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# Administrative Code of 1987/Book IV/Chapter 10

Source: Supplement to the Official Gazette. Vol. 83, No. 38. Manila. National Printing Office. 1987. p. 40.
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Chapter 10—Appointments And Qualifications
Sec. 44. Appointment of Secretaries.—The Secretaries of Departments shall be appointed by the President with the consent of the Commission on Appointments, at the beginning of his term of office, and shall hold office, unless sooner removed, until the expiration of his term of office, or until their successors shall have been appointed and qualified.
Sec. 45. Qualifications of Secretaries.—The Secretaries shall be citizens of the Philippines and not less than twenty-five years of age.
Sec. 46. Appointment of Undersecretaries and Assistant Secretaries.—The Undersecretaries and Assistant Secretaries of Department shall, upon the nomination of the Department concerned, be appointed by the President.
Sec. 47. Appointment to other Senior Positions and their Equivalents.—Directors and Assistant Directors of Bureaus, Regional and Assistant Regional Directors, Department Service Chiefs, and their Equivalents shall be appointed by the President in accordance with law, rules and regulations.
Sec. 48. Disqualification of the spouse and relatives of the President.—The spouse and relatives by consanguinity or affinity within the fourth civil degree of the President shall not during his tenure be appointed as Secretaries, Undersecretaries, Chairmen or heads of bureaus or offices including government-owned or controlled corporations and their subsidiaries.
Sec. 49. Inhibitions Against Holding More than Two Positions.—Even if allowed by law or by the primary functions of his position, a member of the Cabinet, undersecretary, assistant secretary or other appointive official of the Executive Department may, in addition to his primary position, hold not more than two positions in the government and government corporations and receive the corresponding compensation therefor: Provided, that this limitation shall not apply to ad hoc bodies or committees, or to boards, councils or bodies of which the President is the Chairman.
If a Secretary, Undersecretary, Assistant Secretary or other appointive official of the Executive Department holds more positions than what is allowed in the preceding paragraph, he must relinquish the excess positions in favor of a subordinate official who is next in rank, but in no case shall any official hold more than two positions other than his primary position.
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# Administrative Code of 1987/Book IV/Chapter 14

Source: Supplement to the Official Gazette. Vol. 83, No. 38. Manila. National Printing Office. 1987. pp. 46–47.
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Chapter 14—Controversies among Government Offices and Corporations
Sec. 66. How Settled.—All disputes, claims and controversies, solely between or among the departments, bureaus, offices, agencies and instrumentalities of the National Government, including government-owned or controlled corporations, such as those arising from the interpretation and application of statutes, contracts or agreements, shall be administratively settled or adjudicated in the manner provided in this Chapter. This Chapter shall, however, not apply to disputes involving the Congress, the Supreme Court, the Constitutional Commissions, and local governments.
Sec. 67. Disputes Involving Questions of Law.—All cases involving only questions of law shall be submitted to and settled or adjudicated by the Secretary of Justice as Attorney-General of the National Government and as ex officio legal adviser of all government-owned or controlled corporations. His ruling or decision thereon shall be conclusive and binding on all the parties concerned.
Sec. 68. Disputes Involving Questions of Fact and Law.—Cases involving mixed questions of law and of fact or only factual issues shall be submitted to and settled or adjudicated by:
(1) The Solicitor General, if the dispute, claim or controversy involves only departments, bureaus, offices and other agencies of the National Government as well as government-owned or controlled corporations or entities of whom he is the principal law officer or general counsel; and
(2) The Secretary of Justice, in all other cases not falling under paragraph (1).
Sec. 69. Arbitration.—The determination of factual issues may be referred to an arbitration panel composed of one representative each of the parties involved and presided over by a representative of the Secretary of Justice or the Solicitor General, as the case may be.
Sec. 70. Appeals.—The decision of the Secretary of Justice as well as that of the Solicitor General, when approved by the Secretary of Justice, shall be final and binding upon the parties involved. Appeals may, however, be taken to the President where the amount of the claim or the value of the property exceeds one million pesos. The decision of the President shall be final.
Sec. 71. Rules and Regulations.—The Secretary of Justice shall promulgate the rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this Chapter.
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# Administrative Code of 1987/Book IV/Chapter 4

