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ACE
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BY THE PRESIDDNT OF THE PHILIPPI:N'.TIjS

EXECJTI\~ ORDER NO .'. 470

NG INSTRUCTIONS TO BE FOLLOWED IN THE CONDUCT

OF PUBLICAFF.AIHS DUHING THE TIII"E THAT THE
PRESlDEJ:.JT IS OUTSIDE TEE PfITLIPPnmS.
it is im:pet'ative that the President

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leave thePhilipplnt::3's to t{lke up official

vitallY affecting the relations of the

s {\nd the United states;

, THEREFORE, the following instructions

issued for the conduct of public affairs

his absence:

The Viae-President of the Philippines is

zed to exercise supervisi on over the e:1eC\1­

rtment s for nnd in the Jlfflle of the Presi­

"Exec utiva Secretary shall, as here tofore ,

papers that are ordinarily signed by him

r the authori ty of the Fresident ...

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.En.ch Secretary of Department shall attend
eidematters which pertain to his Depnrt­

.'. wh,ichunder the law, he may decide. On

D:la tters which require approval of the presl­

.In case urgen t action is needed, such ap­

. slitall be obtained by cable III On other de­ \
t!11 business which, although within the jtA­

on of· a Secretary of Department , are of

ortanc,e as to nff'ect Ute general polici es

Government and, therefore, should be the

of: e,.')nsultation with the President, the

: c.oncerned may communicnte for such pur­

.11 the Presi dent by cn b le or 0 ther conve­

m\;)nns 91' communication.

·.The Cabinet shall hold its regular meetings

meet at such other times as may be neces­

Vice-President shallp~eside over the

Matt~rs which have heretofore been acted

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the Cabinet shall continue to be considered,

ded by the Cab~net! Provided, however, That

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the nbse.nde of unanimity of opinion on any important

stlon sublni tt6d g nt) ueQ isi em 81'1:111 be taken until it

11 btl.ve been surmitted to the President.

40 All official com..rnunicatians to the President,

r by lettoror ty nable l shall be transtnitted
or by the Executive Secretary.
5. The Vic,e-Presiden t sha 11 preside over all offi­
, ceremonies, reeei ve and return the official calls

foreign c1ignitarit,s in behnif and in repre!:.1entation

the President, and on such occasions the Vice-Presi­

--"":, shal1be~nti tIed to the honors and courtesies due

sident af the l?hilirpines.
Done in the City of Mtmila, this 24th day of August,
the year of Our Lord ,nineteen hundred and fif ty-one.,
of the Independence of the Philippines, the sixth.

(SGD.) ELPIDIO QJJIRINO

President of the Philippines

the President:

,(SGD .. ) MARCIANO ROQ,tIl5

ingAssistBnt Executive Secretary

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