EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 232
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 232 - PROVIDING
FOR THE STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL REORGANIZATION OF THE NATIONAL
COUNCIL FOR THE WELFARE OF THE DISABLED PERSONS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
WHEREAS,
the national government recognizes its responsibility to provide
disabled persons with the fullest measure of protection and assistance
to help develop their abilities in all fields of endeavor and to
promote their integration into the mainstream of society, as well as
its primary duty for the prevention of disabilities;
WHEREAS, the national government is also cognizant of the limitations
of the existing system for delivery of services to persons with
disabilities and the need to extend the ranges of disability prevention
and rehabilitation services;
WHEREAS, there is an increasing awareness in the government and private
sectors on the problems of disability of their joint responsibility to
be involved in the national effort to seek solutions to the problems;
WHEREAS, the national leadership notes, with great concern, that in the
pursuit of this responsibility, there has been a proliferation of
activities and programs for the welfare of persons with disabilities by
government agencies and private organizations and that for lack of
central direction and coordination, there is widespread overlapping and
duplication of efforts, thereby resulting in the wastage of scarce
resources and professional services and impairing the achievement of
definite goals;
WHEREAS, the National Commission Concerning Disable Persons was created
on 11 June 1978 by virtue of Presidential Decree No. 1509 as amended;
WHEREAS, the National Commission Concerning Disabled Persons was
replaced by the National Council for the Welfare of Disabled Persons by
virtue of Executive Order No. 123 dated January 1987;
WHEREAS, the structural and functional reorganization of the National
Council for the Welfare of Disabled Persons is deemed necessary for
effective and efficient delivery of services to persons with
disabilities;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, CORAZON, C. AQUINO, President of the Philippines, by
virtue of the powers vested in me by the sovereign will of the Filipino
people and the Constitution, do hereby order:
Section 1. Title. — This Executive Order shall
otherwise be known as the Reorganization Act of the former National
Commission Concerning Disable Persons (NCCDP) not known as the National
Council for the Welfare of Disabled Persons (NCWDP) as provided for
under Executive Order No. 123 and attached to the Department of Social
Welfare and Development.
Sec. 2. Declaration of Policy. — The State’s
paramount concern for the welfare of the disabled persons as embodied
in several provisions of the 1987 Constitution of the Philippines is
hereby affirmed.
Sec. 3. Objectives of the Council. — The National
Council for the Welfare of Disabled Persons hereinafter referred to as
the “Council” shall have the following objectives;
1.
To develop an integrated and comprehensive long-term National Plan for
the prevention of disabilities, rehabilitation, full participation and
equalization of opportunities of disabled persons.
2. To insure
that essential programs and services for the welfare of persons with
disabilities are adequate and accessible.
3. To provide
and maintain necessary steps to ensure the rights and benefits of
disabled persons at all levels to achieve fuller participation and
equalization of opportunities.
4. To advocate
new policies and legislations or amendments relating to disability
prevention, rehabilitation, full participation and equalization of
opportunities.
5. To act as
consultative forum, advisory and coordinating body to rationalize the
functions and activities of agencies involved in disability prevention,
rehabilitation, full participation and equalization of opportunities of
disabled persons.
6. To
establish, maintain and expand contact with national and international
organizations concerned with persons disabilities, and to keep abreast
with international standards and the latest developments in disability
prevention, rehabilitation and equalization of opportunities.
7. To raise
the level of public awareness on disability prevention, rehabilitation,
full participation and equalization of opportunities of disabled
persons through systematic information program.
8. To develop
and maintain a data banking and referral system on disability
prevention, rehabilitation, full participation and equalization of
opportunities.
Sec. 4. Powers and Functions of the Council. — The
council shall have the following powers and functions:
1.
Formulate policies on disability prevention and rehabilitation for the
welfare of the disabled persons.
2. Formulate
research and development policies on health, education, labor and
social welfare for disabled persons.
3. Undertake
continuing researchers and related studies on various topics pertaining
to disability prevention, rehabilitation and equalization of
opportunities for persons with disabilities.
4. Formulate
integrated and comprehensive long and medium term national plans on the
welfare of disabled persons.
5. Establish
and maintain linkages and networking with local and international
organizations, including organizations of and for disabled persons.
6. Conduct
program evaluation and monitoring, consultative meetings, and symposia
on issues related to disability prevention and
rehabilitation.
