FURTHER AMENDING THE PROVISIONS OF PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NUMBER FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY-EIGHT, AS AMENDED, TO CREATE A PLANNING AND PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OFFICE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HIGHWAYS.

• Number: Presidential Decree No. 964
• Sections: 4

Preamble

WHEREAS, under Section Two of Presidential Decree No. 458,

as amended, it was provided that the Department of Public Highways shall be made

up of the immediate Office of the Secretary, the Planning Service, the

Administrative Service, the Financial and Management Service, the Project

Execution Service, the Legal Service and the Special Projects Service including

three bureaus, namely: (a) the Bureau of Construction and Maintenance, (b) the

Bureau of Equipment, (c) the Bureau of Barangay Roads, and the Regional and

District Offices.

WHEREAS, Section Nine of Presidential Decree No. 458

provides that the functions and composition of the Planning Service, the

Administrative Service and Financial and Management Service shall be in

accordance with those prescribed under Chapter 1, Part II of the Integrated

Reorganization Plan;

WHEREAS, the Department of Public Highways is involved in

all sectors of development wherein highway and airport infrastructure support is

a necessity;

WHEREAS, the present concept of development planning of the

government which considers economic, social and environmental aspects,

necessitates the expansion of the planning activities of the Department of

Public Highways in order to be responsive to the demands for the overall

development;

WHEREAS, there is a need to undertake a study and evaluation

of all highway and airport projects as to their economic and technical

feasibilities to adequately meet the transport requirements of the growing

economy;

WHEREAS, in view of the more comprehensive and exhaustive

planning, programming and research activities of the Department of Public

Highways, there is a need to expand its present Planning Service.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the

Philippines, by virtue of the powers in me vested by the Constitution, do

hereby, decree and order;

Section 1

Section 1. The provision of Section Two of Presidential

Decree No. 458, as amended, is hereby further amended to read as follows:

"Sec. 2. Organization of the Department of Public Highways.— The

Department of Public Highways, hereinafter called the Department, shall be

composed of a Department Proper made up of the immediate Office of the

Secretary, the Planning and Project Development Office, the Administrative

Service, the Financial and Management Service, the Project Execution Service,

the Legal Service and the Special Projects Service, three Bureaus; namely: (a)

the Bureau of Construction and Maintenance, (b) the Bureau of Equipment, (c) the

Bureau of Barangay Roads; and the Regional and District Offices."

Section 2

Sec. 2. The Planning and Project Development Office shall be

headed by a Director and Assistant Director both of whom shall be appointed by

the President upon recommendation of the Secretary of Public Highways.

Section 3

Sec. 3. This Decree shall take effect immediately.

Done in the City of Manila, this 20th day of July, in the year of Our Lord,

nineteen hundred and seventy-six.

(Sgd.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS

President of the

Philippines

By the President:

(Sgd.) JACOBO C. CLAVE

Presidential Executive

Assistant.