EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 336
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 336 -
ESTABLISHING LABOR-BASED UNITS IN THE INFRASTRUCTURE AGENCIES OF THE
GOVERNMENT AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
WHEREAS,
it is the policy of the government to adopt labor-based methods in
infrastructure projects to alleviate unemployment and underemployment,
promote self-reliance, and conserve foreign exchange through reduced
importation of construction equipment and fuel;
WHEREAS, to effectively and efficiently undertake infrastructure
projects on a nationwide scale using labor-based methods, there is a
need to improve existing systems and procedures and strengthen the
institutional capabilities of government infrastructure agencies;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, CORAZON C. AQUINO, President of the Philippines, by
virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby order:
Section 1. Establishment of Labor-Based Units (LBUs).
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The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), the Department of
Local Government (DLG), the Department of Transportation and
Communications (DOTC), and the National Irrigation Administration
(NIA), are hereby directed to establish, within six (6) months from the
date of this Order, labor-based units (LBUs) in their respective
agencies.
1.1
Structure and Composition
1.1.1 The LBUs shall be
established at the policy (central) and operational (regional/field)
levels to be manned by experienced staff trained in labor-based
methods.
1.1.2 The head
of the LBUs at both policy and operational levels shall be at least a
third ranking career official of the agency. He shall be assisted by a
competent staff of well-trained; experienced personnel.
1.1.3 The
sizes of the LBUs at the different levels shall be determined by the
respective department/agency heads within thirty (30) days, and the
LBUs shall be installed, manned and made fully operational after six
(6) months from the date of this Order.
1.1.4 The
establishment of the LBUs should not result in an increase in personnel
services or in the maintenance expenses of the concerned agencies. The
personnel to be assigned in the LBUs shall be drawn from the existing
units of the agency, through a system of screening, selection and
training which shall be immediately instituted for this purpose.
1.1.5 The
DPWH, the DLG, the DOTC, and the NAIA, in coordination with the
Department of Budget and Management (DBM), shall make the necessary
realignment of their operating budgets, if needed, to formalize the
establishment of the LBUs.
Sec. 2. Agency Programs. —
2.1
The DPWH, the DLG, the DOTC, and the NIA shall include in their annual
programs, starting CY 1989, provisions for the nationwide use of
labor-based methods, particularly small, rural-based projects, and
shall allocate specific sums for these projects. Thereafter, the use of
labor-based methods on a nationwide scale shall be a regular component
of agency annual programs.
2.2 For 1988,
the DPWH, the DLG through the concerned Local Government Units (LGUs),
the DOTC, and the NIA shall identify suitable labor-based methods of
construction or maintenance.
2.3 The heads
of the DPWH, the DLG, the DOTC, and the NIA, shall, jointly or
individually as may be warranted, issue the appropriate guidelines for
the programming of labor-based projects.
Sec. 3. Encouragement of the Private Sector. —
3.1
The DPWH, the DLG, the DOTC, and the NIA, coordinated by the National
Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), shall undertake a review of
existing systems and procedures for licensing, bidding, bid evaluation,
contract award and related aspects to determine their applicability to
labor-based methods, and to formulate improved and/or new systems and
procedures with a view to providing sufficient incentives to small
contractors to more actively participate in the labor-based programs of
the government.
3.2 Within six
(6) months after the establishment of the LBUs, the DPWH, the DLG
through the concerned LGUs, the DOTC, and the NIA shall start the
implementation by contract of at least one (1) project in each of the
regions covered under their respective programs, using labor-based
methods to demonstrate the feasibility and profit-ability of
undertaking labor-based projects through contract.
3.3 The DPWH,
the DOTC, and the NIA shall assist small contractors in organizing
labor-based operations and in the training of their personnel.
Sec. 4. Assistance from Other Agencies. —
The following agencies are hereby directed to provide needed support to
ensure the successful implementation of this Order:
4.1
The DBM shall facilitate the release of funds intended for labor-based
projects and/or programs within the approved agency allocations.
4.2 The NEDA,
as well as the Regional Development Councils, shall assist in the
monitoring and promotion of labor-based programs and projects
nationwide.
4.3 The
Department of Labor and Employment shall assist in the recruitment and
training of laborers for employment in labor-based projects.
4.4 All other
agencies and instrumentalities of the government shall provide the
necessary support and assistance that may be required of them in the
implementation of this Order.
Sec. 5. Repealing Clause. — All orders, rules and
regulations inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed and/or modified
accordingly.
Sec. 6. Effectivity. — This Executive Order shall
take effect immediately.
DONE in the City of Manila,
this 13th of September in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
eighty-eight.
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