# List of executive orders by Sergio Osmeña

Listed below are executive orders signed by Philippine President Sergio Osmeña.

## 1944

| No. | Title | Date signed |
| 15-W | Reorganizing and consolidating the executive departments of the Commonwealth Government | August 8, 1944 |
| 16-W | Creating a committee to study and recommend a plan of reorganization of the Commonwealth Government for the purpose of effecting economy, efficiency and simplification in its operations | August 14, 1944 |
| 17-W | Amending Executive Order No. 16-W creating a Committee on Relief for Filipinos stranded in the United States on account of the war | August 30, 1944 |
| 18-W | Providing funds for the operation of the Government of the Commonwealth of the Philippines during the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and forty-five | August 31, 1944 |
| 19-W | Appropriating funds to be used as aid for the operation of the provincial, city and municipal governments which may be reestablished in the Philippines upon reoccupation | September 21, 1944 |
| 20-W | Prescribing instructions for the conduct of public affairs of the Commonwealth Government in the United States during the absence of the President | September 27, 1944 |
| 21 | Declaring to be on active service in the Philippine Army all persons now actively serving in recognized military forces in the Philippines | October 28, 1944 |
| 22 | Fixing the salaries of the officers and enlisted men of the Philippine Army | October 28, 1944 |
| 23 | Creating a Board of Inquiry to investigate charges of disloyalty to the Commonwealth of the Philippines and the United States of America in the Province of Leyte, and consider the legal problems and matters of public policy involved therein | November 2, 1944 |
| 24 | Amending Executive Order No. 371 of October 2, 1941, fixing the maximum selling prices of certain articles of prime necessity, and promulgating rules and regulations for the enforcement thereof | November 6, 1944 |
| 25 | Promulgating rules and regulations concerning currency, books and accounts of banks and their branches and agencies in the provinces, provincial, city and municipal treasuries and other Government accountable officers and debt moratorium | November 18, 1944 |
| 26 | Amending Executive Order Numbered Twenty-Four entitled "Amending Executive Order No. 371 of October 2, 1941, fixing the maximum selling prices of certain articles of prime necessity and promulgating rules and regulations for the enforcement thereof" | November 21, 1944 |

