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ADMINISTRATIVE CODE AND LAW OF PUBLIC OFFICERS TEXT AND RULES

programming in line with domestic economic goals and

the external financial and trade environment;

(3)

Formulate

and

monitor

a

foreign

financing

program on the basis of domestic requirements and

trends in development assistance and other capital flows;

(4)

Interact

with

multilateral,

regional

and

other

international organizations and formulate in coordination

with

appropriate

agencies

Philippine

positions

on

institutional and policy issues taken up in these bodies;

(5) Coordinate with other appropriate secretaries and

government agencies in areas concerning international

finance and foreign trade; and

(6) Perform such other appropriate functions as may

be

assigned by the Secretary or Undersecretary for

International Finance.

SECTION

38.

International

Finance

Operations

Office . — The International Finance Operations Office,

headed by a Director, shall have the following functions:

(1) Assist in the formulation of policies and guidelines

for

foreign

borrowings

including

provisions

of

government guarantees and monitor compliance with

these policies;

(2) Provide support work for international financial

negotiations and participate in such negotiations with

multilateral financial institutions, bilateral creditors and

donors

and

commercial

creditors.

This

includes

negotiations for new assistance (grants and loans) as well

as for debt rescheduling;

(3) Monitor implementation of projects funded by

foreign assistance and credits, utilization of such external

resources and compliance with commitments as well as

debt repayment obligations;

(4)

Assist

in

the

structuring

and

conduct

of

international

conferences

and

meetings

of

the

Department's officers (the term "officer" as used in this

Executive Order is intended to be within the meaning of

the term "official" as used in the Freedom Constitution)

with foreign dignitaries or organizations; and

(5) Perform such other appropriate functions as may

be

assigned by the Secretary or Undersecretary for

International Finance.

SECTION

39.

Administrative

Staff

.

—

The

Undersecretary for International Finance shall be directly

assisted by a Finance Attache Division andAdministrative

Staff.

CHAPTER 5 Regional Offices

SECTION 40. Regional Offices . — There shall be a

Regional Office in each region. Each Regional Office shall

be headed by a Regional Director.

A Regional Office shall have, within its administrative

region, the following functions:

(1) Implement laws, rules and regulations, policies,

plans, programs and projects of the Department;

(2)

Provide efficient and effective services to the

people;

(3)

Coordinate

with

regional

offices

of

other

departments, offices and agencies in the region;

(4) Coordinate with local government units; and

(5) Perform such other functions as may be provided

by law.

SECTION 41. DOF-RACO . — For purposes of achieving

maximum

utilization

of

resources,

management

coordination

and

administrative

integration

at

the

regional levels, there is hereby created a Department of

Finance

Regional

Administrative

Coordination

Office

(DOF-RACO) in each of the administrative regions of the

country, to be headed by a Regional Executive Director

who

shall

report

directly

to

the

Undersecretary for

Internal Administration. The Secretary shall define the

appropriate functions to be delegated to the DOF-RACO.

The Regional Offices of each operating Bureau under

the

Department,

however,

shall

remain

under

the

technical supervision and control of the head of the

Bureau to which they belong. For monitoring purposes,

however, each Regional Office shall submit operational

reports to the DOF-RACO as required.

CHAPTER 6 Attached Agencies

SECTION 42. Attached Agencies . — The following

agencies are hereby attached to the Department:

(1) Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation;

(2) Philippine Export and Foreign Loan Guarantee

Corporation;

(3) Insurance Commission;

(4) National Tax Research Center;

(5) Central Board of Assessment Appeals; and

(6) Fiscal Incentives Review Board.

SECTION 43. Functions of the Attached Agencies . —

The agencies attached to the Department shall continue

to operate and function in accordance with the respective

charters,

laws,

or

orders

creating

them,

except

as

otherwise provided in this Code.

TITLE III Justice

CHAPTER 1 General Provisions

SECTION 1. Declaration of Policy . — It is the declared

policy of the State to provide the government with a

principal law agency which shall be both its legal counsel

and prosecution arm; administer the criminal justice

system

in

accordance

with

the

accepted

processes

thereof consisting in the investigation of the crimes,

prosecution

of

offenders

and

administration

of

the

correctional

system;

implement

the

laws

on

the

admission and stay of aliens, citizenship, land titling

system, and settlement of land problems involving small

landowners

and

members

of

indigenous

cultural

minorities; and provide free legal services to indigent

members of the society.

SECTION 2. Mandate . — The Department shall carry

out the policy declared in the preceding section.

SECTION 3. Powers and Functions . — To accomplish

its mandate, the Department shall have the following

powers and functions:

(1) Act as principal law agency of the government and

as legal counsel and representative thereof, whenever so

required;

(2) Investigate the commission of crimes, prosecute

offenders and administer the probation and correction

system;

(3)

Extend

free

legal

assistance/representation

to

indigents

and

poor

litigants

in

criminal

cases

and

non-commercial civil disputes;

(4) Preserve the integrity of land titles through proper

registration;

(5) Investigate and arbitrate untitled land disputes

involving small landowners and members of indigenous

cultural communities;

(6) Provide immigration and naturalization regulatory

services and implement the laws governing citizenship

and the admission and stay of aliens;

(7) Provide legal services to the national government

and its functionaries, including government-owned or

controlled corporations and their subsidiaries; and

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