EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 259
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 259 - FURTHER
AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER NOS. 175 DATED APRIL 30, 1994, AS AMENDED BY
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 223 DATED FEBRUARY 7, 1995 AND EXECUTIVE ORDER NO.
229 DATED MARCH 19, 1995, WHICH CREATED A NORTHWESTERN LUZON GROWTH
QUADRANGLE COMMISSION
I, FIDEL V. RAMOS, President of the
Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby
order the amendment of Executive Order No. 175 dated April 30, 1994 as
amended by Executive Order No. 223 dated February 7, 1995 and Executive
Order No. 229 dated March 19, 1995, as follows:
The First WHEREAS Clause is hereby amended to read as follows:
“WHEREAS,
The Medium Term Philippine Development Plan for 1993-1998 has
identified the development of the Northwestern Luzon Growth Quadrangle
(NWLGQ) comprising the provinces of Region I and the Baguio- La
Trinidad-Itogon-Samblan-Tuba (BLIST) area in Cordillera Administrative
Region (CAR) as a component strategy towards agri-industrial
development;”
The Third WHEREAS Clause is hereby amended to read as follows:
“WHEREAS,
the coordinative and management mechanism for the planning,
implementation and monitoring of the NWLGQ was already approved by the
Regional Development Council (RDC) I and the government’s
decentralization and regionalization policy as provided under Executive
Order Nos. 363 and 505;”
Section 1. Section 1 is hereby amended to read as
follows:
“Section 1. NWLGQ Commission. There is hereby created under
the Office of the President, a Presidential Commission to be called the
Northwestern Luzon Growth Quadrangle Commission (NWLGQ), herein after
referred to as the Commission. The Commission shall be responsible for
the overall policy direction, coordination and supervision of the
entire NWLGQ development efforts. It shall be composed of the following
members:
Secretary
of Trade and Industry
CORDs for Region I and CAR
Secretary of Tourism
Secretary of Agriculture
Secretary of Environment and
Natural Resources
Secretary of Transportation and
Communication
Secretary of Public Works and
Highways
Secretary of Energy
Secretary of Budget and
Management
NEDA Director General
The Presidential Assistant for
Regional Development
The Chairman of Regional
Development Council I
The Chairman of Cordillera
Executive Board
The Provincial Governor of
Ilocos Norte
The Provincial Governor of
Ilocos Sur
The Provincial Governor of La
Union
The Provincial Governor of
Pangasinan
The Provincial Governor of
Benguet
The City Mayor of Dagupan City
The City Mayor of Baguio City
The City Mayor of Laoag City
The Municipal Mayor of San
Fernando, La Union
The PCCI Chairman of Region I
The PCCI Chairman of CAR
The BCDA Chairman
NGO
Regional Federation Representative each for Regions I and CAR to be
appointed by the President
The Executive Director of the
Coordinating Council of the Philippine Assistance Program (CCPAP)
The Commission shall be chaired
by the CORD for Region I and co-chaired by the Secretary of Trade and
Industry and CORD for CAR.
The Commission shall have the
following functions:
a)
Review and submit to the President for approval, the NWLGQ Master Plan
and Development Program;
b) Provide
overall policy direction, coordination and monitoring of all
program/project components and development activities of the NWLGQ
Development Program in consultation and coordination with the Joint
RDC-CEB Inter-Regional Consultative Council;
c) Cause the
preparation, update, refinement and endorsement of the NWLGQ plans,
investment programs and projects within the context of the NWLGQ Master
Plan and the Regional Development and Physical Framework Plans and
Investment Programs of Regions I and CAR;
d) Cause the
preparation of feasibility studies for the financing of the various
projects identified for the NWLGQ;
e) Encourage
the support and assistance from government and non-government
institutions in planning and implementing the various projects under
the NWLGQ Development Program;
f) Organize
the Program Management Office (PMO), define its organizational set-up,
establish its staffing pattern as well as internal operating systems
and procedures;
g) Review and
confirm contracts entered into by the Executive Director of the
Program Management Office (PMO);
h) Review and
endorse to the concerned implementing bodies (Central Offices) the
annual budget of the North Quad Development Program to ensure that the
funding requirements of the North Quad Programs/Projects approved by
the RDC will form part of the concerned agencies’ annual budget;
i) Review and
endorse to the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) the annual
budget for the operations of the North Quad Commission/Program
Management Office;
j) Submit to
the President regular progress reports on the NWLGQ Development Program
and such other reports as may be required;
k) To accept
and manage grants, donations or any such funds for the development of
the NWLGQ Program;
l) To
negotiate for development funds to include ODA on a bilateral or
multi-lateral basis in accordance with the existing rules and
regulations;
m) To adopt
rules, systems and procedures and structures which the Commission may
deem fit to carry out its functions;
n) To mobilize
private sector participation as the primary actor for the Quad
development;
o) To conduct
advocacy and investment promotion activities.”
