Notifications and memoranda

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Title: Notifications and memoranda
Language: English
Source: Volume II (Issue no. 5) March 1, 1943
Year: 1943
Subject: Memorandums; Municipal officials and employees; Corruption -- Government policy; Profiteering; Compulsive hoarding; Philippines. Bureau of Employment
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Fulltext: M I s c E L L A N E A NOTIFICATIONS AND MEMORANDA MAYOR'S. GENERAL CIRCULAR No. 6 February 17, 1943 Subject: PURCHASES BY CERTAIN EMPLOYEES IN PUBLIC MARKETS, PROHIBITION OF (b) market sanitary inspectors or other employees in the Office of the City Health Officers having connection with market sanitation; It has been reported to this Office that some employees of the City of Manila whose functio~s and duties are in some way connected with the administration and supervision of public markets, are in the habit of making purchases therein or accompanying thereto, for the same purpose, their wives, other members of their families, and friends so as to enable them to purchase articles at lower prices. In order to avoid any possible charge of corruption of office, public criticism, and the exercise of any undue influence by reason of their positions, it is hereby directed that, henceforth: (a) Market collectors and other employees in the Office of the City Treasurer having connection with market collections; ( c) employees in the Market Administration Division having connection with market administration, including checkers, market inspectors, market guards and watchmen; and (d) members of the Metropolitan Constabulary in uniform, shall refrain from making such purchases or accompanying their wives, other members of their families, relatives and friends with a view to helping them purchase articles at lower prices ·in the aforesaid markets. Strict compliance with the instructions contained in this circular is enjoined on all concerned, for anyone found violating the same hereafter will be administratively dealt with severely. (Sgd.) LEON G. GUINTO, Mayor To ALL Chief City Officials, Heads of other Offices, and District Chiefs. LISTS OF PERSONS ARRESTED FOR HOARDING, PROFITEERING, ETC. METROPOLITAN CONSTABULARY MANILA February 23, 1943 LIST OF PERSONS ARRESTED FROM JANUARY 8 TO FEBRUARY 22, 1943, FOR PROFITEERING, HOARDING, UNAUTHORIZED DEALER, ETC. Names Address Date arrested Charge 1. Sy Huat alias Sy Juat.. 1112 Sta. Elena .......................... Jan. 8, 1943 ................. Profiteering 2. Ching Chin ................... 632 Elcano ........................................... do ....................... Do. 3. Sy Kiok ························- 707 Sto. Cristo ................................... do ....................... Do. 4. Mariano Yu .................... ? San Fernando ............................ do....................... Do. 5. Ngo Lok ......................... 1005 M. de Santos ............................ do....................... Do. 6. Tin Kay ............................ 1227 Balintawak .............................. do ....................... Do, 7. Co Hui ............................. 27 P. Simbahan .................... Jan.10, 1943............... Do. 8. Go Sun ............................ 713 Fulgeras ............................... Jan.11, 1943 .... ·........... Do. 9. Tan Tian Sing ................ 629 Paz, Paco .................................... do ....................... Do. 10. Ngo Hay ... : ...................... 549 Perdigon .................................... do ....................... Do. 11. Tio Koc ............................ 1729 Herran ..................................... do ....................... Do. 12. Carlos Chua ................ 1356 Herran ...................................... do....................... Do. 13. Khoo Tan ........................ 605-7 Dart .......................................... do....................... Do. 14. Ng Woo ........................... 653 Dart, Paco ................................. do ....................... Do. 15. Chan Hong .................... 996 Eloisa .................................. Jan. 12, 1943............... Do. 16. Miguel Nicolas ............ 302 Int. 9, Visita .............................. do ....................... Do. 17. Claro L. Belo .................. 262 Invernes ............................. Jan. 13, 1943.......... Do. 18. Sia Bing Tiok .................. 203 Mulawen Avenue ................... do....................... Do. 19. Ong Su ............................ 609 F. B. Harrison ............................. do ....................... Do. 20. Lorenzo Go Liong ......... 