Vice-President's Role
- Exercises general supervision over executive departments except administrative functions.
- Presides over Cabinet meetings.
- Represents the President in social functions and official ceremonies.
- Receives and returns official calls of foreign dignitaries on behalf of the President.
- Entitled to honors and courtesies due the President in official capacities.
- May meet visitors in the President’s Study Room.
Executive Secretary's Responsibilities
- Exercises general supervision over administrative functions of executive departments.
- Signs documents ordinarily signed by him by or under the President's authority.
- Decides routine matters.
Department Secretaries' Authority and Procedures
- Attend to and decide matters pertaining to their respective departments within legal authority.
- For matters requiring presidential approval, urgent action must be cleared via radio through the Executive Secretary.
- For important matters affecting general government policies:
- May communicate with the President through the Executive Secretary by radio or other means.
- If no Secretary is present, the designated Undersecretary may act on their behalf.
Limitations on Important Matters
- Matters involving new policies, economic development guidelines, investments, loans, or disposal of valuable government properties must be deferred until the President’s return.
- Urgent cases require prior clearance from the President.
Communication Protocol
- All official communications to the President must be routed through or by the Executive Secretary.
Formalization
- The instructions were issued formally in Manila on March 30, 1969, by President Ferdinand E. Marcos through Executive Secretary Rafael M. Salas.