EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 70
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 70 - PROVIDING
FOR THE EXPANSION OF THE PRESIDENTS SUMMER YOUTH WORK PROGRAM, (PSYWP),
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
WHEREAS, the attainment of the people
empowerment objective of the government requires the active involvement
of the youth, which comprises 65% of our population, as the driving
force for advocacy and for attaining economic and political stability;
WHEREAS, there is a need to undertake pump-priming activities for the
youth sector as an integral part of the overall strategy of the
government to further stimulate the economy;
WHEREAS, the program should be expanded to involve the youth in the
delivery of health and social services in remote and insurgency
affected barangays and in labor intensive projects to contribute to the
economic pump printing program of the government;
WHEREAS, the 1993 General Appropriations Act (GAA) contains special
provisions which mandate the concerned Departments to create summer
jobs for college students and out of school youths and prescribe the
payment for a period of employment;
WHEREAS, to ensure to continued success of the Program, it is
imperative to strengthen the mechanisms therefor and its Steering
Committee for the purposes;
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. — There is hereby
created the Program’s Steering Committee, hereinafter referred to as
the Committee, composed of the following:
a.
Secretary, Department
of Labor and
Employment
Chairman
b.
Head, Presidential
Management Staff (PMS) Chairman
c. Secretary,
Department
of
Education, Culture and Sports Member
d. Secretary,
Department
of
Interior and Local Government Member
e. Secretary,
Department of Tourism Member
f. Secretary,
Department
of Social
Welfare and Development Member
h. Secretary,
Department
of
Public Works and Highways
Member
i. Director
General, Philippine
Information Agency
Member
j. Chairman,
Philippine
Sports
Commission (PSC) Member
k. Chairman,
Presidential
Council for Youth Affairs (PCYA) Member
Sec. 2. Functions and Responsibilities of the
Committee. — The Committee shall have the following functions and
responsibilities:
a.
Oversee the implementation and ensure the success of the program;
b. Review and
evaluate the implementation of the various components of the Program;
c. Solicit and
review 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; and,
f. Perform
such other functions may be assigned by the President.
Sec. 3. Program Components. — The Program shall
have seven (7) 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. 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 and groups and employers federation and shall be
coordinated by the Department of Labor and Employment. (DOLE).
c. Program on
Literacy cum Livelihood, Culture, Arts and Tourism. The Program shall
provide 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. Summer
Youth 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 Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) in coordination
with the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG).
e. Immersion
and Outreach Program (IOP). the IOP aims to instill in the youth a
sense of community service and volunteerism for the less privileges
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, drug abuse, among others.
g. Youth in
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.
The Committee members may designate their permanent representatives to
participate in the work of the Committee.
Sec. 4. Funding. — The Department of Budget and
Management (DBM) is hereby authorized to release the amount of
P500,000.00 out of the Contingent Fund authorized in the CY 1993
General Appropriations Act to the PCYA to provide for the operational
expenses of the PSYWP, including the Steering Committee.
Sec. 5. All provisions of EO 395, Series of 1990
which are inconsistent with this Order are hereby deemed amended
accordingly.
Sec. 6. Effectivity. — This Executive Order shall
take effect immediately.
DONE in the City of Manila,
this 20th day of March, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
ninety-three.
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