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The primary purpose is to provide direct services to the President in managing her day-to-day activities and requirements, and to provide inputs in decision-making, ensuring efficient and responsive operational support to enable the President to focus on important national concerns.
The OPCS is under the direct supervision of the President of the Philippines.
The Presidential Chief of Staff holds the rank and emoluments of a Cabinet Secretary.
Key functions include managing the President's daily schedule; providing strategic planning; coordinating policy formulation at the President's level; monitoring and evaluating government programs and projects; and enhancing the President's public communications system to increase citizen participation.
The OPCS coordinates the Appointments Office, the Office of the Presidential Assistant for Socials, the Office of Protocol Affairs, the Correspondence Office, and the Internal House Affairs Office.
The OPCS supervises the National Security Briefing Room, which provides the President with regular real-time situation reports.
The OPCS coordinates these offices specifically for formulating and implementing the President's public communications programs.
The OPCS coordinates closely with the Presidential Management Staff, which provides substantive staff assistance in the overall management of the development process.
All heads of government departments, agencies, bureaus, offices, and government-owned or controlled corporations are enjoined to render full assistance and cooperation, including providing information and data as required by the Presidential Chief of Staff.
The funds come from the existing budget of the Office of the President, with future funding requirements included in the Office of the President's budget.
The order took effect immediately upon its signing on February 12, 2003.
The President of the Philippines has continuing authority to reorganize the administrative structure of the Office of the President under Section 31, Chapter 10, Title III, Book III of Executive Order No. 292, series of 1987 (Administrative Code of 1987).
The OPCS is headed by the Presidential Chief of Staff, assisted by one Senior Deputy Chief of Staff and two Deputy Chiefs of Staff, all with the rank of Undersecretary; three Assistant Secretaries; and other necessary directorial and administrative staff.
The OPCS is responsible for enhancing the President’s public communications systems to ensure greater citizen participation in the government’s reform agenda.
The outputs must be submitted to the President through the Executive Secretary, with a copy furnished to the OPCS.