(4) Serve as deputy to the Regional Secretary in all matters relating to the operations of the Department; (5) Discharge the duties of the Regional Secretary in the latter's absence or inability to discharge his/her duties for any cause or in case of vacancy of the said office, unless otherwise provided by law. Where there are more than one Career Assistant Regional Secretaries, the Regional Secretary shall allocate the foregoing powers and duties among them, except the power to appoint and terminate employees; and (6) Perform such other functions and duties as may be provided by law. Chapter 4 Administrative Relationship SEC. 11. Definition of Administrative Relationship. - Unless otherwise expressly stated in this Code or in other laws defining the special relationships of particular agencies, administrative relationships shall be categorized and defined as follows: (1) Supervision and Control. - Supervision and control shall include authority to act directly whenever a specific function is entrusted by law or regulation to a subordinate; direct the performance of duty; restrain the commission of acts; review, approve, reverse or modify acts and decisions of subordinate officials or units; determine priorities in the execution of plans and programs; and prescribe standards, guidelines, plans and programs. Unless a different meaning is explicitly provided in the specific law governing the relationship of particular agencies, the word "control" shall encompass supervision and control as defined in this paragraph. (2) Administrative Supervision. – (a) Administrative supervision which shall govern the administrative relationship between a department or its equivalent and regulatory agencies or other agencies as may be provided by law, shall be limited to the authority of the department or its equivalent to generally oversee the operations of such agencies and to ensure that they are managed effectively, efficiently and economically but without interference with day-to-day activities; or require the submission of reports and cause the conduct of management audit, performance evaluation and inspection to determine compliance with policies, standards and guidelines of the department; to take such action as may be necessary for the proper performance of official functions, including rectification of violations, abuses and other forms of maladministration; and to review and pass upon budget proposals of such agencies but may not increase or add to such budget proposals; (b) Such authority shall not, however, extend to contracts entered into by the agency in the pursuit of its objectives, the review of which and other procedures related thereto shall be governed by appropriate laws, rules and regulations; and the power to review, reverse, revise, or modify the decisions of regulatory agencies in the exercise of their regulatory or quasi-judicial functions; 39