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ADMINISTRATIVE CODE AND LAW OF PUBLIC OFFICERS TEXT AND RULES

effort, in coordination with other concerned government

agencies,

and

involving

all

public

sector

resources

whether generated by revenues and operations, foreign

and

domestic

borrowings,

sale

or

privatization

of

corporation

or

assets,

or

from

other

sources,

and

supervise the implementation of such plans;

(2) Formulate, institutionalize and administer fiscal

and tax policies;

(3) Supervise, direct and control the collection of

government revenues;

(4)

Act

as

custodian

and

manage

all

financial

resources of the national government;

(5) Undertake and supervise activities related to the

negotiation, servicing and restructuring of domestic and

foreign debt incurred or guaranteed by the government

and

its

instrumentalities,

including

taking

part

in

activities which affect the country's capacity to service

foreign debt;

(6) Review and coordinate the policies, plans and

programs

of

government

financial

institutions

and,

thereafter,

recommend

to

them

courses

of

action

consistent with national government fiscal policies, plans

and programs;

(7) Ensure the implementation of necessary policies

and measures on local revenue administration;

(8) Coordinate with other government agencies on

matters concerning fiscal and monetary policies, credit,

economic development, international finance, trade and

investment; and

(9) Perform such other powers and functions as may

be provided by law.

SECTION

4.

Organizational

Structure .

—

The

Department shall consist of the Department proper

comprising the Office of the Secretary, the Offices of the

Undersecretary and Assistant Secretaries, the Economic

Intelligence and Investigation Bureau, the Services, the

Operations Groups and their constituent units, and the

Regional Offices.

CHAPTER 2 Department Proper

SECTION 5. Office of the Secretary . — The Office of

the

Secretary

shall

consist

of

the

Secretary,

his

Undersecretaries and their immediate staffs.

SECTION 6. Undersecretaries . — The Secretary shall

be assisted by five (5) Undersecretaries appointed by the

President upon the recommendation of the Secretary,

each

of

whom

shall

head,

respectively,

the

Policy

Development

and

Management

Services

Group

mentioned

in

Section

8

hereof

and

the

four

(4)

Operations Groups mentioned in Section 9 hereof.

SECTION 7. Assistant Secretaries . — The Secretary

shall also be assisted by five (5) Assistant Secretaries

appointed by the President upon the recommendation of

the

Secretary.

The

respective

assignments

of

the

Assistant Secretaries and the reporting procedures to be

followed by them shall be determined by the Secretary.

CHAPTER 3 Department Services

SECTION 8. Policy Development and Management

Services

Group .

—

The

Policy

Development

and

Management Services Group, which shall be headed by

an Undersecretary, shall consist of the following:

(1) Planning and Policy Research Office;

(2) Central Management Information Office;

(3) Central Administration Office;

(4) Central Financial Management Office;

(5) Public Information and Assistance Office;

(6) Legal Office; and

(7) Regional Coordination Office.

SECTION 9. Planning and Policy Research Office . —

The Planning and Policy Research Office shall have the

following functions:

(1) Formulate long-range and annual projections of

revenue needs, cash position and borrowing capacity of

the Government as basis for policy decisions of the

department;

(2) Supervise policy research and development on

fiscal and tax measures undertaken by the operating

bureaus and offices of the department;

(3) Coordinate with other government agencies on

policy research and its impact on fiscal and tax measures;

and

(4) Perform such other functions as may be assigned

by the Secretary or his undersecretaries.

SECTION

10.

Central

Management

Information

Office . — The Central Management Information Office

shall have the following functions:

(1) Establish a Management Information System and

sub-systems

for

monitoring

and

evaluation

of

department-wide programs and projects, including those

that are executed by operating Bureaus and Offices;

(2) Formulate policies, plans and procedures for data

control and systems management;

(3) Act as the central repository of existing and future

computer files; and

(4) Perform such other appropriate functions as may

be assigned by the Secretary or his undersecretaries.

SECTION 11. Central Administration Office . — The

Central Administration Office shall have the following

functions:

(1) Supervise Department-wide services relating to

internal cash management, personnel administration,

property and supplies procurement and custody; and

maintenance

of

central

files,

and

corresponding

reporting systems;

(2) Assist in the formulation of policies and guidelines

on the management of human and physical resources

and general housekeeping activities for uniformity and

standardization;

(3)

Serve

as

a center for the establishment and

periodic evaluation of management operation systems,

internal

control

and

work

outputs

to

determine

Department-wide performance efficiency;

(4)

Design

and

develop

training

policies

and

guidelines, administer and evaluate training programs

and in coordination with external training institutions,

screen and recommend to the Secretary the participation

of Department personnel in training programs, seminars

and conferences in the country or abroad;

(5) Ensure that Department-wide activities and efforts

are focused towards a central direction as embodied in

the national socio-economic development plans; and

(6) Perform such other appropriate functions as may

be assigned by the Department or his Undersecretaries.

SECTION 12. Central Financial Management Office .

— The Central Financial Management Office shall have

the following functions:

(1) Supervise Department-wide activities relating to

budget

preparation

and

management,

department

accounting, and internal audit;

(2) Perform such other appropriate functions as may

be assigned by the Department or his Secretary or his

Undersecretaries.

SECTION

13.

Public

Information

and

Assistance

Office . — The Public Information and Assistance Office

shall have the following functions:

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