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Approhdite Israelita L. Samson October 1, 2016

LLB Student Submitted to Atty.
Charity Pimentel

Powers of Administrative Agencies

1. Rule Making and Quasi- Judicial Functions
Quasi- legislative or Rule Making
Power
Power to make rules and regulations which
results in delegated legislation that is
within the confines of the granting statute
and the doctrine of non-delegability and
separability of powers.
Quasi-judicial or Administrative
Adjudicatory Powers
The power to hear and determine questions
of fact to which the legislative policy is to
apply and to decide in accordance with the
standards laid down by the law itself in
enforcing and administering the same law.

Administrative body exercises its quasi-judicial power when it performs in a

judicial manner an act which is essentially of an executive or administrative in
nature, where the power to act in such a manner is incidental to or reasonably
necessary for the performance of the executive or administrative duty entrusted to
it.
Quasi-judicial functions required them to investigate facts or ascertain the
existence of facts, hold hearings, weigh evidence, and draw conclusions from them
as basis for their official action and exercise of discretion in a judicial nature.

Multiple Functions
An administrative agency that fixes the rates to be charged by public utilities may
be given by Congress multiple functions. Thus, the Public Service Act empowered
the Public Service Commission with varied functions both regulatory and quasi-
judicial functions.

Primary Jurisdiction
The doctrine of primary jurisdiction calls for application when there is such competence
to act on the
part of an administrative body.

Persons Covered by Regulation

PSC had jurisdiction only over persons engaged in public utilities, or over public utility that holds
a certificate of public convenience, and not over persons who are not engaged in public utilities,
except perhaps those who may violate any valid regulation it may promulgate under the law.

Prosecuting and Investigating Functions

The dual function of prosecuting and investigating functions is authorized by

Section 17(a) of Commonwealth Act No. 146 as amended , under which the Commission has
power to investigate, upon its own initiative or upon complaint in writing, any matter
concerning any public service as regards matters under its jurisdiction; to, require any public
service to furnish safe, adequate, and proper service as the public service may require and
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LLB Student Submitted to Atty.
Charity Pimentel

warrant ; to enforce compliance with any standard, rule, regulation, order or other requirement
of this Act or of the Commission.

ADMINISTRATIVE BODIES

1. Department of Transportation and Communications Under Executive Order 125-A

2. Land Transportation and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) Executive Order No. 202
3. Land Transportation Office R.A . 4136 Land Transportation
Code
Land Transportaton Commission
4. Civil Aeronotics Board R. A. 776 as amended by P.D.
1462
5. Civil Aeronotics Board (CAB) Section 10 of R. A. 776
6. Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) Section 2 of R.A. 9497 Civil Aviation
Authority Act of 2008
7. Maritime Industry Authorithy (MARINA) E.O. 125 as amended by E.O.
125-A
8. Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) R.A. 9993 Philippine Coast Guard Law
of 2009
9. Philippine Ports Authority P.D. 857
10.National Telecommunications Commission(NTC) E.O. 546
Telecommunications Policies R.A. 7925
11.Cable Television Industry E.O. 205
12.Energy Regulatory Commission(EPIRA Law in 2001)
Energy Regulatory Commission
13.Local Water Utilities Administration P.D. 198 Provincial Water Utilities Act
of 193
Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA) Sections 62 and 63 of P.D. 198 as
amended by P.D. 768
P.D. 1479
14.Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System R.A. 6234
(MWSS)

REFERENCE:
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Charity Pimentel

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