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ADMINISTRATIVE CODE AND LAW OF PUBLIC OFFICERS TEXT AND RULES

funded

health

agencies

under

the

supervision

and

control of the Department without regard to the sourcing

of funds shall be made by the Department for the

appropriate

local

government's

approval.

Any

such

agreement shall be allowed and, whenever possible,

funding from national sources may be extended to

achieve

a

nationally

integrated

government

health

service under the Department.

SECTION 22. City Health Officers . — The City Health

Officers

and

Assistant

City

Health

Officers

shall be

appointed by the Secretary. Their compensation shall be

paid out of national funds.

SECTION 23. Delegation of Power by Secretary . —

The Secretary shall have the authority to delegate such

substantive and administrative powers and authority as

may be necessary to the heads of the Regional Health

Offices, in addition to such administrative authority as

have been mandated for delegation for all Departments

by the President. The Secretary shall also delegate such

powers and authority to the heads of the Provincial

Health Offices and those of other subordinate units of the

Regional Health Offices as in his sound judgment would

make for a more efficient and effective administration of

health and medical services.

CHAPTER 6 Attached Agencies

SECTION 24. Attached Entities . — The Philippine

Medical Care Commission and the Dangerous Drugs

Board shall be attached to the Department and shall

continue to operate and function in accordance with the

law creating them, except as otherwise provided in this

Code.

SECTION

25.

The

Philippine

Medical

Care

Commission . — The Philippine Medical Care Commission

shall

be

composed

of

the

Secretary

of

Health

as

Chairman, an Undersecretary of Health designated by the

Secretary as Vice-Chairman, and the following members:

the Administrator of the Social Security System, the

President

and

General

Manager of the Government

Service Insurance System, the Secretary of Finance, the

Secretary of Local Government, the Secretary of Labor

and

Employment,

and

four

(4)

other

members

representing the beneficiaries, the private employers, the

physicians and the hospitals. The four other members

shall be appointed by the President of the Philippines for

a term of six (6) years.

The

ex

officio

members

may

designate

their

representatives who shall exercise the plenary powers of

their principals as well as enjoy the benefits available to

the latter.

SECTION 26. The Dangerous Drugs Board . — The

Dangerous

Drugs

Board

shall

be

composed of the

Secretary of Health, who shall be ex officio chairman, an

Undersecretary of Health designated by the Secretary,

who shall be ex officio Vice-Chairman, an Executive

Director and the following members: the Secretary of

Justice or his representative; the Secretary of National

Defense or his representative; the Secretary of Education

or his representative; the Secretary of Finance or his

representative; and the Secretary of the Department of

Social Welfare and Development or his representative.

The Director of the National Bureau of Investigation shall

be the permanent consultant of the Board.

TITLE X Trade and Industry

CHAPTER 1 General Provisions

SECTION 1. Declaration of Policy . — The State shall

develop a self-reliant and independent national economy

effectively

controlled

by

Filipinos.

It

recognizes

the

indispensable

role

of

the private sector, encourages

private enterprise, and provides incentives to needed

investments.

The

State

shall promote industrialization and full

employment based on sound agricultural development

and agrarian reform, through industries that make full

and efficient use of human and natural resources, and

which are competitive in both domestic and foreign

markets. It shall protect Filipino enterprises against unfair

foreign competition and trade practices.

In pursuit of these goals, all sectors of the economy

and all regions of the country shall be given optimum

opportunity to develop. Private enterprises, including

corporations,

cooperatives,

and

similar

collective

organizations shall be encouraged to broaden the base of

their ownership.

The State shall pursue a trade policy that serves the

general welfare and utilizes all forms and arrangements

of exchange on the basis of equality and reciprocity.

The State shall regulate or prohibit monopolies when

the

public

interest

so requires. No combinations in

restraint of trade or unfair competition shall be allowed.

The

state

shall

protect

consumers

from

trade

malpractices

and

from

substandard

or

hazardous

products.

SECTION 2. Mandate . — The Department of Trade and

Industry shall be the primary coordinative, promotive,

facilitative and regulatory arm of the Executive Branch of

government

in

the

area

of

trade,

industry

and

investments.

It

shall

promote

and

develop

an

industrialization

program

effectively

controlled

by

Filipinos and shall act as catalyst for intensified private

sector

activity

in

order

to

accelerate

and

sustain

economic growth through: (a) comprehensive industrial

growth strategy, (b) a progressive and socially responsible

liberalization

program,

(c)

policies

designed

for

the

expansion and diversification of trade, and (d) policies to

protect

Filipino

enterprises

against

unfair

foreign

competition and trade practices.

SECTION

3.

Powers

and

Functions .

—

The

Department of Trade and Industry shall:

(1)

Formulate

and

implement

policies,

plans and

programs

relative

to

the

development,

expansion,

promotion

and

regulation

of

trade,

industry,

and

investments;

(2) Consolidate and coordinate all functions and efforts

pertaining to the promotion of exports, diversification

and decentralization of industries, and development of

foreign trade;

(3) Encourage and promote the growth and expansion

of industries which make full use of human and natural

resources and which are competitive in domestic and

foreign markets;

(4) Adopt and implement measures to protect Filipino

enterprises against unfair foreign competition and trade

practices;

(5)

Provide

incentives

to

broaden

the

base

of

ownership

of

large-scale

industrial

enterprises

and

accelerate the formulation and growth of small and

medium-scale enterprises;

(6) Regulate the importation of essential consumer

and producer items to maintain their fair and competitive

prices to end-users;

(7) Protect consumers from trade malpractices and

from substandard or hazardous products;

(8)

Adopt

and

implement

measures

to

prohibit

combinations in restraint of trade and unfair competition;

(9) Develop the capabilities of industry to increase the

domestic content of its products and upgrade the quality

of

products

according

to

competitive

international

standards;

(10) Encourage and support the formation of People's

Economic Councils at regional, provincial and municipal

levels as well as other trade, industry and consumer

protection institutions or associations;

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