7/23/2019 Admin Code part 1

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INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS

Sec. 1. Title. - This Act shall be known as the "Administrative Code of 1987."

Sec. . !eneal Te#s De$ine%. - Unless the s&eci$ic wo%s o$ the te't( o the conte't as a whole( o a

 &atic)la stat)te( shall e*)ie a %i$$eent #eanin+,1 "Government of the Republic of the Philippines" e$es to the co&oate +o/en#ental entit0 tho)+h

which the $)nctions o$ +o/en#ent ae e'ecise% tho)+ho)t the Phili&&ines( incl)%in+( sa/e as the conta0

a&&eas $o# the conte't( the /aio)s a#s tho)+h which &olitical a)thoit0 is #a%e e$$ecti/e in the

Phili&&ines( whethe &etainin+ to the a)tono#o)s e+ions( the &o/incial( cit0( #)nici&al o baan+a0s)b%i/isions o othe $o#s o$ local +o/en#ent.

"National Government" e$es to the entie #achine0 o$ the cental +o/en#ent( as %istin+)ishe% $o#

the %i$$eent $o#s o$ local +o/en#ents.

"ocal Government" e$es to the &olitical s)b%i/isions establishe% b0 o in acco%ance with theConstit)tion.

2 "A!enc of the Government" e$es to an0 o$ the /aio)s )nits o$ the !o/en#ent( incl)%in+ a

%e&at#ent( b)ea)( o$$ice( inst)#entalit0( o +o/en#ent-owne% o contolle% co&oations( o a local

+o/en#ent o a %istinct )nit theein.3 "National a!enc" e$es to a )nit o$ the National !o/en#ent.

4 "ocal a!enc" e$es to a local +o/en#ent o a %istinct )nit theein.

5 "#epartment" e$es to an e'ec)ti/e %e&at#ent ceate% b0 law. 6o &)&oses o$ 7ook IV( this shall

incl)%e an0 inst)#entalit0( as heein %e$ine%( ha/in+ o assi+ne% the ank o$ a %e&at#ent( e+a%less o$ its