EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 113
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 113 -
OPERATIONALIZING THE METRO MANILA COUNCIL AS THE REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
COUNCIL FOR METROPOLITAN MANILA
WHEREAS,
Executive Order No. 325, series of 1996, directed the organization of
the Regional Development Councils (RDCs) in the various regions of the
Country;
WHEREAS, Metropolitan Manila or the National Capital Region, composed
of the cities of Manila, Quezon, Pasay, Caloocan, Makati, Pasig,
Mandaluyong, Parañaque, Marikina, Muntinlupa, Valenzuela, and
Las Piñas, and the municipalities of San Juan, Taguig, Pateros,
Navotas, and Malabon is declared as special development and
administrative region;
WHEREAS, the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA), through the
Metro Manila Council (MMC), has virtually been performing the functions
of the RDC for Metropolitan Manila;
WHEREAS, the establishment of an RDC for Metropolitan Manila is
consistent with the policy that socio-economic development programs and
activities of government therein should be undertaken with the
extensive, active and meaningful participation and support from, and in
coordination with the various local government units (LGU), national
government agencies and the private sector;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, President of the Republic
of the Philippines, by virtue of the power vested in me by law, do
hereby order that:
Section 1. The Regional development Council (RDC). —
The Metro Manila Council is hereby constituted and shall serve as and
perform the functions of the RDC for the National Capital Region, as
follows:
a.
Coordinate the preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation
of medium and long-term regional development plans and investment
programs, regional physical framework plan and special development
plans, including the formulation of policy recommendations;
b. Integrate
approved development plans of the cities and municipalities, line
agencies, state universities and colleges, government-owned and
controlled corporations and special development authorities in the
region into the regional development plan;
c. Review, and
prioritize, and endorse to the national government the annual and
multi-year sectoral investment programs of the region for funding and
implementation;
d. Review and
endorse to the national government the annual budgets of agency
regional offices, state colleges and universities and special
development authorities;
e. Promote
private investments in the region to support regional development
objectives, policies and strategies;
f. Review and
endorse national plans, programs and projects proposed for
implementation in the region;
g. Review and
endorse projects of national government agencies to the Investment
Coordinating Committee (ICC) that have impact on the region and
projects of LGUs in the region requiring national government financial
exposure which may come in the form of guarantees, national government
budget appropriations or subsidies, among others;
h. Initiate
and coordinate the development, funding and implementation of regional
and special development projects, such as those involving several
agencies or LGUs;
i. Coordinate
the monitoring and evaluation of development projects undertaken by
government agencies, local government units, state colleges and
universities, government-owned and/or controlled corporations and
special development authorities in the region; and
j. Perform
other related functions and activities as may be necessary to promote
and sustain the socio-economic development of the region.
Sec. 2. Composition. — As a Regional Development
Council, the Metro Manila Council shall have, in addition, the
following as non-voting members:
a.
The regional Directors of the Departments of Education, Environment and
Natural Resources, Finance, Health, Interior and Local Government,
Labor and Employment, Science and Technology, Social Welfare and
Development, and Trade and Industry, Technical Education and Skill
Development Authority, Commission on Higher Education, National
Historical Institute, Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board,
Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor and a representative from
the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas; and
b. At least
five (5) representatives form the private sector and four (4)
representatives from the non-government organizations shall comprise
one-fourth of the fully constituted RDC.
Sec. 3. RDC Officials. — The Chairman of the Metro
Manila Council shall act as the chairman of the RDC. A Vice-Chairman
shall be selected and nominated by the Metro Manila Council from among
the voting members to be appointed by the Chairman. The MMDA General
Manager shall be the Secretary of the RDC.
Sec. 4. RDC Executive Committee. — The Executive
Committee of the Metro Manila Council shall serve as the RDC Executive
Committee provided that its membership shall include the four (4)
sectoral committee chairmen as provided for in Sec. 5 and private
sector representatives. The RDC Executive Committee shall comprise
one-fourth of the total membership of the fully constituted RDC. The
Secretary of the RDC shall also serve as member of the RDC Executive
Committee.
Sec. 5. Sectoral Committees. — To assist the RDC
in the performance of its functions, the Council shall create, but not
limited to the following Sectoral Committees:
a)
Economic Development Committee;
b) Social Development Committee;
c) Infrastructure Development Committee; and
d) Finance and Development Administration Committee.
The Sectoral Committees shall perform functions analogous to and
supportive of the functions of the Regional Council. They shall review
and endorse matters pertaining to their respective sectors to the RDC
Executive Committee and/or the RDC Full Council.
Sec. 6. Affiliate Committees. — The various
committees and councils organized to carry out national and agency
programs are considered to be under the umbrella of the RDC. Their role
shall be to assist the RDC coordinate, monitor and evaluate their
respective specific concern. In general, secretariat functions to these
bodies shall be provided by the lead agency that organized the
council/committee.
Sec. 7. Functions of the RDC
Chairman/Vice-Chairman. — The RDC Chairman shall assume and perform the
following functions:
a.
Preside over the meeting of the Regional Development Council;
b. Direct
members of the Regional Development Council, affiliate committees and
regional line agencies to perform tasks the RDC may deem necessary;
c. Accept, on
behalf of the Regional Development Council, donations, contributions,
grants, bequests or gifts;
d. Represent
Metro Manila in Cabinet meetings and other activities at the national
level;
e. Submit to
the President, through the NEDA Board, regional plans regional
investment programs, annual development reports and other planning
documents on Metro Manila as approved by the Council; and
f. Perform
other related functions and duties as may be directed by the President.
In the absence of or in case of vacancy arising from resignation,
sickness or temporary incapacity of the RDC Chairman, the RDC
Vice-Chairman shall assume said functions.
Sec. 8. Term of Office. — The RDC Chairman shall
have a term of office coinciding with his term as Chairman of the Metro
Manila Council. The RDC Vice-Chairman, the private sector
representatives, and the NGO representatives shall have a term of
office coterminous with that of the chairman.
Sec. 9. RDC Secretariat. — The MMDA shall be the
secretariat of the RDC.
Sec. 10. Funds. — Funds for the operation of the
RDC shall be incorporated in the annual budget of the MMDA. The RDC
Chairman shall manage the technical, administrative and financial
operations of the RDC, including being accountable for the funds and
properties of the RDC.
Sec. 11. Implementing Rules. — The Metro Manila
Development Authority shall promulgate and adopt detailed guidelines to
implement the specific provisions of this Executive order.
Sec. 12. Appealing Clause. — All previous
issuances inconsistent with this Executive Order are hereby repealed or
modified accordingly.
Sec. 13. Effectivity. — This Executive Order shall
take effect immediately.
Done in the City of Manila,
this 17th day of July in the year of our Lord, Two Thousand and Two.
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