REALIGNING THE ORGANIZATION OF THE BUREAU OF TREASURY

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WHEREAS, on one hand, the Bureau of Treasury has assumed the fiscal agency
function of the national government from the old Central Bank of the
Philippines;

WHEREAS, on the other hand, the function of releasing Internal Revenue
Allotments to local government units had been transferred to the Department of
Budget and Management;

WHEREAS, the Bureau has decentralized its fidelity bonding of all
accountable officers to the regional/provincial level;

WHEREAS, the Bureau has moved towards full computerization and networking
with such projects as the implementation of the Automated Debt Auction which
improved the processing of securities;

WHEREAS, in the light of these changes, there is an urgent need to
restructure the functional groupings in the Bureau and thus enable it to
perform more effectively its functions;

WHEREAS, under Section 78 of the General Provisions of Republic Act No. 8250
(General Appropriations Act for FY 1997), heads of departments, bureaus and
agencies are directed to scale down, phase out or abolish activities no longer
essential in the delivery of public services;

WHEREAS, under Section 76 of the General Provisions of Republic Act No.
8250, the President may direct changes in the organization and key positions in
any department, bureau or agency;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FIDEL V.
RAMOS, President of the Republic of the
Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby order:

SECTION 1. Restatement of
the functions of the Bureau of the Treasury.
The Bureau of the Treasury, hereinafter referred to as the Bureau, shall have
the following functions:

1. Assist in the formulation of
policies on borrowing, investment and capital market development;

2. Formulate adequate operations
guidelines for fiscal and financial policies;

3. Assist in the preparation by
government agencies concerned of an annual program for revenue and expenditure
targets, borrowing levels and cash balances of National Government (NG);

4. Maintain books of accounts of
cash transactions of the NG;

5. Manage the NG cash resources,
collect advances made by NG and guarantee forward cover fees due NG, control
and service its public debt, both foreign or domestic;

6. Issue, service, redeem
government securities for the account of the NG as may be authorized by the
President pursuant to law;

7. Administer the Securities
Stabilization Fund by purchase and sale in the open market of government bills
and bonds to increase the liquidity and stabilize the value of said securities
in order to promote private investment in government securities;

8. Act as principal custodian of
financial assets of the NG, its agencies and instrumentalities;

9. Bond all accountable public
officials and employees pursuant to the provisions of the Public Bonding Law
and issue appropriate guidelines therefor; and

10. Perform such other related
functions as may be assigned to it by competent authorities.

SEC. 2. The Bureau shall be composed of the following organizational units:

1. Office of the Treasurer
of the Philippines – The Bureau shall be headed by the Treasurer
of the Philippines (TOP) who shall be appointed by the President upon
the recommendation of the Secretary of Finance hereinafter referred to as the
Secretary. The following Services shall directly assist the TOP in his
functions:

1.1 Legal Service,
which shall provide legal advice and opinion to the agency on matters involving
statutes, laws, rules and regulations affecting the Bureau; act as counsel of
the Bureau or the Treasurer of the Philippines in court litigation; take legal
action against violators of Treasury regulations; handle the escheat of dormant
accounts with banks pursuant to existing laws; and conduct investigation and
hearing of administrative cases filed against Treasury personnel.

1.2 Internal Audit and
Security Service, which shall review and evaluate the control
procedures for the purpose of ascertaining the adequacy, propriety and
effectiveness of the control systems; audit maturing coupon payments attached
to Land Bank Bonds; formulate and enforce adequate security measures for
Treasury officials, employees and properties; and provide escort and security
services to the National Cashier when withdrawing cash from the Bangko Sentral
ng Pilipinas and upon request, to other representatives of government agencies
withdrawing cash from the National Treasury.

2. Planning and Policy
Subsector – The Subsector shall be headed by a Deputy Treasurer of the
Philippines who shall be appointed by the President upon the recommendation of
the Secretary. It shall be composed of the following:

2.1 Research Service,
which shall prepare, in coordination with various government agencies and
instrumentalities of the NG, annual plans and programs with respect to inflow
of funds from revenues and debt sources into the Treasury; formulate and
recommend policies, plans and programs for the management of the NG’s cash
resources, domestic debt and financial assets; assess results of operations in
relation to NG’s cash, debt and financial asset policies, plans and programs;
provide technical assistance and advice on matters pertaining to management of
funds, flotation of government securities, fiscal programming, debt management,
etc.; and conduct researches and policy studies aimed at improving the overall
treasury management.

