Relative to Part XV on Social Welfare and Other Pertinent Provisions of the Integrated Reorganization Plan

November 17, 1972

LETTER OF IMPLEMENTATION NO. 16

RELATIVE TO PART XV ON SOCIAL WELFARE AND OTHER PERTINENT PROVISIONS OF THE INTEGRATED REORGANIZATION PLAN

 

Pursuant to Presidential Decree No. 1, dated September 24, 1972, Reorganizing the Executive Branch of the National Government, you are hereby directed to implement Part XV on Social Welfare and other pertinent provisions of the Integrated Reorganization Plan, hereinafter referred to as the "Plan," prepared by the Commission on Reorganization as follows:

ORGANIZATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE

SECTION 1. The organization and functions of the Department of Social Welfare, hereinafter referred to as the "Department," shall be in accordance with the provisions of Part XV and other pertinent provisions of the Plan and the details contained in this Letter of Implementation. CAIHTE

SECTION 2. The organization of the Department, as graphically depicted in the following organization charts, shall consist of the Department proper composed of the immediate Office of the Secretary, the Planning Service, the Financial and Management Service, the Administrative Service, and the Training and Relocation of Urban Squatters (CITRUS) under it; the Bureau of Assistance; and eleven regional offices. The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office is attached to the Department.

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENT PROPER, BUREAUS AND FIELD OFFICES

SECTION 3. The Office of the Secretary shall have direct line supervision over the bureaus and regional offices. It shall have responsibility for overseeing field operations to insure the judicious and effective implementation of the social welfare programs as:

[Organization Chart 1: Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office]

[Organization Chart 2: Department of Social Welfare]

initially drawn up by the bureaus along their respective areas of expertise. It shall constantly draw from the bureaus such advice and assistance as may be necessary to successfully achieve the goals and objectives of the Department.

SECTION 4. The bureaus of the Department shall be essentially staff in character and as such shall exercise functional supervision over the regional and other field offices. They shall be primarily involved in the development of plans and programs within their respective functional specialization and shall also develop functional specializations and shall also develop related policies, guidelines, and standards necessary in guiding the regional and field offices in the proper implementation of such plans and programs. They shall maintain continuing communication and contact with the regional and other field offices for the purpose of updating established plans and programs and determining problems arising therefrom.

SECTION 5. The regional and other field offices shall institute the operating arms of the Department with responsibility for directly implementing the plans and programs drawn up by the staff bureaus and assigned by the Department Secretary in accordance with duly adopted policies, standards, and guidelines. They shall be organized as miniature counterparts of the Department in the region and shall be vested with sufficient authority to undertake departmental operations within their respective jurisdictions. In the exercise of such authority they shall be directly responsible to the Secretary and shall receive proper technical guidelines from the staff bureaus.

FUNCTIONAL STATEMENTS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE

SECTION 6. In conformity with the above set of functional relationships, the functions, powers, duties and responsibilities of the various units of the Department shall be as follows:

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

SECTION 7. The Office of the Secretary shall consist of the Secretary, the Undersecretary, and the personnel in their immediate office. It shall be responsible for the adoption and promulgation of rules and regulations necessary to carry out departmental policies and objectives for exercising general supervision and control over bureaus and offices of the Department.

Functions of the Secretary

SECTION 7.1. The functions of the Secretary shall be as follows:

1. Advise the President in the promulgation of executive orders, regulations, and decrees relative to matters under the jurisdiction of the Department;

2. Establish the policies and standards for the operation of the Department objectives, policies and functions;

4. n Exercise supervision and control over all bureaus and offices under the Department;

5. Delegate authority for the performance of any function to officers and employees under his direction; and

6. Perform such other functions as may be provided by law.

Functions of the Undersecretary

SECTION 7.2. The Undersecretary shall be a career administrator and shall:

1. Advise and assist the Secretary in the formulation and implementation of Department objectives and policies;

2. Oversee all the operational activities of the Department for which he shall be responsible to the Secretary; HEITAD

3. Coordinate the programs and projects of the Department, and be responsible for its economical, efficient, and effective administration;

4. Serve as deputy to the Secretary in all matters relating to the operations of the Department; and

5. Perform such other functions as may be provided by law.

SECTION 7.3. When the Secretary is unable to perform his duties owing to illness, absence, or other cause, or in case of vacancy in the office, the Undersecretary shall temporarily perform the functions of said office.

