SEC. 2. Mandate. - The Bureau is mandated to provide the Office of the Regional Governor, all line agencies and offices in and outside of the ARMM an intensified information system to ensure a well-informed and well-educated populace and environs, participating in the affairs of the Autonomous Regional Government. SEC. 3. Powers and Functions. - The Bureau has the following powers and functions: (1) Provide an institutional and effective information arm in the ARMM government to ensure participatory governance; (2) Develop viable measures institutionalizing a well-managed information feedback and feed-forward process between the Autonomous Regional Government and its constituents/clients and environs; (3) Institute plans and recommend information policies for executive issuances and in aid of regional legislation; (4) Establish viable information network in various line agencies and other offices or entities within and outside the region; (5) Conduct continuing research concerning the information needs and requirement of the ARMM government and its clients; (6) Establish and maintain conduits with public and private media outlets, local, national and foreign, to keep the regional populace and neighboring areas abreast with the development projects and programs, including events, opportunities and concerns in the region; (7) Develop and sustain informational package promoting the ARMM to attract investments and economic cooperation; and (8) Perform such other functions as may be authorized by the Regional Governor. SEC. 4. Organizational Structure. - The Bureau of Public Information (BPI) is composed of Office of the Executive Director with the support of three (3) divisions and provincial coordinating units. The Bureau shall be headed by an Executive Director with a rank of Director III and with a term co-terminus to the appointing authority. SEC. 5. The Divisions, Coordinating Units and their Respective Functions. - The Bureau has the following divisions and coordinating units with respective functions and responsibilities: (1) Administrative and Finance Division shall undertake administrative services relating to human resource management, supplies, property and equipment, records and other related services. It shall also undertake services relating to budget, disbursement and other financial matters; 205