Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 710)
The Ministry of Public Works established pursuant to Executive Order No. 546 as amended and the Ministry of Public Highways established pursuant to Presidential Decree No. 458 as amended were abolished.
The Minister of Public Works and Highways is appointed by the President of the Philippines.
The Ministry Proper is composed of an Office of the Minister, a Planning Service, a Financial and Management Service, an Administrative Service, a Legal Service, a Manpower Development Service, and a Comptrollership Service.
The Bureau of Construction provides technical services on the construction, rehabilitation, betterment, and improvement of infrastructure facilities.
The National Water Resources Council, Metro Manila Flood Control Development Council, and Pasig River Development Council are under the administrative supervision of the Ministry.
Personnel necessary for the new Ministry shall be transferred; presidential appointees of the abolished ministries are laid off unless reappointed by the President. Career Executive Service Officers shall be reassigned or reappointed accordingly, and those laid off are entitled to benefits under existing laws.
No, no Deputy Minister shall be assigned primarily administrative responsibilities; their roles should cover substantive functions and operations of the Ministry.
The Ministry is authorized to issue orders, rules, and regulations necessary to implement Executive Order No. 710, subject to the approval of the Ministry of the Budget regarding staffing patterns, organizational structure, and realignment of appropriations.
All such laws, decrees, orders, proclamations, rules, or regulations inconsistent with the provisions of Executive Order No. 710 are repealed or modified accordingly.