27 P. Ducos ....................................... do....................... Do. 21. Ngo Suy alias MARY .... 41 Elizondo ....................................... do....................... Do. 22. Chua Ho ......................... 25 Lardizabal ........................... Jan. 14, 1943.......... Do. 23. Chua Lip ......................... 648 Raon ............................................ do ....................... Do. [ 195] Names Address Date arrested Charge 24. Ngo Sin ·------------·-----·-······· 2421 Ave. Rizal ....................... --··----do....................... Do. 25. Jose Chua Yong ............ 49 Blumentritt ····-·----······-········ ···-·--- do ----··-···-···-··--···· Do. 26. Ong Pong ··-·------··---········· 201 Sylvia ···········-···-···--·····--···-- ........ do-···-·-·-···-··-····--- Do. 27. Anacleto Borromeo .... 812 Lavezares ................................... do....................... Do. 28. Exequiel Cruz ............... 348 Decena, Pasay ...................... do ....................... Do. 29. Corazon P. Cruz ·---------- 412 Pandacan ----···················--·- ·-------do···-·-----·-···-----·-- Profiteering and unauthorized dealer 30. Sy Hoc Chan ................... 744 Dart, Paco ----·--·········-·-·-··-·· Jan.15, 1943 ............... Hoarding 31. Felisa Arriola -·-··-········' 148 San Anton ................................. do -·-···----·-··-·······- Profiteering 32. Paula Celestino ............ 519 Madrid --·-··--·----····-----·-······· ........ do ·------············-·-· Do. 33. Catalina B. Mendoza .... 525 M. de Santos --·········-·····-·· ________ do ....................... Profiteering and refusal to sell 34. Juana F. de Leon .......... 541 Burgos, Pasay ................... Jan.16, 1943 ............... Profiteering 35. Severina Eluna -----·-···-·- 1334-A. Oroquieta ................... ----···· do ·-----··--······-·-···· Profiteering and unauthorized dealer 36. Norberta Francisco ..... 418 M. Clara ..................................... do: ...................... Profiteering 37. Tan Pat Dee .................... Mandahiyong ................................... do ....................... Do. 38. Tan Heng ...................... Blumentritt -········-···············--·-·· ........ do ······-···-···----·--·- Do. 39. Kho Tai Teng : ............. 440 Sto. Cristo ----·---·-····--·-····-··- Jan. 18, 1943 ............... Hoarding and profiteering 40. Jose Chu Choe ........................ do--······-··-------······-·······--------- ........ do-----·-···--··-··----·· Do. 41. Ching Eng ..................... , 511 Sto. Cristo ......................... Jan. 20, 1943 ............... Profiteering 42. Alejandro Pamilosa .... 988 Azcarraga -·······-··-······-···-··- ........ do ----·-····-----·······- Do. 43. Lim Bi ----·····-··--···-····--·---·· 567 Galicia ·······--····---·········--····- Jan. 22, 1943 ............... Profiteering and unauthorized dealer 44. Josefa de Avilado ....... 15 P. Villa, S. Juan .................... do ....................... Profiteering 45. Tan An --····-·········---··-·····- 37 D. Santiago .................................. do ---------------·····-·· Do. 46. Maria C. Santiago ........ 109 Int. 3 Solis .......................... Jan. 23, 1943.......... Do. 47. Diosdado P. rv'Iendoza ... 55 R. A. Rivera .......................... Jan. 24, 1943............... Do. 48. Eligio A. del Rosario .... 1322 O'Donnell ................................ do ....................... Hoarding and unauthorized dealer 49. Tan Pee ........................ 190 Rosario ....................................... do ....................... Hoarding 50. Y sin Chua ....................... 165 Soler .................................... Jan. 25, 1943 .......... Hoarding and unauthorized dealer 51. Gan Boe ........................... 1117 Sta. Elena ................................. do ....................... Hoarding 52. Yu King Hong ...................... do ·······················--····--········-- ........ do ....................... Do. 53. Ngo Chu Chai ................. 1002 Comercio -------····-···-··------Jan. 26, 1943............... Do. 54. Juanito Isagµerre ......... Caloocan ............................................ do ....................... Profiteering 55. Salome B. Esquibias .... 1708 Herran ...................................... do ....................... Do. 56. Ang Tong Ha ................. 42 Rosario ··-············-·······-··-·-·-·· ........ do ....................... Unauthorized dealer 57. Ong Tian -············--·-······· 1101 Sta. Elena ......................•........ do ....................... Hoarding 58. Liu Kian Sian ................. 329 Sto. Cristo .........................