## 1945

| No. | Title | Date signed |
| 27 | Reorganizing the executive departments of the Commonwealth Government | February 27, 1945 |
| 28 | Further amending Executive Order No. 24, dated November 6, 1944, entitled "Amending Executive Order No. 371 of October 2, 1941, fixing the maximum selling prices of certain articles of prime necessity, and promulgating rules and regulations for the enforcement thereof" | February 28, 1945 |
| 29 | Amending paragraph one of Executive Order No. 382, Dated December 15, 1941, entitled "Authorizing the commandeering of food, fuel, building materials, and other articles or commodities of prime necessity, prohibiting and penalizing the hoarding thereof, and providing for a more effective enforcement of the provisions of all antiprofiteering orders" | March 7, 1945 |
| 30 | Appropriating funds for the operation of the Government of the Commonwealth of the Philippines as reestablished, for a portion of the fiscal year ending June Thirtieth, Nineteen Hundred and Forty-Five | March 8, 1945 |
| 31 | Prescribing the office hours to be observed in the different bureaus and offices of the Government | March 8, 1945 |
| 32 | Amending Executive Order No. 25 Promulgating rules and regulations concerning currency, books and accounts of banks and their branches and agencies in the provinces, provincial, city and municipal treasuries and other Government accountable offices and debt moratorium | March 10, 1945 |
| 33 | Creating the Banking Division of the National Treasury, Commonwealth of the Philippines | March 10, 1945 |
| 34 | Amending traffic regulations for vehicles | March 10, 1945 |
| 35 | Authorizing the Emergency Control Administrator and the officers and agents specifically authorized by him to administer oath in relation to the enforcement of all anti-profiteering laws and orders | March 10, 1945 |
| 36 | Reviving the regrouping of provinces for judicial purposes as provided in Act No. 4007 of the Philippine Legislature and repealing Commonwealth Act No. 544 which creates positions of district attorneys | March 10, 1945 |
| 37 | Abolishing the Court of Appeals | March 10, 1945 |
| 38 | Amending Section 1659 of the Revised Administrative Code as Amended by Section 1 of Commonwealth Act No. 543 | March 10, 1945 |
| 39 | Appropriating the sum of One Million Pesos for civilian defense | March 10, 1945 |
| 40 | Amending certain provisions of the Revised Administrative Code on the judiciary, by increasing the number of Justices of the Supreme Court, and for other purposes | May 4, 1945 |
| 41 | Amending certain provisions of the Administrative Code concerning appointment of and supervision over notaries public in the City of Manila | May 11, 1945 |
| 42 | Revoking Executive Order No. 385 dated December 17, 1941 and reviving the provisions of Commonwealth Act No. 320 | May 26, 1945 |
| 43 | Appropriating funds for the operating expenses of the Alabang Laboratories for the period from February 27 to June 30, 1945 | May 26, 1945 |
| 44 | Amending Article 114 of the Revised Penal Code defining and punishing the crime of treason | May 31, 1945 |
| 45 | Suspending the operation of Act No. 4139 in so far as said Act provides for the collection of rentals for textbooks | June 2, 1945 |
| 46 | Amending Executive Order No. Twenty-Five, entitled "Promulgating rules and regulations concerning currency, books and accounts of banks and their branches and agencies in the provinces, provincial, city and municipal treasuries and other Government accountable offices and debt moratorium" | June 6, 1945 |
| 47 | Amending Sections 5-a and 5-b of Chapter III of Executive Order No. 178, entitled "Prescribing the procedure, including the modes of proof, in cases before courts-martial, courts of inquiry, military commissions and other military tribunals of the Army of the Philippines" | June 6, 1945 |
| 48 | Revising Paragraph 1, Title II of Executive Order No. 25, dated November 18, 1944, so as to permit the reopening of banks in the Philippines subject to the approval of the Bank Commissioner | June 6, 1945 |
| 49 | Promulgating rules and regulations governing certain transactions of banking institutions during the enemy occupation | June 6, 1945 |
| 50 | Amending Section 2466 of the Revised Administrative Code by creating tow additional branches for the Municipal Court of the City of Manila | June 7, 1945 |
| 51 | Transferring certain police and law-enforcement powers to the Chief of Staff, Army of the Philippines, and authorizing him to organize a Military Police Command and to prescribe rules for the conduct and administration thereof | June 7, 1945 |
| 52 | Appropriating the sum of One Million One Hundred Sixty Eight Thousand Pesos for public works | June 7, 1945 |
| 53 | Creating a National Board of Inquiry to investigate charges of disloyalty to the Governments of the Commonwealth of the Philippines and the United States of America | June 8, 1945 |
| 54 | Appropriating funds for the salaries of two additional judges of the Municipal Court of Manila for a portion of the fiscal year ending June Thirtieth Nineteen Hundred and Forty-Five | June 8, 1945 |
