f) Investigate and hear administrative cases filed against officers and employees of the NCIP; and g) Perform such other functions as the Commission may deem appropriate and necessary. Section 9. Office of the Executive Director. The Office of the Executive Director shall serve as the secretariat of the Commission. It shall be headed by an Executive Director who shall be appointed on a permanent basis by the President of the Philippines upon recommendation of the Commission. He/she shall be under the supervision of the Commission through the Chairperson and shall hold office regularly during business hours on all working days and shall perform the following functions: a) Advise and assist the Chairman in the formulation and implementation of the objectives, policies, plans, and programs of the Commission; b) Serve as the principal assistant of the Chairman in the overall supervision of the administrative business of the Commission; c) Ensure an effective and efficient performance of the functions of the Commission and prompt implementation of the programs; d) Propose effective allocation of resources for the projects stated under approved programs; e) Oversee all the operational activities of the Commission; f) Coordinate programs and projects of the Commission and be responsible for the economical, efficient and effective administration; g) Submit periodic reports to the Commission on the progress and accomplishment of programs and projects; h) Prepare regular and annual reports of all the activities of the Commission; i) Accept all pleadings and papers authorized or required to be filed in the Commission, except in cases where the matter, question or controversy before the Commission is being held elsewhere; j) Keep in his care the seal of the Commission, books necessary for recording the proceedings of the Commission, records, files and exhibits; k) Prepare the Calendar of hearings and sessions of the Commission; l) Attend the hearings and sessions by himself or his deputies or assistants and enter the proceedings in the Minutes Book; m) Serve all notices, orders, resolutions, decisions, subpoenas and other processes issued by the Commission; n) Keep a general docket of all cases brought before the Commission and compile all final orders, decisions and resolutions of the Commission; o) Implement the Commission’s directives, orders and decisions; p) Issue certified copies, under the Seal of the Commission, of all papers, documents, orders, record, decisions, and resolutions of the Commission; q) Exercise supervision and control over the various staff, regional and field offices and determine and assign matters to appropriate offices; r) Have administrative responsibility for correspondence/communications coming from the various government line agencies and corporations; Page 36