Sec. 2. Sec. 2 is hereby amended to read as
follows:
“Sec.
2. Executive Committee (ExCom). There is hereby
created a NWLGQ Executive Committee (ExCom) to supervise its day-to-day
operations. The ExCom shall be comprised of not more than one third of
the total membership of the fully-constituted Commission. The
Commission shall appoint the members of the ExCom. The Chairman of the
ExCom shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Commission. The ExCom
Chairman shall possess, among others, national and regional statute and
perspective. All action/s undertaken by the ExCom shall be confirmed by
the Commission proper.
The Executive Committee (ExCom)
shall have the following functions:
a)
Evaluate and endorse to the Commission the North Quad Master
Plan;
b) Monitor and
submit reports on the progress of the North Quad Development Program
(NQDP) and other required reports to the Commission;
c) Perform
functions of the Commission and such other related functions as may be
delegated by the Commission proper;
d) Evaluate
and refine the North Quad Master Plan, considering other plans i.e. the
Regional Development and Physical Framework Plans, and other plans and
inputs of the LGUs, concerned entities and endorse to the Commission
for approval and adoption;
e) Evaluate
the annual investment program and annual budget of the NQDP and endorse
it to the Commission for approval;
f) Prepare an
action plan for the utilization of funds (grants, donations, etc.) for
the development of the NQDP;
g) Initiate
the negotiation for development funds to include ODA on a bilateral or
multi-lateral basis;
h) Review and
approve the Terms of Reference (TOR) for the conduct of feasibility
studies on projects in the NQDP;
i)
Review/evaluate the feasibility studies on various projects identified
for the NQDP;
j)
Endorse/present the feasibility studies to the Commission for
adoption/final approval;
k) Evaluate
and approve contracts entered into by the PMO and endorse the same to
the Commission for confirmation;
l) Formulate
related policies governing the NQDP in coordinating and monitoring of
all program/project components and recommend to the Commission for
approval and policy implementation;
m) Review all
progress reports submitted by the PMO and other required reports for
submission to the Commission;
n) Recommend
to the Commission the organizational set-up, staffing pattern and
internal operating system of the PMO and recruit applicants to the
PMO;
o) Evaluate
and endorse to the Commission the annual budget of the PMO; and
p) Formulate
rules, systems and procedures and recommend to the Commission for
adoption;”
Sec. 3. Sec. 3 is hereby amended to read as
follows:
“Sec.
3. Program Management Office. The Program Management
Office (PMO) shall serve as the implementing arm as well as technical
and administrative secretariat of the Commission and its ExCom and as
such, shall undertake the day to day activities of the NWLGQ
Development Program. It shall be headed by an Executive Director to be
appointed by the President. The DTI and NEDA Offices of Regions I and
CAR shall provide technical and secretariat support to the Commission
on an interim basis until such time that the staffing pattern for the
PMO shall have been determined and approved by the Commission. Fiscal
austerity will be observed strictly.
The Program Management Office
shall perform the following functions:
a)
Coordinate with implementing bodies including local government units,
line agencies, financing institutions, non-government organizations and
other concerned entities in the updating, refinement, endorsement and
implementation of the NWLGQ Master Plan and investment programs and
projects;
b) Coordinate
with the Local Development Councils (LDCs) in the implementation of
policy decisions promulgated by the Commission;
c) Coordinate
the preparation of feasibility studies or other related studies of the
project components of the NWLGQ Development Program and evaluation and
financing of feasible projects;
d) Coordinate
with the RDC on the preparation of the annual budgetary requirements of
the Programs/projects of the North Quad Development Program to ensure
that the funding requirements of such will form part of the annual
budget of the concerned implementing bodies and submit the same to the
Commission through the ExCom;
e) Prepare the
annual budget of the Commission for the latter’s approval;
f) Recommend
to the ExCom the list of North Quad programs/projects that require
funding for the implementation of the same;
g) Enter into
contracts with the proper approval from the ExCom/Commission;
h) Undertake
the day-to-day operations, to include securing the release, transfer,
deposit of funds from the proper agency, and administering the funds of
the North Quad Development Program, including the disbursements for
proper expenses and payables;
i) Undertake
periodic policy implementation review and evaluation of the NWLGQ
Development Program and shall, for the purpose, design and
operationalize the implementation, monitoring and evaluation system
consistent with the Regional Project Monitoring and Evaluation System
(RPMES);
j) Provide
research and technical assistance to the Commission and the ExCom;
k) Provide
day-to-day technical assistance to the Commission and the ExCom;
l) Develop and
maintain a comprehensive management information system;
m) Conduct or
coordinate trainings and other capability-building programs on areas of
interest which are crucial to the activities of the Commission;
n) Perform
such other functions and responsibilities as the Commission may direct.”
