Marcos directs reorganization of Presidential Legislative Liaison Office
Signed on July 16, Marcos' Executive Order 90 provides that it is imperative to reorganize the PLLO to streamline and rationalize its functions consistent with the rightsizing policy of the administration towards bureaucratic coherence.
The reorganization will also enable the PLLO to more effectively and efficiently deliver the President's legislative agenda for the country.
The PLLO shall be under the supervision and control of the Office of the Executive Secretary as one of the delivery units of the OP Proper.
The position of the Presidential Adviser on Legislative Affairs with the rank of Secretary is hereby abolished, the EO stated.
The PLLO shall be headed by an Undersecretary who shall be assisted by two Assistant Secretaries, one for the Senate and one for the House of Representatives.
Mark Llandro Mendoza, who most recently held the PLLO Secretary post, tendered his courtesy resignation following President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s bid to "recalibrate" his administration. Mendoza's resignation was accepted and later announced by Malacañang.
Adrian Carlos Bersamin is the new head of the PLLO, with the rank of Undersecretary. According to a Facebook post by the PLLO on Saturday, Bersamin will lead the office "toward stronger stakeholder partnerships and more responsive policy coordination in support of the Administration's legislative agenda."
Under Executive Order 11 (s. 2022), the PLLO was placed under the supervision and control of the Office of the Special Assistant to the President as part of streamlining the administrative structure of the OP.
The Executive Secretary shall have the authority to assess and evaluate the organizational structure, staffing pattern and the corresponding qualification standards for all positions in the PLLO.
The Executive Secretary will also implement personnel actions and reorganization measures as may be necessary, and craft the organizational structure and staffing pattern of the PLLO, in accordance with relevant laws, rules and regulations.
In the exigency of service, and pending approval of the new organizational structure and staffing pattern, the PLLO and its existing personnel shall continue to operate and function under their existing mandates as prescribed by relevant laws, rules and regulations. — VDV, GMA Integrated News
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