ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 75 -
CREATING THE CABINET OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE ON THE NINOY AQUINO
INTERNATIONAL PASSENGER TERMINAL III AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
WHEREAS, on May 5, 2003, the Supreme Court
En Banc, in the consolidated cases of Demosthenes B. Agan, Jr., et al.,
vs.ippine International Air Terminals Co., Inc. (PIATCO), et al., G.R.
No. 155001; Salacnib F. Baterina, et al., vs. PIATCO, et al., G.R. No.
155547 and Ceferino C. Lopez, et al, vs. PIATCO, et al., G.R. No.
155661, set aside for being null and void the award of the contract for
the construction, operation and maintenance of the Ninoy Aquino
International Passenger Terminal III ("NAIA Terminal III"), as well as
the "Concession Agreement for the Build-Operate-and-Transfer
Arrangement for the Ninoy Aquino International Passenger Terminal III";
"Amended and Restated Concession Agreement"; and all the Supplements
thereto;
WHEREAS, there is a need to effectively coordinate and integrate
government efforts to move forward on the basis of the decision of the
Supreme Court and applicable laws;
WHEREAS, Sec. 17, Article VI of the Constitution provides that the
President shall have control of all the executive departments, bureaus
and offices and shall ensure that the laws are faithfully executed;
WHEREAS, Sec. 31, Chapter 10, Title III, Book III of Executive Order
No. 292, Series of 1987, otherwise known as the "Administrative Code of
1987", provides that the President shall have continuing authority to
reorganize the administrative structure of the Office of the President.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, President of the
Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested on me by law and the
Constitution, do hereby order the following:
Section 1. Creation of the Cabinet Oversight
Committee on the Ninoy Aquino International Passenger Terminal III. — A
Cabinet Oversight Committee on the NAIA Terminal III is hereby
constituted, composed of the following:
Secretary
of Trade and Industry Chairman
Secretary of Transportation and
Communication Member
Secretary of
Tourism Member
The Cabinet Oversight Committee on the NAIA Terminal III shall be
assisted by the Solicitor General and the Government Corporate Counsel.
Sec. 2. Mandate. — The Cabinet Oversight Committee
on the NAIA Terminal III shall have the following mandate:
a.
On the basis of the decision of the Supreme Court and applicable laws,
formulate and adopt the necessary and appropriate courses of action to
ensure that the NAIA Terminal III is completed, opened and operated in
the most practicable time, subject to the approval of the Office of the
President;
b. Implement
the necessary and appropriate courses of action in coordination with
the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA);
c. Represent
the government in all discussions with concerned parties to resolve
issues relating to the completion, opening and operation of NAIA
Terminal III;
d. Coordinate
with the MIAA and call upon all departments, bureaus and offices of the
Executive Department to ensure efficiency in the discharge of their
functions in relation to the completion, opening and operation of the
NAIA Terminal III;
e. Oversee and
monitor all government action in relation to the completion, opening
and operation of the NAIA Terminal III.
f. Recommend
all necessary and appropriate courses of action to resolve further
issues that may arise from time to time regarding the completion,
opening and operation of the NAIA Terminal III;
g. Perform
such other functions as the President may direct.
The Cabinet Oversight Committee on the NAIA Terminal III shall render
periodic reports to the Office of the President.
Sec. 3. Effectivity. — This Order shall take
effect immediately upon approval.
City of Manila, June 25, 2003.
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