| 55 | Suspending the running of the period of eligibility for reinstatement in the Civil Service during the enemy occupation of the Philippines | July 16, 1945 |
| 56 | Amending Executive Order No. 39, dated March 10, 1945, entitled "Appropriating the sum of One Million Pesos for civilian defense" | July 20, 1945 |
| 57 | Creating the Petroleum Products Control Administration to take charge of rationing petroleum products and to control the distribution and use of same for Government and essential civilian operated motor vehicles and stationary and marine engines | July 25, 1945 |
| 58 | Reducing the territory of the City of Greater Manila | July 26, 1945 |
| 59 | Creating the Metropolitan Transportation Service (METRAN) | July 27, 1945 |
| 60 | Amending Executive Order Numbered Seventy-Six, dated December Twenty-Two, Nineteen Hundred and Thirty-Six, creating the Board of Food Inspection | July 31, 1945 |
| 61 | Repealing Executive Order No. 38 and reviving Section 1659 of the Revised Administrative Code, as amended by Commonwealth Act No. 543 | August 4, 1945 |
| 62 | Fixing the official markups for wholesalers and retailers of certain commodities in order to determine the ceiling prices | August 14, 1945 |
| 63 | Creating a Council of State | August 14, 1945 |
| 64 | Establishing a National War Crimes Office | August 16, 1945 |
| 65 | Providing for the provisional release on bail of political prisoners, prior to the institution of the corresponding criminal cases against them, suspending, insofar as they are concerned, the application of Article 125 of the Revised Penal Code, and for other purposes | September 3, 1945 |
| 66 | Extending the period provided in Executive Order Numbered Two Hundred and Fifty-Eight, dated March Twelve, Nineteen Hundred and Forty, for which payment may be authorized of the salaries and wages of newly appointed or transferred officers and employees of the national, provincial, city, and municipal governments while their appointments are pending action by the proper authorities | September 14, 1945 |
| 67 | Prescribing instructions to be followed in the conduct of public affairs during the time that the President is outside the Philippines | September 26, 1945 |
| 68 | Demobilization of elements of the Philippine Army and other guerilla units in the field | September 26, 1945 |
| 69 | Creating the Resistance Movement Medal and Resistance Movement Diploma in recognition of the services rendered by the guerilla forces and patriotic citizens in resisting the enemy | September 26, 1945 |
| 70 | Revoking Executive Order No. 20-W | October 31, 1945 |
| 71 | Prohibiting during the present emergency the production or manufacture of alcohol or fermented or spirituous liquors or any other alcoholic beverage from sugar, sugar cane products, rice, corn, sweet potatoes and cassava | November 6, 1945 |
| 72 | Prescribing the office hours to be observed in all offices of the Government | November 8, 1945 |
| 73 | Appropriating the sum of Six Million Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand Pesos for Public Works | November 12, 1945 |
| 74 | Effectuating the organization of the Philippine Relief and Rehabilitation Administration and the abolition of the Emergency Control Administration | November 28, 1945 |
| 75 | Amending Executive Order No. 59, dated July 27, 1945, entitled "Creating the Metropolitan Transportation Service (METRAN)" | December 1, 1945 |
| 76 | Prescribing rules on the organization and functions of the Office of Foreign Relations | December 3, 1945 |
| 77 | Amending Executive Order No. 332, dated March 14, 1941 so as to include among the exemptions therein provided, the quarters allowance of local government officials and employees | December 5, 1945 |
| 78 | Authorizing provincial, city and municipal officials and employees to collect actual and necessary expenses incurred for subsistence and lodging when traveling on official business in lieu of per diems upon approval of the department head concerned and imposing certain limitations on travels on official business | December 5, 1945 |
| 79 | Creating a Quezon Memorial Committee to take charge of the nation-wide campaign to raise funds for the erection of a national monument in honor of the late President Manuel L. Quezon | December 17, 1945 |
| 80 | Designating the Chief of Staff and the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Army of the Philippines | December 18, 1945 |
| 81 | Creating the "Purchasing Agency Revolving Fund" and setting aside the sum of Two Hundred Thousand Pesos for its operation | December 18, 1945 |
| 82 | Authorizing the Philippine Press Wireless, Inc., Manila, to handle by radio types of service besides that authorized by the company's franchise, Commonwealth Act Numbered Three Hundred and Eighty-Six, to and from Manila to and from points exterior to the Philippines, until January Twenty-Fourth, Nineteen Hundred and Forty-Six | December 24, 1945 |
| 83 | Appropriating funds for the payment of gratuities to officials and employees of the national, provincial, city, and municipal governments and of the corporations or companies owned or controlled by the Government | December 24, 1945 |

