EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 380
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 380 - CREATING
THE INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL, DEFINING ITS COMPOSITION, POWERS AND
FUNCTIONS
WHEREAS, it is a declared policy of
the government to ensure the development of industries with extensive
domestic value-added as the key to a sustained and balanced
agri-industrial Philippine economic growth;
WHEREAS, in order to sustain the current economic growth rate of the
country leading to attainment of the status of a Newly Industrializing
Country by the year 2000, it is imperative that Philippine industries
should be globally competitive;
WHEREAS, the government has likewise identified a strong growth in
export as the key to national survival;
WHEREAS, a strong export growth can only sustained by the development
of industry;
WHEREAS, there is a need for a concerned and collective effort of the
government and private sectors to create a favorable business climate
that will enhance growth and expansion of the country’s industries.
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. Industrial Development Council. — There is
hereby created an Industrial Development Council hereinafter referred
to as the “Council”.
Sec. 2. Composition. — The Council shall be
composed of the following:
a.
Secretary of Trade and Industry —
Chairman
b. Presidents of Philippine Chamber
of Commerce and Industry, Inc. and
Federation of Philippine Industries, Inc.
c. Secretary of Finance — Member
d. Secretary of Agriculture
—
Member
e. Secretary of Foreign
Affairs
— Member
f. Secretary of Science and Technology — Member
g. Secretary of Labor and Employment — Member
h. Director General of the National
— Member
Economic
and Development
Authority
i. Governor of the Bangko Sentral ng — Member
Pilipinas
j. Seven (7) Representatives of
the
— Member
Private Sectors
A permanent representative from the Office of the President shall be
present during all council meetings.
The representatives from the private sectors shall be recommended by
the accredited organization thru the Secretary of Trade and Industry
for appointment by the President. The private sector representatives of
the Council shall serve for a period of two (2) years. When a vacancy
arises due to the resignation, death or incapacity of a member, a
replacement who shall serve for the remainder of the member’s term of
office shall be appointed by the President.
Other Heads of the Executive Department and Agencies, private
organizations or individuals can be called upon by the Council to
resolve issues and problems that concern their respective offices.
Sec. 3. Powers and Functions. — The Council shall:
a.
Recommend approval of the Industrial Development Plan of the Philippine
(IDPP) which plan shall be congruous and compatible with the Philippine
Export Development Plan (PEDP) and its integration into the Medium-Term
Philippine Development Plan (MTPDP); coordinate, monitor and assess the
implementation thereof, and, when necessary, institute appropriate
adjustment thereon in the light of changing conditions in both the
domestic and international environment;
b.
Periodically review and assess the country’s industries’ performance,
problems and prospects;
c. Reduce
uncontrolled business costs by identifying the main bottlenecks,
problem areas and constraints in all areas, sectors and activities that
influence the development of industries, including but not limited to,
such matters as policy framework, physical infrastructure, financing,
foreign exchange, technology, production, promoting and marketing.
d. Mandate
specific departments and agencies to attend to the bottlenecks and
problems constraining the development of industries in any of the areas
mentioned in paragraph (c) above, and require the concerned Secretaries
to deliver a progress report(s) on the actions or initiatives taken to
resolve these areas of concern at the next meeting(s);
e. Ensure
product quality control by overseeing the formulation and
implementation of quality control guidelines by appropriate agencies to
make Philippine products at par with world-class products;
f. Impose
sanctions on any government agency or officer or employee thereof, or
private sector entity that impedes efficient trade of Philippine goods;
g. Recommend
to Congress any proposed legislation that would contribute to the
development of Philippine products;
h. Formulate
policies or recommended measures and draw up a study within ninety (90)
days from the approval of this Order, relative to the rationalization
of the government’s industries promotion and development
functions/activities and programs for the eventual transfer of
government industries promotions and development activities to the
private sector within a period of two (2) years after the approval of
the Act;
i. Formulate
policies or recommend measures to promote investments in identified
sectors;
j. Formulate
the policies for the granting of incentives to industries;
k. Adopt such
policies, rules and procedures and administrative systems for the
efficient and effective exercise of its powers and functions; and
l.
Grant and review the accreditation of Philippine industry
associations/organizations.
Sec. 4. Executive Committee. — An executive
Committee (ExCom) composed of representatives from DTI as Chairman,
NEDA, Finance, BSP, the Office of the President and five (5) from the
private sector, two (2) of whom are the respective Presidents of FPI
and PCCI as Vice Chairmen, is hereby constituted to assist the Council
in the coordination, monitoring and assessment of the implementation of
the IDPP.
Sec. 5. Secretariat. — The Council shall be
assisted by a Secretariat based in the Department of Trade and
Industry, headed by an official designated by the Chairman of the
Council, together with personnel from the government agencies and
private sectors represented in the ExCom who shall be assigned to the
Secretariat, respectively, by the ExCom.
Sec. 6. Meetings. — The Council shall meet at
least once a month, and at least once every quarter with the President,
provided, that the President may convene the Council whenever he deems
it necessary.
Sec. 7. Funding. — Funding of activities and
operational expenses of the Council shall be supported by contributions
from the government and the private sector. A seed capital in an amount
recommended by the Department of Trade and Industry, upon consultation
with the Department of Budget and Management and approved by the
President, shall be taken from the Contingent Fund of the President.
Thereafter, the annual contributions of the government shall be
included in the annual General Appropriations Acts after consultations
with the Department of Budget and Management.
Sec. 8. Repealing Clause. — All other executive
issuances, rules and regulations or parts thereof which are
inconsistent with the provisions of this Executive Order are hereby
repealed, amended or modified accordingly.
The Executive Order shall take effect immediately.
DONE in the City of Manila,
this 2nd day of December in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and
Ninety-Six.
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