Policy purpose and administrative rationale
- The decree orders creation of presidential staff assistance to strengthen staff support for the President.
- The decree aims to enable the President to perform his duties more effectivity as chief executive.
- The decree provides an efficient system of staff assistance along clearly distinct functional areas of government.
- The decree effects changes in the administrative system for staff support to the President.
Abolition of existing positions
- The decree abolishes the positions of Executive Secretary, Deputy Executive Secretary, and Assistant Executive Secretary in the office of the President.
- The abolition applies to those positions specifically in the office of the President.
Creation and number of Presidential Assistants
- The decree creates such number of positions of Presidential Assistants as may be necessary.
- The decree includes the following named Presidential Assistant positions:
- Presidential Assistant for Legal Affairs,
- Presidential Assistant for Economic and Development Affairs,
- Presidential Assistant for Financial and Monetary Affairs,
- Presidential Assistant for Budget and Fiscal Affairs,
- Presidential Assistant for General Government.
Reporting line and responsibility
- The Presidential Assistants report and are responsible directly to the President.
- Each Presidential Assistant provides staff assistance to the President within the assigned functional area.
Functional areas and required assistance
- The Presidential Assistant for Legal Affairs is responsible for providing staff assistance to the President on legal matters.
- The Presidential Assistant for Economic and Development Affairs is responsible for providing staff assistance to the President on economic and development matters.
- The Presidential Assistant for Financial and Monetary Affairs is responsible for providing staff assistance to the President on financial and monetary matters.
- The Presidential Assistant for Budget and Fiscal Affairs is responsible for providing staff assistance to the President on budgetary and fiscal matters.
- The Presidential Assistant for General Government is responsible for providing staff assistance to the President on general government matters.
Signature and presidential authentication
- Ferdinand E. Marcos signs as President.
- JACOBO C. CLAVE, signing as Presidential Executive Assistant, authenticates the decree “By the President.”