Chapter 2 Department Proper SEC. 5. Office of the Regional Secretary. - The Office of the Regional Secretary shall consist of the Regional Secretary, his/her immediate staff and the Legal Unit. The Legal Unit shall provide the Department with services pertaining to legal matters to include, but not limited, legislative proposals, legal research, and investigation. He/she shall assist the Regional Secretary in the review and preparation of decisions of appealed cases emanating from the sectoral agencies. SEC. 6. Powers and Functions of the Regional Secretary. - The Regional Secretary shall exercise the powers and functions as defined in Section 8, Chapter 3, Book IV of this Code and such others as maybe provided by law or by Executive Issuance of the Regional Governor. Chapter 3 Department Services SEC. 7. Department Services. – The Department Services is composed of: (a) Sectoral Agencies such as Land Transportation Office (LTO), Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB), Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines-ARMM (CAAPARMM) and Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA); and (b) Administrative, Finance and Technical Divisions. SEC. 8. Office and the Powers and Functions of Director IV. - The Office of the Director IV is composed of the Director IV and his/her immediate staff. The Office shall be the arm of the Regional Secretary in the supervision of the sectoral agencies of the Department which includes planning, law enforcement, franchising, licensing, coordination, monitoring and evaluation of transportation and communication activities of the Department and others as maybe directed by the Regional Secretary. SEC. 9. Office and the Powers and Functions of the Director III. - The Office of the Director III is composed of the Director III and his/her immediate staff, the Administrative Division, Finance Management Division and the Technical Division. The Director III shall assist the Regional Secretary in the supervision of administrative, finance and technical divisions of the Department including preparation of budget proposals and preparation of periodic reports of the Department. (1) Supervise the operation of the Legal and Technical Divisions; (2) Initiate the preparation of plans for the movement of regional enforcer, particularly in LTO, LTFRB, and MARINA; (3) Determine the assignment of different law enforcers of the regional office; (4) Formulate plans and programs for institutional development; 173