• Jan. 26, 1943 ............ Hoarding 59. Gregrio A. Plana ........... 14 Gral. San Luis ··-·-·--·······-····' ........ do ........................ Profiteering and selling by lots 60. Chao Si ............................ 1013 M. de Santos ............................ do ....................... Hoarding and refusal to sell 61. Chuo Ho .......................... 103 Manrique -·--···--···-···-·········- ........ do ·······--·-----····---· Hoarding 62. Antonio M. Reyes .......... 32 Vergara, Manda ............... Jan. 27, 1943, .............. Profiteering and failure to place tag and price list 63. Atilano A. Angelia ......... 141 Sanches .............................. • ........ do ....................... Hoarding and refusal to sell 64. Wong Sum ...................... 432 Herran -·-····················--·-·-··· ........ do ....................... Profiteering and without license 65. Yap Lin ........................... ~8 Lamayan ...................................... do ....................... Hoarding 66. Felisa de Jesus ............. 450 Dart, Paco ---···-···········-······· Jan. 28, 1943 ............... Profiteering 67. Gil Santiago ................... 1027 M. de Santos ............................ do ....................... Hoarding 68. Lee Sang ......................... 432 Herran ........................................ do ....................... Profiteering and without license 69. Co Pong .......................... 369 Elcano ................................. ···---~- do ....................... Hoarding 70. Serafin Rodriguez ........ 1310 Espiritu ............................ Jan. 29, 1943 ............... Profiteering 71. Angeles de Medina ........ 1-B N. Domingo ---··-··-···----··--··- · ........ do ···-·······-·---··-··-- Profiteering and unauthorized dealer 72. Domingo Vytingco ....... 306 Camarines ................................. do ....................... Hoarding 73. Teresa M. Mendoza ....... 843 Asuncion --··---···················' ........ do ....................... Profiteering 74. Tedorico Medina .......... 1901 O'Donnell ---··········--·········' ........ do ....................... Hoarding 75. Lao Lit ............................. 651 Ylaya ........................................... do ....................... Do. 76. Chua Kong Guan ........ 25 Bayani, Galas, Q. C. . ........... do ....................... Do. 77. Tomas Crisostomo ...... 512 Clavel ......................................... do·····---·-·-·--········ Do. 78. Co Bi ................................. 411 R. Hidalgo ......................... Jan. 31, 1943............... Do. 79. Siy To -·-··-····-···················· 106 Villalobos .......................... Jan. 30, 1943............... Do. 80. Rosario Basco ................ 956 Don Quixote ..................... Jan. 22, 1943 ............... Profiteering [ 196] Names Address Date arrested Charge 81. Ang Gui ........................... 1104 Leveriza .......................... Feb. 1, 1943................ Do. 82. Basilio S. Carvajal.. ...... 30 Doroteo Jose ............................ do....................... Do. 83. Sulpicio T. Abarca .... 108 Guipit ......................................... do ....................... Do. 84. Jao Sa .............................. 499-A San Andres ................... Feb. 2, 1943 ................ Hoarding and unauthorized dealer 85. Wong Pin ·-·····················-' 633 T. Alonso ................................... do....................... Do. 86. Marcelo P. EsobeL .... 803 ·Asuncion -···---~~---·-··-····-······ ........ do ......... · .............. Profiteering 87. Jose Siy Chuy ................ 616 Camba ................................•........ do ....................... Hoarding 88. Donato Francisco ......... P. Burgos, Parafiaque ............ Feb. 3, 1943 ................ Profiteering 89. Mariano Villas ............... 252 Magallanes ......................... Feb. 4, 1943................ Do. 90. Ambrosio Lorenzana ..... 1505 Sayson ...................................... do ·--···-·-·-······--···· Do. 91. Vy Tong .......................... 246 Carvajal ·······-·····-·······--····· Feb. 3, 1943 ................ Profiteering and unauthorized dealer 92. Dionisio Pabilona ........ 717 Elcano ................................. Feb. 4, 1943 ................ Hoarding 93. Sebastiana Lisin ............ 873 O'Donnell .......................... Feb. 5, 1943 ................ Profiteering 94. Maria Spalding ............. 352 M. Earnshaw ........................... do ....................... Profiteering and unauthorized dealer 95. Ambrosio Candelaria .. 1034 P. Leoncio .............................. do ....................... Profiteering 96. Lim Lin ........................... 