Source: Supplement to the Official Gazette. Vol. 83, No. 38. Manila. National Printing Office. 1987. pp. 30–31.
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Chapter 4—Bureaus
Sec. 18. Bureaus in General.—(1) A Bureau is any principal subdivision of the department performing a single major function or closely related functions. Bureaus are either staff or line.
(2) Each bureau shall be headed by a Director who may have one or more Assistant Directors as provided by law; and
(3) Each bureau may have as many divisions as are provided by law for the economical, efficient and effective performance of its functions.
Sec. 19. Staff Bureau.—(1) A staff bureau shall primarily perform policy, program development and advisory functions.
(2) The Director of a staff bureau shall:
    (a) Advise and assist the Office of the Secretary on matters pertaining to the Bureau’s area of specialization;
    (b) Provide consultative and advisory services to the regional offices of the department;
    (c) Develop plans, programs, operating standards, and administrative techniques for the attainment of the objectives and functions of the bureau; and
    (d) Perform such other duties as may be provided by law.
(3) The staff bureau shall avail itself of the planning, financial and administrative services in the department proper. The bureau may have a separate administrative division, if circumstances so warrant.
Sec. 20. Line Bureau.—(1) A line bureau shall directly implement programs adopted pursuant to department policies and plans.
(2) The Director of a line bureau shall:
    (a) Exercise supervision and control over all divisions and other units, including regional offices, under the bureau;
    (b) Establish policies and standards for the operations of the bureau pursuant to the plans and programs of the department;
    (c) Promulgate rules and regulations necessary to carry out bureau objectives, policies and functions; and
    (d) Perform such other duties as may be provided by law.
(3) The line bureau may have staff units, as may be necessary, corresponding to the services of the department proper. If the bureau is small, only a single unit performing combined staff functions may be provided.
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# Administrative Code of 1987/Book IV/Chapter 11

Source: Supplement to the Official Gazette. Vol. 83, No. 38. Manila. National Printing Office. 1987. p. 41.
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Chapter 11—Administrative Issuances
Sec. 50. General Classification of Issuances.—The administrative issuances of Secretaries and heads of bureaus, offices or agencies shall be in the form of circulars or orders.
(1) Circulars shall refer to issuances prescribing policies, rules and regulations, and procedures promulgated pursuant to law, applicable to individuals and organizations outside the Government and designed to supplement provisions of the law or to provide means for carrying them out, including information relating thereto; and
(2) Orders shall refer to issuances directed to particular offices, officials, or employees, concerning specific matters including assignments, detail and transfer of personnel, for observance or compliance by all concerned.
Sec. 51. Numbering System of Issuances.—Every circular or order issued pursuant to the preceding section shall properly be identified as such and chronologically numbered. Each class of issuance shall begin with number 1 for each calendar year.
Sec. 52. Official Logbook.—Each department, bureau, office or agency shall keep and preserve a logbook in which shall be recorded in chronological order, all final official acts, decisions, transactions or contracts, pertaining to the department, bureau, office or agency. Whenever the performance of an official act is in issue, the date and the time record in the logbook shall be controlling. The logbook shall be in the custody of the chief Administrative Officer concerned and shall be open to the public for inspection.
Sec. 53. Government-wide Application of the Classification of Issuances.—(1) The Records Management and Archives Office in the General Services Administration shall provide such assistance as may be necessary to effect general adherence to the foregoing classification of issuances, including the conduct of studies for developing sub-classifications and guidelines to meet peculiar needs; and
(2) All administrative issuances of a general or permanent character shall be compiled, indexed and published pursuant to the provisions of this Code.
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# Administrative Code of 1987/Book IV/Chapter 12

