Article 80p. 80

ADMINISTRATIVE CODE AND LAW OF PUBLIC OFFICERS TEXT AND RULES

each of whom shall be responsible for the four (4) staff

offices and four (4) line offices. Each Assistant Secretary

shall report to the respective Undersecretary to whom he

is assigned by the President.

SECTION 8. Staff Offices . — The Department shall

have the following staff offices:

(1)

The

Office

of

the

Assistant

Secretary

for

Administrative

and

Legal

Affairs

composed

of

the

Administrative Service and the Legal Service;

(2) The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Finance

and

Comptrollership

composed

of

the

Finance and

Management Service and the Comptrollership Service;

(3) The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning

and Project Development composed of the Planning

Service and the Project Development Service; and

(4)

The

Office

of

the

Assistant

Secretary

for

Management

Information

and

Project

Management

composed of the Management Information Service and

the Project Management Service.

SECTION 9. Line Offices . — The Department shall have

the following line offices:

(1) The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Land

Transportation;

(2) The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Postal

Services;

(3)

The

Office

of

the

Assistant

Secretary

for

Telecommunications; and

(4)

The

Office

of

the

Assistant

Secretary for Air

Transportation.

The line offices shall each have an Executive Director

who shall assist the respective Assistant Secretary in the

implementation

and

enforcement

of

the

policies,

programs and projects, and the pertinent laws on their

respective areas of responsibilities.

SECTION

10.

Service

Units

in the Office of the

Assistant Secretary for Land Transportation . — There

shall be two service units in the Office of the Assistant

Secretary for Land Transportation, namely:

(1) Law Enforcement Service, and

(2) Traffic Adjudication Service.

Each of the aforesaid service units shall be headed by a

Service Chief to be appointed by the President upon

recommendation of the Secretary of Transportation and

Communication.

SECTION

11.

Functions

of

the

Law Enforcement

Service . — The Law Enforcement Service shall have the

same functions and powers as those that the former Law

Enforcement

Division

in

the Office of the Assistant

Secretary for Land Transportation exercised.

SECTION 12. Functions of the Traffic Adjudication

Service . — The Traffic Adjudication Service shall have the

following powers and functions:

(1) To hear and decide cases involving violations of

laws, rules and regulations governing land transportation

and to impose fines and/or penalties therefor; provided

that violations resulting in damage to property and/or

physical

injuries

or

violations

constituting

offenses

punishable under the Revised Penal Code and other

penal laws shall be under the jurisdiction of the regular

courts;

(2) To order the impounding of motor vehicles and

confiscation of plates or the arrest of violators of laws,

rules and regulations governing land transportation;

(3) To issue subpoena and subpoena duces tecum and

to summon witnesses to appear in any proceedings

thereof, and to administer oaths and affirmations;

(4) To promulgate rules and regulations governing the

proceedings before it; provided that except with respect

to paragraph C, the rules of procedure and evidence

prevailing in the courts of law shall not be controlling and

all reasonable means to ascertain the facts in each case

shall be used without regard to technicalities of law and

procedures but all in the interest of due process; and

(5) To perform such other functions and duties as may

be provided by law, or as may be necessary, or proper or

incidental to its powers and functions.

CHAPTER 3 Department Services

SECTION 13. Department Services . — The Department

Services shall include the following:

(1) Administrative Service;

(2) Legal Service;

(3) Finance and Management Service;

(4) Comptrollership Service;

(5) Planning Service;

(6) Project Development Service;

(7) Management Information Service; and

(8) Project Management Service.

Each of the above named services shall be headed by

a Service Chief appointed by the President upon the

recommendation of the Secretary.

CHAPTER 4 Regional Offices

SECTION 14. Regional Offices . — The Department

shall have three (3) Regional Offices in each of the

administrative regions of the country: the Regional Office

for

Land

Transportation,

the

Regional

Office

for

Telecommunications and the Regional Office for Postal

Services. Each Regional Office shall be headed by a

Regional Director to be assisted by an Assistant Regional

Director.

The

Regional

Offices

shall

essentially

be

line

in

character and shall be responsible for the delivery of all

front line services of the Department.

For such purposes, the Regional Offices shall have,

within

their

respective

administrative

regions,

the

following functions:

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

rules and regulations of the Department;

(2) Provide efficient and effective service to the people;

(3)

Coordinate

with

regional

offices

of

other

departments, offices and agencies;

(4) Coordinate with local government units; and

(5) Perform such other functions as may be provided

by law.

The Office of the Secretary shall have direct line

supervision and control over Regional Offices.

CHAPTER 5 Regulatory Board

SECTION 15. Land Transportation Franchising and

Regulatory

Board . — The quasi-judicial powers and

functions with respect to land transportation shall be

exercised

through

the

Land

Transportation

and

Regulatory Board, hereinafter referred to as the "Board".

SECTION 16. Composition of the Board . — The Board

shall be composed of a Chairman and two (2) members

with

the rank, salary and privileges of an Assistant

Secretary,

all

of

whom

shall

be

appointed

by

the

President of the Philippines upon recommendation of

the Secretary of Transportation and Communications.

One (1) member of the Board shall be a member of the

Bar and shall have been engaged in the practice of law in

the Philippines for at least five (5) years, another a holder

of a degree in civil engineering, and the other a holder of

a degree in economics, finance or management both

with

the

same number of years of experience and

practice.

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