Article 48p. 48

ADMINISTRATIVE CODE AND LAW OF PUBLIC OFFICERS TEXT AND RULES

SECTION

4.

Organizational

Structure .

—

The

Department shall consist of the Office of the Secretary,

and

Undersecretaries

and

Assistant

Secretaries,

the

Services and Staff Bureaus, and the Regional Offices.

CHAPTER 2 Department Proper

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

the Secretary shall consist of the Secretary and his

immediate staff.

SECTION 6. Joint RP-US Labor Committee Staff . —

There is hereby created in the Office of the Secretary a

Joint RP-US Labor Committee Staff which shall provide

technical and other necessary services to the Philippine

panel in the Joint Labor Committee created under the

RP-US Base Labor Agreement and for other special

projects. The unit shall be headed by a Head Executive

Assistant who shall be assisted by five (5) staff assistants.

SECTION 7. Undersecretary . — The Secretary shall be

assisted by not more than four (4) Undersecretaries who

shall

be

appointed

by

the

President

upon

the

recommendation

of

the

Secretary.

The

Secretary

is

hereby authorized to delineate and assign the respective

functional areas of responsibility of the Undersecretaries.

SECTION 8. Assistant Secretaries . — The Secretary

shall likewise be assisted by not more than four (4)

Assistant Secretaries who shall be appointed by the

President upon the recommendation of the Secretary.

The Secretary is hereby authorized to delineate and

assign the respective areas of functional responsibility of

the Assistant Secretaries. Within his functional area of

responsibility, the Assistant Secretary shall assist the

Secretary

and

Undersecretaries

in

the

formulation,

determination

and

implementation

of

laws,

policies,

plans, programs and projects on labor and shall oversee

the day-to-day administration and supervision of the

constituent units of the Department.

CHAPTER 3 Department Services

SECTION 9. Planning Service . — The Planning Service

shall provide the Department with efficient, effective and

economical services relating to planning, programming,

project

development

and

evaluation,

and

the

development and implementation of a management

information system.

SECTION

10.

Administrative

Service .

—

The

Administrative Service shall provide the Department with

efficient, effective and economical services relating to

records, management, supplies, equipment, collections,

disbursements,

building

administration

and

maintenance, security and custodial work.

SECTION 11. Human Resource Development Service .

—

The

Human

Resource Development Service shall

provide

the

Department

with

a

program

and

corresponding projects that shall make available training,

education and development opportunities needed to

upgrade the levels of competence and productivity of

Department managers and personnel. It shall absorb the

powers and functions of the Administrative Service in

relation

to

the

development

and

administration

of

personnel programs including selection and placement,

development,

performance

evaluation,

employee

relations and welfare.

SECTION 12. Financial Management Service . — The

Financial and Management Service shall be responsible

for providing the Department with efficient, effective and

economical

services

relating

to

budgetary,

financial,

management improvement and internal control matters.

SECTION 13. Legal Service . — The Legal Service shall

provide legal advice and service to Department officers

and

employees;

prepare

informative

or

clarificatory

opinions on labor laws, rules and regulations for uniform

interpretation thereof; answer legal queries from the

public; assist the Office of the Solicitor General in suits

involving the Department or its officers or employees or

act as their principal counsel in all actions taken in their

official

capacity

or

other

causes

before

judicial

or

administrative bodies.

SECTION 14. International Labor Affairs Service . —

The

International

Labor

Affairs

Service

shall

be

responsible

for

monitoring

the

observance

and

implementation of all obligations, courtesies, and facilities

required by international labor affairs, particularly the

International Labor Organization, the Conference of Asian

Pacific Labor Ministries, the Association of Southeast

Asian Nations Labor Ministers Meeting of which the

Philippines is a member, and related international labor

standards

and

agreements

reached

in

various

international labor forums, treaties, and other multilateral,

bilateral or multi-bilateral agreements in the area of labor

and

employment;

provide

staff

support

and

policy

guidelines to the Secretary in the supervision, monitoring

and reporting of the activities of the Philippine overseas

labor officers assigned in different countries; serve as the

instrumentality

of

the

Department

for

technical

cooperation, programs and activities with other countries

and international institutions.

SECTION 15. Information and Publication Service . —

The

Information

and

Publication

Service

shall

be

responsible for rapport and understanding between the

Department and the public through the development of

public

relations

programs

and

the dissemination of

accurate

and

updated

information

on

labor

and

employment,

by

means

of

publications

and

media

coverages of special events and related matters on the

Department's policies, plans, programs, and projects;

likewise, it shall be responsible for providing answers to

queries from the public regarding the Department's

policies,

rules,

regulations,

programs,

activities

and

services.

CHAPTER 4 Bureaus

SECTION

16.

Bureau

of

Labor Relations . — The

Bureau of Labor Relations shall set policies, standards,

and procedures on the registration and supervision of

legitimate

labor

union

activities

including

denial,

cancellation and revocation of labor union permits. It shall

also set policies, standards, and procedure relating to

collective bargaining agreements, and the examination of

financial records of accounts of labor organizations to

determine compliance with relevant laws.

The Bureau shall also provide proper orientation to

workers on their rights and privileges under existing laws

and regulations, and develop schemes and projects for

the improvement of the standards of living of workers

and their families.

SECTION 17. Bureau of Local Employment . — The

Bureau of Local Employment shall:

(1) Formulate policies, standards and procedures on

productive manpower resources, development, utilization

and allocation;

(2) Establish and administer a machinery for the

effective allocation of manpower resources for maximum

employment and placement;

(3) Develop and maintain a responsive vocational

guidance and testing system in aid of proper human

resources allocation;

(4) Regulate and supervise private sector participation

in the recruitment and placement of workers locally

under such rules and regulations as may be issued by the

Secretary;

(5) Establish and maintain a registration or work

permit system to regulate employment of aliens;

(6) Develop and maintain a labor market information

system in aid of proper manpower and development

planning;

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