EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 154 - CREATING THE NATIONAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE FOR THE ASIA AND PACIFIC MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE IN PREPARATION FOR THE WORLD SUMMIT FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

WHEREAS, the United Nations General Assembly, through Resolution 47192, decided to convene a World Summit for Social Development at the level of heads of State or Government to be held in 1995;

WHEREAS, the Philippines supports the convening of the World Summit for Social Development as an effort to develop an integrated global response to the universal human aspirations for peace, progress, and justice;  

WHEREAS, the Philippines believes that the preparatory process for the Summit and the Summit itself will provide a valuable opportunity to promote a better understanding of the core issues to be addressed by the summit, namely; 1) the enhancement of social integration, particularly groups; 2) alleviation and reduction of poverty; and 3) expansion of productive employment, as well as an opportunity to identify the most appropriate policy responses, at the national, regional and international levels;

WHEREAS, the Philippines offered during the last General Assembly Session to host the Asian Regional Meeting on Social Development, preparatory to the World Summit;

WHEREAS, the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) has approved the proposal of the Philippines to host the Meeting, which enables the Philippine Government to undertake such preparations as are necessary to ensure the successful holding of the conference in Manila in 1994;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FIDEL V. RAMOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby create the National Organizing Committee for the Asia and Pacific Ministerial Conference in Preparation for the World Summit for Social Development, hereinafter referred to as the Committee.

The Committee shall be chaired by the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) and the Vice-chairpersons shall be drawn from the Department of Social Welfare and Development and from the Department of Foreign Affairs. The member of the Committee shall be the heads of the following agencies;  

Office of the President
Presidential Management Staff
Office of the Press Secretary
Department of Budget and Management
Department of Tourism — Philippine
Convention and Visitors Corporation
Department of the Interior and Local
Government
Department of Transportation and
Communications
Department of Public Works and Highways
Department of Education, Culture and Sports
Department of Labor and Employment
Department of Health
The Presidential Commission to Fight Poverty
The Presidential Commission on Countryside
 Development
Congress of the Philippines
National Commission on the Role of Filipino
Women
National Council on Social Development
One representative from the indigenous
Community
One Adviser who shall be appointed by the
President

Office of the President
National Economic and Development Authority
Department of Social Welfare and Development
Department of Foreign Affairs
National Council for Social Development
Department of Budget and Management
Department of Education, Culture and Sports
Department of Health
Philippine Airlines

Since 19.07.98.