A System of Presidential Assistants.
Section 2
SEC. 2. A System of Presidential Assistants.—The system of Presidential Assistants provided for under Presidential Decree No. 881 shall perform technical and advisory staff support and coordination work for the President on their respective functional areas that relate to the Presidents task of managing the development process to include legislative functions; administering the operations of general government; and attending to the internal administrative requirements of this Office. agencies. All existing positions of Presidential Assistants, including the Presidential Executive Assistant and the others appointed by the President prior to Presidential Decree No. 831, shall be retained and shall be assigned functional areas of responsibility. The President may create from time to time additional positions of Presidential Assistants with specific functional areas of responsibility. Consistent with these provisions, the additional position of Presidential Assistant for Political Affairs is hereby created. The powers, functions and areas of responsibility of the Presidential Assistants shall be defined in appropriate implementing orders to be issued by the President.