FUNCTIONS OF THE PLANNING SERVICE

SECTION 8. The Planning Service shall be responsible for providing the Department with economical, official and effective services relating to planning, programming and project development. It shall have a Program Plan and Evaluation Division and a Research and Statistics Division.

Functions of the Program Planning and Evaluation Division

SECTION 8.1. The Program Planning and Evaluation Division shall have the following functions, among others:

a. Formulate policies, standards and guidelines, rules, and regulations for effective program planning and project development, including the preparation of the departmental budget in coordination with the bureaus and the Budget Division;

b. Prepare long-range and annual plans and programs for the Department in accordance with defined goals and objectives for social welfare and overall national development in coordination with the program bureaus;

c. Undertake such re-programming as necessary in accordance with actual resources made available including the determination of cut-backs and projects to be included from unprogrammed to programmed category;

d. Evaluate proposed projects and existing programs and projects according to technical and economic feasibility and prescribed standards;

e. Conduct periodic evaluation of existing programs and projects to determine progress and integrate project implementation for aggregative planning;

f. Initiate and provide support for the development of projects by the various bureaus and offices of the Department in accordance with approved priority areas;

g. Maintain liaison with central planning agencies and other appropriate economic or social development planning bodies; and

h. Perform such other functions as may be provided by law.

Functions of the Research and Statistics Division

SECTION 8.2. The Research and Statistics Division shall have the following functions, among others;

a. Formulate policies on research and statistics;

b. Conduct or cause the conduct of basic research studies regarding needs, social situations and social problems including those requested by the different bureaus on the basis of program priorities;

c. Compile, analyze, and integrate statistical data including operational statistics;

d. Prepare the Department annual report;

e. Establish a research exchange to insure the dissemination and exchange of research publications both local and foreign;

f. Establish liaison with social scientists, educators, universities, and other research centers here and abroad; and;

g. Perform such other functions as may be provided by law.

FUNCTIONS OF THE FINANCIAL AND MANAGEMENT SERVICE

SECTION 9. The Financial and Management Service be responsible for providing the Department with staff advice and assistance on budgetary, financial, and management improvement matters. It shall have a Budget Division, an Accounting Division, and a Management Division. ETHIDa

Functions of the Budget Division

SECTION 9.1. The Budget Division shall have the following functions, among others:

a. Develop and improve budgetary methods, procedures, and justifications;

b. Provide, subject to budgetary ceilings, fund estimates in support of the Department's operations, plans, and programs;

c. Assist management in the presentation of the Department's budgetary estimates before administrative and legislative bodies;

d. Provide technical assistance to subordinate budget units in the application and utilization of budgetary methods and the budget system;

e. Prepare annual financial work plans;

f. Allocate, in coordination with the Planning Service, available funds to programs on the basis of approved guidelines and priorities;

g. Issue allotment advice in support of the fund requirement for the conduct of the operations under each program;

h. Review performance reports to determine conformance with set standards;

i. Prepare financial reports for management guidance and as required by higher authorities; and

j. Perform such other functions as may be provided by law.

Functions of the Accounting Division

SECTION 9.2. The Accounting Division shall have the following functions, among others:

a. Advise management on financial matters;

b. Prepare and submit financial reports to management and other government departments and agencies authorized to receive such reports;

c. Maintain basic and subsidiary accounting records and books of accounts to reflect accurate and current financial information required by existing auditing rules and regulations and by management;

d. Certify to the availability of funds, obligate funds, and issue treasury warrants to liquidate obligations;

e. Process requisitions, vouchers, and reports of collections and disbursements;

f. Prepare billings to debtors of the National Government; and

g. Perform such other functions as may be provided by law.

Functions of the Management Division

SECTION 9.3. The Management Division shall have the following functions, among others:

a. Develop plans and program objectives relative to management improvement in the Department;

b. Examine the administrative organization of the Department and make recommendations for improvement;

c. Maintain and update the Department's organization and other manuals;

d. Undertake regular management surveys of organizational structure, manpower and operations; study special problems as assigned; review existing methods, procedures, and systems; and make recommendations for improvement;

e. Develop new and improved management systems; exercise staff supervision over the implementation of such improvements; and provide training in the use of the system;

f. Develop staffing standards and manpower requirements for the Department;

g. Review internal control systems for safeguarding money and property to ascertain weaknesses and deficiencies requiring correction; and

h. Perform such other functions as may be provided by law.

FUNCTIONS OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE

SECTION 10. The Administrative Service shall be responsible for providing the Department with economical efficient, and effective services relating to personnel legal assistance, information, records, supplies, equipment, collection, disbursements, security, and custodian work. It shall have a Personnel Division, a Legal Division and a General Services Division.

