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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 337 -
INSTITUTING MEANINGFUL REFORMS MODERNIZING THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
WHEREAS,
technological advances and rapid socio-economic change require a modern
presidency capable of riding the wave of the future by acting more
speedily, openly, transparently and responsively to the ever-changing
needs of society;
WHEREAS, the structure of the Office of the president must be reviewed
in order to make it most responsive to public interest, allowing it to
efficiently deliver public services, promote transparency in all
transactions and actions, insure consistency in all economic and social
policies, achieve political stability and accelerate economic growth
and progress;
WHEREAS, such reform and reorganization must address the immediate
needs of the Office of the President in terms of leadership and
direction, professional management, improved and more efficient and
effective procedures and systems, and total teamwork and coordination
of the various offices thereunder, thereby promoting the President’s
closer supervision and coordination of all Cabinet decisions and
providing quick response by the Executive Department to the Filipino
people’s expectations and needs;
WHEREAS, it is deemed advisable that the President be freed from
bureaucratic processes and time-consuming measures so that he can
concentrate his precious time on the most urgent matters of State, most
notably, the maintenance of peace and order and the continuing war
against poverty;
WHEREAS, to achieve meaningful reforms in the Office of the President,
there is a need for the Executive Secretary to fully exercise all his
powers and functions delineated under Sec. 27, Chapter 9, Title III
of Executive Order No. 292, otherwise known as the Administrative Code
of 1987;
WHEREAS, such reforms likewise require the strengthening of the
Economic Coordinating Council (“ECC”) by reconstituting the same and
expanding its functions to enable the Council to more effectively
address the present economic problems and ensure coordination among all
the government agencies involved in economic programs;
WHEREAS, there is a further need for the President to be able to
directly and immediately respond to charitable and humanitarian
concerns;
WHEREAS, under the Administrative Code of 1987, the President has
continuing authority to reorganize the administrative structure of the
Office of the President in order to attain simplicity, economy and
efficiency;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA, President of the Republic
of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, hereby
direct and order as follows:
Section 1.
(a)
(b)
(c)
To facilitate and ensure the accomplishment of ECC’s mandate, the Development Budget Coordinating Council (“DBCC”) and the Investment Coordinating Council (“ICC”) are hereby attached to the ECC for coordination and policy direction. The Investment Express Lane Office (“IELO”) is hereby likewise placed under the direct supervision of the ECC, with the Chairman of the ECC acting as head thereof.
Sec. 2.
In line with the foregoing and subject to the control and supervision
of the President, the Executive Secretary shall, in the name of and by
authority of the President, perform the following functions:
(a)
(b)
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(v)
(vi)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)
(i)
(j)
(k)
(l)
(m)
All Heads of Departments and Agencies, including Government Owned and Controlled Corporations (“GOCCs”), shall submit all papers, documents, contracts and appointments requiring personal Presidential action to the Executive Secretary for his prior evaluation in order to ensure consistency with all government policies and programs and compliance with budgetary, legal and personnel requirements.
Sec. 3.
Sec. 4.
Sec. 5.
Sec. 6.
DONE in the City of Manila,
this 8th day of January, in the Year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and One.
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