EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 244
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 244 - AMENDING
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 512 (S. 1992) AS AMENDED, PROVIDING FOR THE
CREATION OF THE MINDANAO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES
WHEREAS,
Executive Order No. 512 (s. 1992) created the Mindanao Economic
Development Council (MEDCo) to facilitate the accelerated economic
growth and development of Mindanao through an integrated and wholistic
approach;
WHEREAS, Section I of the same E.O. provides that the “MEDCo” shall be
the umbrella organization of the RDCs in the four (4) administrative
regions in Mindanao, namely: Western Mindanao (Region IX), Northern
Mindanao (Region X), Southern Mindanao (Region XI), Central Mindanao
(Region XII); and the Regional Planning and Development Board (RPDB) of
the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM);
WHEREAS, MEDCo has insured the active participation of aforesaid RDCs,
including RDC-Caraga, despite its non-inclusion in the official
coverage of MEDCo being the newest region created through the issuance
of Republic Act No. 7901 in February 1995;
WHEREAS, MEDCo has been heavily involved in the country’s participation
in the Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines - East ASEAN
Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) since 1994, with the MEDCo Secretariat acting
as the country’s Coordinating Secretariat for BIMP-EAGA activities;
WHEREAS, in view of the increasing Philippine participation in the
development of the BIMP-EAGA and the compounding concerns of the
various agencies involved in the implementation of its various
projects, there is a need to officially include BIMP-EAGA concerns as
part of the mandate of the MEDCo by designating the latter as the
official coordinating agency on matters relevant to BIMP-EAGA;
WHEREAS, in view of the thrust of the present administration for
Mindanao’s role in the over-all development of the country, there is a
need to rationalize the operation of MEDCo to increase its efficiency
to become more responsive to the requirements of Mindanao;
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 amend Executive Order 512, as amended:
Section 1. Section 1 of Executive Order No. 512 dated
19 March 1992 is hereby amended to read as follows:
“Section 1. Creation of the Mindanao Economic Development
Council. — There is hereby created a Mindanao Economic Development
Council, hereinafter referred to as the Council, which shall promote
and coordinate the active and extensive participation of all sectors to
effect the socio-economic development of Mindanao. The Council shall
primarily be an umbrella organization of the Regional Development
Councils (RDCs) in the five (5) administrative regions in Mindanao,
namely: Western Mindanao (Region IX), Northern Mindanao (Region X),
Southern Mindanao (Region XI), Central Mindanao (Region XII), Caraga
Region (Region XIII), and the Regional Planning and Development Board
(RPDB) of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).”
Sec. 2. Sec. 3 of the same E.O. is hereby
amended to read as follows:
“Sec. 3. Regular Functions of the Council. — The Council
shall have the following regular functions:
a. Formulate development
plans for the agricultural and industrial development of Mindanao as a
single integrated economy;
b. Coordinate
the integration of the Regional Development Plans of the regions
involved in the Mindanao Development Plan;
c. Cause the
preparation of feasibility studies and explore sources for financing of
priority programs and projects, whether governmental or private, that
will support and encourage Mindanao-wide economic and social
development, such as Mindanao Power Corporation, regional commercial
banks, Mindanao railroad system, petroleum refinery, skills and values
promotion, and accelerated reforestation;
d. Integrate,
prioritize and program interregional programs and projects and submit
the same for approval by the Board of the National Economic and
Development Authority, whenever the Council deems that such programs
and projects would affect substantially the integrated development of
Mindanao. The NEDA Board shall expeditiously act on such programs and
projects submitted by the Council within a reasonable period;
e. Advocate to
the constituents of Mindanao, their elected representatives in
Congress, and the National Government, national policies that will
foster the integrated and balanced development of Mindanao, in such
policy areas as banking; investment and lending by the Government
Service Insurance System and Social Security System and other
government financing institutions; transport and telecommunications;
infrastructure; export of agricultural products; reforestation;
education and skills training;
f. Act as the
implementing agency for the accomplishment of interregional projects,
subject to such limitations prescribed by existing laws, rules and
regulations;
g. Promote
investments in any field, which would enhance the socio-economic
development of Mindanao and uplift the living standards of the people
and their socio-political activities;
h. Provide the
machinery for extending the necessary planning, management and
technical assistance to prospective and existing investors in Mindanao;
i. Receive and
administer donations, contributions, grants, bequest or gifts in cash
or in kind from foreign governments, international agencies, private
entities, and other sources for purposes that would contribute to the
development of Mindanao, subject to existing laws, rules and
regulations; and,
j. Monitor,
evaluate and formulate recommendations on the implementation of
development plans and programs in Mindanao.
The Council shall submit to the
President, through the NEDA Board, quarterly reports on its
accomplishments and activities.”
