EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 62
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 62 - FURTHER
STRENGTHENING THE PHILIPPINE COUNCIL FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (PCSD)
WHEREAS,
to ensure that the commitments made in the Rio de Janeiro Declaration
are fulfilled and to realize the country’s sustainable development
goals, the PCSD was established on 01 September 1992 through Executive
Order No. 15;
WHEREAS, to strengthen PCSD, the expansion of its membership as well as
the establishment of local councils for sustainable development were
provided for through the issuance of Executive Order No. 370 (s. 1996);
WHEREAS, in order to operationalize sustainable development at the
local level, Memorandum Order No. 47 (s. 1999) was issued mandating
local government units (LGUs) to formulate and implement their
sustainable integrated area development plans or Local Agenda 21 with
the assistance of concerned government agencies;
WHEREAS, in light of changing circumstances and, emerging issues on
sustainable development locally and globally there is an urgent need to
pursue new interventions through a more responsive PCSD structure;
WHEREAS, for the PCSD to be more effective and responsive in ensuring
the realization of the government’s sustainable development goals,
there is a need to streamline and define its core functions and
membership, keeping in mind the various agencies in government whose
functions are integral components of the overall government sustainable
development operational thrusts;
WHEREAS, there is a need for PCSD to focus on strategic interventions
that have significant and catalytic impact on sustainable development;
WHEREAS, it is necessary to further strengthen the PCSD as the lead
instrumentality responsible for mainstreaming sustainable development
in national government and affiliated agencies, Congress, LGUs, as well
as existing multi-stakeholder governance mechanisms.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, President of the
Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby
order:
Section 1. Further Strengthening the PCSD. — The
Philippine Council for Sustainable Development, hereinafter referred to
as the Council, is hereby further strengthened, structurally and
functionally, in accordance with the provisions of this Executive
Order.
Sec. 2. Composition of the Council. —
1.
The core members from government shall be composed of Secretaries of
the following Departments as permanent principal members, with an
Undersecretary as alternate:
a.
National Economic and Development Authority;
b. Department of Environment and Natural Resources;
2. Civil
society, composed of people’s organizations, non-government
organizations and sectoral/major groups representation shall have five
(5) Council members selected by their community, based on their
commitment to sustainable development concerns, through a process
designed by them These may include the following groups: women, youth,
farmers, fisherfolk, indigenous people, Moro and Cordillera people,
urban poor, persons with disabilities, academe, professionals, media,
religious groups and NGOs.
3. Labor and
business shall have one (1) representative each in the Council.
Representation shall, likewise be decided through a process to be
designed by them.
The Chairperson of the Council shall be the Secretary of Socio-Economic
Planning and NEDA Director-General. The Secretary of the Department of
Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) shall be the Vice-Chairperson.
Sec. 3. Terms of Office and Meetings. — The term
of office of members shall be co-terminus with their appointment or
election in their respective departments or organizations.
The Council shall meet quarterly, or as frequently as may be deemed
necessary. Special meetings may be convened at the call of the
Chairperson or by a majority of the members of the Council. In the
absence of the Chairperson, the Vice-Chairperson shall preside. In case
any civil society, business or labor sector member of the Council
cannot attend the meeting, he or she shall be represented by the
alternate to be designated through their respective selection process
for the purpose.
Sec. 4. Powers and Functions of the Council. —
1.
To review and ensure the implementation of the commitments made by the
Philippines in the light of the United Nations Conference on
Environment and Development (UNCED) and its follow-up processes;
2. To act as
the coordinating mechanism with the United Nations Commission on
Sustainable Development (UNCSD) and the Governing Bodies or Secretaries
of other related multilateral conventions, through the Department of
Foreign Affairs (DFA);
3. To
establish guidelines and mechanisms that will ensure that the
sustainable development principles, as embodied in the Rio Declaration,
Agenda 21, and the Philippine Agenda 21, are integrated in the
formulation of national, regional and local development policies, plans
and programs;
4. To
formulate policies and recommend new actions to appropriate bodies on
sustainable development issues focusing on the environment dimensions
of social and economic interventions and the social and economic
dimensions of environment interventions;
5. To review
and monitor plans, policies, program and legislation on sustainable
development to promote efficiency and timeliness of their execution and
ensure consistency and coordination among the Legislative and Executive
branches of government, local government units, civil society,
business, labor and other concerned entities/sectors, and existing
multi-stakeholder governance mechanisms;
6. To
establish a networking mechanism to link the Council with local and
international organizations involved in sustainable development;
7. To create,
reorganize or abolish committees of the Council, ad-hoc or permanent,
and to define their structure, functions and limitations;
8. To submit
its annual work program with actionable and time bounded targets and
regularly report to the President the status of implementation and
achievement of specific targets thereof; and
9. To perform
such other acts which are necessary to carry out its mandated functions
and responsibilities.
Sec. 5. Participation of Other Government Agencies
in the Council. — The Council can call upon other government agencies
and instrumentalities, civil society, business and labor sector
organizations to participate in Council business, including its
meetings, if so warranted by conditions as may exist from time to time.
For this purpose, other government agencies shall identify a PCSD focal
officer not lower than a rank of Director who shall coordinate their
agency’s participation in PCSD concerns.
Sec. 6. Secretariat. — The Council shall be
assisted by a Coordinating Secretariat which shall be based at the
NEDA, the composition of which shall be determined by the
Director-General, and a Counterpart Secretariat, the composition of
which shall be determined by the Civil Society Counterpart Council for
Sustainable Development (CSCCSD).
Sec. 7. Budget. — There shall be provided in the
General Appropriations Act (GAA) a regular line item under the NEDA
budget to cover the operational requirements of the Council subject to
the prescribed budgetary guidelines. Other member-agencies of the
Council shall also include a line item in the GAA under their
respective agency budgets to cover the cost of their activities related
to PCSD.
Sec. 8. Repealing Clause. — All Executive Orders,
laws, issuances, rules and regulations, or parts thereof, which are
inconsistent with the provisions of this Order are hereby repealed or
amended accordingly.
Sec. 9. Effectivity. — This Executive Order shall
take effect immediately.
Done in the City of Manila,
this 10th day of December, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and
One.
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