Section 3
SEC. 3. The Legal Service shall be directly under the Office of the Secretary and shall be responsible for extending legal advice, service and support to the Secretary and the Undersecretary and all the bureaus, regions, district and city offices of the Department; represent the Secretary and other officials of the Department, in collaboration with the Office of the Solicitor General, in all cases involving said officials and/or functions of the Department and the bureaus and offices under it; assist the Secretary and the Undersecretary in the formulation or preparation of proposed presidential decrees affecting the functions and operations of the Department; assist the Secretary in the formulation and preparation of department policies, memoranda or circulars pertaining to the functions and operations and area of responsibility of the Department, and perform such other function as may be specially assigned to it by the Secretary.