Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 125-A)
The DOTC's primary mandate is to formulate and recommend national policies and guidelines for the preparation and implementation of integrated and comprehensive transportation and communications systems at the national, regional, and local levels.
The Secretary shall be assisted by four (4) Undersecretaries appointed by the President upon recommendation of the Secretary.
The DOTC has the power to issue certificates of public convenience for public land transportation utilities, establish and prescribe routes, zones, and areas of operation, inspect and register land transportation facilities, and issue licenses to qualified drivers and conductors.
The Land Transportation Commission is abolished; its staff functions are transferred to the service offices of the Department Proper, and its line functions are transferred to the Department Regional Offices for Land Transportation. Its quasi-judicial powers are transferred to the Department.
The Maritime Industry Authority develops and formulates policies for the maritime industry, regulates public water service routes, issues certificates of public convenience for water carriers, registers vessels, enforces safety regulations for vessels, issues licenses to seamen and pilots, and fixes charges/rates relevant to public water transport utilities.
The Department comprises the Department Proper (including the Offices of the Secretary, Undersecretary, and Assistant Secretaries), Department Regional Offices, and attached agencies and corporations. The Office of the Secretary has direct line supervision over regional offices.
They implement Department laws, policies, plans, provide efficient service to the public, coordinate with other government agencies and local government units, and perform other functions as provided by law within their respective administrative regions.
The DOTC establishes and prescribes rules and regulations for issuing certificates of public convenience for public land and air transportation utilities.
The Civil Aeronautics Board was transferred from the Department of Transportation and Communications as an attached agency. The Secretary of Transportation and Communications or his designated representative shall be Chairman of the Board.
The Land Transportation Commission, PNL Leasing, Inc., National Aero Manufacturing, Inc., Philippine Aero Systems, Inc., and the present Regional Offices of the Land Transportation Commission, Bureau of Telecommunications, and Bureau of Posts were abolished, with their functions transferred as specified.