EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 201 June 19, 1987

FURTHER AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 125, ENTITLED "REORGANIZING THE MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS, DEFINING ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES", AS AMENDED

WHEREAS, to attain efficient and effective delivery of from line services, the complete organizational structure and staffing patterns of the Office of the Secretary and the Office of the Assistant Secretaries for the four (4) sectors in the Department, namely: Land Transportation, Telecommunications, Postal Services and Air Transportation must be delineated;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, CORAZON C. AQUINO, President of the Philippines, do hereby order:

Sec. 1. Section 7 of Execution Order No. 125, dated January 30, 1987, is hereby amended to read as follows:

"Sec. 7. Office of the Secretary. The Office of the Secretary shall consist of the Secretary, his immediate staff, the Franchising Review Staff and the Investigation, Security and Law Enforcement Staff.

The Franchising Review Staff shall be headed by a Review Staff Director with the same rank, salary and privileges of a Department Regional Director who shall be appointed by the President upon the recommendation of the Secretary. The Franchising Review Staff shall assist the Secretary in the review of cases and matters pertaining to, among others, grants of franchise and the regulations thereof.

The Investigation, Security and Law Enforcement Staff shall be headed by a Staff Director with the same rank, salary and privileges of a Department Service Chief. The Investigation, Security and Law Enforcement Staff shall be responsible for (a) providing security and intelligence for the Department; (b) coordinating security and intelligence activities of security units of its offices and attached agencies; (c) undertaking law enforcement functions and activities relating to land transportation."

Sec. 2. Section 9 of Executive Order No. 125, dated January 30, 1987, as amended, is hereby further amended by adding thereto a new paragraph to read as follows:

"The Offices of the Assistant Secretaries for Land Transportation, Postal Services, Telecommunications, and Air Transportation, shall each have an Executive Director who shall assist the respective Assistant Secretaries in the implementation and enforcement of the policies, programs and projects, and the pertinent laws on their respective areas of responsibilities."

Sec. 3. This Executive Order shall take effect immediately.

Done in the City of Manila, this 19th day of June, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and eighty-seven.


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