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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 804 - PROVIDING
FOR ASSISTANTS TO THE PRIME MINISTER TO PERFORM INSPECTORATE AND OTHER
RELATED FUNCTIONS
WHEREAS,
under the New Republic, national economic development shall be pursued
with renewed vigor and greater determination;
WHEREAS, Sec. 2, Article IX, of the 1973 Constitution as amended
provides that the Prime Minister and Cabinet are responsible to the
Batasang Pambansa for the program of government approved by the
President;
WHEREAS, Section 10, Article IX, of the 1973 Constitution as amended
provides that the Prime Minister shall have supervision of all
ministries;
WHEREAS, Executive Order No. 708 provides that the Prime Minister shall
have the authority to insure that the ministries are managed
economically, efficiently, and effectively in accordance with
established policy, and to take such actions as may be necessary for
the proper performance of official functions;
WHEREAS, in the effective discharge of the above responsibilities, it
is fundamental that the Prime Minister should exercise supervision over
the implementation of major development programs and projects
undertaken by the various ministries, particularly to ensure that these
are effectively and expeditiously implemented in accordance with
established guidelines and time-tables;
WHEREAS, the Prime Minister will need a supportive mechanism to provide
him with adequate staff assistance for this purpose; and
WHEREAS, under Presidential Decree No. 1416 as amended, the President
is empowered to undertake such organizational, and related improvements
as may be appropriate in the light of changing circumstances and new
developments;
NOW, THEREFORE, I FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by
virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution and the authority
vested in me by Presidential Decree 1416 as amended, do hereby order
and ordain:
Section 1.
The Assistants shall be appointed by the Prime Minister and serve at
his pleasure on a full time basis. They shall be directly responsible
to and be under the supervision and control of the Prime Minister. The
Prime Minister may designate one from among them who shall coordinate
the activities of the other Assistants, or alternatively designate the
Secretary General as the coordinator.
The Assistants shall have such technical and support staff to be
determined by the Prime Minister which, at his discretion, may either
be separate or shall be provided by the common support staff of the
office of the Prime Minister.
Sec. 2.
The role of the Assistants is primarily to expedite the implementation
of development projects and programs, by identifying problems in
project implementation in the field and assisting in resolving such
problems with the concerned agencies. Their supervisory power over
field agencies of the government shall be performed through inspection
of priority development programs and projects. They shall serve as the
personal representatives of the Prime Minister in the regions.
The Assistants shall perform the following powers and functions;
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The Constitutional Commissions, particularly the Commission on Audit
and the Civil Service Commission, may, upon the request of the Prime
Minister, designate their respective liaison officers to coordinate
with and extend such assistance as may be necessary to the Assistants.
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Done in the City of Manila,
this 26th day of May, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
eighty-two.
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