prescribed in the by-laws of the corporation.
“The numerical composition of the National Council shall be provided for in the by-laws of the
Boy Scouts of the Philippines: Provided, That all regions and all local councils shall be duly
represented therein by at least two (2) duly accredited delegates, in addition to those who are
members of the National Executive Board as provided for under Section 5 of this Act.
“The annual meeting of the National Council shall be held at such time and place as shall be
prescribed in the by-laws, at which meeting the annual reports of the officers of the National
Executive Board shall be presented and the election of members to the National Executive
Board.
“Special meetings of the National Council may be called upon such notice as may be prescribed
in the by-laws. One-third (1/3) of the members of the National Council shall constitute a
quorum to do business at any annual or special meeting.
“The National Council and the National Executive Board shall have the power to hold their
meetings and keep the seal, books, documents, and papers of the corporation within or without
the Metropolitan Manila.
“The National President of the corporation shall preside over the meetings of the National
Council.
“Each local scout council represented in the annual or special meeting of the National Council
shall be entitled to four (4) votes plus one (1) vote for every ten thousand (10,000) of their scout
membership. The members of the National Executive Board and the life members shall each
be entitled to one (1) vote.

“Sec. 7. The corporation created by this Act shall adopt and shall have the sole and exclusive
right to use distinctive titles, emblems, descriptive or designing marks, words and phrases,
badges, uniforms and insignia for the Boy Scouts of the Philippines in carrying out its program
in accordance with the purposes of this Act, and which shall be published in the Official Gazette
or in any newspaper of general circulation in the Philippines.
“Sec. 8. Any donation or contribution which from time to time may be made to the Boy Scouts
of the Philippines by the Government or any of its subdivisions, branches, offices, agencies or
instrumentalities or by a foreign government or by private entities and individuals shall be
expended by the National Executive Board in pursuance of this Act.
“The corporation shall be entitled to the following tax and duty privileges:
“(a) Exemption from income tax pursuant to Section 26(e), (g) and (h) of the National Internal
Revenue Code, as amended;
“(b) Exemption from donor’s tax pursuant to Section 94(a) (3) of the National Internal Revenue
Code, as amended;
“(c) Full deductibility of donations from the donor’s gross income for purposes of computing
taxable income; and
“(d) Tax and/or duty exemption of donations from foreign countries as provided under the
relevant laws such as, but not limited to, Section 105 of the Tariff and Customs Code of the
Philippines, as amended, Section 103 of the National Internal Revenue Code, as amended.
“Any other provisions of law to the contrary notwithstanding, there shall be no discrimination
in tax treatment of the Boy and Girl Scouts of the Philippines.”

Sec. 4. Sections 10 and 11 of Commonwealth Act No. 111, as amended, are hereby amended
to read as follows:

“Sec. 10. From and after the passage of this Act, it shall be unlawful for any person within the
jurisdiction of the Philippines to falsely and fraudulently call himself as, or represent himself
to be, a member of, or an agent for, the Boy Scouts of the Philippines; and any person who
violates any of the provisions of this Act shall be punished by prision correccional in its
minimum period or a fine not exceeding Five thousand pesos (P5,000.00) or both, at the
discretion of the court.
“It shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture, sell or distribute or cause to be
manufactured, sold or distributed fraudulently or without the official knowledge and written
consent or permission of the National Executive Board of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines
badges, uniforms, insignia, or any other boy scout paraphernalia; or to use, apply, feature or
portray said budges, uniforms, insignia or scouting paraphernalia or the photos or visuals of a
boy scout or boy scouts in uniform, or the logo, seal, or corporate name of the Boy Scouts of
the Philippines, in any print ad, radio or television commercial, billboard, collateral material or
any form of advertisement; or to use the name of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines for any
illegal purpose or personal gain. Any violation of any of the provisions of Section 7 and of this
section shall be punished by prision correccional in its medium period to prision mayor in its
minimum period or a fine of not less than Ten thousand pesos (P10,000.00) nor more than One
hundred thousand pesos (P100,000.00), or both, at the discretion of the court: Provided, That,
in case of corporations, partnerships, associations, societies or companies, the manager,
administrator or the person in charge of the management or administration of the business shall
be criminally responsible for any such violation. These penalties shall be without prejudice to
the proper civil action for recovery of civil damages, which may be instituted together with or
independently of the criminal prosecution.

“Sec. 11. Until such time as the reorganization and restructuring of the Boy Scouts of the
Philippines in accordance with this Act is effected, the incumbent officers and members of the
National Executive Board and the present and past national presidents of the Boy Scouts of the
Philippines shall continue to conduct the affairs of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines and to take
the necessary steps to effect such reorganization until a new National Executive Board and a
new set of national officers shall have been elected within six (6) months from the effectivity
of this Act.”
PHILIPPINE FISHERIES DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

LEYTE WATER DISTRICT

(SEE REVIEWER)

