Article 44p. 44

ADMINISTRATIVE CODE AND LAW OF PUBLIC OFFICERS TEXT AND RULES

the general public, compile and submit such information

to the central office, and recommend such appropriate

actions as may be necessary; and

(7)

Perform

such

other

related

duties

and

responsibilities as may be assigned or delegated by the

Secretary or as may be required by law.

The Department shall retain and have such Project

Management Offices as may be required which shall be

under the supervision and control of the appropriate

Regional Director, unless otherwise determined by the

Secretary for reasons of supra-regional scope, magnitude,

and multi-functional coverage.

SECTION 21. Regional Director . — The Regional Office

shall be headed by a Regional Director who shall be

responsible for efficiently and effectively carrying out the

duties and responsibilities of the Regional Office. Towards

this end, and in line with the policy of decentralization, he

shall, within his defined powers, exercise functional and

administrative supervision over District Offices within the

region including the authority to commit their resources

and

personnel

to

integrated

province

or

city-wide

development thrusts.

He shall also perform such other related duties and

responsibilities as may be assigned or delegated by the

Secretary or as may be required by law.

The Regional Director shall be assisted by two (2)

Assistant

Regional

Directors

who

shall

exercise

supervision,

respectively

over:

(1)

the

construction,

maintenance and works supervision functions in the

region; and (2) the planning, project design, evaluation

and technical assistance functions of the Regional Office.

SECTION 22. District Office . — There shall be a District

Office in each of the provinces and cities throughout the

country to be headed by a District Engineer appointed by

the Secretary. A province or city may, however, be divided

into

two

(2)

or

more

engineering

districts,

upon

determination and issuance of an administrative order by

the Secretary. The District Office shall be responsible for

all

highways,

flood

control

and

water

resource

development systems, and other public works within the

district, except those defined under Section 3, par. (4)

hereof. For this purpose, it shall have the following duties

and responsibilities:

(1)

Undertake

and

evaluate

the planning, design,

construction, and works supervision functions of the

Department for the above mentioned infrastructure in

the district;

(2)

Undertake

the

maintenance

of

the

abovementioned infrastructure within the district and

supervise the maintenance of such local roads and other

infrastructure receiving national government financial

assistance as the Secretary may determine;

(3)

Coordinate

with

other

departments,

agencies,

institutions,

and

organizations,

especially

local

government units within the district in the planning and

implementation of infrastructure projects;

(4) Provide technical assistance to other agencies at

the

local

level

on

public

works

planning,

design,

construction,

maintenance

and

other

engineering

matters including securing from the Regional Office or,

through

the

same

office,

assistance

from

the

Department Proper or Bureaus;

(5) Conduct continuing consultations with the local

communities, take appropriate measures to make the

services of the Department responsive to the needs of

the general public, compile and submit such information

to the Regional Office and recommend such appropriate

actions as may be necessary; and

(6)

Perform

such

other

related

duties

and

responsibilities as may be assigned or delegated by the

Secretary or as may be required by law.

SECTION

23.

District

Engineer .

—

The

District

Engineer

of

or

within

a

province

or

city

shall

be

accountable for the efficient and effective conduct of the

duties and responsibilities of the District Office of which

he is the head. Within his defined powers, he shall

exercise functional and administrative supervision over

district operations including the authority to recommend

that field resources and personnel be committed to

integrated district-wide development thrusts. He shall

also

perform

such

other

related

duties

and

responsibilities as may be assigned or delegated by the

Secretary or as may be required by law.

SECTION 24. Equipment Services . — The Regional

Equipment Services, including regional depots and area

shops

are

hereby

reorganized

to

undertake

the

management, repair, maintenance and rehabilitation of

construction and maintenance equipment. Each depot or

shop shall be operated, to the extent practicable, as a

profit center. The Regional Equipment Services shall be

under the administrative supervision of the Regional

Director and technical supervision of the Bureau of

Equipment.

CHAPTER 6 Attached Agencies

SECTION 25. Attached Agencies and Corporations . —

Agencies and corporations attached to the Department

shall continue to operate and function in accordance with

their respective charters/laws/executive orders creating

them. Accordingly, the Metropolitan Waterworks and

Sewerage

System,

the

Local

Water

Utilities

Administration, the National Irrigation Administration,

and the National Water Resources Council, among others,

shall continue to be attached to the Department; while

the Metropolitan Manila Flood Control and Drainage

Council,

as

reorganized,

shall

be

attached

to

the

Department.

TITLE VI Education, Culture and Sports

CHAPTER 1 General Provisions

SECTION 1. Declaration of Policy . — The State shall

protect and promote the right of all citizens to quality

education at all levels and shall take appropriate steps to

make such education accessible to all. Pursuant to this,

the State shall:

1)

Establish,

maintain

and

support

a

complete,

adequate, and integrated system of education relevant to

the needs of the people and society;

2) Establish and maintain a system of free public

education in the elementary and high school levels.

Without limiting the natural right of parents to rear their

children, elementary education is compulsory for all

children of school age;

3) Establish and maintain a system of scholarship

grants,

student

loan

programs, subsidies, and other

incentives which shall be available to deserving students

in both public and private schools, especially to the

underprivileged;

4) Encourage non-formal, informal, and indigenous

learning systems, as well as self-learning, independent,

and out-of-school study programs particularly those that

respond to community needs; and

5)

Provide

adult

citizens,

the

disabled,

and

out-of-school youth with training in civics, vocational

efficiency, and other skills.

SECTION 2. Mandate . — The Department shall be

primarily

responsible

for

the

formulation,

planning,

implementation and coordination of the policies, plans,

programs

and

projects

in

the

areas

of formal and

non-formal

education

at

all

levels,

supervise

all

educational institutions, both public and private, and

provide for the establishment and maintenance of a

complete, adequate and integrated system of education

relevant to the goals of national development.

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