EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 112
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 112 -
RE-DIRECTING THE FUNCTIONS AND OPERATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL
DEFENSE
WHEREAS,
under Section 15, Chapter I, Title VIII, Book IV of Executive Order No.
292 (Revised Administrative Code of 1987), the Department of National
Defense (DND) is mandated to maximize its effectiveness for guarding
against external and internal threats to national peace and security
and provide support for social and economic development;
WHEREAS, the DND is the primary government agency which supervises the
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), the Government Arsenal (GA), the
Philippine Veterans Affairs Office (PVAO), the National Defense College
of the Philippines (NDCP) and the Office of Civil Defense (OCD), as
well as supervise and administer the AFP Modernization Program;
WHEREAS, in view of these mandates, there is a need to refocus the
functions of the existing organizational units, as well as the
operational structures and reporting systems in the DND to make its
organizational set-up and operational processes more efficient and
effective and responsive to emerging defense concerns;
WHEREAS, there is a need to re-cluster the existing bureaus and offices
of the DND Proper to ensure accountability and establish a reporting
system with clear lines of authority among the various offices in the
Department as well as those in the Office of the Secretary of National
Defense;
WHEREAS, there is a need for the realignment of bureaus and offices to
delineate responsibilities based on the following functional
categories: operations; policy and strategic planning; and
administration and finance in accordance with existing rules and
regulations on the same;
WHEREAS, under Sec. 20, Chapter 7, Title I, Book III of Executive
Order No. 292, the President is empowered to exercise such powers and
functions vested in him which are provided for under the laws;
WHEREAS, under Sec. 77 of the General Provisions of Republic Act No.
8745 (FY 1999 General Appropriations Act), the President may direct
changes in the organization and key positions in any department, bureau
or agency; and
WHEREAS, Section I.XLVIII of RA 8745 (1999 GAA) provides for an
Organizational Fund (OAF) for the Department of National Defense under
the Office of the Secretary;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA, President of the Republic
of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do
hereby order the following:
Section 1. Mandate. — Consistent with the provisions
of the Revised Administrative Code of 1987 (EO 292), the DND is hereby
mandated to maximize its effectiveness for guarding against external
and internal threats to national peace and security, promote the
welfare of soldiers and veterans, and provide support for social and
economic development.
Sec. 2. Roles. — To fulfill its responsibilities
under this mandate, the DND shall serve as:
a)
the lead line agency and authority in formulating the national
defense-security policies, plans and programs on defense and security;
b) the monitor
and evaluator of the implementation of policies, plans and programs on
defense and security;
c) the
administrator, of the National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC)
special funds intended to assist Local Government Units (LGUs),
communities, families and citizens affected by calamities and/or
disasters;
d) an
innovator of new strategies on defense and security issues, including
and pursuant to the national defense plan;
e) an enabler
of National Government Agencies (NGAs), local government units (LGUs),
government-owned and controlled corporations (GOCCs), non-government
organizations (NGOs), People’s Organizations (POs), and other members
of civil society in implementing civil defense and socio-economic
development programs requiring defense and military assistance;
f) an advocate
for social and economic development concerns, to include resource and
environmental protection and preservation up to the Exclusive Economic
Zone (EEZ), emergency preparedness and mitigation, soldiers and
veterans’ welfare, and other similar concerns; and
g) implementor
of the country’s international defense and security commitments based
on defense and security treaties, cooperation agreements, international
covenants, protocols and other similar arrangements.
Sec. 3. Functional Focus. — To accomplish its
mandate and roles, the Department shall:
a)
Formulate, develop and promote policies, plans, programs and projects
in the field of defense, and in coordination with the NSC, in the field
of security;
b) Direct,
plan and supervise the national defense program;
c) Undertake
researches and studies and adopt policies to ensure the effective
implementation of the national defense plan and other related programs
and projects;
d) Exercise
supervision and control over the Armed Forces of the Philippines,
Government Arsenal, Office of Civil Defense, Philippine Veterans
Affairs Office and the National Defense College of the Philippines;
e) Supervise
the setting of standards, accreditation and furnishing of technical
assistance to institutions, organizations, corporations and persons
engaged in emergency management or related development activities
requiring defense and military assistance;
f) Advocate
for and disseminate information on defense-security issues;
g) Provide
augmentation funding and resources to partners in civil defense
activities;
h) In
coordination with the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), implement,
promote and maintain bilateral and multilateral linkages for defense
and military cooperation that are initiated, negotiated, or concluded
by the DFA; and
i) Perform
such other functions as may be provided by law.
Sec. 4. Preparation of a Rationalization and
Organizational Adjustment Plan. — In view of the functional and
operational redirection in the DND, and to effect efficiency and
effectiveness in its activities, the Department shall prepare a
Rationalization and Organizational Adjustment Plan (ROAP) which shall
be the basis of the operational and organizational adjustments. The
ROAP shall provide the framework for the following:
a)
the clustering of bureaus and offices in ways that will ensure
accountability;
b) the
establishment of a reporting system with clear lines of authority among
the various offices in the Department as well as those in the Office of
the Secretary of National Defense;
c) the
realignment of offices delineating responsibilities based on the
functional, categories: operations; policy and strategic planning; and
administration and finance in accordance with existing rules and
regulations on the same; and
d) the
rationalization of the Department’s staffing pattern, ensuring that the
resulting revised staffing complement of the Department duly includes a
rationalization and/or integration plan for the occupants of casual
positions.
The ROAP shall be submitted to the Department of Budget and Management
(DBM) for approval prior to the implementation by the DND Secretary.
The DBM, in this regard, is hereby authorized to create key positions
and/or upgrade existing positions if found necessary.
Sec. 5. Redeployment of Personnel. — As necessary,
the existing personnel of the DND shall be redeployed in accordance
with the requirements of the ROAP and existing civil service laws and
rules. Such redeployment shall not result in the diminution in rank and
compensation of affected personnel.
Sec. 6. Funding. — The financial resources
required to implement the Rationalization and Organizational Adjustment
Plan shall be taken from funds available in the DND: Provided, That the
total cost of the approved staffing pattern shall not exceed the
authorized appropriations of the agency for Personal Services, as well
as the outlay for Personal Services under the existing Organizational
Adjustment Fund (OAF) of RA 8745 (FY 1999 General Appropriations Act).
Sec. 7. Repealing Clause. — All other Executive
Orders and Issuances inconsistent with this Executive Order are hereby
rescinded or modified accordingly.
Sec. 8. Separability Clause. — If any provision of
this Executive Order is held invalid, other provisions not affected
thereby shall be valid and binding.
Sec. 9. Effectivity. — This Executive Order shall
take effect immediately.
DONE in the City of Manila,
this 18th day of June, in the year of the Lord, nineteen hundred and
ninety-nine.
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