Source: Supplement to the Official Gazette. Vol. 83, No. 38. Manila. National Printing Office. 1987. pp. 41–42.
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Chapter 12—Miscellaneous Receipts
Sec. 54. Charges for Property Sold or Services Rendered; Refunds.—(1) For services required by law to be rendered for a fee, for supplies furnished, or articles of any kind sold to other divisions of the government or to any person, the head of bureau, office or agency may, upon approval of the Secretary charge and collect the cost of the service, supplies, or articles or other rate in excess of cost prescribed by law or approved by the same authority. For local governments, the rate, except where otherwise prescribed by law, shall be fixed at cost or at such other reasonable rate in excess of cost by the boards or councils concerned;
(2) The officer authorized to fix the amount to be paid for service rendered and supplies or articles furnished or sold may recommend that the whole or part of any sum so paid be refunded, upon approval of the Commission on Audit.
Sec. 55. Disposition of Miscellaneous Bureau Receipts.—In the absence of special provision, money collected for property sold or service rendered, and all other receipts or earnings of bureaus, offices, and agencies not derived from taxation, shall accrue to the general unappropriated funds of the National Government.
Sec. 56. Printing of Studies and Researches.—With the approval of the Secretary, a bureau, office, or agency may print its studies, researches and similar materials for distribution at cost to the public. The Secretary may authorize the printing or reprinting of the said materials by private persons for sale to the public upon payment of such royalties as may be fixed by him, which shall accrue to the general fund.
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# A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Pooley, George

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​POOLEY. (Lieut., 1820. f-p., 19; h-p., 15.)
George Pooley entered the Navy, 1 May, 1813, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Albion 74, Capt. John Ferris Devonshire, with whom he continued to serve, as Midshipman, in the Sceptre 74, on the North American station until June, 1814. In the following Sept., after he had been for two months borne at Portsmouth as a Supernumerary on the books of the Prince 98, flag-ship of Sir Rich. ​Bickerton, and Centaur 74, Capt. White, he joined the Bedford 74, Capt. Jas. Walker, whom he accompanied in the expedition against New Orleans. Ketuming to England in July, 1815, he served during the next five years, at Portsmouth and at Plymouth, in the Puissant 74, Nymphe 38, Capt. Hugh Pigot, Vengeur 74, Capt. Thos. Alexander, Dwarf, Lieut.-Commander Gordon, Eridanus 42, Capt. Wm. King, Impregnable 104, flagship of Lord Exmouth, and Spartan 46, Capt. Wm. Furlong Wise. He then, in June and Oct. 1820, joined in succession the Raleigh sloop, Capt. Geo. Blackman, and Euryalus 42, Capt. Thos. Huskisson, both on the Jamaica station; where he was nominated, 5 Nov. following, Acting-Lieutenant of the Ontario 18, Capt. Joddrell Leigh. His official promotion took place 27 Dec. 1820, but he did not again go afloat until Feb. 1824. On 28 of that month he received an appointment to the Medina 20, Capts. Chas. Montagu Walker and Timothy Curtis, under whom he was for nearly two years employed in the Mediterranean. He has had command, since 20 Sept. 1837, of a station in the Coast Guard.
Lieut. Pooley married, 7 Nov. 1837, Frances Anne, second daughter of John Vigars, Esq., Surgeon, of Falmouth.
# A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Poore, William

