Question & AnswerQ&A (PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 743)
Two positions of Assistant Secretary were created under Presidential Decree No. 743: Assistant Secretary for Administration and Assistant Secretary for Planning and Operation.
Both Assistant Secretaries have the rank of a Director.
The Assistant Secretary for Administration assists the Secretary and the Undersecretary in supervising and coordinating all administrative functions, determining administrative needs of the Department's bureaus and offices, recommending improvements to administrative organization, and assisting in formulating policies related to administrative organization.
The Assistant Secretary for Planning and Operation assists in planning, supervision, and coordination of technical work; determines technical needs of offices under the Department; and proposes policies and regulations for the efficient operation of the Department's technical organization.
The Assistant Secretaries are appointed by the President upon recommendation of the Secretary of Public Highways.
The positions were created due to the expanded functions and responsibilities of the Department and the need for closer supervision and coordination among its bureaus and offices to increase efficiency.
The Assistant Secretary for Administration assists the Secretary and Undersecretary in the formulation of policies, rules, and regulations to improve the administrative organization of the Department.
Section 4 states that all laws, decrees, rules, and regulations or parts inconsistent with PD No. 743 are repealed or modified accordingly.
The Decree took effect immediately upon its signing on July 9, 1975.
The Assistant Secretaries assist both the Secretary and the Undersecretary of Public Highways in their respective functions, either administrative or technical, depending on the Assistant Secretary's designation.