Sec. 4. Sec. 4 is hereby amended as follows:
“Sec.
4. Role of the Implementing Bodies (National Line
Agencies/Local Government Units, NGOs/PS, GOCCs). National line
agencies in the region, government-owned and controlled corporations,
local government units, non-government organizations/private sector
shall, as appropriate serve as implementing entities of the Commission
for the North Quad Development Program related activities. In cases
where national line agencies are designated as lead implementing
entity, implementation shall be undertaken in close coordination with
the Commission through the PMO and concerned LGUs.”
Sec. 5. Sec. 5 is hereby amended to read as
follows:
“Sec.
5. Joint Inter-Regional Consultative Council. There
is hereby created a Joint Inter-Regional Consultative Council which
shall be composed of three (3) representatives from the Regional
Development Council (RDC) and a counterpart group from the Cordillera
Administrative Region (CAR) to be composed of three (3) representative
CEB, and three (3) representatives of Regional Line Agencies (RLAs)
from each region whose Heads of Office are members of the NEDA Board
all of whom shall be chosen from among themselves. The Joint
Inter-Regional Consultative Council shall serve as the Commission’s
Inter-Regional Advisory Group.
The Joint Inter-Regional
Consultative Council shall have the following functions:
a)
To serve as the Commission’s inter-regional policy formulation group;
b) To act on
problems referred to it by the Commission on matters requiring
inter-regional decision.”
Sec. 6. Sec. 6 is hereby amended to read as
follows:
“Sec.
6. Role of Local Development Councils. The Local
Development Councils of the program area shall perform the
following functions:
a)
Approve the respective local components of the multi-year and annual
plans and investment programs under the NWLGQ Development
Program;
b) Monitor and
conduct periodic review (in accordance with the project program
of work) of the local project component with respect to
achievement of goals, objectives and targets of the NWLGQ Development
Program;
c) Coordinate
and facilitate the preparation of site specific development
plans, programs and projects;
d) Coordinate
the passage of municipal and/or provincial resolutions declaring the
areas for industrial and tourism use, if not yet declared or classified
as such;
e) Coordinate
with the Provincial/Regional Land Use Committees and Sanggunians
concerned on the review and approval of the land use and zoning plans
of NWLGQ component sites;
f) Spearhead
the coordination of area inter-agency activities within the
area/province of jurisdiction on the implementation of the NWLGQ
Development Program;
g) To perform
advocacy and consultative role;
h) Perform
such other functions as the PMO may request.”
Sec. 7. Sec. 7 is hereby amended to read as
follows:
“Sec.
7. Advisory Council. There is hereby created an
Advisory Council whose members are Senators and Congressmen from Region
I and CAR and other concerned Secretaries and private sectors who are
not members of the Commission.
Functions of the Advisory
Council:
a)
To ensure the development goals, policies and programs formulated by
the Commission are properly coordinated with the overall national
goals, policies and programs;
b) To provide
national leadership in the investment promotion of the North Quad
Development Program;
c) To maintain
liaison with Congress and central government offices and as necessary,
arrange the needed support for North Quad Development Program projects
from central agencies, including funding agencies.”
Sec. 8. Sec. 8 is hereby amended to read as
follows:
“Sec.
8. Operational Requirements. Appropriations for the
year 1996 and the succeeding years for the operations of the PMO shall
be incorporated in the budget of the Office of the President.”
Sec. 9. Sec. 9 is hereby amended to read as
follows:
“Sec.
9. The Term of the Commission and the Program
Management Office. The Commission and the Program Management Office
shall have a term corresponding to the implementation period of the
NWLGQ Development Program. The NEDA Board, through its Secretariat, is
hereby directed to conduct an annual review and evaluation of the
management and coordinating structures of the Commission and the
Project Management Office. Recommendations and revisions, if any, shall
be submitted to the President for approval not later than the last
working day of January of the following year.”
Sec. 10. Effectivity. — This Executive Order shall
take effect immediately.
DONE in the City of Manila this
11th day of July in the year of Our Lord Nineteen Hundred and
Ninety-Five.
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