WHEREAS,
pursuant to Letter of Instructions No. 1393, the Deputy Minister of
Public Works and Highways exercises control and supervision over the
administration, management and operations of the Metropolitan
Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) in order to effectively implement
the infrastructure projects of the MWSS;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, the set-up envisioned under Letter of Instructions No. 1393
has been successful, efficient and cost-saving, such that there is a
need to adopt it as an integral part of the Government's organizational
structure. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Republic of
the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the
Constitution and by law, particularly Presidential Decree No. 1416, as
amended by Presidential Decree No. 1772, do hereby order:cralaw:red
Section 1. Sec. 7 of Republic Act No. 6234, as
amended, is hereby amended to read as follows:cralaw:red
"Sec. 7. Other Officers and Employees; their
appointment and qualifications. — The Deputy Minister of Public Works
and Highways shall be the ex-officio General Manager of the System. He
shall be assisted by four Assistant General Managers — one for
Engineering, one for Operations, one for Finance and Administration,
one for Commercial and Customers Services — and heads of departments
all of whom shall perform managerial, highly technical and/or primarily
confidential functions, and such additional officers and employees as
the Board may provide. The Assistant General Managers shall be
appointed by the Board and each shall receive a compensation of forty
eight thousand pesos per annum unless the Board shall fix a higher
amount therefore. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
"The Assistant General Managers shall be persons of integrity,
competence, and experience in technical and executive fields related to
the purpose of this Act. Their other qualifications as well as powers
and duties shall be determined by the Board.
"In case of temporary disability or absence of the General Manager, the
Chairman of the Board shall designate any Assistant General Manager, to
act as General Manager; in case of temporary disability or absence of
any Assistant General Manager, the General may designate any department
head in the group to act as Assistant General Manager."
Section 2. All laws, executive or administrative
orders, letters of instructions, rules and regulations, or parts
thereof, inconsistent with this Presidential Decree are hereby
repealed, amended or modified accordingly. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 3. This Presidential Decree shall take
effect immediately.
Done in the City of Manila,
this 29th day of June in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
eighty-four.
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