Functions of the Personnel Division

SECTION 10.1. The Personnel Division shall have the following functions, among others:

a. Advise management on personnel policy and administration;

b. Develop and administer a personnel program which shall selection and placement, classification and pay, career and employee development, performance rating, employee relations, and welfare services;

c. Act on all matters concerning attendance, leaves of absence, appointments, promotions, transfers, and other personnel transactions;

d. Provide medical services pursuant to the provisions of R.A. No. 1054;

e. Maintain personnel records and statistics; and

f. Perform such other functions as may be provided by law.

Functions of the Legal Division

SECTION 10.2. The Legal Division shall have the following functions, among others: SDAaTC

a. Provide legal advice, the Undersecretary, and the bureaus and offices of the Department;

b. Interpret laws and rules affecting the operation of the Department;

c. Prepare contracts and instruments to which the Department is a party, and interpret provisions of contracts covering work performed for the Department by private entities;

d. Conduct administrative investigation, including the review of administrative charges against employees of the Department;

e. Assist in the promulgation of rules governing in the activities of the Department;

f. Prepare comments on proposed legislation concerning the Department;

g. Assist the Solicitor General in court litigation in which the Department is involved; and

h. Perform such other functions as may be provided by law.

Functions of the General Services Division

SECTION 10.3. The General Services Division shall have the following functions, among others:

a. Provide policy guidance on the maintenance and disposition of records and on the procurement and storage of supplies in accordance with government prescribed standards;

b. File and maintain necessary records and establish a records disposition program for the Department;

c. Provide mail, transportation, custodial, and general utility services for the Department;

d. Procure, store, and distribute supplies and equipment of the Department, and conduct periodic inventories of the same;

e. Provide and coordinate messengerial, duplicating, and typing pool services;

f. Receive, collect, and deposit cash, prepared payrolls and process vouchers for payment of the Department's obligation; and

g. Perform such other functions as may be provided by law.

FUNCTIONS OF THE TRAINING AND INFORMATION SERVICE

SECTION 11. The Training and Information Service shall, among others, be responsible for providing the Department with operational and substantive training of social workers, both from the private and government sectors, for career and staff development and for the dissemination of information. To carry out such functions, it shall have a Training Division and a Publication and Information Division. It shall, moreover operate a National Social Work Training Laboratory to provide a complex of facilities for testing the applicability of social work theories and approaches within the milieu of social welfare practice in the Philippines.

Functions of the Training Division

SECTION 11.1. The Training Division shall have the following functions, among others:

a. Formulate training policies, develop training standards, and coordinate and collaborate with all bureaus in the Department in making periodic studies to determine training needs;

b. Plan, develop, and facilitate a continuing program of training for all levels and categories of staff, students of social work and its allied disciplines, and third-country participants;

c. Provide internship programs and field instructions for students of social work and its allied disciplines;

d. Provide internship programs and field instruction for students of social work and its allied disciplines;

e. Provide technical services and coordination to the area training center;

f. Produce and document indigenous instructional materials;

g. Provide cooperative and supportive services related to staff development or training activities; and

h. Perform such other functions as may be provided by law.

Functions of the Publication and Information Division

SECTION 11.2. The Publication and Information Division shall have the following functions, among others:

a. Plan, develop, and maintain an information and publication program directed towards promoting public education and support for social welfare programs;

b. Maintain a continuing public information program to insure the competent and effective interpretation of Department policies and programs for local and foreign consumption;

c. Produce social work literature for informational purposes;

d. Prepare and disseminate publication in social welfare;

e. Operate and maintain the Department Library;

f. Serve as the central information staff and provide consultative services on publication and information relating to social welfare matters;

g. Coordinate with the Department of Public Information; and

h. Perform such other functions as may be provided by law.

FUNCTIONS OF THE BUREAU OF FAMILY AND CHILD WELFARE

SECTION 12. The Bureau of Family and Child Welfare shall be responsible for formulating policies and procedures, advising and assisting in the implementation of (a) social welfare services which will promote the social development of families, prevent family disorganization and develop population awareness, social consciousness and civic responsibility, and (b) program for the care, protection, mining, rehabilitation, and development of children, such as the abused, abandoned, neglected and handicapped. EcTCAD

The Central Institute for the Training and Relocation of Urban Squatters (CITRUS) shall serve as the laboratory for the social and economic development of relocated squatters with the end in view of improving patterns of human settlements.