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​POORE. (Retired Commander, 1847. f-p.,21; h-p., 26.)
William Poore was born 21 Aug. 1789. He is brother of Lieut. John Poore, R.N.
This officer entered the Navy, 15 Sept. 1800, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Ganges 74, Capts. Thos. Fras. Fremantle and Joseph Baker, in which ship he was employed, until June, 1802, off Brest, in the Baltic (where he fought at the battle of Copenhagen), and in watching the French at St. Domingo. He then returned to England as a Midshipman in La Décade frigate, Capt. Wm. Geo. Rutherford. During the first six years of the war we find him serving in succession on the Channel, Mediterranean, and Cork stations, in the Amphion 32 and Victory 100, both flag-ships of Lord Nelson, Camelion sloop, Capt. Thos. Staines, Victory again, bearing the flag of Lord Nelson, and Eurydice and Druid frigates, both commanded by Sir Wm. Bolton. In the Amphion he was present at the capture of the Orion Dutch Indiaman, the first enemy’s vessel taken after the renewal of hostilities; in the Victory he assisted at the blockade of Toulon; and in the Eurydice he was often in action with gun-boats and batteries. In the Camelion’s boats he partook of much detached service on the coasts of Genoa and France; and on one occasion in particular, 11 Aug. 1805, brought off the ship’s cutter after an unsuccessful attack upon an armed convoy, consisting of seven sail of feluccas, in which the British had their commanding officer and 3 men killed, 1 man wounded, and another taken prisoner. On 2 March, 1809, he was made Lieutenant into the Hindostan 50, armée en flûte, Capt. John Pasco, fitting for a voyage to New South Wales, where he took charge of the Dromedary store-ship when on fire, and personally assisted in extinguishing the flames. His last appointments were – 28 Jan. 1811, as First, to the Rainbow 28, Capts. Jas. Wooldridge and Gardiner Henry Guion, employed in co-operation with the patriots on the coast of Catalonia – 2 Dec. 1812, in a similar capacity (having invalided from the Rainbow in May, 1812), to the Chanticleer 10, Capts. Rich. Spear, Stewart Blacker, John Thomson, Geo. Tupman, and Wm. Henry Dickson, in which vessel he served at the capture of Guadeloupe in 1815, and continued employed until paid off in Aug. 1816 – 29 Oct. 1822, to the command of the Lion, a most active and successful Revenue cruizer – 31 May, 1825, to the Astrea packet, Capt. Wm. King, stationed at Falmouth – and 22 Dec. following, to the Kingfisher, another Falmouth packet, the command of which he was induced from ill health and impaired vision to resign in Dec. 1828. He was admitted to the out-pension of Greenwich Hospital 3 March, 1834; and invested with his present rank 9 April, 1847.
Commander Poore married, 10 Juue, 1817, Marianne, daughter of Rich. Jeffreys, Esq., of Basingstoke, co. Hants, by whom he has issue two sons and one daughter. Agent – John P. Muspratt.
# A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Porcher, Edwin Augustus

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​PORCHER. (Lieutenant, 1846.)
Edwin Augustus Porcher is second son of the Rev. Geo. Porcher, of Maiden Erlegh, Berks, by Amelia, daughter of John Chamier, Esq., and sister of Commander Frederick Chamier, R.N. His grandfather, Josias Dupre Porcher, Esq., of Winslade House, co. Devon, many years M.P. for Old Sarum, married a daughter of Admiral Sir Wm. Burnaby, Bart.; and his uncle, Henry Porcher, Esq., of Arborfield, Berks, was lately M.P. for Clitheroe.
This officer passed his examination 8 June, 1844; obtained his commission 9 Nov. 1846; and since 18 of that month has been serving in the Sidon steam-frigate, of 560 horse-power, Capt. Wm. Honyman, now on the Mediterranean station.
# A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Poore, John

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​POORE. (Lieut., 1815. f-p., 8; h-p., 31.)
John Poore is brother of Retired Commander Wm. Poore, R.N.
This officer entered the Navy, 15 May, 1808, as Fst.-cl Vol., on board the Fisgard 38, Capts. Wm. Bolton and Fras. Mason; under the latter of whom we find him performing the duties of Midshipman in the attack of 1809 upon Flushing, and otherwise actively employed until Aug. 1810. During the four following years he served uninterruptedly in the Ville de Paris 110, and Rodney and Milford 74’s, all flag-ships of Rear-Admiral Thos. Fras. Fremantle on the Mediterranean station; where, in the Adriatic portion of it, he co-operated in the reduction of Fiumé, witnessed the fall of Rovigno, Piran, and Capo d’Istria, and assisted at the capture of Trieste. From Sept. 1814 to Aug. 1815 Mr. Poore cruized off the coast of Ireland in the President 38, Capt. Norwich Duff. He then took up a commission dated 25 Feb. in the latter year; and has since been on half-pay.
He married Miss Martha Midlane.
# A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Popplewell, George Otway

