Reengineering The Office Of The President Towards Greater Responsiveness To The Attainment Of Development Goals

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Reengineering the Office of the President Towards Greater Responsiveness to the Attainment of Development Goals

- Agency Supervision (Section 1)
    - The Cabinet Secretary shall have supervision over the following agencies:
        - Cooperative Development Authority
        - Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council
        - National Anti-Poverty Commission
        - National Commission on Indigenous Peoples
        - National Commission on Muslim Filipinos
        - National Food Authority
        - National Youth Commission
        - Office of the President – Presidential Action Center
        - Philippine Commission on Women
        - Philippine Coconut Authority
        - Presidential Commission on the Urban Poor
        - Technical Education Skills Development Authority
    - These agencies shall primarily evaluate existing poverty reduction programs and formulate more responsive programs to reduce poverty. (Section 1)
    - They shall develop specific programs and projects to reduce poverty, improve lives of vulnerable sectors, promote social education, and listen to people's feedback. (Section 1)
    - They shall conduct consultations with LGUs for proper resource allocation and program implementation, and recommend courses of action to achieve sustainable systems for meeting people's needs. (Section 1)

- Consolidating the Office and Functions of the Office of the Special Assistant to the President, the Office of the Appointments Secretary, and the Presidential Management Staff under the Special Assistant to the President and creating the Office of the President – Events Management Cluster (Section 2)
    - The Office of the Special Assistant to the President (OSAP), the Office of the Appointments Secretary, and the Presidential Management Staff (PMS) are placed under the oversight of the Special Assistant to the President (SAP). (Section 2)
    - The Office of the President – Events Management Cluster (OP-EMC) is created to ensure effective collaboration among offices involved in Presidential engagements. (Section 2)
    - The OP-EMC shall be composed of the PMS, Presidential Security Group (PSG), Office of the Chief Presidential Protocol, Media Accreditation and Relations Office (MARO), and Radio-Television Malacañang (RTVM). (Section 2)
    - The OSAP shall be composed of the Private Offices of the President, including the Appointments Office, and the PMS. (Section 2)
    - The OSAP shall be headed by an appointee with the position Presidential Assistant II with the rank of Secretary, who shall oversee and supervise the implementation of improvements in systems and processes. (Section 2)
    - The OSAP shall be composed of its organic number of personnel and personnel from the consolidated and merged offices necessary to support its mandate. (Section 2)

- Common Staff Support System (Section 3)
    - The PMS shall support the Executive Secretary in providing policy inputs to the President in the management of affairs pertaining to the Government of the Republic of the Philippines. (Section 3)
    - The PMS shall support the Cabinet Secretary in providing substantive and logistical support to the Cabinet and in monitoring and executing Cabinet directives. (Section 3)

- Separability Clause (Section 4)
    - If any part or provision of this Executive Order is held invalid or unconstitutional, any part or provision not affected shall remain in full force and effect. (Section 4)

- Repealing Clause (Section 5)
    - All laws, decrees, orders, proclamations, circulars, rules, regulations, and other enactments, or parts thereof, which are inconsistent with any provision of this Executive Order are hereby repealed, amended, or modified accordingly. (Section 5)

- Effectivity (Section 6)
    - This Order shall take effect immediately upon publication in one (1) newspaper of general circulation. (Section 6)