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LETTER OF INSTRUCTIONS NO. 728 -
DIRECTING THE REVIEW OF GOVERNMENT ACTIVITIES AND ORGANIZATION FOR
PURPOSES OF FOSTERING GREATER EFFICIENCY AND ECONOMY |
The Minister of the Budget
The Dean, College of Public
Administration, University of the Philippines
WHEREAS, Presidential Decree No. 1 established an Integrated Reorganization Plan for the Philippine, National Government;
WHEREAS, the exigencies of government operation and changing conditions has necessitated the creation of additional offices, the transfers 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 review the
organization and activities of agencies of the national government,
with 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;
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 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 Bureau 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.
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
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
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
Citizen's Legal Assistance Office, Ministry
of Justice
Complaints and Investigation Office, Office
of the President
Attorney's 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 Funds, 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
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 Agriculture
extension
Farmers Training Center, Ministry of Agrarian
Reform
Farmers Training Center, Ministry of Agriculture
Philippine Tobacco Research and Training Center
(Corporation)
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
Developmentt
Ministry of Public Works, Transportation and
Communications
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