Preamble
WHEREAS, in order to clarify the status of the representative of the Auditor General and his subordinate officials and employees assigned in government-owned and controlled corporations and lo define the powers of the Auditor General in appointing said officials and employees and his authority to determine the operating expenses of the Auditing Office thereat, there is a need to further amend Sections 584 and 651 of the Revised Administrative Code, as amended by Republic Act No. 2266 and Republic Act No. 2716, respectively; WHEREAS, to give autonomy to the various self-governing boards of government-owned and controlled corporations in the management and operation of their respective corporations, it is imperative to extend to said governing boards the corresponding authority to pass upon the personnel requirements of the Auditor General's representatives, with the end in view to reducing costs and expenses as envisioned under the Integrated Reorganization Plan; NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, Commander-in-Chief of all the Armed Forces of the Philippines, pursuant to Proclamation No. 1081, dated September 21, 1972, and General Order No. 1, dated September 22, 1972, as amended, and in order to effect the desired changes and reforms in the social, economic and political structures of our Society, do hereby decree that the following amendments to the aforementioned provisions, as amended by Republic Act No. 2266 and Republic Act No. 271G, are hereby adopted and approved, and made part of the law of the land: