Provincial Governor as Chief Executive of the Province; Powers and Duties.
Section 203
SEC. 203. Provincial Governor as Chief Executive of the Province; Powers and Duties.— (1) The governor shall be the chief executive of the provincial government and shall exercise such powers and duties as provided in this Code and other laws. (2) The governor shall: (a) Control all services and offices of the provincial government; (b) Determine the guidelines of provincial policy and be responsible to the sangguniang panlalawigan for the program of government; (c) Direct the formulation of provincial development plans and programs, and once approved by the sangguniang panlalawigan, direct the execution and implementation of the same; (d) On the first regular session of the sangguniang panlalawigan in every calendar year and from time to time thereafter, present the program of government and recommend for the consideration of the said sangguniang such measures as he may deem necessary and proper; (e) Appoint the heads of offices and other employees of the provincial government whose salaries are entirely or mainly paid out of provincial funds and whose appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and those whom he may be authorized by law to appoint; (f) Represent the province in all its business transactions and sign on its behalf all bonds, contracts and obligations and other official documents made in accordance with law or ordinance; (g) Upon recommendation of the division superintendent of schools, exempt poor but deserving students from the payment of tuition and other school fees; (h) Grant licenses or permits in accordance with law or provincial ordinances or revoke the same for violation of the conditions upon which they are granted; (i) Allocate and assign rooms to provincial and other public officials and employees who, by law, are entitled to office space in the provincial capitol. (j) Determine according to law or ordinance the time, manner and place of payments of the salaries and wages of the officers and employees of the province; (k) Ensure that the acts of component cities and municipalities are within the scope of their assigned powers and functions; (l) Coordinate the administration of services rendered by national offices and agencies in the province; (m) Call upon any national official or employee stationed in the province to advise him on matters affecting the province and make recommendations thereon; (n) Call a convention or meeting of any or all the heads of component political units and other local officials in the province at such place and time as he may designate; (o) In aid of his executive and administrative powers, require all officers and employees stationed in the province to make available to him such books, records and other papers as are in their custody, except those classified by law as confidential; (p) Enforce laws, provincial ordinances and resolutions and issue the necessary orders for their faithful and proper enforcement and execution, and in pursuance thereof, he shall be entitled to carry the necessary firearms within his territorial jurisdiction, subject to existing rules and regulations on the possession and carrying of firearms; (q) At least ten and one-half months before the beginning of each calendar year, require each head of office or department to prepare and submit to him through the provincial budget officer, an estimate of the appropriation for the operation of each office or department during the ensuing calendar year, which estimate shall be prepared on the basis of programs, projects, activities and workloads, and such estimates of appropriations, after evaluation, shall form part of the executive budget of the province; (r) Finalize and submit to the sangguniang panlalawigan the annual budget of the province for the ensuing calendar year on or before the time fixed in local budgeting regulations of the Office of Budget and Management; (s) Insure that officers and employees of the province properly discharge their respective functions and duties; (t) Adopt measures to safeguard all the lands, buildings, records, monies, credits and other property and rights of the province; (u) Make known to the people of the component units of the province all general laws or governmental orders which especially concern them; (v) Cause to be instituted in accordance with law, administrative and/or judicial proceedings against any officer or employee of the province or any elective official of its component units who may have committed any offense in the performance of his official functions and duties; (w) Cause to be instituted administrative and/or judicial proceedings in connection with the violation of ordinances for the collection of taxes, fees and charges and the recovery of property and funds of the province and cause to be defended all suits against it, and otherwise protect its interest; (x) Visit, at least once in six months, the component units of the province to acquaint himself with local conditions, advise authorities, receive complaints on the official conduct of local officials and for other purposes; (y) Act on vacation, sick and maternity leaves of officers and employees appointed by him and the commutation of the money value thereof; (z) Authorize trips outside the province of provincial officers and employees for a period not exceeding thirty days; (aa) Approve the commutation of the transportation and representation allowances of heads of offices and other officials of the province as authorized by law; (bb) Submit an annual report to the Ministry of Local Government which shall contain a resume of all matters pertinent to the administration and progress of the province and full information as to its social and economic conditions, and submit supplemental reports when unexpected events and occurrences arise which are of importance to the general welfare of the province; and (cc) Exercise such other powers and perform such other duties and functions as may be prescribed by law or ordinance.