EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 114
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 114 - FURTHER
AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 175, DATED 30 APRIL 1994 CREATING THE
NORTHWESTERN LUZON GROWTH QUADRANGLE COMMISSION, AS AMENDED BY EO 223
DATED 7 FEBRUARY 1995, EO 229 DATED 19 MARCH 1995, EO 259 11 JULY 1995,
EO 373 DATED 10 OCTOBER 1996, AND EO 447 DATED 2 OCTOBER 1997, TO
EXPAND ITS COVERAGE TO INCLUDE THE WHOLE OF THE CORDILLERA
ADMINISTRATIVE REGION (CAR) AND REGION 2
I,
JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA, President of the Republic of the Philippines,
by virtue of the power vested in me by law, do hereby order the
amendment of Executive Order No. 175 dated 30 April 1994, as amended by
Executive Order No. 223 dated 7 February 1995, Executive Order No. 229
dated 19 March 1995, Executive Order No. 259 dated 11 July 1995, and
Executive Order No. 447 dated 2 October 1997, which created the
Northwestern Luzon Growth Quadrangle (North Quad) Commission, as
follows:
The preambulatory portion of EO No. 175, series of 1994, as amended, is
hereby amended to expand the program coverage of the North Quad to
include all cities and provinces of Region II and the Cordillera
Administrative Region (CAR), and, as such, to read as follows:
“WHEREAS, the establishment of growth areas and industrial economic
cooperation between and among regions across the country has become the
unified response to the outward-looking megatrend of economic
globalization;
WHEREAS, the North Luzon, consisting of Regions I, II, and CAR, is
envisioned to become a strategic growth area in the country as well as
in the North-East Asian region;
WHEREAS, the agglomeration of the three (3) regions into a solid
economic bloc takes cognizance, among other things, of their historical
and socio-cultural ties, their contiguity, their ecological
interdependence where economic activities in the upland affect those in
the lowlands.
WHEREAS, the three regions, if developed together under the framework
of integrated and sustainable development, could avail of economies of
scale and economics of network that will permit synergistic and
complementary development;
WHEREAS, major growth zones/areas and development projects within the
North Luzon Area do not only include the Northwestern Luzon Growth
Quadrangle (North Quad) covering Region I and the province of Abra and
the BLIST area (Baguio-La Trinidad-Itogon-Sablan-Tuba), of CAR, but
also, the Cagayan Special Economic Zone and Freeport (CSEZF) in Sta.
Ana, Cagayan and all such other economic and tourist zones and centers
in Regions 1, 2, and CAR;
WHEREAS, the coordination and management mechanisms for the planning,
implementation and monitoring of some of the growth areas and key
programs/projects approved earlier are found to be within the framework
of the government’s decentralization, regionalization and development
dispersal policy as provided under Executive Order Nos. 363 and 505
dated July 17, 1989 and February 12, 1992, respectively;
WHEREAS, the economic integration of Regions I, II and CAR will provide
the North Luzon area a competitive advantage vis-a-vis other integrated
economies;
WHEREAS, the concept of economic integration of Regions I, II, and CAR
has been endorsed by the Regional Development Council of Regions I, II
and CAR and likewise endorsed by the House of Representatives through
House Resolution No. 391.”
Section 1. Section 1 is further amended to read as
follows:
“Section 1. North Luzon Growth Commission. — There is hereby
created, under the Office of the President, a Presidential Commission
to be called the North Luzon Growth Commission, hereinafter referred to
as the Commission, to ensure complementary and synergy among the
various growth zones/areas in Regions I, II and CAR. The Commission
shall be responsible in orchestrating overall coordination of all
existing areas/zones and key programs/projects. It shall be composed of
the following members:
Secretary,
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)
Secretary, Department of Agriculture (DA)
Secretary, Department of Tourism (DOT)
Secretary, Department of Public Works and Highways, (DPWH)
Secretary, Department of Transportation and Communications
(DOTC)
Secretary, Department of Environmental and Natural Resources
(DENR),
Secretary, Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG)
Director-General, National Economic and Development Authority
(NEDA)
Presidential Assistant for Northern Luzon, Office of the President
(OP)
Executive Director, Coordinating Council of the Philippine
Assistance Program (CCPAP)
Chairman, Regional Development Councils (RDC) of Regions I
and II and Executive Director,
Cordillera Executive Board
(CEB)
Regional Governors, Philippine Chamber of Commerce and
Industry (PCCI) Regions I, II
and CAR
Regional Federation Chairmen, NGO Regions I, II and CAR
Executive Director, Program
Management Office of the North
Luzon Growth Commission
(Ex-officio member)
The Commission shall be chaired by the Secretary of Trade and Industry.
