(NAR) VOL. 19 NO. 1 / JANUARY - MARCH 2008
i) Defense Affairs (OUSDA)The USDA, USCVRA and USLASC positions shall be filled by way of regular appointments, whereas, the USIA and USFAFMA shall bellied by way of seconding Presidential Assistants to the DND.
ii) Civil Veterans and Reserve Affairs (OUSCVRA)
iii) Legal Affairs and Strategic Concerns (OUSLASC)
iv) Internal Affairs (OUSIA) v) Finance and Armed Forces Modernization Affairs (OUSFAFMA)
i) Plans and Programs (OASPP)All the Assistant Secretary positions shall be filled by way of regular appointments.
ii) Acquisitions, Installations and Logistics (OASIL)
iii) Strategic Assessment (OASSA)
iv) Comptrollership(OASComp)
v) Personnel (OASPer)
i) Executive Staff:All the director-level positions shall be filled by way of regular appointments.- Public and Legislative Affairs (OPLA)ii) Service Staff:
- Legal Service (OLS)- Administrative Services Office (ASO)
- Information Management Office (IMO)
i) Monitoring of operations of the Armed Forces of the PhilippinesThe Staff for Plans and Programs shall report to the Undersecretary for Defense Affairs.
ii) Defense Policy
iii) Defense Intelligence
iv) Civilian Armed Forces Geographical Units
v) Maritime Security and Coast Watch
vi) Supervision of the National Defense College of the Philippines
i) Civil RelationsThe Staff for Strategic Assessment, Office for Legal Affairs, and Office for Public and Legislative Affairs shall report to the Undersecretary for Legal Affairs and Strategic Concerns.
ii) Reserve Force Development
iii) Civil Military Operations
iv) National Reconciliation Development and the Peace Process
v) Veteransand Retirees Affairs
vi) Support to socio-economic development
vii) Supervision of the following DND bureaus and offices:- Philippine Veterans Administration Office (PVAO), including Veterans Memorial Medical Center (VMMC) and Military, Shrines Service (MSS)viii) Supervision of the following DND-AFP corporations and institutions:
- Office of the Civil Defense (OCD)- Philippine Veterans Industrial Development CorporationC. The functional areas assigned to the Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Strategic Concerns (USLASC) shall be as follows:
- (PVIDC)
- Philippine Veterans Bank (PVB)
- Veterans Federation of the Philippines (VFP)
- AFP Retirement Separation and Benefit System (AFPRSBS)
i) Legal matters and strategic concerns
ii) Legislative and public affairs
iii) Strategic assessment
iv) International Policy
v) Counter-Terrorism
vi) Human Rights
vii) DND Representative to the Dangerous Drugs Board
viii) Strategic Communication:- Public and Legislative Affairs
- Public Information
- Congressional Liaison
i) General administration and management of DND ProperThe Staff for Personnel, Administrative Services Office and Information Management Office shall report to the Undersecretary for Internal Affairs.
ii) Administrative services
iii) Promotion Board
iv) Management Information System
i) Multi-Year Capability Planning and Execution SystemThe Staff for Acquisition, Installations and Logistics and Staff for Comptrollership shall report to the Undersecretary for Finance and Armed Forces Modernization Affairs.
ii) Modernization
iii) Real Estate
iv) AFP Modernization Act Trust Fund
v) DND Bids and Awards Committee
vi) Supervision of the Government Arsenal
i) National Disaster and Coordinating Council (NDCC)SECTION 3. The Secretary of National Defense is given the authority to periodically review the performance of the department vis-a-vis the fulfillment of its mandate and to effect the necessary changes in the department as the Secretary may deem appropriate based on such periodic review, which changes shall include, but not limited to, the following;
ii) Philippine Defense Reform (PORJ Program
iii) Office of the Senior Military Assistant (OSMA)
iv) Internal Audit (IA)
v) Defense Intelligence Security Group (DISG)
vi) Protocol Office.
i) Rotation of Undersecretaries or second level officials and transfer or Re-assignment of staff assignments of Assistant Secretaries or third level officials of the department as the exigencies of the service may require considering the expertise and skills of the officials concerned;SECTION 4. Transitory Provisions. In the exigency of the service, and notwithstanding the immediately preceding section, the Secretary shall immediately effect the reorganization of the DND Bids and Awards Committee, including the appointment of new members in accordance with existing laws and implementing rules and regulations.
ii) Transfer or Re-assignment of the functional areas herein assigned to the Undersecretaries including offices the latter exercise operational or administrative control over;
iii) Creation of units, task forces and other ad-hoc bodies within the department necessary to implement its mandate subject to existing laws and regulations on rationalization and other pertinent matters; and
iv) Designation of officials in accordance with existing civil service laws and rules.