SECTION 12.1. The Bureau shall have the following functions, among others:

a. Formulate and develop plans, programs, operating standards, and administrative techniques for the promotion of the objectives and functions of the Bureau;

b. Administer and evaluate operation of demonstration projects in selected areas, including the Central Institute for the Training and Relocation of Urban Squatters and the Reception and Study Center for children, to test and demonstrate developments in policies, methods, operating standards and administrative techniques in the implementation of such services and programs;

c. Advise and assist the Office of the Secretary on matters pertaining to the Bureau's area of specialization;

d. Provide consultative and advisory services to the regional offices of the Department;

e. Develop accreditation standards and coordinate programs with private and governmental agencies engaged in child welfare, family welfare, community welfare, and the social and economic development of relocated squatters; and

f. Perform such other functions as may be provided by law.

FUNCTIONS OF THE BUREAU OF YOUTH WELFARE

SECTION 13. The Bureau of Youth Welfare shall be responsible for formulating policies and procedures, developing programs and standards, and providing consultative service and assistance in the implementation of developmental services to youth, through comprehensive and diversified services for the economic and social development of pre-delinquents, delinquents, drug addicts, handicapped, those who have left school, those with behavior and emotional problems, those with problem of social relationship, migrants, and all other youth.

SECTION 13.1. The Bureau shall have the following functions, among others:

a. Formulate and develop plans, policies, programs, schedules and operating standards for the total well being of youth as well as for the care, protection, training and rehabilitation of exploited, neglected, retarded, handicapped, or delinquent youth and other special youth groups with emphasis on their social adjustments and preparation for participation in economically productive activities;

b. Advise and assist the Office of the Secretary on matters pertaining to the Bureau's area of specialization;

c. Provide consultative and technical advisory services to the regional offices, operating agencies as well as assist in the implementation of preventive and developmental services for the socio-economic development for youth as encompassed in the comprehensive youth welfare programs;

d. Initiate and administer national laboratory centers for demonstrations, experimentation, centers for demonstrations, experimentation, training and research purposes in coordination with entities concerned;

e. Provide technical and consultative services to local governments and voluntary agencies in the development, supervision, and evaluation of youth welfare plans, programs and service and extend financial grants or other assistance as may be needed to implement such programs;

f. Develop standards for private and public institutions or agencies engaged in youth welfare and act as the accrediting or licensing agency of the government, for these agencies;

g. Enter into any agreement with private organization or agencies in relation to the establishment of youth programs and services in accordance with approved regulations;

h. Develop plans, programs, operating standards, and administrative techniques for the promotion of the objectives and functions of the Bureau; and

i. Perform such other functions as may be provided by law.

FUNCTIONS OF THE BUREAU OF REHABILITATION

SECTION 14. The Bureau of Rehabilitation shall be responsible for providing not only vocational training but also social and other rehabilitation services. It shall have, among others, the functions of formulation, administering, developing and implementing vocational and rehabilitation services to persons of working age who are disabled or socially disadvantaged, including the aged. These include the administering developing and implementing of rehabilitation programs of the substitute homes and demonstration rehabilitation projects and the treatment and rehabilitation center for drug dependents. The Bureau of Rehabilitation shall be responsible for the rehabilitation of narcotic addicts in cooperation with other bureaus concerned. HSAcaE

SECTION 14.1. The Bureau of Rehabilitation shall have the following functions, among others:

a. Formulate and develop plans, policies, and programs for vocational, social, and other rehabilitation services to the disabled, physically and mentally handicapped and the socially disadvantaged, including the aged;

b. Advise and assist the Office of the Secretary on matters on pertaining to the Bureau's area of specialization;

c. Administer national laboratory centers for demonstrations, experimentation, training and research in cooperation with entities concerned. These shall include, among others, the national rehabilitation training center, the rehabilitation guidance clinic, substitute homes and rehabilitation center for drug dependents;

d. Develop selective employment programs to include, among others, sheltered workshop operations with adequate revolving funds, cooperatives, small business and special employment exchange. Establish district sheltered workshops as a cooperative effort with local government and the private sector;

e. Maintain a settlement and revolving fund which shall be used to support projects of the Bureau;

f. Develop accreditation standards for private and public institutions engaged in rehabilitation activities and recommend grants-in-aid to local agencies and individuals in the development of such programs;

g. Provide consultative and technical advisory services to the regional offices of the Department, public as well as private facilities rendering vocational, social and other rehabilitation programs; and

h. Perform such other functions as may be provided by law.