The Commission shall have the
following functions:
a)
Provide overall policy direction, coordination and monitoring of all
programs/project components and development activities of the North
Luzon Development Program (NLDP);
b) Initiate
and cause the preparation, update, and refinement of a North Luzon
Growth Master Development Plan, an/or an Inter-Regional Development
Strategy and Framework Plan, considering existing development plans,
programs, projects in the area;
c) Initiate
and cause the preparation of feasibility studies for the financing of
various projects identified for North Luzon;
d) Formulate
policies towards effective implementation of the various growth
areas/zones particularly those projects which require inter-regional
collaboration and complementation;
c) Resolve
conflicts referred to it by the various area and project structures,
specifically pertaining to the inter-regional implementation of
programs /projects;
f) Encourage
the support and assistance from government and non-implementation, and
evaluation of government institutions in planning the various projects
under the North Luzon Development Program (NLDP);
g) Encourage
local and foreign investments in the area by providing attractive
climate and business activity;
h) Network
with government and other development institutions to generate
resources and economic opportunities for North Luzon;
i) Develop
linkages with other growth areas in the ASEAN and Asia Pacific Region;
j) Accept and
manage grants, donations or any such funds for the development of North
Luzon;
k) Negotiate
for the sourcing of funds to include ODA on a bilateral or
multi-lateral basis in accordance with existing rules and regulations;
l) Organize
its Executive Committee (Excom) and Program Management Office (PMO),
define its organizational set-up, establish its staffing pattern as
well as internal operating systems and procedures;
m) Review and
confirm contracts entered into by the Executive Director of the PMO;
n) Review and
endorse to the concerned implementing bodies (central offices) the
annual budget of the NLDP to ensure that the funding is included in the
annual budgets of concerned government agencies;
o) Review and
endorse to the Department of Budget and Management the annual budget
for the operations of the Commission and the PMO;
p) Submit to
the President regular progress reports on the NLDP and other reports as
may be required;
q) Adopt
rules, systems and procedures and structures which the Commission may
deem necessary to carry out its various functions;
r) Mobilize
private sector participation as the primary actor for the development
of North Luzon;
s) Conduct
advocacy and investment promotion activities;
t) Propose to
the President and Congress a more permanent development structure and
mechanism for the North Luzon growth, area with a corresponding budget;
u) Perform
such other functions as the President may direct.”
Sec. 2. Sec. 2 is further amended to read as
follows:
“Sec. 2. The Executive Committee. — There is hereby created
an Executive Committee (ExCom) of the North Luzon Growth Commission to
supervise day-to-day program operations. The ExCom, which shall be
composed of not more than one-third (1/3) of the total membership of
the fully-constituted Commission, shall be comprised of the Executive
Director of the Program Management Office of the North Luzon Growth
Commission and the representatives from DTI, NEDA, DA, DOT, DPWH, and
DOTC, who shall be appointed/designated by their respective cabinet
secretaries. The Chairman of the ExCom shall be appointed by the
Commission Chairman. Where necessary, action/s undertaken by the ExCom
shall be confirmed by the Commission proper.
The Executive Committee shall
have the following functions:
a)
Monitor and submit report on the progress of the North Luzon
Development Program (NLDP) and other required reports to the Commission;
b) Perform
such functions as may be delegated by the Commissioner proper;
c) Evaluate,
and refine North Luzon development plans/projects, considering other
plans and inputs of the local government units, concerned entities and
endorse to the Commission for approval and adoption;
d) Evaluate
the annual budget of the NLDP and endorse to the Commission for
approval;
e) Prepare an
action plan for the utilization of funds (grants, donations, etc.) for
the development of North Luzon;
f) Initiate
the negotiation for development funds to include ODA on a bilateral or
multi-lateral basis;
g) Review and
approve the terms of reference (TOR) for the conduct of feasibility
studies on projects in North Luzon;
h) Review and
evaluate the feasibility of various projects identified in North Luzon;
i)
Endorse/present the feasibility studies to the Commission for
adoption/final approval;
j) Evaluate
and approve contracts entered into by the PMO and endorse the same to
the Commission for confirmation.
k) Formulate
related policies governing the North Luzon growth area in coordinating
and monitoring all program/project components and recommend to the
Commission for approval and policy implementations;
l) Review all
progress reports submitted by the PMO and other required reports for
submission to the Commission;
m) Recommend
to the Commission the organizational set-up, staffing pattern and
internal operating system of the PMO;
n) Evaluate
and endorse to the Commission the annual budget of the PMO; and
o) Formulate
rules, system and procedures and recommend to the Commission for
adoption.”
