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ADMINISTRATIVE CODE AND LAW OF PUBLIC OFFICERS TEXT AND RULES

(7) Monitor and exercise technical supervision over the

statistical units in the Department and its agencies; and

(8) Perform such other functions as may be provided

by law or assigned by the Secretary.

SECTION 23. National Conciliation and Mediation

Board . — The National Conciliation and Mediation Board,

shall absorb the conciliation, mediation and voluntary

arbitration functions of the Bureau of Labor Relations.

The Board shall be composed of an Administrator and

two (2) Deputy Administrators. It shall be an attached

agency

under

the

administrative

supervision

of the

Secretary of Labor and Employment.

The Administrator and the Deputy Administrators shall

be appointed by the President upon recommendation of

the Secretary of Labor and Employment. There shall be as

many Conciliators-Mediators as the needs of the public

service require, who shall have at least three (3) years of

experience in handling labor relations and who shall be

appointed by the Secretary. The Board shall have its main

office in Metropolitan Manila and its Administrator shall

exercise supervision over Conciliators-Mediators and all its

personnel. It shall establish as many branches as there

are administrative regions in the country, with as many

Conciliators-Mediators

as

shall

be

necessary

for

its

effective operation. Each branch of the Board shall be

headed by an Executive Conciliator-Mediator.

The Board shall have the following functions:

(1)

Formulate

policies,

programs,

standards,

procedures,

manuals

of

operation

and

guidelines

pertaining to effective mediation and conciliation of labor

disputes;

(2)

Perform preventive mediation and conciliation

functions;

(3)

Coordinate

and

maintain

linkages

with

other

sectors or institutions, and other government authorities

concerned with matters relative to the prevention and

settlement of labor disputes;

(4) Formulate policies, plans, programs, standards,

procedures,

manuals

of

operation

and

guidelines

pertaining

to

the

promotion

of

cooperative

and

non-adversarial schemes, grievance handling, voluntary

arbitration

and

other

voluntary

modes

of

dispute

settlement;

(5)

Administer

the

voluntary

arbitration

program;

maintain

or

update

a

list

of

voluntary

arbitrations;

compile arbitration awards and decisions;

(6)

Provide

counselling

and

preventive

mediation

assistance particularly in the administration of collective

agreements;

(7) Monitor and exercise technical supervision over the

Board programs being implemented in the regional

offices; and

(8) Perform such other functions as may be provided

by law or assigned by the Secretary.

The Tripartite Voluntary Arbitration Advisory Council,

which

is

attached

to

the

National

Conciliation and

Mediation Board, shall advise the National Conciliation

and

Mediation

Board

on

matters pertaining to the

promotion of voluntary arbitration as the preferred mode

of dispute settlement.

The Tripartite Voluntary Arbitration Advisory Council

shall

consist

of

the

Administrator

of

the

National

Conciliation and Mediation Board as Chairman, one other

member

from

the

government,

two

(2)

members

representing

labor,

and

two

(2)

other

members

representing

management.

The

members

shall

be

appointed by the President to serve for a term of three (3)

years. The Chairman and Members shall serve without

compensation.

CHAPTER 5 Regional Offices

SECTION 24. Regional Offices, District Offices and

Provincial Extension Units . — The Department is hereby

authorized

to

establish,

operate

and

maintain

such

Department-wide Regional Offices, District Offices and

Provincial Extension Units in each of the administrative

regions of the country, insofar as necessary to promote

economy and efficiency in the delivery of its services. Its

Regional Office shall be headed by a Regional Director

who shall have supervision and control thereof. The

Regional Director, whenever necessary, shall be assisted

by an Assistant Regional Director. A Regional Office shall

have, within its regional areas, the following functions:

(1) Implement laws, policies, plans, programs, projects,

rules and regulations of the Department;

(2) Provide economical, efficient and effective service

to the people;

(3)

Coordinate

with

regional

offices

of

other

departments and agencies;

(4) Coordinate with local government units; and

(5) Perform such other functions as may be provided

by law or assigned by the Secretary.

CHAPTER 6 Attached Agencies

SECTION 25. Attached Agencies . — The following

agencies are attached to the Department for policy and

program coordination and administrative supervision:

(1) National Wages Council;

(2) Philippine Overseas Employment Administration;

(3) Employees' Compensation Commission (ECC)

which shall include the Executive Director of the ECC as

an ex officio member of the Commission;

(4) The National Manpower and Youth Council;

(5) The National Labor Relations Commission;

(6) Overseas Workers' Welfare Administration;

(7) Maritime Training Council; and

(8) National Maritime Polytechnic.

TITLE VIII National Defense

SUBTITLE I Preliminary Provisions

CHAPTER 1 National Defense Policies

SECTION 1. Declaration of Policies . — (1) The prime

duty of the Government is to serve and protect the

people. Government may call upon the people to defend

the State and, in fulfillment thereof, all citizens may be

required, under conditions provided by law, to render

personal military or civil service.

(2) Civilian authority is, at all times, supreme over the

military. The Armed Forces of the Philippines is the

protector of the people and the State. Its goal is to secure

the sovereignty of the State and the integrity of the

national territory.

CHAPTER 2 National Security Council

SECTION

2.

Declaration

of

Policies .

—

(1)

The

formulation

of

integrated

and

rationalized

national,

foreign,

military,

political,

economic,

social

and

educational policies, programs, and procedures is vital to

the security of the state.

(2) The national interest requires that an agency exist

to

formulate

and

adopt

policies,

programs,

and

procedures on all matters pertaining to or affecting the

national security so that judgments and actions thereon

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