Legal basis, constitutional authority cited
- Executive Order No. 01 rests on Section VII of the 1987 Philippine Constitution, which provides that the President shall have control of executive departments, bureaus, and offices.
- Executive Order No. 01 recognizes the continuing authority to reorganize under Presidential Decree (PD) No. 1416, as amended by PD No. 1722.
- Executive Order No. 01 also recognizes 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 (Administrative Code of 1987) dated 25 July 1987.
Policy purpose and governance intent
- Executive Order No. 01 directs reengineering of the Office of the President to improve responsiveness in attaining national development goals.
- Executive Order No. 01 emphasizes efficient, responsive, and just allocation of resources through elimination of duplication or overlapping functions.
- Executive Order No. 01 requires maximizing resource utilization with minimum disruption to operations and coordinating efforts through collaboration and information-sharing.
- Executive Order No. 01 frames leadership and governance through a holistic, convergent, and participatory approach.
Agency supervision by Cabinet Secretary
- Section 1 grants the Cabinet Secretary supervision over the following agencies:
- Cooperative Development Authority
- Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council
- National Anti-Poverty Commission
- National Commission on Indigenous Peoples
- National Commission on Muslim Filipinos
- National Food Authority
- National Youth Commission
- Office of the President - Presidential Action Center
- Philippine Commission on Women
- Philippine Coconut Authority
- Presidential Commission on the Urban Poor
- Technical Education Skills Development Authority
- Section 1 provides that these supervised agencies primarily evaluate existing poverty reduction programs and, if deemed necessary, formulate a more responsive set of programs complementing existing ones.
- Section 1 requires channeling resources as necessary to reduce both the incidence and magnitude of poverty.
- Section 1 mandates the development of programs and projects that seek to reduce poverty and improve the lives of the most vulnerable sectors of society.
- Section 1 requires social education to enable people to participate in effecting real change by keeping watch of government affairs and providing feedback.
- Section 1 requires consultations with LGUs for proper allocation of resources and program implementation.
- Section 1 directs supervised agencies to recommend courses of action for government adoption to achieve a sustainable system of meeting the needs of the people while ensuring resiliency for vulnerable communities.
Consolidation and creation of presidential cluster
- Section 2 places the Office of the Special Assistant to the President (OSAP), the Office of the Appointments Secretary, and the Presidential Management Staff (PMS) under the oversight of the Special Assistant to the President (SAP).
- Section 2 creates the Office of the President - Events Management Cluster (OP-EMC) to ensure effective collaboration among offices and/or units involved in preparations for and management of Presidential engagements.
- Section 2 provides that OP-EMC is composed of:
- PMS
- Presidential Security Group (PSG)
- Office of the Chief Presidential Protocol
- Media Accreditation and Relations Office (MARO)
- Radio-Television Malacanang (RTVM)
- Section 2 provides that OSAP is composed of the Private Offices of the President, including the Appointments Office.
- Section 2 assigns OSAP responsibility for scheduling Presidential activities and the activities of PMS, including Presidential appointments processing and management of Presidential engagements as lead of OP-EMC.
- Section 2 establishes that OSAP is headed by an appointee with the position Presidential Assistant II with the rank of Secretary, who oversees and supervises implementation of improvements in systems and processes to maximize efficiency and effectiveness in management.
- Section 2 provides that OSAP is composed of its organic personnel and reinforced by personnel of the consolidated and merged offices necessary to support its mandate.
Common staff support duties
- Section 3 directs the PMS to support the Executive Secretary in providing policy inputs to the President on the management of the affairs of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines.
- Section 3 requires PMS to support the Cabinet Secretary by providing substantive and logistical support to the Cabinet.
- Section 3 requires PMS to support monitoring and execution of Cabinet directives.
Separability and repealing of inconsistent issuances
- Section 4 provides a separability clause: if any part or provision is held invalid or unconstitutional, unaffected parts remain in full force and effect.
- Section 5 repeals, amends, or modifies all laws, decrees, orders, proclamations, circulars, rules, regulations, and other enactments, or parts thereof, that are inconsistent with any provision of Executive Order No. 01.