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Republika ng Pilipinas

KAGAWARAN NG KATARUNGAN

Department of JusticeManila

DEPARTMENT CIRCULAR NO. 0 1 3

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Date

Delineation of Duties and Responsibilities

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Delegation of Duties and Responsibilities. In the interest of service and pursuantto existing laws, the following areas of duties and responsibilities are herebydelegated to the following Undersecretaries, Chief State Counsel, ProsecutorGeneral and Assistant Secretaries.

Undersecretaries shall have direct supervision and control over matters delegatedto the Assistant Secretaries which fall under the sub-cluster/s or specialassignments given them.

A. Law Enforcement Cluster

Undersecretary Adrian S. Sugay

Core

1. Prosecution Staff

2. National Bureau of Investigation

Speciaiized Units, Programs, and Committees

1. Justice System Infrastructure Program2. Anti-Money Laundering Council3. DOJ-DOE Task Force Monitoring the Implementation of the Oil

Deregulation Law4. Dangerous Drugs Board5. Inter-Agency Committee on Illegal Drugs (ICAD)6. Anti-Illegal Drugs Task Force7. GRP Monitoring Committee8. Task Force Drug Courier9. TWG to Draft the Unified Manual for the filing of Drug Cases10. Task Force Balik Loob

11. Intemational Narcotics Control Board

12. National Intelligence Coordinating Agency13. National Law Enforcement Coordinating Committee14. Evidence Management Project15. National Security Council- Strategic Trade Management Committee16. Task Force on Normalization

17. National Security Council18. Anti-Terrorism Council

19. Commission on Maritime and Ocean Affairs

20. National Coast Watch Council

21. National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict

22. Mining Industry Coordinating Council23. Cabinet Cluster on Security, Justice and Peace

Sub Cluster: Crisis Management, Recovery and RehabilitationAssistant Secretary Adonis P. Sulit

1. High-level Sub-Committee of the National Crisis Management Committee2. Typhoon Yolanda Rehabilitation and Recovery Efforts3. Task Force Bangon Marawi

Special Assignments/Alternate Representative:

Assistant Secretary Sergio Yap II

1. Task Force Balik Loob

2. Cabinet Cluster on Security, Justice and Peace3. National Coast Watch Council

4. National Security Council and its Committees5. National Security Council Strategic Trade Management Committee6. National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict

Assistant Secretary Neal M. Bainto

1. TWG to Draft the Unified Manual for the filing of Drug Cases2. National Intelligence Coordinating Agency3. National Law Enforcement Coordinating Committee4. Dangerous Drugs Board

B. Legal Services and Liaison ClusterUndersecretary Emmeline Aglipay-Villar

Core

1. Legal Staff2. Office of the Solicitor General

3. Office of the Government Corporate Counsel4. Presidential Commission on Good Government

5. Public Attorneys' Office6. Land Registration Authority7. DOJ Legislative Liaison Office

specialized Units, Programs and Task Forces

1. Inter-Agency Committee on Trafficking2. Presidential Task Force Against Illegal Recruitment3. Philippine Board on Organ Donation and Transplantation4. Management of Rape Crisis Centers5. Criminal Code Committee

6. Public Sector Labor Management Council7. Privatization Council

8. National Price Coordinating Council9. National Competitiveness Council10. Philippine Statistics Authority11. Philippine Development Forum12. US-Philippines Partnership for Growth13. Philippine Committee Against Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing14. Inter-Agency Team for Federalism Information and Advocacy Campaign15. DOJ Committee for Women and Children

16. PD 242 Proceedings17. Appeals on Municipal Tax Ordinances and Revenue Measures18. Cabinet Cluster on Economic Development

Sub Cluster: Gender and Special ProtectionsQIC Assistant Secretary Ma. Nerissa Motlna-Carpio

1. Juvenile Justice Welfare Council

2. Committee for the Special Protection of Children3. Council for the Welfare of Children

4. National Child Labor Committee

5. Committee on Gender and Development6. Inter-Agency Committee on Violence against Women and Children7. National Coordinating and Monitoring Board for Senior Citizens8. Governing Board of the National Council on Disability Affairs9. Indigenous Peoples Concerns10. Inter-Agency Committee on Children in Armed Conflict11. Management of Rape Crisis Centers12. DOJ Committee for Women and Children

13. Inter-Agency Council Against Child Pornography

Special Assignments/Attemate Representative:

Assistant Secretary George O. Ortha

1. Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking2. Inter-Agency Committee on Trafficking3. Presidential Task Force Against Illegal Recruitment4. Philippine Board on Organ Donation and Transplantation

5. Inter-Agency Team for the Federalism Information and AdvocacyCampaign

6. DOJ Focal Person for the Selection Process of the New Major Player forthe Telecommunication Industry

Assistant Secretary Margaret C. Padilla

1. Philippine Committee Against Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing2. Privatization Council

3. Public Sector Labor-Management Council

C. Priority Initiatives and Special Concerns ClusterUndersecretary Markk L. Perete

Core

1. Bureau of Immigration2. Communications Division

3. Office of Alternative Dispute Resolution4. International Legal Cooperation5. Official DOJ Spokesperson

Specialized Units and Programs

1. Office of Cybercrime2. AO 35 Task Force

3. AO 1 Task Force

4. Office for Competition5. Presidential Human Rights Committee6. Computer Emergency Response Team7. Freedom of Information Implementation8. Justice Sector Coordinating Council9. EU-Phi!ippine Justice Support Program and Governance in Justice Sector

Program10. National Justice Information System11. Inter-Agency Committee on Good Governance12. Inter-Agency Anti-Graft Coordinating Council13. Inter-Agency Committee to Oversee the Review, Implementation and

Monitoring of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption14. Commission on Filipino Overseas15. Inter-Agency Freedom of Information Exceptions Policy Committee16. TWG on Programs and Projects of the Justice Sector Coordinating Council17. Inter-Agency Task Force on the Employment of Foreign Nationals18. Intellectual Property Task Force19. Participatory Governance Cluster20. National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea

Sub Cluster: Aviation and Ports

Assistant Secretary George Ortha

1. Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines2. Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA)3. Mactan-Cebu International Airport Authority (MCIAA)


Assistant Secretary Margaret C. Padtlla

1. Inter-Agency Freedom of Information Exceptions Policy Committee


1. Bureau of Immigration2. Office of Cybercrime3. Office for Competition4. Intellectual Property Task Force5. Inter-Agency Committee on Good Governance6. Participatory Governance Cluster

D. Corrections and internal Affairs Cluster

Undersecretary Deo S. Marco

Core

1. Bureau of Corrections

2. Board of Pardons and Parole

3. Parole and Probation Administration

4. Internal Affairs Unit


1. Board of Claims

2. Committee on Bail, Recognizance and Pardon3. Inter-Agency Executive Committee on Persons Deprived of Liberty4. Regional Prisons Project5. Presidential Agrarian Reform Council6. international Committee of the Red Cross

7. Intramuros Administration Board

8. National Water Resources Board

Sub Cluster: Health and Environment


1. Philippine National AIDS Council2. Inter-Agency Committee on Tobacco3. Smoke-free Environment in Public and Enclosed Places Implementation4. Task Force Boracay



1. Power Sector Assets And Liabilities Management Corporation2. Presidential Agrarian Reform Council


1. Internal Affairs Unit

E. Administration, Finance and Personnel Services ClusterUndersecretary Juliana G. Sunga

Core

1. General Administration and Support (GAS), and Support to Operations(STO)

2. Planning and Management Service3. Financial Service

4. Administrative Service

5. Committee on Decorum and Investigation of Sexual Harassment Cases6. Human Resource Merit Promotion and Selection Board


1. Bids and Awards Committee

2. Integrity Management System3. Performance Management Team4. Management Review and Improvement Committee5. National Scholarship for Development Program6. Personnel Selection and Promotions

7. DOJ Program on Awards and Incentives for Service Excellence (PRAISE)Committee

8. DOJ Provident Fund

9. Public Financial Management Core Team10. Inter-Agency Task Force on Ease of Doing Business11. Technical Working Group on Regulatory Review12. Contracts of Personnel on Job Order/Contracts of Service

13. Records Management Improvement Committee14. Internal Audit Service

15. DOJ Action Center

16. DOJ Assets Committee

Sub Ouster: Housing, Urban Development, and Public AssistanceAssistant Secretary Sergio Yap II

1. Katarungan Village Committee on Housing2. Housing and Land Use and Regulatory Board3. National Drive Against Professional Squatters and Squatting Syndicates4. Inter-Agency Committee on Institutional Arrangements for Land

Management and Rural Development5. 8888 Citizen's Complaint Center Focal Person6. DOJ Action Center

Sub Cluster. Department Performance, Assets Management and ClaimsAssistant Secretary Adonis P. Sulit

