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ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 111
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 111 -
AMENDING ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 109, SERIES OF 2000, ENTITLED
"CREATING THE OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF STAFF AND RATIONALIZING THE
SYSTEMS AND ACCOUNTABILITIES IN THE LINE AND STAFF OFFICES IN THE
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT"
WHEREAS, under Sec. 31, Chapter 10,
Title III, Book III of the Administrative Code of 1987, the President
has the continuing authority to reorganize His Office.
WHEREAS, there is a need to further streamline and improve the
functions of the various offices under the Office of the President.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA, President of the Republic
of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the
Constitution and existing laws, do hereby order:
Section 1. Sec. 1 of Administrative Order (A.O.)
109, series of 2000, entitled "Creating the Office of the Chief of
Staff and Rationalizing the Systems and Accountabilities in the Line
and Staff Offices in the Office of the President", is hereby amended to
read as follows:
"Section 1. Creation of the Office of the Chief of
Staff . — There is hereby created in the Office of the President a
support staff called the Office of the Chief of Staff (OCS). It shall
assist the President in the performance of his development management
functions, in the management of his day-to-day activities and
requirements, and provide inputs in the President's decision-making. As
support staff to the President, the OCS shall have the primary function
of supervising and ensuring efficient and responsive day-to-day
operational support to the Presidency as well as the provision of
substantive staff support in the presidential exercise of overall
management of the nation's development process. This includes, but is
not limited to, the following:
1.
Providing the President with strategic planning functions;
2. Providing
coordination of the policy formulation process at the President's level;
3. Ensuring
the monitoring and evaluation of programs and projects being undertaken
by the Government;
4. Managing
the day-to-day schedule of the President. The OCS shall determine and
recommend to the President the activities which shall be personally
attended by the President. Relatedly, it shall coordinate with all
concerned offices and agencies and ensure adequate preparation, both
substantive and administrative, in the conduct of presidential
activities; and
5.
Coordinating presidential trips and visits.”
Sec. 2. Sec. 2 of the same issuance shall read
as follows:
"Sec. 2. Organizational Set-up and Staff Complement. — The
OCS shall be headed by a Chief of Staff, who shall have Cabinet rank
with all the rights and privileges appurtenant thereto.
The OCS shall coordinate and
supervise the following offices, without diminution of their respective
powers and functions: (a) the Appointments Office; (b) the Documents
Management Group; (c) the Office of the Presidential Assistant for
Socials; (d) the Office of the Chief of the Protocol Affairs, and (e)
the Correspondence Office."
The OCS shall have direct control and supervision over the Presidential
Management Staff which shall be responsible for providing substantive
staff support to the President.
Sec. 3. Sec. 3 of A.O. No. 109 is hereby
deleted.
Sec. 4. Except for subsection 3 which has been
accordingly modified, Sec. 4 of A.O. 109 remains in full force and
effect.
Sec. 5. Repealing Clause. — All executive orders,
administrative orders, other presidential issuances, and implementing
rules and regulations, or parts thereof that are in conflict with this
A.O. are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.
Sec. 6. Effectivity. — This A.O. shall take effect
immediately.
DONE, in the City of Manila,
Philippines, this 7th day of March, in the Year of our Lord, Two
Thousand.
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