Article 70p. 70

ADMINISTRATIVE CODE AND LAW OF PUBLIC OFFICERS TEXT AND RULES

(2) Undertake continuing information and education

programs on agrarian reform among the beneficiaries;

(3) Promote the organization and development of

agrarian reform beneficiaries and assist in the registration

of organized cooperatives;

(4) Institutionalize farmers participation in agrarian

reform policy formulation and program implementation;

(5)

Organize

and

establish

compact

farms,

land

consolidation,

integrated

farm

systems,

sloping

agricultural

land

technology

and

other

cooperative-cultivatorship schemes;

(6) Provide assistance in agrarian reform research;

(7)

Provide

assistance

to

various

legal

services,

including

legal

information

and

legal

counselling,

documentation

and

preliminary

processing

of

applications for free patent and applications to purchase

lots, preliminary investigation of conflicting claims on lot

boundaries and appraisal of properties, and mediation of

different problems arising from tenancy relationship,

execution

and

registration

of

lease

contracts,

initial

investigation of administrative cases, and other legal

services;

(8)

Provide

assistance

on

project

identification,

formulation

and

development

that would uplift the

socio-economic

status

of

the

beneficiaries including

projects that would divert landlord capital to industrial

development;

(9) Coordinate with other government and private

agencies and farmer organizations within the area of

coverage for effective program/project implementation;

(10)

Submit

periodic

reports

on

program/project

accomplishments

including

problems

identified

and

recommended solutions thereto;

(11)

Implement

DAR

commitment

programs

supportive of national priority programs; and

(12) Perform such other functions as may be assigned

from time to time.

SECTION 21. Attached Agencies . — The following

agencies

are

attached

to

the

Department

for

administrative supervision and policy coordination:

(1) Land Bank of the Philippines

(2) Agricultural Credit Administration

(3) Agrarian Reform Coordinating Council

TITLE XII Local Government

CHAPTER 1 General Provisions

SECTION 1. Declaration of Policy . — The State shall

ensure the autonomy of local governments. For this

purpose, it shall provide for a more responsive and

accountable

local

government

structure

instituted

through a system of decentralization. The allocation of

powers and resources to local government units shall be

promoted,

and

inter-local

government

grouping,

consolidation and coordination of resources shall be

encouraged.

The

State

shall

guarantee

the

local

government units their just share in national taxes and

their equitable share in proceeds from the use of natural

resources, and afford them a wider latitude for resources

generation.

SECTION 2. Mandate . — The Department shall assist

the President in the exercise of general supervision over

local

governments

and

in

ensuring

autonomy,

decentralization and community empowerment.

SECTION 3. Powers and Functions . — To accomplish

its mandate, the Department shall:

(1)

Advise

the

President

on

the promulgation of

policies, rules, regulations and other issuances relative to

the general supervision of local government units;

(2) Establish and prescribe rules, regulations and other

issuances

and

implementing

laws

on

the

general

supervision

of

local

government

units

and

on

the

promotion of local autonomy and monitor compliance

thereof by said units;

(3) Provide assistance in the preparation of national

legislation affecting local government units;

(4) Establish and prescribe plans, policies, programs

and projects to strengthen the administrative, technical

and fiscal capabilities of local government offices and

personnel;

(5) Formulate and implement policies, plans, programs

and projects to meet national and local emergencies

arising from natural and man-made disasters; and

(6) Perform such other functions as may be provided

by law.

SECTION

4.

Organizational

Structure .

—

The

Department, shall be composed of the Office of the

Secretary, and the staff and line offices which shall consist

of the following:

(1) Bureau of Local Government Supervision;

(2) Bureau of Local Government Development;

(3) National Barangay Operations Office;

(4) Project Development Services;

(5) Department Services;

(6) Office of Public Affairs; and

(7) Regional and Field 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.

Undersecretaries

and

Assistant

Secretaries . — The Secretary shall be assisted by not

more

than

three

(3)

Undersecretaries and three (3)

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 functional areas of responsibility of

the Undersecretaries and Assistant Secretaries.

CHAPTER 3 Department Services

SECTION 7. Planning Service . — The Planning Service

shall be responsible for providing the Department with

efficient

and

effective

services

relating

to planning,

programming, research and statistics.

SECTION 8. Financial and Management Service . —

The

Financial

and

Management

Service

shall

be

responsible for providing the Department with efficient

and effective staff advise and assistance on budgetary,

financial and management improvement matters.

SECTION 9. Legal Service . — The Legal Service shall be

responsible for providing the Department with efficient

and effective legal counselling services, assistance to the

Secretary in the review or determination of subordinate

bodies or agencies, collaboration with Solicitor General in

handling

cases

affecting

the

Department,

and

investigation

of

administrative

cases

involving

Department personnel and local officials;

SECTION

10.

Administrative

Service .

—

The

Administrative Service shall be responsible for providing

the Department with efficient and effective services

relative

to

personnel,

information,

records,

supplies,

equipment,

collection,

disbursements,

security

and

custodial work, and other kinds of services not related to

the other services above enumerated.

SECTION 11. Electronic Data Processing Service . —

The

Electronic

Data

Processing

Service

shall

be

responsible for providing adequate and up-to-date data

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