Further Streamlining the Administrative Structure of the Office of the President

December 29, 2022

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 11

FURTHER STREAMLINING THE ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE OF THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

WHEREAS, Section 17, Article VII of the Constitution vests in the President the power of control over all executive departments, bureaus and offices, and the mandate to ensure the faithful execution of laws;

WHEREAS, Section 31, Chapter 10, Title III, Book III of Executive Order (EO) No. 292 or the "Administrative Code of 1987," provides that the President, in order to achieve simplicity, economy and efficiency, shall have the continuing authority to reorganize the administrative structure of the Office of the President, and for this purpose, shall have the authority to restructure the internal organization of the Office of the President Proper, including the immediate Offices, the Presidential Special Assistants/Advisers System, and the Common Staff Support System, by abolishing, consolidating or merging units thereof or transferring functions from one unit to another;

WHEREAS, EO No. 1 (s. 2022) reorganized the Office of the President, including the immediate offices and agencies under or attached to it, and the Common Staff Support System; and

WHEREAS, there is a need to further streamline the administrative structure of the Office of the President as part of continuing efforts towards efficiency and responsiveness in the delivery of its critical mandates to the Filipino people;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND R. MARCOS, JR., President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution and existing laws, do hereby order:

SECTION 1. Organization of the Office of the President. — The Office of the President shall consist of the following offices, each shall be under the direct control and supervision of the President, and thus shall directly report to the President:

a. The Executive Office. The Executive Office shall consist of the Office of the Executive Secretary, Office of the Senior Deputy Executive Secretary, Office of the Deputy Executive Secretary for General Administration, Office of the Deputy Executive Secretary for Legal Affairs, Office of the Deputy Executive Secretary for Finance and Administration, and Internal Audit Office, and the respective offices attached to them. The Executive Office shall be headed by the Executive Secretary who shall exercise control and supervision of all offices under or attached to it. CAIHTE

b. Office of the Chief Presidential Legal Counsel. The Chief Presidential Legal Counsel shall provide legal advice and assistance to the President, and perform such other duties and functions as the President may assign.

c. Private Office. The Private Office, including the Protocol Office and Social Secretary's Office, shall provide direct services to the President, and shall for this purpose attend to functions and matters that are personal or which pertain to the First Family.

d. Office of the Special Assistant to the President. The Special Assistant to the President shall have control and supervision over Presidential Assistants and the Presidential Legislative Liaison Office.

e. Presidential Communications Office. The Office of the Press Secretary is hereby renamed as the Presidential Communications Office which shall be responsible for crafting, formulating, developing, enhancing and coordinating the messaging system of the Executive branch and the Office of the President.

The organizational chart of the Office of the President is attached as ANNEX A which shall form an integral part of this Order.

SECTION 2. Presidential Management Staff. — The Presidential Management Staff (PMS) shall be under the control and supervision of the Office of the Executive Secretary and shall provide staff assistance to the various offices under the Office of the President. The PMS shall likewise perform the functions of the Cabinet Secretariat, in assisting the President in the establishment of agenda topics for Cabinet deliberation and facilitating discussions of cabinet meetings. For this purpose, the Cabinet Clusters System shall be under the PMS. The PMS shall also exercise administrative supervision over the Correspondence Office.

SECTION 3. Authority of the Executive Secretary over Offices and Agencies outside the Office of the President Proper. — The Executive Secretary shall continue to exercise administrative supervision over all the offices and agencies attached to or under the Office of the President and other Executive Offices, which refer to those offices placed under the chairmanship of the President, those under the control and supervision of the President, those attached to it for policy and program coordination, and those that are not placed by law or order creating them under any specific department.

The exercise of administrative supervision by the Executive Secretary shall be limited to general oversight of the operations of such offices and agencies, and ensuring that they are managed effectively, efficiently and economically, without interference with day-to-day activities, consistent with Section 27 (5), Chapter 9, Title III, Book III, in relation to Section 38 (2), Chapter 7, Book IV, both of EO No. 292.

SECTION 4. Mandates and Functions. — All offices and agencies under the Office of the President shall continue to operate and function under their existing mandates, as prescribed under relevant laws or issuances.

SECTION 5. Separability. — If any part or provision of this Order shall be held unconstitutional or invalid, the other parts or provisions not affected thereby shall continue to be in full force and effect.

SECTION 6. Repeal. — This Order hereby amends or modifies relevant provisions of EO No. 1 (s. 2022). All other issuances, orders, rules and regulations, or parts thereof that are inconsistent with this Order are hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly.

SECTION 7. Effectivity. — This Order shall take effect immediately.

DONE, in the City of Manila, this 29th day of December, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Twenty-Two. DETACa

ANNEX A

Organizational Chart of the Office of the President

 

 

Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 119, No. 3, p. 405 on January 16, 2023.