EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 319
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 319 - (REPEALED
BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7160)
PROVIDING FOR THE REORGANIZATION OF THE LOCAL DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL
WHEREAS,
there is a need to strengthen the mechanism for coordinating the
efforts of national and local government officials and non-governmental
organizations to accelerate economic and social growth and development
at the regional and local levels;
WHEREAS, there is a need for greater participation from the private
sector and non-governmental organizations in the development planning
process;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, CORAZON C. AQUINO, President of the Republic of the
Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby
order the following:
Section 1. Reorganization and Strengthening of the
Local Development Councils. — The Provincial Development Councils, City
Development Councils, Municipal Development Councils and Barangay
Development Councils are hereby reorganized and strengthened. The
Councils shall assist local legislative bodies in setting the direction
of economic and social development and coordinating development efforts
in their respective territorial jurisdictions.
1.1
Composition of the Local Development Councils.
1.1.1
Barangay Development Council. — The Barangay Development Council shall
be headed by the Barangay Captain and shall be composed of the
following members:
(i)
The Sangguniang Barangay;
(ii) The
Department of Local Governments officer assigned to the municipality;
(iii)
Representatives of government agencies working or assigned in the
barangay; and
(iv)
Representatives of the private sector and non-governmental
organizations operating in the barangay.
1.1.2.
City Development Council and Municipal Development Council. — The City
and Municipal Development Council shall be headed by the Mayor and
shall be composed of the following members:
(i)
The Barangay Captains;
(ii) The
Chairman of the Appropriations Committee of the Sangguniang
Panlungsod/Bayan;
(iii) Heads of
offices in the City or municipality of departments and agencies
represented in the Cabinet: Provided, that each Department or Agency
shall be represented by only one head of the office;
(iv)
Representatives of the private sector and non-government organizations
who shall not be more than one-fourth of the members of the fully
constituted counts and who shall concerned by the ex-officio members of
the Municipal Development Council in accordance with the Rules and
Regulations to be prescribed under Sec. 9 of this Executive Order.
Sec. 2. Executive Committee. — The local
development councils may, by council, resolution, create an Executive
Committee, and define its membership, functions and
responsibilities.
Sec. 3. Sectoral or Functional Committees. — The
Local Development Councils may organize sectoral or functional
committees in accordance with the rules and regulations to be
prescribed under Sec. 9 of this Executive Order.
Sec. 4. Secretariat. — There shall be constituted
for each Council a Secretariat which shall be responsible for providing
technical support, and documentation of proceedings and reports.
4.1
The Barangay Development Council Secretariat shall be headed by the
Barangay Secretary who shall be assisted by the Department of Local
Governments officer assigned to the barangay.
4.2 The
Municipal, City, and Provincial Development Council Secretariat shall
be headed by the Municipal, City and Provincial Planning and
Development Coordinators, respectively.
4.3 The Local
Development Councils shall determine the membership of their respective
secretariats.
4.4 The
offices of the various agencies of the government shall, upon request
of the local development council secretariats, provide such technical
support as may be required in the discharge of their functions. The
local development council may avail of the services of any
non-governmental organization, or educational and research institutions.
Sec. 5. Functions of the Local Development
Council. — The Provincial Development Council, City Development
Council, and Municipal Development shall have the following functions:
(i)
Formulate long-term, medium term, and annual socio-economic development
plan and policies;
(ii) Formulate
the medium-term and annual public investment programs;
(iii) Appraise
and prioritize the socio-economic development programs and projects;
(iv) Formulate
local investment incentives to promote the inflow and direction of
private investment capital;
(v) Coordinate
monitor and evaluate programs and project; and
(vi) Perform
such other functions as may be provided for by law or competent
authority.
The Barangay Development Council shall have the following functions:
(i)
Mobilize citizens’ participation in local development efforts,
(ii) Identity
programs and projects, based on local requirements:
(iii) Monitor
and evaluate program and project implementation; and
(iv) Perform
such other functions as may be provided for by law or competent
authority.
Sec. 6. Relation to local legislative bodies and
the Regional Development Council. —
6.1.
Sangguniang Barangay
The Sangguniang Barangay shall
approve the policies, programs and projects proposed by the Barangay
Development Council, prior to submission to the City or Municipal
Development Council for integration into Municipal or City Development
Plan.
6.2.
Sangguniang Panlungsod and Sangguniang Bayan
The Sangguniang Panlungsod and
Sangguniang Bayan shall approve the policies, program and projects
proposed by the City or Municipal Development Councils, prior to
submission to the Provincial Development Council for integration the
Provincial Plan.
6.3.
Sangguniang Panlalawigan
The Sangguniang Panlalawigan
shall approve the policies, programs and projects proposed by the
Provincial Development Council, prior to the submission to the Regional
Development Council.
6.4. Regional
Development Council
The Regional Development Council
shall integrate into the Regional Development Plan the policies,
programs and projects approved by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan and the
Sangguniang Panlungsod of chartered cities, prior to submission to the
National Economic and Development Authority Board, in accordance with
Executive Order No. 308.
Sec. 7. Budget Information. — The Department of
Budget and Management shall furnish the Councils information on
financial resources applicable to their respective jurisdictions to
guide them in their planning functions.
Sec. 8. Planning and Budgeting Measures. — In
accordance with Sec. 7 of Executive Order No. 308, the Development
Budget Coordination Committee of the NEDA Board, in coordination with
the Department of Local Governments, shall modify the process of budget
preparation and issue guidelines that would provide greater autonomy to
the Councils in its programs and projects consistent with regional,
provincial, municipal and barangay development plans, and with national
priorities.
Sec. 9. Implementing Authority. — The NEDA Board,
in coordination with the Department of Local Governments, the President
of the Provincial Governors and City Mayors League, and the President
of the Municipal Mayors League, is hereby authorized to promulgate the
necessary rules and regulations to implement this Executive
Order.
Sec. 10. Repealing Clause. — All orders, rules and
regulations and other issuances or parts thereof, which are
inconsistent with this Order are hereby repealed or modified
accordingly.
Sec. 11. Effectivity. — This Executive Order shall
take effect immediately.
DONE in the City of Manila,
Philippines, this 4th day of March, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen
hundred and eighty-eight.
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