EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 203
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 203 - CREATING
THE OVERSIGHT AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES FOR THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS
MAJOR SOCIAL REFORM AGENDA
WHEREAS, in line with the overall
objective of national unity, the Executive Branch spearheaded the
formulation of major national agenda to set the framework and direction
for the efforts of all sectors of Philippine society;
WHEREAS, these major national agenda were formed with the active
participation of the legislative branch, the private sector and
non-government organizations;
WHEREAS, there are three existing major agenda of the national
government, specifically: the Social Pact for Empowered Economic
Development (SPEED); the results of the consultations of the National
Unification Commission; and, the Social Reform Agenda;
WHEREAS, there are separate oversight, coordinating and monitoring
mechanisms to ensure that various government and sectoral commitments
that have been incorporated in each of the agenda are implemented and
accomplished;
WHEREAS, to attain complementation of commitments for higher impact to
identified beneficiaries, efficiency and cost-effectiveness in terms of
savings of resources, the oversight, coordinating and monitoring
mechanisms as well as the secretariat support for the three major
agenda will have to be integrated.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FIDEL V. RAMOS, President of the Republic of the
Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby
order:
Section 1. Organizational Mechanisms. — The following
shall constitute the organizational mechanism to ensure implementation
of the commitments under the Social Pact, results of the consultations
of the National Unification Commission and Social Reform Agenda.
1.1
Oversight Committee: The Legislative-Executive Development Advisory
Council. — The Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council is
hereby designated to serve as the Oversight Committee which shall
undertake the overall supervision, coordination and integration of the
national government’s three (3) major agenda.
The Oversight Committee shall
have the following functions:
a.
Oversee and ensure the implementation of commitments under the Social
Pact, results of the NUC consultations, and Social Reform Agenda;
b. Review and
approve a master plan that will effectively integrate the three (3)
major agenda; and,
c. Determine
all necessary policy and other interventions to ensure the successful
implementation of the commitments under the three (3) agenda.
1.2
The Executive Committee: The Social reform Agenda Council. The Social
Reform Agenda Council is hereby designated as the Executive Committee
for the national government’s major social reform agenda.
a.
Functions. The Executive Committee shall have the following specific
functions:
a.1
Coordinate all concerns/requirements with various government agencies
and non-government sectors to facilitate and ensure effective
implementation of the agenda;
a.2 Draw-up
supplementary agreements and implementing guidelines for the efficient
and effective implementation of the commitments;
a.3 Review and
resolve issues and concerns relative to the Social Pact, results of NUC
consultations and Social Reform Agenda;
a.4 Monitor
and evaluate the implementation of the various commitments;
a.5 Formulate
a Master Plan to integrate the Social Pact, results of NUC
consultations and Social Reform Agenda, for approval of the Oversight
Committee;
a.6 Ensure
compliance by all departments/agencies of the commitments under the
three (3) major agenda;
a.7 Submit
regular integrated accomplishment reports to the Oversight Committee;
and,
a.8 Perform
such other functions as may be directed by the Oversight Committee.
b.
Composition. The President shall serve as the Chairman of the Executive
Committee, with the Secretary of the Department of Agrarian Reform as
Vice-Chairman and Lead Convenor.
The membership of the committee
shall include the nine (9) Agency Flagship Champions as designated
under Memorandum Order No. 213 dated 17 June 1994 as well as the
following:
b.1
Executive Secretary
— Executive Liaison
b.2
Presidential Adviser
— Peace and Unification
on the Peace
Process
b.3 Secretary
of Socio-
— Economic Planning
Economic
Planning
b.4 Secretary
of Education, — Basic Services
(Education)
Culture and
Sports
b.5 Secretary
of Health
— Basic Services (Health)
b.6 Secretary
of Budget and — Public
Administration
Management
b.7
Commissioner, — Poverty Alleviation
Presidential
Commission
to Fight
Poverty
b.8
Commissioner, — Rural Development
Presidential
Council
on Countryside
Development
b.9
Representatives
— Basic Sectors
(one
each) Labor Sector
Business
Sector
Non-Government
Organizations
1.3
Secretariat Support: The Office of the Presidential Adviser on the
Peace Process.
The Office of the Presidential
Adviser on the Peace Process shall provide the necessary staff support
to the Executive Committee/SRA Council.
Sec. 2. Responsible Agencies for the
Implementation of the Commitments Under the Agenda. — The actual
implementation of the commitments under the three national government’s
major agenda shall still be undertaken by the concerned departments and
agencies that have sectoral or functional responsibility/jurisdiction
over the commitments, whether individually or jointly.
Sec. 3. Schedule of Meetings. — The Executive
Committee shall meet at least once a month, or as often as they may
deem necessary.
Sec. 4. Funding. — The Executive Committee shall
be appropriated an amount as may be jointly determined and recommended
by the Secretaries of the Departments of Agrarian Reform and Budget and
Management and the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace
Process, and to be approved by the President, for its operations. Said
fund shall be sourced from the President’s Contingent Fund.
Sec. 5. Repealing Clause. — This Executive Order
repeals or modifies Administrative Order No. 73 dated 08 September
1993, and all orders, issuances, rules and regulations or parts thereof
inconsistent thereto.
Sec. 6. Effectivity. — This Executive Order shall
take effect immediately.
DONE, in the City of Manila,
this 27th day of September, in the Year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred
and Ninety-Four.
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