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 PUBL…

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. 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.”

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.

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.