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​POPPLEWELL. (Lieutenant, 1842.)
George Otway Popplewell entered the Navy 14 Feb. 1832; passed his examination 14 June, 1836; and on his return from South America (where he had been serving for some time as Mate) in the Curaçoa 24, Capt. Jenkin Jones, was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant 18 Nov. 1842. His appointments have since been – 24 May, 1843, to the Excellent gunnery-ship at Portsmouth, Capt. Sir Thos. Hastings – and, 22 Oct. 1844, to the Daedalus 19, Capt. Peter M‘Quhae, fitting for the East Indies, where he is now employed.
# A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Porteous, Francis Pender

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​PORTEOUS. (Lieutenant, 1842.)
Francis Pender Porteous entered the Navy 2 Aug. 1827; and on 20 Oct. following was present in the Genoa 74, Capt. Walter Bathurst, at the battle of Navarin. He passed his examination 4 June, 1834; and, after serving for a time at Plymouth and in the Mediterranean, in the Caledonia 120, flag-ship of Sir Graham Moore, and Malabar 72, Capt. Sir Geo. Rose Sartorius, was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant 29 March, 1842. His appointments have since been – 5 April, 1842, to the Queen 110, bearing the flag of Sir Edw. W. C. R. Owen in the Mediterranean – 23 Feb. 1843, to the Devastation steamer, Capts. Hastings Reginald Henry, Hon. Swynfen Thos. Carnegie, and Wm. Hewgill Kitchen, on the same station, whence he returned at the close of 1845 – 8 April, 1846, as Additional, to the Vernon 50, hearing the flag of Rear-Admiral Sam. Hood Inglefield on the southeast coast of America – 1 July following, as First, to the Racer 16, Capt. Archibald Reed, similarly stationed – and, 10 Dec. 1847, to the Prince Regent 92, Capt. Wm. Fanshawe Martin, lying at Portsmouth.
# A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Pope, Edmund

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​POPE. (Lieutenant, 1826.)
Edmund Pope entered the Navy 16 May, 1807; passed his examination in 1815; and obtained his commission 27 March, 1826. He has since been on half-pay. Agents – Messrs. Chads.
# A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Popham, Brunswick

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​POPHAM. (Captain, 1838. f-p., 18; h-p., 12.)
Brunswick Popham is brother of Capt. Wm. Popham, R.N.; and second son of the late Rear-Admiral Sir Home Riggs Popham, K.C.B.
This officer entered the Navy, 4 Dec. 1817, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Andromache 44, Capt. Wm. Henry Shirreff, fitting for the South American station, whence he returned to England in Aug. 1821. In Jan. 1822 he was received as Midshipman (a rating he had previously attained) on board the Liffey 50, bearing the broad pendant of Commodore Chas. Grant in the East Indies. He next, in July, 1825, joined the Ganges 84, Capt. Patrick Campbell, lying at Portsmouth; and, on 3 Jan. 1826, having passed his examination in April, 1824, he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant. In the following Feb. he received an appointment to the Glasgow 50, Capt. Hon. Jas. Ashley Maude, employed at first off the coast of Portugal, and then in the Mediterranean; where, after acting a part in the battle of Navarin, he removed to the Pelorus 18, Capt. Peter Richards, and in Jan. 1828 became Flag-Lieutenant, in the Asia 84, to Sir Edw. Codrington. On 2 March in the latter year he was made Commander into the Zebra 18. His subsequent appointments in that capacity were – 30 Oct. 1828 and 20 April, 1830, to the Infernal bomb and Wasp 18, both stationed in the Mediterranean, whence he returned home and was paid off in June, 1831 – and, 3 Dec. 1834, to the Pelican 16, in which vessel he served at the Cape of Good Hope and on the east and west coasts of Africa until May, 1839. He has since been on half-pay. His Post-commission bears date 28 June, 1838.
Capt. Popham married, 26 Oct. 1841, Susan, eldest daughter of Patrick Murray, Esq., of Arthurstone, Perthshire, N.B. Agents – Collier and Snee.