Chapter 4 Power of Appointment and Designation SEC. 11. Power of Appointment. - The Regional Governor shall exercise the power to appoint such officials as provided for in the Organic Act and other applicable laws. Provided that any person who fails to assume the office upon which he/she is appointed within ninety (90) days from the date he/she received notice of the appointment shall forfeit the right to assume the position upon which he/she was appointed subject to civil service laws and rules except if the non assumption is due to temporary illness or physical disabilities acquired after the said appointment was issued. SEC. 12. Power to Issue Designation. - (1) The Regional Governor may designate an officer already in the government service to perform the functions of an office in the executive branch, in concurrent capacity in appropriate cases, when: (a) the officer regularly appointed to the office is unable to perform his/her duties due to lawful cause/s or by reason of serious illness, unauthorized absence of at least fourteen (14) days; or (b) there exists a vacancy. Provided, that a designation shall not exceed one (1) year and provided further that the person so designated possesses the qualifications and none of the disqualifications to the office to which he/she is designated. TITLE II ORGANIZATION Chapter 5 The Office the Regional Governor SECTION 1. Organization. - The Office of the Regional Governor shall consist of the Office of the Regional Governor Proper and his/her immediate staff, and the agencies under it. SEC. 2. Office of the Regional Governor Proper. - The Office of the Regional Governor Proper shall consist of: (1) The Regional Governor; (2) The Executive Council composed of the Regional Governor as Chairman, the Regional Vice-Governor and the three (3) Deputy Regional Governors as members; (3) The Executive Offices shall include the Offices of the Executive Secretary, the Office of the Cabinet Secretary, the Office of the Attorney General, the Office of the Chief of Staff, and all Departments and Offices including locally-created agencies, commissions and bureaus; and (4) The Management and Support Services (MSS) embraces the following: the Technical Management Services (TMS), Finance and Budget Management Services (FBMS), Administrative Management Services (AMS), Intelligence and Security Services (ISS), the ARMM Liaison Office in Metro Manila (ALOMM), and the ARMM Satellite Coordinating Office (ASCO). 27