Creation of Office of Communications Director

The Communications Director heads the OCD with the rank of Secretary.
The Director is assisted by a Deputy Communications Director and a Chief of Staff, both holding the rank of Undersecretary.
The OCD has organizational autonomy to delineate the functions of its key officers.

OCD systematizes functions of different offices involved in public information dissemination to ensure message consistency and integration.
It rationalizes and strengthens communication structures within the Office of the President and the Office of the Press Secretary.
OCD improves teamwork and cohesion among several key offices and agencies including the Office of the Press Secretary, Philippine Information Agency (PIA), Correspondence Office, Speech Writers Group, Communications Research Group, and Government-owned Media Group.

Communications Research Group: Conducts polls and opinion research to enhance public understanding of government policies.
Crisis Communication Team: Handles extraordinary issues affecting the government.
Group Head for Government Mass Media: Supervises government-owned media entities and holds cabinet rank.

The Presidential Spokesperson takes on the roles of the Press Secretary and supervises Radio-TV Malacaang and the News and Information Bureau.
Bureau of Broadcast Services and Bureau of Communication Services are placed under the Group Head for Government Mass Media.
National Printing Office and APO Production Unit are transferred and attached to the Philippine Information Agency (PIA).
Correspondence Office and Speech Writers Group are under the operational supervision of the OCD.

Government-owned media entities including the Journal Group, RPN-Channel 9, NBN-Channel 4, and IBC-Channel 13 are grouped under the Group Head for Government Mass Media.
The Group Head also represents the government on boards of directors of these entities, with specific chairmanship roles noted.

Covered officials, offices, and agencies retain their existing functions as prescribed by law, unless modified by this Executive Order.
The OCD coordinate without impeding the functions mandated by existing laws.

Initial funding for the OCD comes from the Office of the Press Secretary.
Subsequent appropriations are to be prepared through regular government budget procedures.

All inconsistent orders, rules, and regulations are repealed or modified accordingly.
The Executive Order takes effect immediately upon issuance.

The order is issued under the President's authority to reorganize the Office of the President according to the Administrative Code of 1987, Section 31, Chapter 10, Title III, Book III.