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ADMINISTRATIVE CODE AND LAW OF PUBLIC OFFICERS TEXT AND RULES

SECTION 14. Power to Reserve Lands of the Public

and Private Domain of the Government . — (1) The

President shall have the power to reserve for settlement

or public use, and for specific public purposes, any of the

lands of the public domain, the use of which is not

otherwise

directed

by

law.

The

reserved

land

shall

thereafter remain subject to the specific public purpose

indicated

until

otherwise

provided

by

law

or

proclamation.

(2) He shall also have the power to reserve from sale or

other disposition and for specific public uses or purposes,

any

land

belonging

to

the

private

domain

of

the

Government, or any of the Friar lands, the use of which is

not otherwise directed by law, and thereafter such land

shall

be

used

for

the

purposes

specified

by

such

proclamation until otherwise provided by law.

SECTION 15. Power over Ill-gotten Wealth . — The

President shall direct the Solicitor General to institute

proceedings to recover properties unlawfully acquired by

public officials or employees, from them or from their

nominees or transferees.

Within the period fixed in, or any extension thereof

authorized by, the Constitution, the President shall have

the authority to recover ill-gotten properties amassed by

the leaders and supporters of the previous regime and

protect the interest of the people through orders of

sequestration or freezing of assets or accounts.

CHAPTER 5 Power of Appointment

SECTION 16. Power of Appointment . — The President

shall exercise the power to appoint such officials as

provided for in the Constitution and laws.

SECTION 17. Power to Issue Temporary Designation .

— (1) The President may temporarily designate an officer

already

in

the

government

service

or

any

other

competent person to perform the functions of an office in

the executive branch, appointment to which is vested in

him by law, when: (a) the officer regularly appointed to

the office is unable to perform his duties by reason of

illness, absence or any other cause; or (b) there exists a

vacancy;

(2)

The

person

designated

shall

receive

the

compensation attached to the position, unless he is

already in the government service in which case he shall

receive only such additional compensation as, with his

existing salary, shall not exceed the salary authorized by

law for the position filled. The compensation hereby

authorized shall be paid out of the funds appropriated for

the office or agency concerned.

(3) In no case shall a temporary designation exceed

one (1) year.

CHAPTER 6 General Supervision Over Local

Governments

SECTION

18.

General

Supervision

Over

Local

Governments . — The President shall exercise general

supervision over local governments.

CHAPTER 7 Other Powers

SECTION 19. Powers Under the Constitution . — The

President

shall

exercise

such

other

powers

as

are

provided for in the Constitution.

SECTION 20. Residual Powers . — Unless Congress

provides otherwise, the President shall exercise such

other powers and functions vested in the President which

are provided for under the laws and which are not

specifically

enumerated

above,

or

which

are

not

delegated by the President in accordance with law.

TITLE II Organization

CHAPTER 8 Organization of the Office of the President

SECTION

21.

Organization .

—

The

Office

of

the

President shall consist of the Office of the President

Proper and the agencies under it.

SECTION 22. Office of the President Proper . — (1) The

Office of the President Proper shall consist of the Private

Office, the Executive Office, the Common Staff Support

System, and the Presidential Special Assistants/Advisers

System;

(2) The Executive Office refers to the Offices of the

Executive Secretary, Deputy Executive Secretaries and

Assistant Executive Secretaries;

(3) The Common Staff Support System embraces the

offices

or

units

under

the

general

categories

of

development and management, general government

administration and internal administration; and

(4) The Presidential Special Assistants/Advisers System

includes such special assistants or advisers as may be

needed by the President.

SECTION 23. The Agencies under the Office of the

President . — The agencies under the Office of the

President

refer

to

those

offices

placed

under

the

chairmanship

of

the

President,

those

under

the

supervision and control of the President, those under the

administrative supervision of the Office of the President,

those attached to it for policy and program coordination,

and those that are not placed by law or order creating

them under any special department.

TITLE III Functions

CHAPTER 9 Functions of the Different Offices in the

Office of the President Proper

A. Private Office

SECTION 24. Functions of the Private Office . — The

Private

Office

shall

provide

direct

services

to

the

President and shall for this purpose attend to functions

and matters that are personal or which pertain to the

First Family.

B. The Executive Office

SECTION 25. Declaration of Policy . — The Executive

Office shall be fully responsive to the specific needs and

requirements of the President to achieve the purposes

and objectives of the Office.

SECTION 26. The Executive Secretary, the Deputy

Executive

Secretaries,

and

the

Assistant

Executive

Secretaries . — The Executive Office shall be headed by

the Executive Secretary who shall be assisted by one (1) or

more Deputy Executive Secretaries and one (1) or more

Assistant Executive Secretaries.

SECTION 27. Functions of the Executive Secretary . —

The Executive Secretary shall, subject to the control and

supervision of the President, carry out the functions

assigned by law to the Executive Office and shall perform

such other duties as may be delegated to him. He shall:

(1) Directly assist the President in the management of

the affairs pertaining to the Government of the Republic

of the Philippines;

(2)

Implement

presidential

directives,

orders

and

decisions;

(3) Decide, for and in behalf of the President, matters

not requiring personal presidential attention;

(4) Exercise supervision and control over the various

units in the Office of the President Proper including their

internal administrative requirements;

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