3. Operations Subsector
– The Subsector shall be headed by a Deputy Treasurer of the Philippines who
shall be appointed by the President upon the Recommendation of the Secretary.
It shall be composed of the following:

3.1 Asset Management
Service, which shall take charge of the effective management of the
NG’s cash receipts and disbursements; maximize the earnings of NG’s fund and
reduce cost through timely and proper investment of idle cash balances in high
yielding interest account and prompt servicing of NG’s obligations; administer
effectively the Bond Sinking Fund (BSF) and Securities Stabilization Fund
(SSF); see to it that collections due the Bureau that are received during the
day are deposited with authorized government depository banks (AGDBs) on the
same day; act as custodian of NG’s holdings in governments securities and other
non-cash accounts and securities for safekeeping; see to it that national
collections are accurately credited to the Savings Account of the TOP by AGDBs
on the day the collections are received; and determine the correctness of
interest credited by AGDBs to the TOP’s account.

3.2 Liability Management
Service, which shall interlink revenue and expenditure operations of
the government; render assistance on matters involving policy formulation and
rationalization of public borrowings and management of borrowed funds;
participate in the programming, structuring and timing of borrowing proposals
in close coordination with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas and the Department
of Budget and Management; render assistance to government agencies,
corporations and financial institutions on matters pertaining to loan proceeds;
monitor data on availments of repayments and status of the public debts; and
maintain inventory of documents on various public sector external liabilities
transferred to the NG.

4. Auxiliary Subsector
– The Subsector shall be headed by a Deputy Treasurer of the Philippines who
shall be appointed by the President upon the recommendation of the Secretary.
It shall be composed of the following:

4.1 Accounting Service,
which shall account for all receipts and disbursements of the national
government, including national collections and budgetary expenditures, foreign
and domestic obligations, backpays and emergency currency notes; compute
guarantee fees and interest on advances and prepare billings/collection
statements; account for the liabilities transferred to NG; maintain subsidiary
ledger accounts; and prepare financial statements/reports.

4.2 Administrative Service,
which shall be responsible for providing general housekeeping services in the
Bureau, including the procurement of supplies, materials and equipment and
maintenance of building premises, properties and assets; administration of
personnel management programs involving the recruitment, selection and
promotion of officials and employees; and conduct of training courses and
seminars to enhance personnel benefits.

4.3 Management Information
Systems Service, which shall provide support services to all operating
units in the Bureau whose operational requirements call for the use of
computers.

5. Regional Offices
– These Offices shall include all Provincial/District Offices which shall
report directly to the TOP. They shall be responsible for the examination of
the books of accounts of national collecting officers and local treasurers,
including the monitoring of reports of provincial offices; providing technical
advice and support to government field representations in the implementation of
laws, rules and regulations governing Treasury operations; recommending
Fidelity Bond claims to the Treasurer of the Philippines for payment,
chargeable against the Fidelity Fund; and consolidating daily reports on
national collections and disbursements as submitted by provincial offices.

SEC. 3. Funding. Funds needed to carry out the provisions of this Executive Order
shall be taken from funds available in the Bureau.

SEC. 4. Redeployment of
Personnel. The TOP may redeploy officials and
employees in the Bureau in accordance with the realigned functions herein
prescribed. Said redeployment, however, shall not result in the dislocation of
existing personnel nor in the diminution of rank and compensation and shall
take into account pertinent Civil Service laws and rules.

SEC. 5. Implementing Rules
and Regulations. Subject to the approval of the
Secretary, the TOP shall prepare the rules and regulations to ensure the
effective implementation of the provisions of this Executive Order.

On the basis of the
organizational changes embodied in this Executive Order, the TOP shall submit a
detailed organizational structure of the Bureau, including functional
statements and staffing pattern for review and approval of the Department of
Budget and Management.

SEC. 6. Effectivity. This Executive Order shall take effect immediately.

DONE in the City of Manila, this 17th day of October in the year of
Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Ninety-Seven.

(Sgd.) FIDEL V.
RAMOS
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(Sgd.) RUBEN D. TORRES
Executive Secretary

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