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GMA Network
2 days ago
- Politics
- GMA Network
Marcos directs reorganization of Presidential Legislative Liaison Office
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has directed the transfer and reorganization of the Presidential Legislative Liaison Office (PLLO), which acts as a conduit between the Office of the President (OP) and the individual members of Congress. 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
Filipino Times
29-01-2025
- Politics
- Filipino Times
Marcos certifies as urgent a senate bill postponing BARMM elections
President Bongbong Marcos has formally written to Senate President Francis 'Chiz' Escudero, certifying Senate Bill No. 2942 as urgent. The bill, titled 'An Act Resetting the First Regular Elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao,' aims to amend Article XVI, Section 13 of Republic Act No. 11054 (the Organic Law for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao). 'Due to recent legal developments, the President emphasized that the bill is essential to realign the governance structure of the Bangsamoro transitional government, ensuring the region's goals of unity, inclusivity, and true autonomy are achieved,' the Presidential Communications Office said in a statement. The President also forwarded a copy of the letter to Speaker Martin Romualdez and Secretary Mark Leandro Mendoza, the President's adviser on legislative affairs and head of the Presidential Legislative Liaison Office.
