Appointment and Responsibilities of Department Officials
- Four Undersecretaries appointed by the President upon recommendation by the Secretary.
- Eight Assistant Secretaries appointed similarly, each responsible for defined offices and services:
- Administrative and Legal Affairs
- Finance and Comptrollership
- Planning and Project Development
- Management Information Service and Project Management
- Land Transportation
- Postal Services
- Telecommunications
- Air Transportation
- Each service led by a service chief appointed by the President.
Structural Organization of the Department
- Comprises the Offices of the Secretary, Undersecretary, Assistant Secretaries, regional offices, and attached agencies.
- The Office of the Secretary directly supervises regional offices.
- Responsible for policy development and implementation.
Department Regional Offices
- Three regional offices per administrative region: Land Transportation, Telecommunications, Postal Services.
- Abolishes corresponding prior regional offices and transfers their functions.
- Each headed by a Department Regional Director assisted by an Assistant Director.
- Regional Offices serve as front-line service providers delivering law implementation, service delivery, coordination with other agencies and local governments.
Maritime Industry Authority Functions
- Develop policies and regulatory frameworks to promote maritime industry development and national security.
- Regulate operation routes and issue certificates of public convenience for water carriers.
- Register vessels, oversee safety regulations, and certifying seamen.
- Enforce maritime laws and regulations, deputize enforcement agencies.
- Issue licenses to seamen and pilots; set water transport rates except where international rates apply.
- Accredit maritime enterprises and issue continuous discharge books for Filipino seamen.
- Establish operational rules and perform other legal functions.
Abolition, Transfer, and Consolidation of Certain Agencies
- Land Transportation Commission abolished; its staff functions transferred to Department Proper and line functions to Regional Offices.
- Quasi-judicial powers of the Commission transferred to the Department.
- PNL Leasing, Inc. abolished; functions transferred to Philippine National Lines, Inc.
- National Aero Manufacturing, Inc. and Philippine Aero Systems, Inc. abolished.
- Civil Aeronautics Board transferred as an attached agency; Secretary of Transportation and Communications as Chairman.
- Maritime Training Council’s certification function transferred to the Maritime Industry Authority.
Repealing Clause
- Repeals Presidential Decree No. 890, Letter of Instruction Nos. 263 and 371, and Executive Order No. 1011 dated March 20, 1985.
- Modifies or repeals inconsistent laws, ordinances, rules, and regulations accordingly.
Effectivity
- The Executive Order takes effect immediately upon approval.