1. Government Quality Management System2. Performance Based Bonus

3. Drug-Free workplace Committee or Assessment Committee at the DOJProper

4. Committee on the Disposal of Unserviceable Equipment /Furniture andFixtures

5. DOJ Assets Committee

6. Audit Management and Investigation Committee7. DOJ Performance Management Team8. Public Financial Management Core Team9. Retirement Claims

10. Sickness and Death Benefits


Assistant Secretary Adonis P. Sulit

1. National Privacy Commission

2. National Privacy Commission Data Protection Officer3. Public Private Partnership Board4. Government Procurement Policy Board5. Inter-Agency Task Force on Ease of Doing Business6. Technical Working Group on Regulatory Review

F. National Prosecution Service

The Prosecutor General

1. National Prosecution Service

2. National Law Enforcement Coordinating Council3. National Prosecutors Promotions and Selection Board

G. Office of the Chief State Counsel

The Chief State Counsel

1. Legal Staff2. Free Trade Agreements and Bilateral Investment Treaties3. Refugees and Stateless Persons4. Inter-Agency Committee on Milk Ads

All other duties and responsibilities not otherwise delegated remain with the Officeof the Secretary Proper, including:

1. Technical Staff

2. Witness Protection, Security and Benefit Program3. Judicial and Bar Council

4. Cabinet Assistance System

Assistant Secretary Neal M. Bainto shall act as the Chief of Staff at the Office ofthe Secretary Proper.

II. General Provisions. In the implementation of the foregoing delineation of areas ofduties and responsibilities, the following shall be observed:

1. The foregoing delineation of functional areas of duties and responsibility is forthe purpose of assisting the Secretary of Justice in overseeing the operationalactivities of the Department in relation to the areas listed above. Nothingprecludes the Secretary of Justice from exercising his discretion to directly acton matters falling under the areas that have thus been delineated.

2. All matters that require policy-making decisions, and other decisions that arenot merely administrative in nature, including but not limited to, commitmentsand undertakings for and in behalf of the Department, non-routine and/or nonrecurring financial matters, and the hiring of consultants and the numberthereof, shall be made in consultation with, and with the prior clearance of, theSecretary of Justice.

In such matters, the primary duty of the concerned official/s is to advise andassist the Secretary of Justice.

Nonetheless, in case the exigencies of the service In light of attendantcircumstances necessitate prompt action on the part of the Department, theconcerned officials, after attempting and failing to timely obtain prior clearancefrom the Secretary of Justice, may provisionally act on matters within theirrespective areas of responsibility, subject to the obligation of forthwithinforming the Secretary of Justice of such action, In case the latter may deemit best to give further or contrary instructions.

3. Unless otherwise provided by law, executive issuance, or othenwise directedherein or by the Secretary:

a. the Undersecretaries, Chief State Counsel and Prosecutor General shallhave authority to sign all communications and action documents pertainingto their area of responsibility under this Department Order.

b. Assistant Secretaries shall have the authority to sign all communicationsand action documents pertaining to the units and programs falling undertheir respective subclusters and special assignments, subject further to thesupervision of the Undersecretary In-charge. The assistance of theAssistant Secretaries may be required by the Secretary or any of theUndersecretaries as the exigencies of the service may require.

4. All officials are enjoined to:

a. Keep the Secretary of Justice advised of developments falling under theareas assigned to them, such as through the submission of reports (e.g..Monthly Accomplishment Reports, Post-Event Reports, periodicbudgetary/financial reports of offices/committees/councils that have theirown separate funding, etc.) or memoranda on particular Issues or matters;

b. Coordinate and consult with other officials/offlces/agencles, and be mindfulof the primary functions and authority of other officials/offices/agencies inthe Department, keeping in mind that actions/decisions/policy directionspertaining to one area or office may have an effect on others.

The Department must have a unified, coordinated and consistent view andposition on legal issues and matters of policies.

Department officials who are in charge of offices/committees/councils, etc.that are made up, in full or In part, by personnel assigned from other officeswithin the Department (e.g. Legal Staff, National Prosecution Service, etc.)shall coordinate with the heads of the concerned mother unit/office with

regard to decisions that would affect the assigned personnel's ability todischarge their duties or obligations to the mother unit/office (e.g., loadassignments, local or foreign travels, etc.). This Is to ensure efficient

management of resources, including available manpower, of such motherunit or office.

All Department orders, circulars, and issuances Inconsistent herewith arehereby revoked. This Order takes effect immediately and shall remain inforce until further orders.

MENARDO I. GUEVARRA

SecretaryDepartment of Justice

2Q 07

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