EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 738
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 738 -
ESTABLISHING CABINET COMMITTEE ON THE TREATY ON THE LAW OF THE SEA
WHEREAS, the Treaty on the Law of
the Sea when adopted by the United Nations Conference will have
significant political, economic, strategic, security and other
implications to the Philippines, and
WHEREAS, the policies and activities of the Philippine Government
agencies concerned to the implementation of the Treaty on the Law of
the Sea in all its aspects must be coordinated in order to optimize the
benefits that the Philippines can derive from it, particularly on the
200-mile Exclusive Economic Zone.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines,
by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby order:
Section 1. There is hereby established a Cabinet
Committee which shall be responsible for the implementation of the
Treaty on the Law on the Sea with respect to political, economic,
strategic, security, and other implications, with the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs as the coordinating agency in all matters relating
thereto.
Sec. 2. The Cabinet Committee shall be composed of
the Minister of Foreign Affairs as Chairman, with the Minister of
National Defense, the Minister of Natural Resources, the Minister of
Energy, the Minister of Justice, the Director-General of the National
Economic Development Authority, and such other officials as the
President may designate, as members.
Sec. 3. A Secretariat is hereby created in the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs which shall have the following functions
and responsibilities.
a.
Act as the supportive and administrative body of the Cabinet Committee
on the Treaty on the Law of the Sea as it affects the Philippines;
b. Formulate
the necessary administrative and other procedural rules and regulations
for the internal management of the Cabinet Committee;
c. Prepare in
consultation and in coordination with the other concerned agencies, the
administrative, technical and other technological requirements
necessary for the effective and efficient management of the 200-mile
Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and to issue and disseminate these to the
other concerned agencies;
d. Prepare, in
consultation and in coordination with other concerned agencies, short,
medium, and long-term plans for the effective and efficient
development, conservation and protection of the 200-mile EEZ;
e. Monitor and
coordinate the activities of the other concerned agencies in the
implementation of the Treaty on the Law of the Sea;
f. Prepare the
groundwork for any negotiation with other countries in matters
concerning overlapping of boundaries, fisheries, energy, mineral and
other agreements relating to the conservation, protection and
exploitation, development, and management of the 200-mile EEZ;
and
g. Render a
regular and periodic report on its activities.
Sec. 4. The Secretariat shall be headed by an
Executive Director to be designated by the Chairman of the Cabinet
Committee.
Sec. 5. In order for the Secretariat to
effectively and efficiently discharge its functions and
responsibilities, it is authorized to formulate the necessary
administrative and financial arrangements to carry out its work
program, including the recruitment, selection, and hiring of competent
and qualified personnel on a regular and/or consultancy or contractual
basis, and prepare and manage its own finances.
Sec. 6. The Ministry of the Budget is directed to
release such amount as may be necessary for the initial operation of
the Committee to the Secretariat through the Chairman of the Cabinet
Committee on the Treaty on the Law of the Sea which shall administer
the same.
Done in the City of Manila,
this 3rd day of October, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
eighty-one.
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