Creating a Presidential Transition Committee and Internal Transition Committees in Departments and Agencies in the Executive Branch

May 10, 2022

ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 47

CREATING A PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITION COMMITTEE AND INTERNAL TRANSITION COMMITTEES IN DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES IN THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH

WHEREAS, it is the policy of the government to undertake all reasonable measures to ensure a peaceful, orderly and smooth transfer of powers to the next duly-elected President;

WHEREAS, the duly-elected President and his incoming Cabinet members should be given full support and cooperation by the outgoing Cabinet to facilitate their assumption into office; and

WHEREAS, there is a need to create a Transition Committee that will work closely with the representatives of the President-elect to ensure a proper and orderly transition of government into the next Administration;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution and existing laws, do hereby order:

SECTION 1. Creation of the Presidential Transition Committee. — There is hereby created a Presidential Transition Committee (PTC) which shall assist and support the transition efforts of the President:

 

Chairperson	:	Executive Secretary
Members	:	Secretary, National Economic and Development Authority
Secretary, Department of Budget and Management
Secretary, Department of Finance
Secretary, Department of Foreign Affairs

 

The Office of the Cabinet Secretariat and the Presidential Management Staff shall jointly provide technical and secretariat support to the PTC.

SECTION 2. Functions of the PTC. — The PTC shall have the following functions:

a. Serve as the overall and central coordination committee of all executive departments, agencies, bureaus, government-owned or -controlled corporations and other instrumentalities of the government relative to the transition to the new Administration;

b. Oversee the preparation and implementation of the respective transition activities of all government agencies, to ensure continuity and maintain the efficiency of government services; and

c. Perform such other functions as the President may direct.

SECTION 3. Creation of Internal Transition Committees. — All departments, agencies, bureaus, offices and other instrumentalities of the government shall constitute their respective internal transition committees within five (5) days from the effectivity of this Order. The composition of the internal transition committees shall be determined by the said government agencies based on their respective organizational structure and transition requirements.

The internal transition committees shall oversee the formulation and implementation of systems and procedures for transition, to ensure continued operations of their respective departments during the transition period.

SECTION 4. Effectivity. — This Order shall take effect immediately.

DONE in the City of Manila, this 10th day of May, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Twenty-Two.

 

Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 118, No. 21, p. 5922 on May 23, 2022.