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ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 96
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 96 -
CONSTITUTING A COORDINATING COMMITTEE FOR THE CONDUCT OF THE PHILIPPINE
PARTICIPATION IN EXPO 2000 HANNOVER, THE WORLD EXPOSITION
WHEREAS, the Philippine Government, in its
desire to sustain its presence in the international community has
committed to organize the Philippine participation in the EXPO 2000
Hannover by presenting the country's natural and cultural heritage and
its thrust of maintaining the critical balance between sustained
development and environment;
WHEREAS, the Philippine participation in the EXPO 2000 Hannover
provides a major opportunity for the Philippines to present itself to
the world in terms of creating awareness for its business potentials,
history, and culture vis-a-vis the theme of the EXPO 2000 Hannover:
"Humankind, Nature, Technology";
WHEREAS, there is a need to constitute a Coordinating Committee to
organize direct and supervise the conduct of the Philippine
participation during the EXPO 2000 Hannover;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA, President of the
Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby
order:
Section 1. Constitution of the Coordinating Committee
for the Philippine Participation in EXPO 2000 Hannover. — A
Coordinating Committee (hereinafter referred to as the "Committee") is
hereby constituted to oversee and undertake the necessary preparations
for the Philippine Presentation in EXPO 2000 Hannover, to be composed
of the following:
a.
Secretary of Trade and Industry -
Chairman
b. Secretary
of Tourism - Vice-Chairman
c. Secretary
of Agriculture - Member
d. Secretary
of Budget and Management - Member
e. Secretary
of Department of Science - Member
and Technology
f. Secretary
of Environment and Natural - Member
Resources
g. Secretary
of Finance - Member
h. Secretary
of Foreign Affairs - Member
i. Chairman,
National Commission for - Member
Culture and Arts
j Executive
Secretary of the Office - Member
of the Pres.
k.
Philippines-German Business Council
- Member
l.
Commissioner General, Philippine -
Member
participation in EXPO 2000
Hannover
The members of the Committee from the government sector may designate
their alternates preferably with the rank of Undersecretary or
Assistant Secretary or the equivalent rank thereto.
Sec. 2. Functions. — The Committee shall exercise
the following functions and responsibilities:
a.
Act as the coordinating body between the private sector and various
government agencies to ensure that all directives subsequently issued
to the said agencies for the planning, operation and management of the
Philippine Pavilion at EXPO 2000 Hannover shall be implemented;
b. Ensure that
the economic advantages of the Philippine Presentation are maximized
through a concerted and cost-effective country approach;
c. Select the
theme, concept, and message of the Philippine participation as may be
acceptable to both the Governments of the Philippines and Germany;
d. Ensure the
safety and protection of government and personal properties, exhibit
materials, and special effects needed to complete the Philippine
Presentation;
e. Seek the
assistance of and coordinate with the private sector and other
non-governmental organizations, in implementing the Philippine
Presentation and meeting the necessary requirements for the
participation;
f. Call on any
department, bureau, or office of the government, including
Government-Owned and Controlled-Corporations to render such assistance
as it may need;
g. Regularly
check the progress of the preparations for the Philippine participation
to the EXPO 2000 by monitoring the activities of the project
Secretariat designated in Sec. 4 of this Administrative Order;
h. Undertake
all other measures necessary for the successful participation of the
Philippines at EXPO 2000 Hannover.
Sec. 3. Commissioner General. — The Chairman of
the Coordinating Committee for the Philippine participation in EXPO
2000 Hannover shall designate a Commissioner General of the Philippine
participation in the EXPO 2000 Hannover. The Commissioner General will
be the contact person of the EXPO 2000 organizers. The Commissioner
General shall also perform such other functions as may be assigned to
him by the Chairman of the Coordinating Committee for the Philippine
Participation in EXPO 2000 as well as other functions that may be
delegated to him by the Coordinating Committee.
Sec. 4. Secretariat. — The Center for
International Trade Expositions and Missions (CITEM), an attached
agency of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) shall act as the
Project Secretariat.
CITEM shall service the Coordinating Committee's technical and
administrative requirements. All agencies of the government represented
in the Coordinating Committee may be requested to assign or detail an
employee each to complement the Project Secretariat. The Project
Secretariat shall also perform the following functions:
1.
Submit a quarterly report to the Coordinating Committee for the
Philippine participation in EXPO 2000 Hannover on the status of our
Philippine presentation;
2. Recommend
to the Chairman of the Coordinating Committee for the Philippine
participation in EXPO 2000 Hannover the approval of
contracts/agreements covering and related to the Philippine
participation;
3. Submit a
terminal report of the expenditures and other aspects of the project to
the Coordinating Committee within sixty (60) days from the termination
of the Project; and
4. Perform
such other functions as may be assigned by the Coordinating Committee
and/or its Chairman or by the Commissioner General.
Sec. 5. Funding. — The amount of ONE HUNDRED FIFTY
MILLION PESOS (P150,000,000.00) shall serve as the Philippine
Government contribution to the Project; P100,000,000.00 of which shall
be contributed by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) from its
budget for Fiscal Years 1999 and 2000 to be spent for capital
expenditures and services; P50,000,000.00 shall be sourced from the
President's Contingent Fund for Fiscal Years 1999 and 2000.
The private sector shall endeavor on a best efforts basis, to raise
additional funds for the EXPO 2000 project.
Sec. 6. Term of Committee. — The Committee shall
cease to exist upon termination of the Project in December 2000.
Sec. 7. Submission of Quarterly and Terminal
Reports. — The Committee shall submit to the Office of the President a
report on the status of preparations for the Philippine Presentation
every quarter as well as a terminal report within sixty (60) days from
the termination of the Project.
Sec. 8. Effectivity. — This Administrative Order
shall take effect immediately.
Done in the City of Manila,
this 16th of November in the year of the Lord, Nine Hundred and
Ninety-Nine.
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