7. Propose
legislation and initiate advocacy programs for the welfare of disabled
persons.
8. Develop a
broad public information and dissemination program on disability
prevention, rehabilitation, full participation and equalization of
opportunities.
9. Submit
periodic reports to the DSWD Secretary on the activities of the
Council.
10. Establish
and maintain a date bank and referral system on disability prevention,
rehabilitation, full participation and equalization of opportunities.
Sec. 5. Composition of the Council. — The NCWDP is
headed by a governing Board, the members of which are heads or
representatives of governmental and non-governmental organizations, and
disabled persons as well as civic and cause oriented organizations. The
Board shall be composed of the following members or their duly
designated representatives:
Government
Offices
Department of Social Welfare and
Development
— Chairman
Department of Health
— Member
Department of Labor and Employment — Member
Department of Education, Culture
and Sports
— Member
Department of National Defense
— Member
Department of
Agriculture — Member
National Economic and
Development Authority — Member
Department of Environment and
Natural Resources
— Member
Department of Local Government
— Member
Department of Trade and Industry
— Member
Department of Public Works and
Highways
— Member
Department of Transportation and
Communications
— Member
Department of Justice
— Member
Non-Government
Offices
Veterans Federation of the Philippines — Member
Philippine Foundation for the
Rehabilitation of Disabled, Inc. — Member
Private Representatives
Two (2) disabled persons and one (1) each from a civic group and a
cause oriented organization, all of whom shall be appointed by the
President upon the recommendation of the Chairman for a three (3) year
term.
Sec. 6. The Chairman. — The Chairman of the Board
shall have the following duties:
1.
To call and preside over the meetings of the Board.
2. To manage
and administer the affairs of the Council.
3. To ensure
that the decisions and policies of the Board are implemented.
4. To sign for
and represent the Council.
5. To accept
on behalf of the Council, gifts, grants or donations and to administer
and disburse the same with the approval of the Board and in accordance
with government rules, regulations and policies.
6. To enter
into and execute such contracts as may be deemed necessary in the
pursuit of the Council’s objectives, subject to the approval of the
Board and in accordance with government rules, regulations and
policies.
7. To organize
permanent or ad-hoc committees, consisting of members of the Board or
such other experts as are deemed necessary for the discharge of the
Council.
Sec. 7. Meetings. — The Board shall met every
month or often at the call of the Chairman.
Eleven (11) members of the Board shall constitute a quorum. However,
when a decision is made by such a quorum, it must carry the unanimous
vote of all eleven members to be valid.
Members of the Board shall receive no compensation, but shall be
entitled to honorarium and other allowances as resolved by the Board
and authorized by the Department of Budget and Management.
Sec. 8. The Secretariat. — The Council shall have
a Secretariat which will provide the machinery to coordinate functions,
organize services and evaluate programs as may be required by the Board
in the exercise of its functions. It shall be headed by an Executive
Director to be assisted by a Deputy Executive Director, both of whom
shall be appointed by the President.
The main divisions of the Secretariat shall be as follows:
1.
Office of the Executive Director
2.
Administrative Division
3. Programs
Management Division
4.
Information, Education and Communication Division
5. Technical
Cooperation Center
Sec. 9. The Executive Committee. — There shall be
created an Executive Committee to assist the Board. The Executive
Committee shall be chaired by the Under Secretary of DSWD for attached
agencies and shall be composed of nine (9) members to be chosen by the
Chairman.
Sec. 10. Other Committees. — The Board shall
create committees as may be deemed necessary to carry out the functions
of the Council.
Sec. 11. Appropriations. — Funds needed to carry
out the provisions of this Executive Order shall be taken from the
funds available to the NCCDP. Thereafter, budget as shall be needed for
the continued operation of the Council shall be regularly included in
subsequent annual general appropriations acts.
Sec. 12. Donations. — The Council shall be
authorized to receive grants, donations, contributions or gifts which
will administered or disbursed for the purpose of which they were given
or in the absence of such, as the Board may determine. In both cases,
government rules and regulations shall apply.
Sec. 13. Repealing Clause. — All laws, ordinances,
rules and regulations, other issuances or parts thereof which are
inconsistent with this Executive Order are hereby repealed or modified
accordingly.
Sec. 14. Effectivity. — This Executive Order shall
take effect immediately.
APPROVED in the City of Manila,
Philippines, this 22nd day of July, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen
hundred and eighty-seven.
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