EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 139
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 139 - CREATING
THE KABATAAN: 2000 STEERING COMMITTEE THE ACTION OFFICERS COMMITTEE AND
THE REGIONAL STEERING COMMITTEE IN IMPLEMENTATION OF THE YEAR-ROUND
YOUTH WORK PROGRAM, KABATAAN: 2000 AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
WHEREAS, there is a need to
implement a year-round program for the youth, which will make the youth
contribute directly to the government’s Vision of Philippines: 2000;
WHEREAS, the 1993 President’s Summer Youth Work Program (PSYWP)
implementation was a success, considering that 90,000 youths from all
over the country benefited directly from the program;
WHEREAS, the PSYWP should be expanded to a year-round program in order
to involve more youths in the implementation of community building
projects, which contributes to the economic pump-priming program of the
government;
WHEREAS, the attainment of the people empowerment objective of the
government requires the active involvement of the youth, which
comprises 68% of the country’s population, as driving force for
advocacy and for attaining economic and political stability;
WHEREAS, to ensure the continued success of the Program, it is
imperative to strengthen the mechanism therefor and its Steering
Committee for the purpose;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FIDEL V. RAMOS, President of the Philippines, by
virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby order:
Section 1. The Steering Committee; the Action
Officers Committee, and the Regional Steering Committee.
1.1
The Steering Committee. — There is hereby created the KABATAAN: 2000
Steering Committee, composed of the following:
a.
Secretary of Labor and
Employment (DOLE) — Chairman
b. Head,
Presidential Management
Staff
(PMS)
—
Co-Chairman
c. Secretary
of Education, Culture
and
Sports (DECS) — Member
d. Secretary
of Interior and Local
Government (DILG) — Member
e. Secretary
of Tourism (DOT) — Member
f. Secretary
of Social Welfare and
Development
(DSWD)
— Member
g. Secretary
of Health (DOH) — Member
h. Secretary
of Public Works and
Highways
(DPWH)
— Member
i. Secretary
of Agriculture (DA) — Member
j. Secretary
of Environment and
Natural Resources (DENR)
— Member
k. Secretary
of Budget and
Management (DBM) — Member
l. Director
General, National
Economic Development Authority
(NEDA)
— Member
m. Director
General, Philippine
Information Agency (PIA)
— Member
n. Chairman,
Presidential Council for
Youth
Affairs (PCYA) — Member
1.2
The Action Officers Committee. There is hereby created the KABATAAN:
2000 Action Officers Committee composed of the following:
a.
Representative, DOLE — Chairman
b.
Representative, PMS — Co-Chairman
c.
Representative, DECS — Member
d.
Representative, DILG — Member
e.
Representative,
DOT
— Member
f.
Representative, DSWD
— Member
g.
Representative,
DOH
— Member
h.
Representative, DPWH
— Member
i.
Representative, DA — Member
j.
Representative, DENR — Member
k.
Representative,
DBM
— Member
l.
Representative, NEDA — Member
m. Representative,
PIA
— Member
n. Chief
Executive Officer, PCYA — Member
o. Chairman,
Sangguniang Kabataan
National Federation (SKNF)
— Member
1.3
The Regional Steering Committee. There is hereby created the KABATAAN:
2000 Regional Steering Committee composed of the following:
a.
Regional Director, DOLE —
Chairman
b. Regional
Director, DILG —
Co-Chairman
c. Regional
Director, DECS — Member
d. Regional
Director, DOT — Member
e. Regional
Director, DSWD — Member
f. Regional
Director, DOH
—
Member
g. Regional
Director, DPWH — Member
h. Regional
Director, DA —
Member
i. Regional
Director, DENR — Member
j. Regional
Director, PIA —
Member
k. Regional
Coordinator, PCYA — Member
l. Regional
Board of Directors,
SKNF —
Member
Sec. 2. Functions and Responsibilities of the
different Committees. —
2.1
Functions and Responsibilities of the Steering Committee:
a.