FUNCTIONS OF THE BUREAU OF ASSISTANCE

SECTION 15. The Bureau of Assistance shall be responsible for formulating, administering, developing and implementing social welfare services and social action programs related to the relief and rehabilitation of victims of natural disasters and calamities, and in areas facing unusual or critical situations, such as those resulting from social and cultural upheavals, the relocation of squatters, and of other assistance, such as food programs, funded locally, nationally or internationally.

SECTION 15.1. The Bureau of Assistance shall have the following functions, among others:

a. Formulate and develop plans, programs, operating standards and administrative techniques for the promotion of the objectives and functions of the Bureau;

b. Advise and assist the Office of the Secretary on matters pertaining to the Bureau's area of specialization;

c. Develop and administer programs for immediate services to victims of disasters, natural and man-made; for displaced families as a result of social and cultural upheavals; and for assistance programs in the form of financial aid and food programs funded locally, nationally or internationally;

d. Coordinate with other agencies on plans for the rehabilitation of disaster families; the relocation and resettlement of needy squatter families and the effective implementation of food programs especially those funded internationally;

e. Develop accreditation standards for private and public agencies or groups implementing the assistance program;

f. Provide consultative and technical advisory services to the regional offices of the Department; and

g. Perform such other functions as may be provided by law.

FUNCTIONS OF THE REGIONAL OFFICE

SECTION 16. The Regional Office shall be responsible in the geographical area for social welfare services including the implementation of R.A. 4075 (Solicitation Permit), subject to the technical supervision, policies, and standards established by the staff bureaus.

SECTION 16.1. The Regional Office shall have the following functions, among others:

a. Implement laws, policies, plans, programs, rules and regulations of the Department or agency in the regional area;

b. Provide economical, efficient, and effective services to the people in the area;

c. Coordinate with local government units in the area;

d. Coordinate with regional offices of other departments, bureaus, and agencies in the area; and

e. Perform such other functions as may be provided by law.

SECTION 16.2. Each Regional Office, as graphically depicted in the following organization chart, shall have a Program Division, an Administrative Division, and an Area Training Center where necessary, with corresponding duties and responsibilities, as follows: HESIcT

Functions of the Program Division

SECTION 16.3. The Program Division shall constitute the staff of the Regional Director in the formulation and evaluation of the execution of plans and programs in the substantial functions of the Department in the region. It shall have the following functions, among others:

[Organization Chart 3: Regional Office]

a. Consolidate plans and coordinate implementation of all programs developed by the program bureaus for the field offices;

b. Evaluate field operation activities, recommend modifications in the implementation or termination of programs wherever necessary. Advise the Regional Director on field developments;

c. Provide technical assistance to the region on matters concerning social services for family and child welfare, youth welfare, rehabilitation and assistance;

d. Perform other related functions as may be directed by the Regional Director; and

e. Perform such other functions as may be provided by law.

Functions of the Administrative Division

SECTION 16.4. The Administrative Division shall have the following functions, among others:

a. Administer a personnel management program which shall include action on various personnel transactions, and dissemination of laws, rules and regulations on personnel;

b. Prepare, submit, execute and control the budget for the region;

c. Keep in custody funds of the region and approved monetary claims;

d. Prepare and maintain books of accounts;

e. Procure, supplies, keep records, provide janitorial services, security and other general services;

f. Provide consultative services to field offices in administrative matters;

g. Perform such other administrative functions as may be directed by the Regional Director; and

h. Perform such other functions as may be provided by law.

Functions of the Area Training Center

SECTION 16.5. The Area Training Center shall have the following functions, among others:

a. Recommend training policies to the Chief of the Training and Information Service and contribute to the development of training standards;

b. Plan and conduct periodic studies to determine training needs in coordination and collaboration with the Program Division of the regional offices within the area;

c. Plan, develop and conduct training programs for all levels and categories of staff students of social work and its allied disciplines and third-country participants in accordance with policies and standards by the Training and Information Services and in coordination with all staff concerned in the regional offices;

d. Provide consultative services on all staff development and training activities within the area; and

e. Perform such other functions as may be provided by law.

The Department shall establish area training centers only in such regions as may be necessary, subject to the availability of funds.

SECTION 16.6. The Provincial and City Offices shall be under the direct supervision of their respective regional offices. The municipal/district offices shall be under the supervision of their respective provincial/city offices.

