EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 395
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 395 -
ESTABLISHING THE PRESIDENT’S ANNUAL SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAM, PROVIDING FOR
THE COMPONENTS THEREOF, AND CREATING A STEERING COMMITTEE FOR THE
PURPOSE
WHEREAS,
in view of the success of the President’s 1989 Summer Youth Program,
launched through Proclamation No. 287, series of 1989, there is a need
to make the Program an annual undertaking;
WHEREAS, to ensure the continued success of the Program, it is
imperative to provide the mechanisms therefore and to create a Steering
Committee for the purpose;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, CORAZON C. AQUINO, President of the Philippines, by
virtue of the powers vested in me by the law, do hereby order:
Section 1. The Program. — There is hereby established
the President’s Annual Summer Youth Program hereinafter referred to as
the Program, to be implemented during the months of March to June of
every year.
The Program shall involve Filipino youth between the ages of 15 to 24
years.
Sec. 2. Program Components. — The Program shall
have five (5) components, as follows:
a.
Government Internship Program (GIP). The GIP shall seek to initiate its
youth participants into public service by involving them with
government programs and projects, through the various departments and
agencies. The implementation of the program component shall be
coordinated by the Civil Service Commission (CSC).
b. Summer Work
Appreciation Program for Students (SWAPS). The SWAPS shall develop the
values of work appreciation and ethics among college and high school
students by providing them with apprenticeship and actual work
opportunities in private establishments. The Program shall involve
various private sector groups and employers federation and shall be
coordinated by the Department of Labor and Employment
(DOLE).
c. Program on
Culture and Arts. The program shall provide the youth opportunities to
develop appreciation and knowledge of Philippine culture and history.
Program implementation shall be jointly undertaken by the Department of
Tourism (DOT) and the Department of Education, Culture and Sports
(DECS).
d. Sports
Program. The program shall provide training and instruction on various
popular sports, for the enhancement of the physical well-being of
participating youth. Program coordination shall be undertaken by the
Department of Local Government (DLG).
e. Immersion
and Outreach Program (IOP). The IOP aims to instill in the youth a
sense of community service and volunteerism for the less privileged
sectors of the society. The Department of Social Welfare and
Development (DSWD) shall be the lead agency in the implementation of
this program.
Sec. 3. Program Component Coordinators. — The
Committee shall designate a Program Component Coordinator for each of
the Program’s components.
Each Program Component Coordinator shall perform the following
functions and responsibilities:
a)
Facilitate and coordinate the implementation and monitoring of their
respective program component.
b) Formulate
the objectives, mechanisms and annual targets of their respective
program component, subject to the approval of the concerned agency head;
c) Prepare and
submit regular reports to the Program Secretariat on the status of
implementation of the Program component; and
d) Call on the
assistance and support of any government agency or instrumentality, and
non-government or private sector organizations on the pursuance of the
objectives of the Program component.
Sec. 4. The Steering Committee. — There is hereby
created the Program’s Steering Committee, hereinafter referred to as
the Committee, composed of the following:
a.
Presidential Coordinating Secretary
for
Human Resources and Public
Welfare
— Adviser
b. Chairman,
Civil Service Commission — Chairman
c. Cabinet
Secretary
—
Co-Chairman
d. Secretary,
Department of Education,
Culture and Sports — Member
e. Secretary,
Department of Labor and
Employment
— Member
f. Secretary,
Department of Local
Government
— Member
g. Secretary,
Department of Tourism — Member
h. Secretary,
Department of Social
Welfare and Development
— Member
i. Director
General, Philippine
Information
Agency
— Member
The Committee members may designate their permanent representatives in
case of their inability to participate personally in the work of the
Committee.
Sec. 5. Functions and Responsibilities of the
Committee. — The Committee shall have the following functions and
responsibilities:
a.
Oversee the implementation of the Program;
b. Review and
evaluate the implementation of the various components of the Program;
c. Solicit and
receive the support and contribution for the purposes of the Program;
d. Call upon
any government department or agency for the necessary assistance and
support for the Program;
e. Prepare and
submit a regular report and assessment of the Program with
recommendations to the President, within the third quarter of every
year of implementation of the Program.
f. Perform
such other functions as may be assigned by the President.
Sec. 6. Program Secretariat. — The Chief Executive
Officer of the Presidential Council on Youth Affairs (PCYA) is hereby
directed to provide a Secretariat for the Committee. The Secretariat
shall provide technical and administrative support to the Committee,
and perform such other functions as may be assigned to it by the
Committee.
The Chief Executive Officer of the PCYA shall also act as the Overall
Program Coordinator for the Program.
Sec. 7. Funding. — The Department of Budget and
Management (DBM) is hereby directed to set aside from the Contingent
Fund or from any appropriated lump-sum fund authorized in the CY 1990
General Appropriations Act the amount of P500,000.00 to cover the
administrative and operational requirements of the Program, the
Committee and the Secretariat. Thereafter, the amount as may be
necessary for the Program for the succeeding years shall be included in
the budget proposal submitted to the Congress.
Sec. 8. Effectivity. — This Executive Order shall
take effect immediately.
Done in the City of Manila,
this 20th day of February, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and ninety.
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