Jorge Bartolome Vargas

“ The Commissioner of Justice shall be the Legal Adviser of the Government, and ex officio Legal Adviser of all Government-owned and controlled business enterprises, and upon proper request, shall give advice in the form of written opinions, on any question of law, to the Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Japanese Forces or his representative, the Chairman of the Executive Commission, the respective Heads of the departments, the chiefs of the organized bureaus and offices, the trustee of any Government institution, and any provincial fiscal. ”

“ Bureau of Physical Education.—It shall be the duty of this Bureau to encourage systematic physical exercise and education, to promote and improve athletic sports among amateurs, to establish and maintain a uniform test of amateur standing and uniform rules for the government of all athletic sports, to institute, regulate, and award national amateur athletic championships, to organize and direct the training of athletes to represent the Philippines in international contests, and to encourage and promote the establishment of public playground and recreational facilities. ”

“ The Department of Education, Health and Public Welfare shall perform its functions under the executive authority of the Commissioner of Education, Health and Public Welfare who shall have executive supervision and administrative control over the Bureau of Public Instruction, Bureau of Private Education, Bureau of Physical Education, Bureau of Health, Bureau of Public Welfare, University of the Philippines, National Library, Institute of National Language, and the Philippine General Hospital. ”