EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 321
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 321 - CREATING
A PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION FOR THE CENTRAL LUZON GROWTH CORRIDOR AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSES
WHEREAS, there is a need to ensure
that the benefits from the economic activities of Clark Special
Economic Zone, Subic Bay Freeport Zone, Mariveles Export Processing
Zone, and other special economic zones, are enjoyed by the nearby areas;
WHEREAS, there is a need to fast-track the implementation of programs
and projects to facilitate the development of Central Luzon especially
the areas affected by lahar in the provinces of Bataan, Bulacan, Nueva
Ecija, Pampanga, Tarlac, and Zambales; and
WHEREAS, toward the integrated and harmonized development of the
Central Luzon area, there is a need to rationalize existing activities
in these areas as well as to involve other government and
non-government entities in the development efforts to achieve
complementation of activities for these areas and maximization of
government’s limited resources.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FIDEL V. RAMOS, President of the Republic of the
Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby
order the following;
Section 1. Creation of the Presidential Commission To
Plan For and Develop the Central Luzon Growth Corridor. — There is
hereby created a Presidential Commission for Central Luzon Growth
Corridor within the provinces of Bataan, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija,
Pampanga, Tarlac, and Zambales, hereinafter referred to as the
“Commission, which shall be responsible for the orchestration and the
coordination of development efforts for the Central Luzon growth area.
Sec. 2. Composition. — The Commission shall be
charged by the Secretary of Trade and Industry (also CORD for Region
III) with the Director-General of the National Economic and Development
Authority and the Chairman of the Regional Development Council for
Region III as Vice-Chairmen. Its members shall be composed of the
following:
a.
Chairman, Mt. Pinatubo Commission
b. Undersecretary, Department of Agriculture
c. Undersecretary, Department of Environment and
Natural Resources
d. Undersecretary, Department of Public Works and
Highways
e. Undersecretary, Department of Transportation and
Communication
f. Undersecretary, Department of Tourism
g. Chairman, Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority
h. President, Clark Development Corporation
i. Director-General, Philippine Economic Zone
Authority
j. Governors of the Provinces of Bataan, Bulacan,
Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Tarlac, and Zambales
k. Three (3) representatives from the private
sector/non-government organization to be
recommended by the
Commission and appointed by the President
The government representatives in the Commission shall serve in an
ex-officio capacity.
Sec. 3. Functions and Responsibilities. —The
Presidential Commission shall:
a.
Prepare an inventory of all existing and approved land use plans,
programs and projects in Central Luzon;
b. Review
existing development plans, including, but not limited to, the proposed
Master Plan on the Central Luzon Development Program;
c. Based on
the inventory and review, cause the preparation and/or finalization of
an Integrated Development Plan for the Central Luzon Growth Area that
would ensure that Region III would benefit from the development and
economic activities at the Clark Special Economic Zone, Subic Bay
Freeport Zone, the Mariveles Export Processing Zone and other special
economic zones and growth centers in the region.
The development plan should
consider and include the development of Central Luzon’s infrastructure,
agri-industry, housing, tourism, environment, natural resources and
other investment activities, among others, for implementation by
concerned government agencies or by the private sector, on a
build-operate-transfer or other innovative schemes as may be
recommended by the Commission to the President.
In the preparation of the Plan,
the Commission shall coordinate with the Regional Development Council
of Region 3 and utilize existing studies and recommendations of
government and non-government agencies which have been involved in the
planning and development of Central Luzon and the rehabilitation
efforts in the lahar-ravaged areas therein.
d. Adopt a
process of maximum consultation with the local government units
concerned and all interest groups in the localities to ensure that
their needs, concerns and ideas are considered in the formulation and
implementation of plans and development programs and projects;
e. Ensure a
fast-tracked implementation of the Integrated Development Plan for the
growth area;
f. Identify
sources of funds, both local and foreign, which may be used for the
implementation of development programs and projects for the growth area;
g. Act as the
central coordinating body on matters pertaining to the Central Luzon
Growth Corridor and as the issue resolution body on any problems and
issues which may arise in the formulation of the integrated development
plan or its implementation;
h. Recommend
to the appropriate Sanggunians such ordinances and measures as may be
necessary to attain the objectives of the Plan, as approved by the
President;
i. Submit
status report every quarter to the Office of the President; and
j. Undertake
such other functions as the President may direct.
Sec. 4. Secretariat Support. — The Department of
Trade and Industry shall provide technical and secretariat support to
the Commission.
Sec. 5. Funding. — Funding for the Commission’s
operations for the initial year of operations shall be sourced from the
President’s Contingent Fund, the amount for which shall be recommended
by the Commission. Appropriations for the succeeding years shall be
incorporated in the annual appropriations of the Department of Trade
and Industry.
Sec. 6. Departments, Agencies and Local Government
Units. — The Commission is hereby authorized to call upon any
department, bureau, office, agency, instrumentality or subdivision of
the Government, including government-owned and controlled corporations
and local government units, for such assistance as it may need in
discharging its functions. The Commission may likewise organize
sectoral “Task-Forces”, as it may deem necessary, in the performance of
its functions and responsibilities.
Sec. 7. Saving Clause. — All Existing Presidential
Issuances and Directives covering the Central Luzon Area shall remain
in effect, except for portions thereof which are inconsistent with this
Order.
Sec. 8. Effectivity. — This Executive Order shall
take effect immediately.
DONE in the City of Manila,
this 9th day of April, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and
Ninety-Sixty.
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