EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 78
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 78 - CREATING
THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENTIAL ADVISER FOR SPECIAL CONCERNS AND
DEFINING ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS
WHEREAS,
there is a need to provide for an office which shall address and attend
to certain concerns of the Government relative to political stability
and social and economic development;
Administrative Code of 1987, the President has the continuing authority
to reorganize the administrative structure of the Office of the
President.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, President of the Republic
of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do
hereby order:
Section 1. Creation. — The Office of the Presidential
Adviser for Special Concerns (OPASC) is hereby created under the Office
of the President, to be headed by the Presidential Adviser for Special
Concerns (PASC) who shall have the rank and emoluments of a Cabinet
Secretary.
Sec. 2. Powers and Functions of the Presidential
Adviser for Special Concerns. — The PASC shall exercise the following
powers and functions:
a.
Advise the President on matters and concerns affecting political
stability, social and economic development, and other special concerns
as may be determined by the President;
b. Recommend
to the President policies, strategies and programs aimed at creating a
political, social and economic environment conducive to the attainment
of peace, stability, social integration, economic development, social
justice and better international relations;
c. Provide a
mechanism to address the special concerns of the Office of the
President;
d. Submit
periodic reports to the President on the status of programs and
projects undertaken; and
e. Perform
such other functions as the President may direct.
Sec. 3. Organizational Support. — The PASC shall
be assisted by two (2) Deputy Presidential Advisers who shall both have
the rank of an Undersecretary and three (3) Assistant Secretaries. The
PASC is hereby authorized to formulate the organizational structure of
its office and engage the services of consultants as may be necessary,
consistent with existing laws.
Sec. 4. Assistance. — The PASC may call upon any
agency of the Government for such assistance as may be necessary in the
performance of its functions.
Sec. 5. Funding. — Funding for the initial
operations of the OPASC shall be provided by the Office of the
President. Appropriations for the succeeding years shall be included in
the budget proposal for the Office of the President.
Sec. 6. Repeal. — All orders, rules, regulations
and issuances, or parts thereof, which are inconsistent with this
Executive Order, are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.
Sec. 7. Effectivity. — This Executive Order shall
take effect immediately upon approval.
City of Manila, March 7, 2002.
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