Oversee the implementation and ensure the success of the Program;
b. Solicit and
review the support and contribution for the purposes of the Program;
c. Call upon
any government department or agency for the necessary assistance and
support for the Program; and
d. Perform
such other functions as may be assigned by the President.
2.2
Functions and Responsibilities of the Action Officers Committee:
a.
Formulate the guidelines for the implementation of the Program;
b. Review and
evaluate the implementation of the various components of the Program;
c. Prepare and
submit a regular report and assessment of the Program; and
d. Perform
such other functions as may be assigned by the Steering Committee.
2.3
Functions and Responsibilities of the Regional Steering Committee:
a.
Supervise the implementation of the Program in the Regional Level;
b. Seek the
support of the local government units and non-government organizations
to ensure the success of the Program;
c. Prepare and
submit a regular report and assessment of the Program in the Regional
level; and
d. Perform
some other functions as may be assigned by the Steering Committee.
Sec. 3. Program Secretariat. — The Chief Executive
Officer of the Presidential Council for Youth Affairs (PCYA) is hereby
directed to provide a Secretariat for the KABATAAN: 2000 Steering
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 of the program.
Sec. 4. Program Components. — KABATAAN: 2000 shall
have two (2) program components. The President’s Youth Work Program
(PYWP) and the Weekend Youth Brigades (WYB).
4.1
The President’s Youth Work Program (PYWP) — The PYWP is the year-round
implementation of the component programs of the President’s Summer
Youth Work Program (PSWYP). The program shall have eight (8)
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 components shall be
coordinated by the Presidential Council for Youth Affairs (PCYA);
b. Work
Appreciation Program (WAP) The WAP 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 federations and shall be coordinated by the
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE);
c. Special
Program for Employment of Students (SPES). The objective of SPES is to
develop the intellectual capacities of children of poor families and
harness their potentials for the country’s development. Specifically,
the Program aims to help poor but deserving students pursue their
education by providing income or augment their income by encouraging
their employment during summer and/or Christmas vacations;
d. Program on
Literacy cum Livelihood, Culture, Arts (PLLCA). The Program aims to
empower the youth with devisable knowledge, skills, attitudes and
values to make them self-reliant, responsible, productive, humane and
upright citizens who can contribute to the sustainable development of
the country. Program implementation shall be undertaken by the
Department of Education, Culture and Sports (DECS);
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;
f. Health
Outreach Program. (HOP). The HOP aims to promote an understanding and
sense of awareness among the youth on critical health programs and
issues, such as population, environmental health, immunization,
nutrition, and drug abuse, among others;
g. Youth and
Infrastructure Development (YID). The program aims to train and involve
the youth in labor intensive infrastructure programs in their
respective localities. Through hands-on-training, the youths are
introduced to the values of discipline, hardwork and labor; and
h. Tourism
Training and Appreciation Program (TTAP). The TTAP aims to increase the
level of knowledge and exposure of students and instill in the minds of
the youths the history, heritage, and proud accomplishments of our
forefathers. The program shall also be geared towards environmental
awareness and protection, educational and leisure trips, and
preservation of our cultural heritage.
4.2.
The Weekend Youth Brigades (WYB) — The WYB are the low-cost by
high-impact weekend youth programs of various government agencies and
local government units. The WYB aims to involve the youth in community
building projects during the weekends.
Sec. 5. Fund. — The lead agencies are hereby urged
to realign their 1993 and 1994 budgets to provide for the
implementation expenses of the KABATAAN: 2000. The Department of Budget
and Management shall facilitate the realignment of the lead agencies
implementing the program components of KABATAAN: 2000. The PCYA shall
have a yearly appropriation of P2,000,000.00 to provide for the
operational expenses of the KABATAAN: 2000.
Sec. 6. Repealing Clause. — All orders, rules,
regulations and other administrative issuances or provisions thereof,
which are contrary to or inconsistent herewith, are hereby repealed or
modified accordingly.
Sec. 7. Effectivity. — This Executive Order shall
take effect immediately.
DONE in the City of Manila,
this 28th day of November in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
ninety-three.
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