Sec. 3. The new Sec. 4 of the same E.O. will
contain the Special Functions of the Council, to read as follows:
“Sec. 4. Special Functions of the Council. — The Council
shall have the following special functions:
a.
Act as the official and permanent Philippine Coordinating Office (PCO)
for BIMP-EAGA and as lead agency of the government in coordinating the
formulation and implementation of policies and programs and monitoring
of all activities related thereto;
b. Represent
and strengthen the participation of the Philippine focus areas for
BIMP-EAGA, specifically Mindanao and Palawan;
c. Establish
the Advisory Body on BIMP-EAGA headed by the Council Chairman as the
Philippine Senior Official to the BIMP-EAGA, and shall be composed of
the following:
i.
The Chairman of the aforementioned RDCs and RPDB of ARMM;
ii. City Mayor of Puerto Princesa;
iii. Provincial Governor of Palawan;
iv. One representative of the Puerto Princesa Chamber
of Commerce;
v. One NGO representative each from Palawan and
Mindanao to be nominated by the
council;
vi. Two (2) nominees from the Philippine Chamber of
commerce and Industry; and,
vii. Mindanao Business Council (MBC) Chairperson.
The
Advisory Body on BIMP-EAGA shall convene, from time to time, to discuss
issues and recommend policies and programs to ensure the widest
participation in the activities of the Philippines the BIMP-EAGA.
The Advisory body will make
recommendations to the Council Chairman in his capacity as head of the
PCO for the BIMP-EAGA. The PCO, in consultation with the Advisory body,
will draw up its own procedures for making recommendations, finalizing
decisions, and seeing to their implementation.
d. In line
with the Council’s function as the Philippine Coordinating Office for
BIMP-EAGA, it shall carry out the following functions:
i.
Serve as the Coordinating Office for all BIMP-EAGA related activities
and economic ties;
ii. Closely
coordinate with the private sector in all policy deliberations
concerning BIMP-EAGA;
iii. Act as a
data bank for BIMP-EAGA and other related data by collecting,
consolidating and processing data and analyzing the resulting
information and thereafter disseminating the information gathered to
various groups;
iv. Initiate
and coordinate the establishment of BIMP-EAGA desks in concerned
national agencies, local government units and private enterprises;
v. Undertake
advocacy for the adoption/approval of new policies or policy changes
and the promotion of initiatives for the growth of the
BIMP-EAGA;
vi. Formulate
and develop new plans and/or programs for the Philippine participation
in the BIMP-EAGA based on the consensus of the BIMP-EAGA Working Groups
and/or Senior Officials;
vii. Initiate
and facilitate sourcing of technical and other forms of assistance to
BIMP-EAGA projects/initiatives;
viii. Monitor
developments in the BIMP-EAGA and follow through agreements entered by
the Philippine parties;
ix. Ensure
efficient and effective technical and administrative support services
for the Philippines’ BIMP-EAGA operations and coordinate budget
requirements for this purpose; and,
x. Discharge
other functions which may be deemed necessary.”
Sec. 4. Sec. 4 of the same E.O. as amended by
E.O. 10 dated 13 August 1998, shall now become Sec. 5, and is hereby
further amended as follows:
“Sec. 5. Officers of the Council. — The Council shall have
a chairman and Vice-Chairman to be appointed by the President. The
Council Chairman shall likewise be the Philippine Senior Official to
BIMP-EAGA. The Council shall also have a Council Secretary to be
appointed by the Chairman.”
Sec. 5. Sec. 5 of the same E.O. shall now
become Sec. 6.
Sec. 6. Sec. 6 of the same E.O. shall be
deleted.
Sec. 7. The new Sec. 7 of the same E.O. shall
now read as follows:
“Sec. 7. The Council Secretariat. — There shall be a
Secretariat to provide technical support to the Council’s operations.
The Council Secretary who shall be the concurrent Executive Director
shall head the Secretariat.”
Sec. 8. Sec. 7 of the same E.O. shall now
become Sec. 8.
Sec. 9. The new Sec. 9 of the same E.O. shall
read as follow:
“Sec. 9. Exemption from Administrative Order 100. — In view
of the additional special functions vested to the Council in this
Order. The Council is hereby exempted from the implementation of
Administrative Order No. 100 dated 01 December 1999 ‘Directing The
Suspension Of The Hiring Of New Personnel For Purposes Of Generating
The Additional Funds For The Implementation Of The 10% Across-The-Board
Salary Increase For Fiscal Year 2000’.”
Sec. 10. Sec. 8 of the same E.O. shall now
become Section 10.
Sec. 11. Repealing Clause. — All orders,
issuances, rules and regulations and other issuances or parts thereof
which are inconsistent with this Executive Order are hereby repealed or
modified accordingly.
Sec. 12. Effectivity. — This Order shall take
effect immediately.
DONE, IN THE City of Manila,
this 15th day of May, in the year of Our Lord, Two
Thousand.
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