Sec. 3. Sec. 3 is further amended to read as
follows:
“Sec. 3. Program Management Office. — The existing Program
Management Office (PMO) of the North Quad Commission shall continue to
serve as the implementing arm as well as technical and administrative
Secretariat of the Commission, and as such, shall undertake the
day-to-day activities of the Commission. The PMO shall be strengthened
and expanded in proportion to the increase in its program coverage.
Employee remuneration in terms of salaries, allowances and other
benefits shall also be increased in consultation with the Department of
Budget and Management. The PMO shall be headed by an Executive Director
to be appointed by the President.
The Program Management Office
have the following functions:
a)
Coordinate with the RDCs concerned in the upholding, refinement,
endorsement and implementation of the investment programs and projects
for North Luzon;
b) Coordinate
the preparation of feasibility studies or other related studies of the
project components of the North Luzon Development Program (NLDP) and
the evaluation and financing of feasible projects;
c) Coordinate
with the RDCs in the preparation of the annual budgetary requirements
of the programs/projects of North Luzon to ensure that their funding
requirements will form part of the annual budget of the concerned
implementing bodies and submit the same to the Commission;
d) Prepare the
annual budget of the Commission for the latter’s approval;
e) Enter into
contracts with the proper approval of the Commission;
f) Undertake
day-to-day operations to include securing the release, transfer,
deposit of funds from the proper agency and administering the funds of
the NLDP, including disbursements for proper expenses and payables;
g) Undertake
periodic policy implementation review and evaluation of the NLDP and
shall, for that purpose, design and operationalize the implementation,
monitoring and evaluation system consistent with the Regional Project
Monitoring and Evaluation System (RPMES);
h) Provide
research and technical assistance to the Commission;
i) Develop and
maintain a comprehensive information system;
j) Conduct or
coordinate training and other capability-building programs on areas of
interest which are crucial to the activities of the Commission and its
Excom; and,
k) Perform
such other functions and responsibilities as the Commission/ExCom may
direct.
Additional staff support may be
provided to the PMO by the NEDA, DTI and such other agencies in Regions
I, II and CAR as the need arises.”
Sec. 4. Sec. 4 is further amended to read as
follows:
“Sec. 4. Role Implementing Bodies (National Line
Agencies/Local Government Units, NGOs/Pos, GOCCS). — In close
coordination with concerned RDCS, the National Line Agencies in the
region, development authorities and special project offices,
government-owned and controlled corporations, local government units,
non-government organizations/private sector shall, as appropriate,
serve as implementing entities of the North Luzon Development Program
(NLDP) related activities.”
Sec. 5. Sec. 5 is further amended to read as
follows:
“Sec. 5. Role of Local (Regional/Provincial/City/Municipal
Development Councils. — The Local Development Councils within 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 North Luzon Development Program
(NLDP);
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 NLDP;
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 nor declared or classified as
such;
e) Coordinate
with the Regional/Provincial Land Use Committees and Sangguniangs
concerned on the review and approval of the land use and zoning plans
of North Luzon growth area component sites;
f) Spearhead
the coordination of area inter-agency activities within the
area/province of jurisdiction on the implementation of the NLDP;
g) To perform
advocacy and consultative role; and
h) Perform
such other functions as the PMO may request.”
Sec. 6. Sec. 6 is further amended to read as
follows:
“Sec. 6. Advisory Council. — There is hereby created an
advisory council whose members are Senators, Representatives, and other
Cabinet Secretaries from Region I, II and CAR.
The advisory council shall have
the following functions:
a)
To ensure that 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 promoting investment in North Luzon; and
c) To maintain
liaison with Congress and central government offices and, as necessary,
arrange the needed support for projects under NLDP from central
agencies, including funding agencies.”
Sec. 7. Sec. 7 is hereby amended to read as
follows:
“Sec. 7. Funding Requirement. — The amount of Fifteen
Million Pesos (PhP 15.0 Million), to be drawn from the budget of the
Office of the President-DBM savings/organizational adjustment fund,
shall be released as additional budget for the operations of the
expanded PMO, for the preparation of a new master development plan for
the North Luzon growth area, and as start-up fund for pre-feasibility
and pre-investment studies.
Appropriations for the year 2000
and the succeeding years for the operation of the PMO shall be
incorporated and singled out in the budget of the Office of the
President.”
Sec. 8. Sec. 8 is hereby amended to read as
follows:
“Sec. 8. The Term of the Commission and the Program
Management Office. — The Commission and Program Management Office shall
have a term corresponding to the implementation period of the North
Luzon Development program (formerly North Quad 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.
Recommendation 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. 9. Sec. 9 is hereby amended to read as
follows:
“Sec. 9. Effectivity. — This Executive Order shall take
effect immediately.”
Sec. 10. All subsequent sections of Executive
Order 175, as amended, are hereby repealed.
Done in the City of Manila,
this 28th day of June, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
ninety-nine.
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