EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 122
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 122 - CREATING
THE PHILIPPINE INTERNATIONAL FILM AND TELEVISION OFFICE
WHEREAS,
it is government policy to maximize the country’s comparative advantage
as location site for international movie and television making to
generate income, promote tourism, and enhance the image of the country
abroad;
WHEREAS, enhancing linkages and collaboration with foreign film
producers and film bodies will also facilitate the promotion of locally
produced films in global festivals and markets; and,
WHEREAS, to encourage foreign movie and television makers to produce
their films in the country, it is expedient to integrate, simplify and
streamline the requirements for foreign producers interested in doing
location shooting in the country.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA, President of the Republic
of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do
hereby order:
Section 1. Creation of a Philippine International
Film and Television Office and its Executive Committee. — There is
hereby created a Philippine International Film and Television Office
(hereinafter referred to as the “Office”), under the Office of the
President, to be headed by an Executive Director. The Office shall be
under the administrative and technical supervision of an Executive
Committee (hereinafter referred to as the “Committee”) to be composed
of a Chairman; a Vice-Chairman; the Executive Director of the Office;
and representatives from the following agencies:
1.
Department of Tourism
2. Department of Foreign Affairs
3. Department of Trade and Industry
4. Department of Interior and Local Government
5. Department of Education, Culture and Sports
6. Department of National Defense
7. National Commission for Culture and the Arts
8. Bureau of Customs
9. Bureau of Internal Revenue
10. Bureau of Immigration
11. Movie and Television Review and Classification
Board
12. Film Development Foundation of the Philippines
13. Film Academy of the Philippines
14. Private sector representatives, one each from the
movie and television industries
The Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Committee and the Executive
Director of the Office shall be appointed by the President for a term
of four years, without prejudice to one reappointment.
The private sector representatives shall likewise be appointed by the
President upon the recommendation of the Chairman of the Committee.
Sec. 2. Functions. — The Philippine International
Film and Television Office shall facilitate the institutionalization of
a One-Stop-Shop System for Foreign Film Production. It shall also
undertake the following:
1.
facilitate the promotion and marketing of the Philippines as location
site for the production of international films and television programs;
2. formulate
an incentive package for foreign film companies interested in shooting
films in the country;
3. register
and accredit foreign film and television companies, producers, film
makers and artists interested in doing motion pictures or film and
television on-location production in the Philippines;
4. assist
foreign film companies in processing pertinent documents and various
requirements relative to the production of international films in the
country;
5. coordinate
with various government agencies in assisting the entry and exit of
foreign film producers, artists and production crew;
6. provide
direct link between foreign production companies, producers, filmmakers
and artists with local production manpower services, local artists, bit
players and technical crew and facilities;
7. promote and
market locally produced films and television programs to international
film and television markets, in coordination with concerned government
and private entities;
8. facilitate
the entry of locally-produced films and television productions to
various internationally acclaimed film and television festivals and
award giving bodies;
9. utilize the
services of tourism attaches abroad, through the Department of Tourism,
in the promotion and marketing of Philippine locations sites/resources
and local film production manpower;
10. prescribe
internal and operational systems and procedures for the exercise of its
functions and the performance of its duties and responsibilities,
including the organization of a secretariat for the day to day
operation of the Office as well as determination of the staffing
pattern with corresponding duties, qualifications, and functions
thereon;
11. promulgate
such rules and regulations and exercise such other powers and functions
as may be necessary to carry out effectively its mandate; and,
12. perform
such other functions as may be authorized by the President of the
Philippines.
Sec. 3. Duties and Functions of the Executive
Committee Chairman. — The Chairman of the Committee shall exercise the
following duties and functions:
1.
direct and supervise the operations and internal affairs of the Office;
2. establish the organizational structure and the
staffing pattern of the secretariat;
3. appoint the administrative and technical personnel;
4. suspend, dismiss or otherwise discipline for cause
any employee, and/or approve or
disapprove the appointment, transfer or detail of employees;
5. approve and submit the annual and supplemental
budget of the Office; and,
6. perform such other functions as may be authorized
by the President.
Sec. 4. Duties and Responsibilities of the
Executive Director. — The Executive Director of the Office shall be the
head of the Secretariat. He shall exercise the following duties and
responsibilities:
1.
execute, implement and enforce the decisions, orders, rules and
regulations issued by the Executive Committee;
2. recommend
the appointment of the administrative and subordinate personnel; and,
3. facilitate
the preparation of the annual and supplemental budget of the Office and
the Committee.
Sec. 5. Annual Report. — The Office shall, within
three months after the end of every fiscal year, submit its annual
report to the President.
Sec. 6. Initial Fund. — To carry out the
provisions of this Executive Order, the release of the initial sum not
exceeding TEN MILLION PESOS (P10,000,000.00) is hereby authorized
chargeable against the Organizational Adjustment Fund under the 1999
GAA (R.A. 8745). Thereafter, the budget of the Office and the Committee
shall be integrated in the annual budget of the Office of the President.
Sec. 7. Effectivity. — This Executive Order shall
take effect immediately.
DONE in the City of Manila,
this 19th day of July, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
ninety nine.
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