EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 194
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 194 - CREATING
A PUBLIC-PRIVATE SECTOR TASK FORCE TO COORDINATE PHILIPPINE
PARTICIPATION IN THE POST-WAR RECONSTRUCTION OF IRAQ
WHEREAS,
the Philippines, as a member of the United Nations, desires to
contribute to the immediate humanitarian needs of the Iraqi people and
has for this purpose created a Task Force to coordinate such assistance;
WHEREAS, the Philippines also desires to contribute to the
multinational effort for the long-term reconstruction and development
of Iraq;
WHEREAS, there is a need to coordinate Philippine public and private
sector participation in such reconstruction and development efforts in
order to rationalize and make more effective such participation;
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 the creation of a Public-Private Sector Task Force for the
Reconstruction and Development of Iraq.
Section 1. Composition. — The Task Force shall be
composed of the following government officials and representatives from
the private sector as follows:
Senior Adviser on International Competitiveness
Chairman
Secretary of Foreign Affairs
Member
Secretary of Labor and
Employment
Member
Secretary of Trade and Industry
Member
Secretary of Energy
Member
Special Envoy, Middle East Preparedness
Team
Member
Philippine Ambassadors to Iraq, Kuwait, and Saudi
Arabia Members
President, Philippine Constructors Association and
other
private sector representatives to be appointed by the
President of
the Philippines
Members
Sec. 2. Role. — The Task Force shall coordinate
public and private participation in the multinational effort for the
reconstruction and development of post-war Iraq. In particular, it
shall develop and implement an action plan to maximize and enhance this
participation, including:
(a)
providing representation on behalf of the Philippine Government and the
private sector with the Office of Reconstruction and Humanitarian
Assistance (ORHA), national and multilateral agencies and with
international firms involved in the reconstruction and rehabilitation
of post-war Iraq;
(b) assisting
the participation of Philippine companies in the rehabilitation and
development of the Iraqi infrastructure — public works, highways,
transportation, information and communications, energy, agriculture —
and public services such as education, sanitation, civil administration
and other service industries;
(c) evaluating
Philippine companies and other entities for the purpose of ensuring
that the performance of services to be provided are of the highest
quality;
(d) developing
procedures to expedite deployment of Philippine manpower and other
services in the fulfillment of contracts;
(e) and such
other actions relevant to Philippine private sector participation in
the reconstruction and development of Iraq.
Sec. 3. Executive Committee. — An Executive
Committee composed of Undersecretaries of Foreign Affairs and Labor,
the Administrator of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration,
the Executive Director of the Philippine Overseas Construction Board,
the Executive Director of Office of Muslim Affairs, and the private
sector representatives is hereby created. The Task Force may authorize
the Executive Committee to act on urgent matters on its behalf.
Sec. 4. Secretariat and Offices. — The Task Force
shall set up a Secretariat which shall provide technical and
administrative support to the Task Force. The Secretariat shall be
based in Manila and shall be supervised by an Executive Director to be
appointed by the President. The Task Force shall likewise establish an
office in Kuwait under the oversight of the Philippine Ambassador. It
may appoint additional officers and staff and may establish other
offices abroad as may be necessary to fulfill its mandate.
Sec. 5. Funding. — To carry out the provisions of
this order, the release of Ten Million Pesos (P10,000,000.00) from the
Contingent Fund is hereby authorized as seed fund. The Task Force may
also source additional funds from the private sector to support the
implementation of its plans and programs as may be necessary.
Sec. 6. Separability Clause. — If for any reason
any part of provision of the Order shall be held unconstitutional and
invalid, other parts of provisions hereof which are not affected
thereby shall continue to be in full force and effect.
Sec. 7. Repealing Clause. — All executive orders,
proclamations, memorandum orders or memorandum circulars inconsistent
herewith are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.
Sec. 8. Effectivity. — This Executive Order shall
take effect immediately upon its signing.
Done in the City of Manila,
this 14th day of April in the year Our Lord, Two Thousand and Three.
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