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ADMINISTRATIVE CODE AND LAW OF PUBLIC OFFICERS TEXT AND RULES

(11) Upgrade and develop the manufacture of local

capital goods and precision machinery components;

(12) Formulate the appropriate mechanics to guide

and

manage

the

transfer

of

appropriate

industrial

technology in the country;

(13) Formulate country and product export strategies

which will guide the export promotion and development

thrusts of the government; and implement programs and

activities

geared towards the overseas promotion of

Philippine exports in overseas markets;

(14) Take the primary role in negotiating and reviewing

existing

international

trade

agreements,

particularly

those

affecting

commodity

quotas

limiting

existing

exports of Philippine products to determine programs for

renegotiations of more favorable terms;

(15)

Administratively

adjudicate

and

impose

reasonable fines and penalties for violation of existing

trade and industry laws;

(16) Prepare, for consideration of the Monetary Board,

proposed programs in the commercial banking sector for

directing commercial lending facilities towards priority

areas of commercial and industrial development, as well

as coordinate government direct funding and financial

guarantee

programs

to

achieve

trade

and

industry

growth;

(17) Issue subpoena and subpoena duces tecum to

compel the attendance of witnesses and the production

of the necessary information, papers and documents

which it may deem necessary in the exercise of its powers

and functions;

(18) Prescribe and enforce compliance with such rules

and regulations as may be necessary to implement the

intent and provisions of this Code, which rules and

regulations shall take effect fifteen (15) days following

their publication in the Official Gazette; and

(19) Perform such other functions as may be necessary

or incidental in carrying into effect the provisions of this

Code and as may be provided by law.

SECTION

4.

Organizational

Structure .

—

The

department shall consist of the offices of the secretary,

undersecretaries

and

assistant

secretaries,

national

service

centers,

regional

offices,

and

line

corporate

agencies and government entities.

CHAPTER 2 Department Proper

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

the Secretary shall consist of the Secretary, his immediate

staff, the Undersecretary for Policy Planning and Support

Services, and the Offices and Services directly supportive

of the Office of the Secretary. The functions of the

foregoing shall be as follows:

(1) The Undersecretary for Policy Planning and Support

Services shall supervise the Office of Policy Research, the

Office of Operational Planning, the Office of Legal Affairs,

the Human Resource Development Service, the General

Administrative

Service,

the

Management Information

Service,

the

Financial

Management Service and the

Public Relations Office;

(2) The Office of Policy Research shall coordinate and

help formulate general trade and industry policies for the

Department; evaluate the effectiveness of trade and

industry programs as such, as their implementation by

the Department's Line Operating Units; and research on

trade

and

industry

issues

for

policy

analysis

and

formulation;

(3) The Office of Operational Planning shall develop

operating

plans,

programs

and

projects

of

the

Department as such; supervise the Annual Trade and

Industry Development Planning Conferences between

government

and

the

private

sector;

evaluate

the

cost-effectiveness of various projects and activities of the

Department;

coordinate

the

updating

of

the

Department's operating plans in response to relevant

environment

changes;

review

the

Department's

performance against standards and targets previously

established; and provide staff services related to the

development, monitoring, reporting and assessment of

foreign-assisted projects of the Department;

(4)

The

Office

of

Legal

Affairs

shall

provide the

Secretary with legal advise on all policies, programs, and

operational matters of the Department; serve as Counsel

for the Department in cases in which it is a party; handle

administrative cases against Department personnel and

submit recommendations pertaining thereto; and review

legislative proposals;

(5) The Human Resource Development Service shall

design and implement human resource development

plans and programs for the personnel of the Department;

provide for present and future manpower needs of the

organization; and maintain high morale and favorable

employee attitudes towards the organization through the

continuing

design

and implementation of employee

development programs;

(6) The Financial Management Service shall formulate

and manage a financial program to ensure availability

and

proper

utilization of funds; and provide for an

effective monitoring system of the financial operations of

the Department;

(7) The General Administrative Service shall provide

services

relative

to

procurement

and

allocation

of

supplies and equipment, transportation, messengerial

work,

cashiering,

payment

of

salaries

and

other

Department obligations, office maintenance, property

safety and security, and other utility services; and comply

with government regulatory requirements in the areas of

performance

appraisal,

compensation

and

benefits,

employment records and reports;

(8) The Management Information Service shall design

and

implement

a

comprehensive

management

information system, both computerized and manual, for

the Department; provide technical assistance to the

various

information

generating

units

within

the

Department; and establish data exchange linkages with

public and private agencies whenever feasible;

(9)

The Public Relations Office shall perform the

Department's

public

relations

function;

provide

a

two-way flow of information between the Department

and its constituencies; and coordinate the Secretary's

regular press conferences and the Department's relations

with the mass media;

(10) The Trade and Investment Information Center

shall, as the primary information arm of the Department,

design and operate a computerized system of collection,

documentation,

storage,

retrieval,

and

timely

dissemination

of

comprehensive

and

relevant

information on trade, industry, and investment for use by

other government agencies and the business sector;

coordinate and monitor the information campaigns on

the

Department's

services,

programs,

and

projects;

develop

a

communications

programs

to

promote

Philippine investment opportunities and the country's

export

products

which

shall

be

directed

at foreign

audiences; and provide creative services to other units of

the Department in support of their own information

programs;

(11) The National Industrial Manpower Training Council

shall act as the umbrella agency to coordinate and

operate the Cottage Industry Technology Center, the

Construction Manpower Development Foundation, and

the Construction Manpower Development Center and

perform other functions such as initiating specialized

industrial

training

centers

and

identifying

supply-demand factors and industrial skills subject to the

direction formulated by the National Manpower and

Youth Council; and

(12) There is hereby created in the Office of the

Secretary the Office of Special Concerns to attend to

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