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Section 1
New Organizational Structure of the Department of National Defense
Section 1. New Organizational Structure of the Department of National Defense.
The DND shall be reorganized as follows:
A. There shall be five (5) Offices for Undersecretary positions, namely:
i)
Defense Affairs (OUSDA)
ii)
Civil Veterans and Reserve Affairs (OUSCVRA)
iii)
Legal Affairs and Strategic Concerns (OUSLASC)
iv)
Internal Affairs (OUSIA)
v)
Finance and Armed Forces Modernization Affairs (OUSFAFMA)
The USDA, USCVRA and USLASC positions shall be filled by way of regular appointments, whereas, the USIA and USFAFMA shall be filled by way of seconding Presidential Assistants to the DND.
B. There shall be five (5) Offices for Assistant Secretary positions to handle five (5) Executive Staff functions, namely:
i)
Plans and Programs (OSAPP)
ii)
Acquisitions, Installations and Logistics (OASIL)
iii)
Strategic Assessment (OASSA)
iv)
Comptrollership (OASComp)
v)
Personnel (OASPer)
All the Assistant Secretary positions shall be filled by way of regular appointments.
C. There shall be four (4) director-level offices namely:
i)
Executive Staff
- Public and Legislative Affairs (OPLA)
- Legal Service (OLS)
ii)
Service Staff:
- Administrative Services Office (ASO)
- Information Management Office (IMO)
All the director-level positions shall be filled by way of regular appointments.
Section 2
Section 2. Re-Assignment of Respective Functional Areas to Second Level Positions of the Department:
A. The Functional Areas assigned to the Office of the Undersecretary for Defense Affairs (OUSDA) shall be as follows:
i)
Monitoring of operations of the Armed Forces of the Philippines
ii)
Defense Policy
iii)
Defense Intelligence
iv)
Civilian Armed Forces Geographical Units
v)
Maritime Security and Coast Watch
vi)
Supervision of the National Defense College of the Philippines
The Staff for Plans and Programs shall report to the Undersecretary for Defense Affairs.
B. The Functional areas assigned to the Office of the Undersecretary for Civil, Veterans and Reserve Affairs (OUSCVRA) shall be the following:
i)
Civil Relations
ii)
Reserve Force Development
iii)
Civil Military Operations
iv)
National Reconciliation Development and the Peace Process
v)
Veterans and Retirees Affairs
vi)
Support to socio-economic development
vii)
Supervision of the following DND bureaus and offices:
- Philippine Veterans Administration Office (PVAO), including Veterans Memorial Medical Center (VMMC) and Military Shrines Service (MSS)
- Office of the Civil Defense (OCD)
viii)
Supervision of the following DND-AFP corporations and institutions:
- Philippine Veterans Industrial Development Corporation (PVIDC)
- Philippine Veterans Bank (PVB)
- Veterans Federation of the Philippines (VFP)
- AFP Retirement Separation and Benefit System (AFPRSBS)
C. The functional areas assigned to the Undersecretary for Legal Affairs and Strategic Concerns (USLASC)
i)
Legal matters and strategic concerns
ii)
Legislative and public affairs
iii)
Strategic assessment
iv)
International Policy
v)
Counter-Terrorism
vi)
Human Rights
vii)
DND Representative to the Dangerous Drugs Board
viii)
Strategic Communication:
- Public and Legislative Affairs
- Public Information
- Congressional Liaison
The Staff for Strategic Assessment, Office for Legal Affairs, and Office for Public & Legislative Affairs shall report to the Undersecretary for Legal Affairs and Strategic Concerns.
D. The functional areas assigned to the Office of the Undersecretary for Internal Affairs (USIA) shall be the following:
i)
General administration and management of DND Proper
ii)
Administrative services
iii)
Promotion Board
iv)
Management Information System
The Staff for Personnel, Administrative Services Office and Information Management Office shall report to the Undersecretary for Internal Affairs.
E. The functional areas assigned to the Undersecretary for Finance & Armed Forces Modernization Affairs (USFAFMA) shall be the following:
i)
Multi-Year Capability Planning and Execution System
ii)
Modernization
iii)
Real Estate
iv)
AFP Modernization Act Trust Fund
v)
DND Bids and Awards Committee
vi)
Supervision of the Government Arsenal
The Staff for Acquisition, Installations and Logistics and Staff for Comptrollership shall report to the Undersecretary for Finance & Armed Forces Modernization Affairs.
F. The following agencies and offices shall directly report to the Secretary of National Defense over whose operations the latter shall have direct control and supervision:
i)
National Disaster and Coordinating Council (NDCC)
ii)
Philippine Defense Reform (PDR) Program
iii)
Office of the Senior Military Assistant (OSMA)
iv)
Internal Audit (IA)
v)
Defense Intelligence Security Group (DISG)
vi)
Protocol Office
Section 3
Section 3.
The Secretary of National Defense is given the authority to periodically review the performance of the department vis-à-vis the fulfillment of its mandate and to effect the necessary changes in the department as the Secretary may deem appropriate based on such periodic review, which changes shall include, but not limited to, the following;
i)
Rotation of Undersecretaries or second level officials and Transfer or Re-assignment of staff assignments of Assistant Secretaries or third level officials of the department as the exigencies of the service may require considering the expertise and skills of the officials concerned;
ii)
Transfer or re-assignment of the functional areas herein assigned to the Undersecretaries including offices the latter exercise operational or administrative control over;
iii)
Creation of units, task forces and other ad-hoc bodies within the department necessary to implement its mandate subject to existing rules and regulations on rationalization and other pertinent matters; and
iv)
Designation of officials in accordance with existing civil service laws and rules.
Section 4
Transitory Provisions
Section 4. Transitory Provisions.
In the exigency of the service, and notwithstanding the immediately preceding section, the Secretary shall immediately effect the reorganization of the DND Bids and Awards Committee, including the appointment of new members in accordance wit existing laws and implementing rules and regulations.
Section 5
Repealing Clause
Section 5. Repealing Clause.
Administrative Order No. 167, series of 2006, and all other issuances, circulars and orders that are inconsistent with the provisions of this Administrative Order are hereby revoked or amended accordingly.
Section 6
Effectivity
Section 6. Effectivity.
This Administrative Order shall take effect upon publication in a national newspaper of general circulation.
DONE
in the City of Manila, this 18th day of January, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Eight.
(Sgd.) GLORIA M. ARROYO
By the President:
(Sgd.) EDUARDO R. ERMITA
Executive Secretary