Review of Government Activities and Organization

June 9, 1978

LETTER OF INSTRUCTIONS NO. 728

DIRECTING THE REVIEW OF GOVERNMENT ACTIVITIES AND ORGANIZATION FOR PURPOSES OF FOSTERING GREATER EFFICIENCY AND ECONOMY

WHEREAS, Presidential Decree No. 1 established an Integrated Reorganization Plan for the Philippine National Government; casia

WHEREAS, the exigencies of government operation and changing conditions has necessitated the creation of additional offices, the transfer of functions among agencies, and the abolition of organizational units, since the approval of P.D. No. 1;

WHEREAS, it is necessary to review on a comprehensive basis the implementation of the integrated reorganization plan, in the light of subsequent organizational changes, for the purpose of enhancing economy and effectiveness in government operations;

WHEREAS, P.D. No. 1416 grants the President continuing authority to reorganize the national government;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, do hereby order and direct the following:

1. A Review Committee is hereby created to review the organization and activities of agencies of the national government, with the aims of (a) identifying proliferation in agency organizational units and duplication in functions and activities and (b) recommending such measures as may be necessary to eliminate duplication and to enhance complementary and supportive relationships among government agencies;

2. The objective of this study is to identify measures which will limit current operating expenditures so as to maximize the amount available for capital outlays. The Committee shall therefore recommend measures necessary (a) to eliminate the proliferation of organizational units within individual Ministries, Offices or Bureaus, (b) to reduce duplication of functions among agencies of government, and (c) to reduce overhead expenditures of government by strengthening the principal line agencies of government; aisa dc

3. The Committee is specifically instructed to study the general areas and the specific activities of agencies that are included in the attached list, and such other similar instances of possible duplication as it may identify;

4. The Committee shall dovetail its work with the ongoing study of government corporations being done by the Presidential Commission on Reorganization;

5. The Committee shall submit its recommendations in the form of suggested organizational or activity changes, including the consolidation of organizational units, the transfer of functions and activities, the abolition of offices, and the redefinition of functions and activities;

6. The Committee shall be headed by the Chairman, Presidential Commission on Reorganization, with the Minister of the Budget and the Dean of the College of Public Administration of the University of the Philippines as members. The Committee shall be supported in its work by the staffs of the Presidential Commission on Reorganization, the Management Office of the Ministry of the Budget, and the U.P. College of Public Administration. Minimum necessary costs for the study, not to exceed P250.00, may be charged to the Special Activities Fund.

7. The Committee shall submit a preliminary report on or before October 31, 1978.

DONE in the City of Manila, this 9th day of June, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Seventy-Eight.

List of Government Organizations, Functions and Activities Directed for Review

General Areas of Review

1. The proliferation of organizational units within Ministries, Bureaus, Offices, and Agencies in the existence of Centers, Offices, Project Units, and other similar organizational units whose functions can be assigned to regular line agencies.

2. The duplication of line agency functions within the Offices of the Ministers with the existence of unnecessary organizational units in the Office of the Minister.

3. The inadequate delineation of functions among planning, coordinative, implementing and monitoring bodies of government and the need for such bodies.

4. Incomplete delegation of authority to Regional Directors, resulting in duplicating and parallel functions at regional and central offices of agencies.

5. The clarification of functions of regional government bodies, including the Regional Commissions, Regional Development Councils, Regional Development Authorities or Corporations, and Integrated Area Development Projects Councils.

6. The creation of Regional Offices by Bureaus and agencies, resulting in additional overhead expense and in violation of the principle of the Integrated Reorganizational Plan which calls for the establishment of Department-wide Regional Offices.

7. The proliferation of state universities and colleges, national schools and emergency hospitals as against the alternative approach of having fewer but larger and better-funded institutions. aisa dc

Specific Areas of Review

1. Abaca and Other Fibers

Abaca Industry Development Authority

Bureau of Fiber Inspection Service

2. Administration of National Shrines

National Historical Institute, Ministry of Education and Culture

National Military Shrines, Ministry of Defense

3. Barangay Roads

Bureau of Barangay Roads, Ministry of Public Highways

Rural Roads Program, Ministry of Local Government and Community Development

4. Computer Services

National Computer Center, Office of the President

Bureau of Internal Revenue, Ministry of Finance

Bureau of Customs, Ministry of Finance

Bureau of Treasury, Ministry of Finance

National Census and Statistics Office, National Economic and Development Authority

Office of the Minister, Ministry of Agriculture

Central Bank of the Philippines

Infrastructure Computer Center, Ministry of Public Works, Transportation and Communications

Professional Regulation Commission

Technology Resource Center, Ministry of Human Settlements

National Science and Development Board

National Bureau of Investigation, Ministry of Justice

5. Construction and Repair of National Building and School Buildings

Bureau of Public Works, Ministry of Public Works, Transportation and Communications

Bureau of Buildings and Real Property Management, General Services Administration

6. Drugs Regulation/Supervision

Dangerous Drugs Board

Bureau of Intelligence and Investigation, Ministry of Finance

Constabulary Anti-Narcotic Unit, Armed Forces of the Philippines

National Bureau of Investigation

Food and Drugs Administration

7. Economic Research

Philippine Institute of Development Studies, National Economic and Development Authority