100 Tecson ........................................ do ....................... Hoarding and unauthorized dealer 97. Pedro Cariaga ............ 2526 M. Natividad ........................ do ....................... Profiteering and unauthorized dealer 98. Jose Villegas .................. 1253 Arlegui ...................................... do ................ : ...... Hoarding 99. Chan Chay alias Ong Tan .............................. 39 Mayhaligue ........................ Feb. 6, 1943................ Hoarding and unauthorized dealer 100. Josefa Cruz .................... 759 Folgueras ................................... do ....................... Refusal to sell 101. Angel Alvaran ............ 815 San Marcelino ........................... do ....................... Hoarding 102. Florencia Sablan .......... 102 Tecson ................................. Feb. 9, 1943 ................. Profiteering 103. Gavino Ilagan ................ 505 Pennsylvania .......................... do ....................... Do. 104. Ng Un Suy alias VicentE 509 Misericordia ...................... Feb. 10, 1943.............. Do. 105. Tan Chua ........................ 500 T. Talonso .................................. do ....................... Hoarding 106. Margarita Duran ........... 147 Magallanes ................................ do ---·-············---·-- Profiteering 107. Co Hua ............................ 1239 Azcarraga ................................ do ....................... Hoarding 108. Jose Magsalin ................. 685 Trabajo ....................................... do·········-·······-·---- Profiteering and selling by lots 109. Jose Go ............................ 806 Elcano -··---·····-···--·--·-··········· ........ do ....................... Hoarding 110. Filomena Juco .............. 2643 R. Fernandez .................. Feb. 12, 1943 ............... Selling by lots 111. Celedonia S. Estrada .... 1033 M. de Santos .................... --·----· do ....................... Hoarding and unauthorized dealer 112. Chiu Ming ...................... 419 J. Luna ........................................ do ....................... Profiteering and unauthorized dealer 113. David G. Ilao .................. 1818 Azcarraga ................................ do ....................... Unauthorized dealer 114. Cornelia Reyes .............. ? Velasquez .................................. do ....................... Profiteering and unauthorized dealer 115. Julian Ordano .............. 1759 Folgueras ................................. do ---··--·········---··-- Do. 116. Florencio Llamas .......... 132 Bustillos ..................................... do ....................... Do. 117. Ku Chu alias Chua Ho. 707 Clave! .................................. ·-------do ....................... Unauthorized dealer 118. Fenito L. Hernandez .... 286 Decena, Pasay .......................... do ....................... Profiteering 119. Andres C. Fajardo ......... 115 del Rosario ................................. do ....................... Hoarding 120. Go Cuan .......................... 321 Ronquillo .................................. do . ...................... Do. 121. Ho Siong ......................... 1819 P. Guevarra ..................... Feb. 13, 1943 .............. Selling by lots 122. Kao Ceen ........................ 613 M. de Santos .............................. do ....................... Hoarding and unauthorized dealer 123. Lao Kim Kao .............. 200 Cabildo ...................................... do ....................... Profiteering and unauthorized dealer 124. Marcela Manalang ...... 517 Dimasalang, Maypajo .... Feb. 13, 1943 ...... Profiteering 125. Casimiro A. Anagaran 1!3-B Libertad, Pasay ................ do ...................... Hoarding and refusal to sell 126. Dominador N. Nava- 2286 Int. 3 Pas. Padilla, rrete .............................. Sampuloc .............................. do ...................... Hoarding 127. Apolonia J. Santos ...... 28 Laong Nasa ...................... Feb. 14, 1943 ........ Profiteering 128. Nestor R. Janer ............... 1908 J. Luna Int ......................... do...................... Do. 129. Juliana Concepcion ....... 139 Fahie, Paco ...................... Feb. 15, 1943 ........ Do. 130. Bartolome Cagana ...... 158 Singalong ........................ . ....... do ...................... Do. 131. Ah Wing ........................ 162 Cabildo .................................... do ...................... Do. 132. Tan Niao Su ................ 436 Legarda .................................. do ...................... Profiteering and unauthorized dealer 133. Sui Chin ........................ 