Preamble
SECTlON 1. National Civil Defense Administration.— is hereby established under the Office of the President a National Civil Defense Administration (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the "Administration"). The Administration shall be composed of a National Civil Defense Administrator, a Deputy Administrator, an Executive Director, a military Liaison Officer from the Armed Forces of the Philippines, and such other subordinate officers and employees as may be detailed thereto by the president from other offices, agencies or branches of the Government or who may be appointed by the Administrator. The Administrator, Deputy Administrator and Executive Director shall be appointed from among persons not in the active military service who are not holding any office or employment in the Government or in any of its branches, agencies or instrumentalities. The National Civil Defense Administrator and the Deputy Administrator shall be appointed by the President with the consent of the Commission on Appointments, and they shall receive salary at the rate of twelve thousand pesos and nine thousand pesos a year, respec tively. The Executive Director shall be appointed by the President upon the recommendation of the Administrator, and he shall receive salary at the rate of seven thousand two hundred pesos a year. It shall be the function of the Administration, under the direction and control of the Administrator, to— establish and administer a comprehensive national civil defense program; formulate and prepare at all times plans and policies for the protection and welfare of the civilian population in time of war directly involving the Philippines or other national emergency of equally grave character; estimate the total material, manpower and fiscal requirements for carrying out the national civil defense program, and allocate to the provinces and cities such aid in facilities, materials, and fund may be made available from the National Governr or as may be authorized by Congress; coordinate on tne national level the activities and functions of the several executive departments, agencies and instrumentalities of the National Government, and of private institutions and civic organizations devoted to public or social welfare, so that the facilities and resources of the entire nation may be utilized to the maximum extent for civil defense purposes; develop and coordinate a program for informing, educating and training the general public and volunteer workers on civil defense measures and activities; furnish guidance to the various provinces, cities and municipalities in the planning, organization and operation of their civil defense organizations; advise the President on matters concerning civil defense, and make such recommendations from time to time as it deems appropriate or as the President may require. In the event of war directly involving the Philippines or other national emergency of equally grave character proclaimed by the President with the concurrence of two-thirds of the members of each House of Congress, the Administration shall, under the direction and control of the Administrator— execute plans and policies relating to civil defense as provided for in section four of this Act; coordinate and supervise the operations and activities of national, provincial, city and municipal civil defense organizations. In performing its functions, the Administration shall utilize to the maximum extent the existing personnel, facilities and resources of the several executive departments, agencies and instrumentalities of the National Government, except those needed by the Armed Forces for the Philippines for the national defense, as determined by the President; The President, upon recommendation of the Administrator, shall be and is hereby authorized to prescribe detailed organization, functions and duties of the different offices and agencies of the Administration.