Philippine Center for Economic Development, University of the Philippines

Institute of Economic Development and Research, University of the Philippines

8. Employment Services

Overseas Employment Development Board

Bureau of Employment Services

National Seamen Board aisa dc

9. Energy

Ministry of Energy

Bureau of Mines, Ministry of Natural Resources

10. Executive Training Programs

Development Academy of the Philippines

Philippine Executive Academy, University of the Philippines

National Defense College of the Philippines Civil Service Academy

(a) Junior Executive Training

(b) Supervisory Training for Effective Administrative Management

Training and Information Service, Ministry of the Budget

Foreign Service Institute, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

11. Export Promotion

Philippine Export Council, Office of the President

National Economic and Development Authority, Export Promotion Project

Board of Investments, Ministry of Industry

Embroidery and Apparel Control and Inspection Board, Ministry of Finance

Tobacco Promotion and Regulation Board, Bureau of Internal Revenue, Ministry of Finance

Garments and Textile Export Board

Bureau of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Finance

12. Family Planning

Ministry of Health

Commission on Population

Office of the Minister, Ministry of Labor

Ministry of Education and Culture

13. Fish Marketing

Fishery Industry Development Council

Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources

Philippine Fish Marketing Authority

14. Flood Control

Bureau of Public Works, Ministry of Public Works, Transportation and Communications

Task Force for Flood Control, Office of the Minister, Ministry of Public Works, Transportation and Communications

15. Forestry Activities

Bureau of Forest Development, Ministry of Natural Resources

Forest Research Institute, Ministry of Natural Resources

Forest Product Research and Industries Development Commission, National Science Development Board cd

16. Handicrafts

National Cottage Industries Development Authority

Cottage Industries Development Enterprise

Commission on Small and Medium Scale Industries

17. Health and Nutrition

Ministry of Health

National Nutrition Council

School Health and Nutrition Center, Ministry of Education and Culture

Office of the Minister, Ministry of Agriculture

18. Horse Racing

Games and Amusements Board

Philippine Racing Commission

19. Information

Ministry of Public Information

National Media Production Center

Government Printing Office

20. Intelligence

National Intelligence Security Agency

Central Intelligence Security Agency

Criminal Investigation Service

Bureau of Internal Revenue, Ministry of Finance

Bureau of Customs, Ministry of Finance

Bureau of Intelligence and Investigation, Ministry of Finance

Commission on Immigration and Deportation, Ministry of Justice

21. Irrigation

National Irrigation Administration

Farm Systems Development Corporation

22. Investigation of Government Employees

Merit Systems Board, Civil Service Commission

Legal Affairs Office, Civil Service Commission

23. Land Transfer

Bureau of Lands, Ministry of Natural Resources

Ministry of Agrarian Reform

Land Registration Commission

24. Legal Assistance

Citizens' Legal Assistance Office, Ministry of Justice

Complaints and Investigation Office, Office of the President

Attorneys de Officio, Judiciary

Integrated Bar of the Philippines (Assistance given through the Judiciary)

Free Legal Assistance Office, Ministry of Labor

Bureau of Legal Assistance, Ministry of Agrarian Reform

25. Loan Assistance

National Cottage Industries Development Authority

Self Employment Assistance Program, Ministry of Social Services and Development

Agricultural Credit Administration

Retailers Fund, Ministry of Trade Industrial Guaranty and Loan Fund, National Economic and Development Authority

Cooperative Development Loan Fund, Ministry of Local Government and Community Development

26. Monitoring

Project Monitoring Office, National Economic and Development Authority

Presidential Regional Offices for Development, Office of the President

Management Information Program, Ministry of Public Works, Transportation and Communications

Presidential Management Staff, Office of the President

Management Information System, Ministry of Local Government and Community Development

27. National Parks

National Parks Development Committee

Bureau of Forest Development — Parks Division

28. Security Activities

Philippine Constabulary

Integrated National Police

National Police Commission

29. Non-Formal Training

National Manpower and Youth Council

Ministry of Education and Culture

Kabataang Barangay, Ministry of Local Government and Community Development

30. Port Construction, Maintenance and Operation

Philippine Ports Authority, Ministry of Public Works, Transportation and Communications

Bureau of Public Works, Ministry of Public Works, Transportation and Communications

31. Preliminary Engineering Studies

National Economic and Development Authority

Ministry of Public Highways

Ministry of Public Works, Transportation and Communications

32. Promotion of General Welfare of Women and Minors

National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women Bureau of Women and Minors

33. Reorganization

Management Office, Ministry of the Budget

Presidential Commission on Reorganization

34. Research

National Science Development Board

Natural Resources Development and Management Council

Philippine Council for Agriculture and Resources Research

Natural Resources Management Center

Ministry of Agriculture

States Universities and Colleges

35. Scholarships

Ministry of Education and Culture

States Universities and Colleges

Ministry of Agriculture aisa dc

National Science Development Board

Philippine Council for Agriculture and Resources Research

Office of the President

36. Sports

Ministry of Youth and Sports Development

Ministry of Education and Culture

Kabataang Barangay, Ministry of Local Government and Community Development

37. Statistics

Bureau of Agricultural Economics

National Census and Statistics Office

Statistical Advisory Board, National Economic and Development Authority

38. Training Centers

Farmers Training Center, Bureau of Agricultural Extension

Farmers Training Center, Ministry of Agrarian Reform

Farmers Training Center, Ministry of Agriculture

Philippine Tobacco Research and Training Center (Corporation) cdt

39. Tobacco

Philippine Virginia Tobacco Administration

Philippine Tobacco Administration

40. Water Resources

Local Utilities and Waterworks Authority

Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System

Hydrology Division, Bureau of Public Works

National Water Resources Council

Provincial Development Assistance Project, Ministry of Local Government and Community Development

41. Science Development and Technology Transfer

National Science Development Board

Technology Resource Center, Ministry of Human Settlements

Ministry of Industry

42. Zoning and Construction Standards

Ministry of Human Settlements

Ministry of Local Government and Community Development cdt

Ministry of Public Works, Transportation and Communications