27 Blumentritt .............................. do ...................... Profiteering 134. Yu Tioc .......................... 431 T. Pinpin ................................ do ...................... Profiteering and unauthorized dealer 135. Co Tu @ Kaw Tu ...... 239 Libertad, Pasay ............ . ....... do ...................... Do. 136. Chua Co ........................ . ....... do ....... ............ ...... .... ......... ... . ....... do ...................... Do. 137. -Senita Garcia .............. 466 Pavia, Tondo ........................ do...................... Do. (197] Names Address Date arrested 138. Hilaria PansacaJ.a ........ 219 Mayhaligue .................... . ....... do ..................... . 139. Sea Bu Ti ...................... 549 Gandara .......................... . ....... do ..................... . Do. Do. 140. Wenceslao Barcelona ..... 152 Castano ... ~ ................................ do ...................... Hoarding 141. Ching Chiu .................. 617 Sto. Cristo ...................... . ....... do ...................... Do. 142. Chun Ching Yang ...... 449 Nueva ...................................... do...................... Do. 143. Bonifacio Eduarte ........ 152-B Castano ........................ Feb. 16, 1943 ........ Do. 144. Rafael Manalang ........ 1507 Sayson .......................... . ....... do ...................... Do. Char1e 145. Marcelina Manuntay .... 2226 Herran .................................... do ...................... Profiteering and unauthorized dealer 146. Felix Barcelon ............ 1251 Lepanto ........................ . ....... do ...................... Do. 147. Juan C. Cruz .............. 430 Herran ...................................... do·······-··-·-·-··----· Profiteering 148. Cornelia de Santos ...... 1128 Sto. Cristo ···-······-·---··--· ·---·--- do --------------·---·-·· Refusal to sell 149. Juliana Quebral .......... 918 Anak ng Bayan ···-----·-·· ··-·--·- do -----·-··--·----·-···- Profiteering and unauthorized dealer 150. Josefa Balmaceda ........... 317 l\iiadrid ...................................... do--······-·----·-······ Sales by wholesale 151. Ching Kao Kay .......... 418-A Mabini, Caloocan .............. do ·-····-···-····-······ Profiteering and unauthorized dealer 152. Ching Chuat ·-·-·············-···-·········do ............................................ do -·--·····-··-···---·-· Do. 153. Yan Sing ·····--·-·----········ 221 Espeleta .................................... do--·--·--·------·-···-- Do. 154. Yang Wang ···--·-··-·-···-···· 323 Caballero ................................ do...................... Do. 155. Samuel Casel ................ 206 J. Luna, Pasay ...................... do...................... Do. 156. Nicolas Guiao .............. 647 Legarda .................................. do...................... Do. i57. Felicidad Ortiz .............. 1207 Remedios ...................... Feb. 17, 1943 ........ Do. 158. Daniel C. Cruz ............ 1931 J. Luna .................................. do ...................... Refusal to sell 159. Jacinto A. Mendoza .... 89 Rubio ........................................ do ...................... Profiteering and unauthorized dealer 160. Victorina de Guzman .. 136 Calderon .......................... . ....... do ...................... Profiteering 161. Virginia Bermudez ...... 113 Mercedes .......................... . ....... do ...................... Do. 162. Sy Sun (woman) ........ 1200 Rizal Ave. . ........................... do...................... Do. 163. Yee Song ........................ 435 Poblete .................................... do ...................... Profiteering and unauthorized dealer 164. Chiu Yao ........................ 646 F. Torres ........................ . ....... do ...................... Profiteering 165. Sia Chui ........................ 507 P. Paterno .............................. do ...................... Unauthorized dealer 166. Ang Siong Gui ............ 1122 R. Regente .................... . ....... do ...................... Profiteering and unauthorized dealer 167. Pedro Cuenca .............. 2454 Oroquieta .............................. do...................... Do. 168. Yu Bun Chuan ............ 507 Benavides ................................ do...................... Do. 169. Carmen Libornio ........ 50 Plaza Hugo ...................... Feb. 18, 1943 ........ Refusal to sell 170. Sy Sing .......................... 641 Ongpin .................................... do ...................... Profiteering and unauthorized dealer 171. Arsenio B. Carpio ...... 