PHILIPPINE RECLAMATION AUTHORITY

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 525

DESIGNATING THE PUBLIC ESTATES AUTHORITY AS THE AGENCY

PRIMARILY RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL RECLAMATION PROJECTS
WHEREAS, there are several reclamation projects which are on going or being proposed to be
undertaken in various parts of the country which need to be evaluated for consistency with
national programs;
WHEREAS, there is a need to give further institutional support to the Government’s declared
policy to provide for a coordinated, economical and efficient reclamation of lands;
WHEREAS, Presidential Decree No. 3-A requires that all reclamation of areas shall be limited
to the National Government of any person authorized by it under a proper contract;
WHEREAS, a central authority is needed to act on behalf of the National Government which
shall ensure a coordinated and integrated approach in the reclamation of lands;
WHEREAS, the Presidential Decree 1084 creates the Public Estates Authority as a government
corporation to undertake reclamation of lands and ensure their maximum utilization in
promoting public welfare and interest; and
WHEREAS, Presidential Decree No. 1416 provides the President with continuing authority to
reorganize the National Government including the transfer, abolition, or merger of functions
and offices.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of
the powers vested in me by the Constitution and pursuant to the Presidential Decree No. 1416,
do hereby order direct the following:
SECTION 1 - The Public Estates Authority (PEA) shall be primarily responsible for
integrating, directing, and coordinating all reclamation projects for and on behalf of the
National Government. All reclamation projects shall be approved by the President upon
recommendation of the PEA, and shall be undertaken by the PEA or through a proper contract
executed by it with any person or entity; provided, that, reclamation projects of any National
Government agency or entity authorized under its Charter shall be undertaken in consultation
with the PEA upon approval of the President.
SECTION 2 - The PEA, in addition to the provisions of Presidential Decree No. 1084, shall
exercise the following powers and functions:
1 Provide advise and assistance to the President in the formulation, implementation, and
evaluation of plans or policies relative to all reclamation projects as would maximize
their contribution to national development;
2 Issue such rules and regulations including the identification of such requirements as
may be necessary for the evaluation and sound administration of all reclamation
projects;
3 Establish and implement a system of coordination with all concerned government
agencies including monitoring of the progress of all reclamation projects; and
4 Perform such other functions as may be directed by the President.
SECTION 3 - All lands reclaimed by PEA shall belong to or be owned by the PEA which shall
be responsible for its administration, development, utilization or disposition in accordance with
the provisions of Presidential Decree No. 1084. Any and all income that the PEA may derive
from the sale, lease or use of reclaimed lands shall be used in accordance with the provisions
of Presidential Decree No. 1084.

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 380

TRANSFORMING THE PUBLIC ESTATES AUTHORITY INTO THE PHILIPPINE
RECLAMATION AUTHORITY, TRANSFERRING ITS NON-RECLAMATION ASSETS
AND LIABILITIES TOT HE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE, AND SEPARATING
THEREFROM THE PEA-TOLLWAY CORPORATION FOR PURPOSES OF
MANAGEMENT
WHEREAS, the Public Estate Authority (PEA) created under Presidential Decree No. 1084
(Creating the Public Estates. Defining its Powers and Functions, Providing Funds Therefor and
for Other Purposes) was established to provide for a coordinated, economical and efficient
administration of lands and real estate, especially reclaimed lands, belonging to, managed
and/or operated by the government and was further designated to be primarily responsible for
integrating, directing and coordinating all reclamation projects for and on behalf of the National
Government;

WHEREAS, the PEA is tasked to develop, improve, administer, deal in, subdivide, dispose,
lease and sell any and all kinds of lands, buildings, estates and other forms of real property
owned, managed, controlled and/or operated by the government and thus held assets in behalf
of the National Government;

WHEREAS, in the year 2002 the President of the Philippines proposed to Congress the
abolition of the PEA and directed the PEA to phase out its activities and transfer the assets held
by it to the appropriate agencies of the National Government;

WHEREAS, reclamation has been identified as one of the primary sources of Government
revenue under the Medium-Term Philippine Development Plan for the years 2004-2010 and
should be managed by one authority;

WHEREAS, the National Development Company (NDC) was created to serve as an agency of
the National Government in furtherance of government's economic policies by engaging or
investing in commercial, industrial, agricultural, mining and other enterprises where
government investment is necessary to foster economic development;

WHEREAS, the Department of Finance (DOF) is the principal agency responsible for the
generation and management of financial resources of the government;

WHEREAS, the PEA has been placed under the supervision and control of the DOF;

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Administrative Code of 1987, the President has the continuing
authority to reorganize the National Government.
NOW, THEREFORE, I GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, President of the Republic of
the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby order:
Section 1. Transformation of the PEA. The PEA is hereby transformed into the Philippine
Reclamation Authority (PRA). The PRA shall perform all the powers and functions of the PEA
relating to reclamation activities. The remaining non-reclamation enterprises, including the
management of the PEA-Tollway Corporation (PEA-TC), are hereby transferred to the
National Development Company.

LAGUNA LAKE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 4850 July 18, 1966

AN ACT CREATING THE LAGUNA LAKE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY,
PRESCRIBING ITS POWERS, FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES, PROVIDING FUNDS
THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
CHAPTER I
DECLARATION OF POLICY AND CREATION OF AUTHORITY
Sec. 1. Declaration of Policy. It is hereby declared to be the national policy to promote, and
accelerate the development and balanced growth of the Laguna Lake area and the surrounding
provinces, cities and towns hereinafter referred to as the region, within the context of the
national and regional plans and policies for social and economic development and to carry out
the development of the Laguna Lake region with due regard and adequate provisions for
environmental management and control, preservation of the quality of human life and
ecological systems, and the prevention of undue ecological disturbances, deterioration and
pollution.
Sec. 2. Laguna Lake Development Authority created. For the purpose of carrying out and
effecting the declared policy, as provided for in Section one hereof, there is hereby created a
body corporate to be known as the Laguna Lake Development Authority, hereinafter referred
to as the Authority, which shall be organized within one hundred twenty (120) days after the
approval of this Act. The Authority shall execute the powers and functions herein vested and
conferred upon it in such a manner as will, in its judgment, aid to the fullest possible extent in
carrying out the aims and purposes set forth below. This Act may be known as the Laguna Lake
Development Authority Act of 1966.