EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 239
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 239 -
RATIONALIZING THE OFFICE OF NORTH LUZON GROWTH QUADRANGLE AREA AND
DEFINING ITS POWERS, FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
WHEREAS,
the Local Government Code provides for inter-LGU collaboration wherein
“local government units may group themselves, consolidate, or
coordinate their efforts, services and resources for purposes commonly
beneficial to them;”
WHEREAS, the North Luzon Growth Quadrangle Area is an integrated
region, composed of Region I, Region II and the Cordillera
Administrative Region, established to stimulate trade, investment and
tourism activities, generate jobs, expand businesses, and create export
markets for local produce, thereby reducing the incidence of poverty in
said regions;
WHEREAS, the North Luzon Growth Quadrangle Area should be efficiently
administered in line with the national government’s goal of achieving a
Strong Republic through effective governance, vigorous free enterprise
economy, true and vigorous democratic representation, and a vibrant
civil society;
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. Creation of the Office of North Luzon
Growth Quadrangle Area. — The Office of North Luzon Growth Quadrangle
Area (ONL-GQA) is hereby created to facilitate the integrated
development of Region I, Region II and the Cordillera Administrative
Region. The ONL-GQA shall oversee the promotion of the socio-cultural
development of the Ilocanos and other Filipino workers within and
outside the North Luzon Growth Quadrangle Area, as well as promote
trans-border economic cooperation with neighboring advanced economies
and cause the interregional economic growth of North Luzon communities.
Sec. 2. Presidential Adviser for North Luzon
Growth Quadrangle Area. — The President shall appoint a Presidential
Adviser with the rank of Cabinet Secretary to head the Office of North
Luzon Growth Quadrangle Area. The Presidential Adviser shall report
directly to the President and shall assist the President in mobilizing
local support, national leadership assistance, and international
cooperation in developing North Luzon.
Sec. 3. Functions and Responsibilities of the
Office of North Luzon Growth Quadrangle Area. — The Office of North
Luzon Growth Quadrangle Area (ONL-GQA) shall have the following
functions and responsibilities:
a)
Monitor the proper coordination of the development goals, policies and
programs formulated for the North Luzon Growth Quadrangle Area with the
overall national goals, policies and programs;
b) Promote
investments in the North Luzon Growth Quadrangle Area;
c) Mobilize
the participation of the local and national government agencies, as
well as non-government organizations and private sector groups;
d) Undertake
trade and investment missions in pursuance of transborder relations and
conduct liaison with associations of Ilocanos abroad;
e) Maintain
linkages with central government offices and the official development
assistance community;
f) Monitor and
conduct periodic review of the plans, programs and projects for the
North Luzon Growth Quadrangle Area;
g) Address
matters concerning Ilocano and other indigenous peoples affairs and
issues relative to the pursuit of the goals and objectives of the North
Luzon Growth Quadrangle Area;
h) Recommend
the annual budget and program of work of the Program Management Office
— North Luzon Growth Quadrangle Area (PMO-NLGQA); and
i) Call on any
agency for any assistance and support on matters relative to its plans,
programs and projects.
Sec. 4. Secretariat Support for the Office of
North Luzon Growth Quadrangle Area. — The Program Management Office of
the North Luzon Growth Commission (PMO-NLGC) created under Executive
Order No. 114 dated June 28, 1999 shall act as secretariat to provide
administrative and technical support.
Sec. 5. Effectivity. — This Executive Order shall
take effect immediately.
City of Manila, September 24,
2003.
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