EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 366
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 366 -
THER AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 308, AS AMENDED BY EXECUTIVE ORDER
NO. 318 BOTH SERIES OF 1988, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
WHEREAS,
there is a need to provide for a responsive forum at the regional level
for the meaningful participation of the concerned members of Congress
and local officials in the selection, prioritization, and allocation of
funds for projects under the infrastructure program which require
national government appropriations;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, CORAZON C. AQUINO, President of the Philippines, by
virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby order:
Section 1. Sec. 3 of Executive Order No. 308, as
amended by Executive Order No. 318, both Series of 1988, is hereby
further amended to read as follows:
“Sec.
3. Regional Development Assembly. — There is hereby
created in every region of the country a Regional Development Assembly,
hereinafter referred to as the RDA, whose composition, functions, and
operations are as follows:
a.
Composition. The RDA shall be composed of (i) all Provincial Governors
and City Mayors in the region; (ii) all Congressmen from the region and
Senators who opt to join the particular RDA when so authorized by their
respective Chambers; (iii) the Chairman of the Regional Development
Council of the region, hereinafter referred to as the RDC; and (iv) two
RDC member- representatives of Non-Governmental Organizations to be
nominated by the RDC. The RDA shall be headed by a Chairman and a
Vice-Chairman to be elected by and from among the members. The RDC
Secretariat shall also serve as the RDA Secretariat.
b. Functions.
The RDA shall serve as a forum for the review and validation of the
annual and multi-year infrastructure programs for the region which
require appropriation of national government funds, as recommended by
the RDC. Based on a consensus, the RDA shall endorse these regional
programs for inclusion in the national infrastructure programs and
budgets to be submitted to the Congress for appropriation of funds.
c. Sessions.
The RDA shall hold at least two sessions each year to deliberate on the
infrastructure program for the following year. The first session shall
be held not later than 15 April of the year to review, validate, and
endorse the RDC-recommended apportionment of the regional block
allocations or budgetary ceilings for the following across subregional
units and/or project categories. The second session shall be held not
later than 15 July of the year to review, validate, and endorse the
RDC-recommended list of projects to be undertaken in the following
year, together with their respective implementation and funding
schedules, within the set ceilings. The RDA may hold additional
sessions as it deems necessary to discuss the annual and multi-year
infrastructure programs requiring appropriation of national government
funds.
d. Hearing and
Consultations. The RDA shall hold extensive public hearings and
consultations before its session in order to coordinate the various
concerns and build up consensus on program and project priorities.
e.
Proceedings. The Regional Director of the infrastructure agency
concerned shall make the technical presentation to the RDA of the
infrastructure program allocations and project lists and schedules,
recommended by the RDC. During the RDA sessions, maximum participation
of the members of the RDC shall be encouraged. All the RDA sessions
shall be held in public.”
Sec. 2. The RDC shall prepare and recommend, not
later than 30 March of each year, the subregional and/or project
category apportionments of the regional block allocations or budgetary
ceilings for infrastructure projects for the following year. It shall
also prepare and recommend, not later than 30 June of each year, the
lists and schedules of infrastructure projects to be undertaken in the
following year within the set ceilings. The RDC shall submit the
programs endorsed by the RDA to the Committee on Infrastructure of the
National Economic and Development Authority Board, through the
infrastructure departments concerned and copy furnished the Department
of Budget and Management, for inclusion in the national infrastructure
programs and budgets to be submitted to the Congress for appropriation
of funds. The preparation of the infrastructure program shall be guided
by the consensus reached in the RDA, and take into account the
proposals and recommendations of the RDA participants.
Sec. 3. The Secretary of Public Works and
Highways, the Secretary of Budget and Management, and the
Director-General of the National Economic and Development Authority
Secretariat shall jointly promulgate the rules and regulations to
implement the provisions of this Executive Order.
Sec. 4. As a transitory provision for the 1990
infrastructure program, the deadlines set in Section s 1(c) and 2 hereof
may be changed by the President of the Philippines, upon recommendation
of the Secretary of Public Works and Highways, the Secretary of Budget
and Management, and the Director-General of the National Economic and
Development Authority Secretariat.
Sec. 5. All orders, issuances, circulars, rules
and regulations, or portions thereof inconsistent with the provisions
of this Executive Order are hereby repealed or amended accordingly.
DONE in the City of Manila,
this 8th day of August, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and
Eighty-Nine.
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