## 1946

| No. | Title | Date signed |
| 84 | Prescribing the procedure for coursing correspondence to and from the United States and foreign countries | January 2, 1946 |
| 85 | Creating the Government Procurement Commission | January 7, 1946 |
| 86 | Amending further Section 133 of the Revised Administrative Code, as amended by Executive Order No. 40, dated May 4, 1945 | January 7, 1946 |
| 87 | Amending Executive Order No. 82 dated December 24, 1945, which authorizes the Philippine Press Wireless, Inc., Manila, to handle by radio types of service besides that authorized by the company's franchise | January 25, 1946 |
| 88 | Authorizing the Director of Forestry to issue to tobacco growers gratuitous license to cut forest products exclusively for the construction or repair of tobacco warehouses and curing sheds for one year | January 31, 1946 |
| 89 | Amending Sections 153, 154, 156, 157 and 161 of the Revised Administrative Code, as amended by Act No. 4007 of the Philippine Legislature and as revived by Executive Order No. 36, dated March 10, 1945, so as to restore the number of Judges of First Instance before the Japanese occupation, appropriating the necessary funds therefor, and for other purposes | January 31, 1946 |
| 90 | Amending Sections 28 and 30 of Act No. 1459, known as the Corporation Law, as amended, in so far as they apply to corporations, other than banks, in which the United States has or may have a vested interest, pursuant to the powers granted or delegated by the Trading with the Enemy Act, as amended, and similar Acts of Congress relating to the same subject, or by Executive Order No. 9095 of the President of the United States, as heretofore or hereafter amended, or both | February 4, 1946 |
| 91 | Fixing new ceiling prices of all commodities and for other purposes | February 5, 1946 |
| 92 | Appropriating funds for the rehabilitation of the National Coconut Corporation, the Agricultural and Industrial Bank, and the Manila Hotel Company | February 12, 1946 |
| 93 | Appropriating the sum of Thirteen Million Pesos for public works | February 14, 1946 |
| 94 | Revoking Administrative Order No. 4 relating to redemption, under certain conditions, of emergency currency notes possessed by members of the American forces repatriated for health and other reasons, and providing funds therefor | February 19, 1946 |
| 95 | Revoking Executive Order No. 332, dated March 14, 1941, entitled "Prohibiting the payment of additional compensation to officers and employees of the National Government including those on the boards of management of Government-owned and controlled enterprises" | February 20, 1946 |
| 96 | Appropriating funds for the operating expenses of the Board of Pensions for Veterans for the current fiscal year | February 26, 1946 |
| 97 | Organizing certain barrios and sitios of the municipality of Santiago, province of Isabela, into an independent municipality under the name of San Mateo | March 7, 1946 |
| 98 | Creating a National Urban Planning Commission and defining its powers and duties | March 11, 1946 |
| 99 | Amending Executive Order No. 320, dated January 27, 1941, entitled "Regulating the maintenance and operation of race track and horse racing" | March 11, 1946 |
| 100 | Transferring the functions of preserving peace and maintaining law and order to the Provost Marshal General of the Philippine Army and placing the Military Police Command of the Philippine Army under the general supervision and control of the Secretary of the Interior | March 15, 1946 |
| 101 | Designating the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Army of the Philippines | March 18, 1946 |
| 102 | Fixing office hours during the hot season | March 20, 1946 |
| 103 | Authorizing the Associated Press, Manila, to operate a radio receiving station in the City of Manila for the purpose of copying for publication, in the public press, press messages from radio stations exterior to the Philippines | March 23, 1946 |
| 104 | Further Amending Executive Order No. 82, dated December 24, 1945, as amended by Executive Order No. 87, dated January 24, 1946, which authorizes the Philippine Press Wireless, Inc., Manila, to continue handling by radio other types of service besides that authorized by the company's franchise | March 23, 1946 |
| 105 | Further extending the period provided in Executive Order Numbered Two Hundred and Fifty-Eight, dated March Twelve, Nineteen Hundred and Forty, as amended by Executive Order Numbered Sixty-Six, dated September Fourteen, Nineteen Hundred and Forty-Five, for which payment may be authorized of the salaries or wages of newly appointed or transferred officers and employees of the National, provincial, city, and municipal governments while their appointments are pending action by the proper authorities | April 1, 1946 |
| 106 | Organizing certain barrios of the municipality of Bigaa, province of Bulacan, into an independent municipality under the name of Pandi | April 17, 1946 |
| 107 | Providing for the rehabilitation of domestic insurance companies, appropriating funds for that end, and for other purposes | April 20, 1946 |
| 108 | Requiring all ships arriving in the Port of Manila to secure unloading permits | May 8, 1946 |
| 109 | Transferring the seat of the municipal government of San Pablo, province of Isabela, from its present location at San Pablo to the barrio of Auitan | May 24, 1946 |