444 Montana, Sampaloc .............. do ...................... Unauthorized dealer and refusal to sell 172. Tan Tiao Sao ................ 801 San Fernando ................ . ....... do ...................... Hoarding 173. Gan Ho .......................... 1017 Lavezares .............................. do ...................... Profiteering and unauthorized dealer 17 4. Sin Chuy ...................... 716 Sto. Cristo ...................... . ....... do ...................... Hoarding 175. Valdemar Oleguer ...... 675 Vito Cruz ........................ Feb. 19, 1943 ........ Profiteering 176. Eduardo Marfil ............ 229 Libertad, Pasay .............. . ....... do ...................... Do. 177. Simeon Francisco ...... 7 Pasig Line .......................... . ....... do ............... ....... Hoarding and refusal to sell 178. Chua Pao ...................... 580-81 Elcano ........................ . ....... do ...................... Hoarding 179. Angela Dayao .............. 279 Oregon .............................. . ....... do ...................... Profiteering and refusing to sell .180. Concepcion Abrogina .. 206 A. Flores ................................ do ...................... Profiteering 181. Kando Ya (Chinese woman) ........................ 38 Kusangloob ................................ do ...................... Profiteering and unauthorized dealer 182. Manuel Garcia ............ 1598 Economia .............................. do ...................... Profiteering 183. Brigido Sangco ............ 1015 Dart, Paco ............................ do ...................... Profiteering and unauthorized dealer 184. Antonio Patiarca ........ 44 Aguilar, Obrero ...................... do...................... Do. 185. Ngo Tiu .......................... 158 Anda ................................ . ....... do ...................... Do. 186. Florentino Ilagan ........ 2366 Int. J. Luna .......................... do ...................... Profiteering 187. Teofista de Espejo ...... 735 Dapitan ............................ Feb. 18, 1943 ...... Do. 188. Soledad Quintos ........ 57 Mayon, Quezon City ........ Feb. 20, 1943 ........ Refusal to sell 189. Julian Chan .................. 421 Elcano ...................................... do ...................... Profiteering and unauthorized dealer 190. Buenaventura Penery .. 751 Vito Cruz ................................ do ...................... Profiteering 191. Tan Siong @ Ong BL 401 Vito Cruz .............................. do ...................... Profiteering 192. Iluminada Santiago .... 120 Cuneta ...................................... do ...................... Profiteering and refusal to sell 193. Co Liong San .............. 102 Sta. Potenciana ...................... do ............ : ......... Profiteering and unauthorized dealer 194. Liong Ho ...... ................ 646 F. Torres ........................ . ....... do ......... ........... .. Do. • ., [ 198] Names Address Date arrested Charre 195. Dalmacio Florendo ...... 27 Aguila, Ermita ................ . ....... do ...................... Do. 196. Valerio Aquino ............ 1326 Ave. Rizal ............................ do...................... Do. 197. Ramon L. Franco ...... 518 Dart, Paco .............................. do ...................... Unauthorized dealer 198. Simeon Sinnong ........ 2520 Misericordia ........................ do ...................... Profiteering and unauthorized dealer 199. Leoncio Tan ................ 650 Cavite, Sta. Cruz .............. Jan. 25, 1943 ........ Do. 200. Emiliano Marcelo ........ 2226 Sulu ........................................ do ...................... Profiteering 201. Tee Heng Chan .......... 745 Int. Dart ........................ Feb. 22, 1943 ........ Hoarding 202. Gaudencio Santos ...... 26 N. Domingo, S. Juan .. :···· ........ do...................... Do. 203. Fortunato Palanca .... 605 Mabini ...................................... do ...................... Profiteering and unauthorized dealer 204. Sy Lay .......................... Cor. Tej., Sta. Ana .................... do...................... Do. 205. Felix M. Reyes .......... 915 Int. Soler ........................ .. ...... do ...................... Hoarding and refusal to sell 206. See Keng ...................... 631-33 San Marcelino ........ Feb. 23, 1943 ........ Profiteering and unauthorized dealer 207. Leon Zamudio ............ 338 Tenn~ssee ...................... . ....... do ...................... Profiteering 208. Lim Ching Pong ........ 698 Azcarraga ................................ do ...................... Profiteering and unauthorized dealer 209. Buenavenutra Eugenio 147 M. Rojas ........................ do Profiteering THE NEW BUREAU OF EMPLOYMENT ExECUTIVE ORDER No. 118 CREATING THE BUREAU OF EMPLOYMENT PURSUANT to the authority conferred upon me as Head of the Central Administrative Organization by Order No. 1 in connection with Order No. 3 of the Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Japanese Forces in the Philippines, and upon the recommendation of the Executive Commission, it is hereby ordered thatSECTION 1. A Bureau of Employment is hereby created under the administrative supervision and control of the Commissioner of the Interior. SEC. 2. The Bureau of Employment shall have one Chief and one Assistant Chief, to be known respectively as the Director of Employment and the Assistant Director of Employment. SEC. 3. The Director of Employment shall have the following specific powers and duties: (a) To see to the proper enforcement of all laws regulating employment in the Philippines; (b) To compile, systematize, and submit from time to time reports to the Commissioner of the Interior data relative to wages of laborers, the number of workers in each trade or occupation, skilled or unskilled, employed and unemployed, their place of birth, age, sex, civil status, and moral and mental culture; the estimated number of families of married workers, houses rented by them, and annual rental; property owned by them, if any, and the value of such property; the cost of living; the estimated number of persons dependent on their daily wages; conditions and certainty of payment of wages; and other matters relative to the commercial, industrial, social, educational, moral, spiritual and sanitary condition of the working classes; (c) To take the proper legal steps to prevent the exposure of the health or lives of laborers, and to aid and assist by all proper legal means laborers and workers in securing employment and just compensation for their labor; (d) To devise a systematic method of controlling the movements of laborers to avoid their overcrowding in one or more provinces or cities and depletion in others. For this purpose the Director of Employment shall cooperate with the Director of Agricultural Administration in encouraging mi .. gration to sparsely ·populated regions; (e) To promote the physical, material, spiritual, social, intellectual and moral improvement of workers and laborers; and (f) To prescribe, with the approval of the Commissioner of the Interior, such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry into effect the aims and purposes of this Executive Order. SEC. 4. The provincial governors and city mayors shall enforce the provisions of this Order in their respective provinces and cities. SEc. 5. There shall be such number of labor administrators and assistant labor administrators in the office of the Director of Employment as the needs of the service may require and funds permit. They shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Executive Commission upon the recommendation of the Commissioner of the Interior. Any such labor administrator or assistant labor administrator may be detailed by the Director of Employment, with the approval of the Commissioner of the Interior, to any one or more provinces or cities where important labor problems exist to assist the provincial governors or city mayors in the performance of their duties in connection with the enforcement of this Order. SEC. 6. The provincial governor or city mayor, as the case may be, shall keep an up-to-date census of the laborers in his province or city, showing their names, ages, sex, nature or.· kind of work, salary, whether skilled or unskilled, length of service, tenure of [ 199] employment (whether permanent or temporary), and the number of their dependents, ~nd such other data . " as the Director of Employment may require. SEC. 7. It shall be the duty of any person, firm or corporation who has under his employ not less than twenty laborers or farm-hands to submit to the provincial governor or city mayor concerned, within one month after the promulgation of this executive order, a list showing the data mentioned in the preceding section. SEC. 8. The provincial governor or city mayor shall keep(tcomplete record of the movements of laborers in his province or city and for this purpose no laborer or farm-hand sbpll transfer from one province or city to another without the approval of the governor or city mayor concerned; but no governor or city mayor shall disapprove a request to transfer except for good and sufficient· cause: Provided, That in case of approval, the governor or city mayor concerned shall provide the laborer or farm-hand with such recommendation