TRANSITORY MEASURES

SECTION 17. In conformity with the foregoing organization and functional statements, you are hereby directed to prepare with the assistance of the Budget Commission, the Civil Service Commission, and the Presidential Commission on Reorganization and submit within ninety days from the promulgation of Presidential Decree No. 1 for the approval of the President supplementary details relative to the Staffing Pattern for the Department. The Staffing Pattern that shall be developed for purposes of this installation shall, insofar as practicable, be in accordance with the criteria specified in Paragraph 5, Article I, Chapter I of Part XXIII on General Provisions of the Plan.

SECTION 18. Upon the approval of the Staffing Pattern referred to above, appointments will be made of the personnel to fill the positions authorized in said Staffing Patterns. caITAC

SECTION 19. All appointments to the positions that shall be authorized under the Staffing Pattern referred to above shall, in general, be in accordance with the merit requirements of the Civil Service law and rules and duly approved qualification standards for each position: Provided, That in the case of new position titles, qualification standards therefor shall be developed by the Department, subject to approval by President upon recommendation of the Civil Service Commission: Provided, further, That consideration for employment of persons other than those of the agencies and offices affected by this implementation shall be made only after the personnel of such reorganized entities shall have been considered: Provided, finally, That personnel actions which need to be taken as a result of the establishment of the said Staffing Pattern shall be in accordance with applicable Civil Service law and rules.

SECTION 20. No original appointments to positions, except confidential positions, in the Staffing Pattern shall be made until all qualified employees in the agencies affected shall have been absorbed to appropriate positions available. You shall furnish the Civil Service Commission with a certified list of all employees separated as a result of the implementation of the organization of the Department together with justification for their separation.

SECTION 21. The position titles that shall be used in the Staffing Pattern shall be tentative for purposes of initial appointments to positions provided therein. The position titles shall be subject to final determination and allocation to appropriate classes and salary ranges by WAPCO upon conduct of the usual audit of the duties and responsibilities assigned to the positions.

SECTION 22. Initial appointment to a position in the Staffing Pattern shall be at the authorized or actual salary of the incumbent appointed to the position, whichever is higher. In the reallocation of appropriations authorized to be made under Section 25 of this Letter of Implementation, an adequate lump-sum amount shall be provided to take care of all cases where the actual salary of the appointee is more than the rate authorized.

SECTION 23. Salary increases as may result from appointments to positions in the Staffing Pattern to be proposed shall be effective only after final determination and allocation of said positions by the WAPCO pursuant to Section 21 of this Letter of Implementation.

SECTION 24. The selection and initial appointment of personnel for positions in the Staffing Pattern shall be made with the assistance of a Committee composed of a representative each of the Department proper, the Civil Service Commission, and Budget Commission: Provided, That in the consideration of personnel to fill positions authorized for the bureaus or comparable units in the Department, a representative of the bureau or comparable unit involved shall sit and participate in the deliberations of the Committee.

REALLOCATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

SECTION 25. You are likewise directed to cause the preparation, in collaboration with the Budget Commission of the details of the Reallocation of Appropriations necessary to put into effect the implementation as prescribed by this Letter of Implementation in accordance with Paragraph 4, Article I, Chapter I of Part XXIII of the Plan.

TIMING OF ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS

SECTION 26. You are hereby directed to effect the orderly scheduling of transfers, changes and other transitional actions required by the Plan and this Letter of Implementation: Provided, That all such actions shall be completed within the period prescribed in Paragraph 14, Article I, Chapter I, Part XXIII of the Plan reckoned from the date of issuance of Presidential Decree No. 1. In the interim, each entity affected shall continue to perform its functions until such time as you shall order change or cessation and each officer and employee shall continue to perform its duties and to exercise his authority until such time as you order otherwise but not beyond the termination of the transition period prescribed above.

SECTION 27. In the process of the final selection of personnel to fill positions in the Staffing Pattern mentioned above, you are authorized to make the necessary changes in the personnel structure of the Department subject to the approval of the Office of the President, to correct inequities that in your opinion may have resulted from the preparation thereof: Provided, That any adjustment or adjustments that shall be made pursuant hereto shall not result in an increase in the total appropriations for personal services authorized for the department.

SECTION 28. You are hereby finally directed to and call attention of the President to such provision of Part XV of the Plan or portions thereof which are inoperable under the present conditions in view of the Proclamation Order No. 1081 dated September 21, 1972 and which should be suspended until such time as this activation shall be possible. cDHAES

DONE in the City of Manila, this 17th day of November, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Seventy-Two.

 

n Note from the Publisher: Copied verbatim from the official document. Irregular numerical sequence.