or credentials as may be necessary for the employment of said laborer or farm-hand; and Provided, further, That the decision of the governor or city mayor denying a request for transfer to another province or city may be appealed to the Director of Employment whose decision shall be final unless revoked 'by the Commissioner of the Interior. SEC. 9. Whenever any department, office, branch, ~ubdivision, agency or instrumentality of the Central Administrative Organization and Judicial Courts or any · person, firm or corporation is in need of new laborers or farm-hands, or on account of the expansion of his enterprise or in order to replace others, it shall be his quty to secure such laborers or farmhands through the provincial governor or city mayor of the province or city, and it shall be the duty of such governor or city mayor to supply such laborers or farm-hands from among those who are unemployed and residing within his jurisdiction; but should he be unable to do so he may have recourse to the nearest provinces or cities through their respective governors or city mayors. In filling demands for laborers or farm-hands made. upon him, the governor or city mayor shall be guided by the requirements of the one making the demands and by the personal circumstances of those to be chosen for placement. tioned in section 7 hereof to report to the provincial governor or ' city mayor concerned all dismissals and suspensions of laborers and farm-hands in his employ, or whenever they are laid off for any reason, said report to be submitted within three days after such dismissal, suspension or lay off. SEC. 11. For the purposes of this executive order municipal mayor shall assist their respective provincial governors in the enforcement of this Order. As such, they shall submit to the governor concerned whenever he requires the names of the umemployed persons in their respective municipalities whom they may desire to recommend for placement, and perform such other duties not repugnant to law or regulation as the governor may require of them. SEC. 12. The Director of Employment shall have the power to administer oaths in matters connected with the administration of the Bureau of Employment and to take testimony in any investigation conducted in pursuance of the provisions of this executive order. Any labor administrator or assistant labor administrator shall have power to administer oath and exercise the authority to take evidence which is hereinabove vested in said Director when . thereto specifically deputed by the Director of Employment. SEC. 13. The duties and functions of the Bureau of Public Welfare in connection with the supervision and administration over all r,natters relating to the einployment of the Filipino laborers shall hereafter be assumed and discharged by the Director of Employment. SEc. 14. The personnel, appropriation, equipment, materials, records and other properties pertaining to the offices or activities which are ·authorized to be transferred under this Order, or so much thereof as may be considered necessary, shall be merged with the personnel, appropriation, records and properties pertaining to the Bureau of Employment to be used for the same purpose or purposes for which they were originally interested: The transfer of personnel, appropriation, equipment, materials, records and other properties herein authorized will be made by the Commissioner of the Interior with the concurrence of the Auditor General and Director of the Budget. SEC. 10. It shall be the duty of every employer menSEc. 15. Violation of any of the provisions of sections 7, 8, 9 and 10 hereof and of the rules and regulations proJllulgated by the Director of Employment pursuant to section 3 (f) hereof, shall be punished by imprisonment for a period of not less than one month nor more than one year, or by a fine of not less than two hundred pesos nor more than five thousand pesos, or both, in the discretion of the court. If the violation is committed by a firm or corporation, the manager, managing director or person charged with the management of such firm or corporation shall be criminally responsible therefor. · SEC. 16. This Order shall take effect upon its approval by the Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Japanese Forces. Done in the City of Manila, Philippines, this 4th day of January, 1943. (Sgd.) JORGE B. VARGAS Chairman of the Executive Commission APPROVED by the Dir~ctor General of the Japanese Military Administration on January 4, 1943. [ 200]
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Lists of persons arrested for hoarding and profiteering, etc.
The new Bureau of employment