EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 203
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 203 -
ESTABLISHING AN INTER-AGENCY COMMITTEE ON THE SHARED GOVERNMENT
INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR MIGRATION
WHEREAS,
it is the policy of the State to uphold the dignity of its citizens,
whether in the country or overseas;
WHEREAS, it is the policy of the State to protect the interests of
labor in general, as well as that of overseas migrant workers in
particular, whether documented or irregular;
WHEREAS, the State recognizes not only the important contribution of
overseas migrant workers to the country, but also the vulnerable
situations they are often placed in;
WHEREAS, in order for the government agencies to fully, swiftly and in
unity address general and specific concerns of migrant workers and
overseas Filipinos, there is a need for government agencies to have
access to related information;
WHEREAS, Republic Act 8042, otherwise known as the “Migrant Workers and
Overseas Filipinos Act of 1995” provides for the establishment of a
Shared Government Information System for Migration;cSADC
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA, President of the Republic
of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do
hereby order:
Section 1. Establishment of the Inter-Agency
Committee on the Shared Government Information System for Migration. —
The Inter-Agency Committee on the Shared Government Information System
for Migration (IAC-SGISM) is hereby established.
Sec. 2. Composition of the IAC-SGISM. — Said
Inter-Agency Committee shall be composed of the following agencies:
a)
Department of Foreign Affairs, as Chairman;
b) Department of Labor and Employment, as
Vice-chairman;
c) Department of Justice;
d) Department of Tourism;
e) Bureau of Immigration;
f) Commission on Filipinos Overseas;
g) National Bureau of Investigation;
h) National Statistics Office;
i) Overseas Workers Welfare Administration; and
j) Philippine Overseas Employment Administration
Sec. 3. Support Agencies. — The IAC-SGISM may seek
the assistance and support of the Department of Social Welfare and
Development, National Computer Center, National Labor Relations
Commission, National Statistical Coordination Board, Philippine
National Police (PNP), Office of the Presidential Adviser for OFW
Affairs, and Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office in the
implementation of its mandate.
A Technical Committee shall be created from among the IAC and the
support agencies in the development and implementation of the
SGISM.
Sec. 4. Information Sharing. — The Inter-Agency
Committee shall initially tap the information contained in existing
database/files. The second phase shall involve the linkaging of
computer facilities in order to allow free-flow data exchanges and
sharing among the agencies concerned.
Sec. 5. Security and Confidentiality of
Data/Information. — Information and data acquired through this shared
information system shall be treated as confidential and shall only be
used for lawful and official purposes, in connection with the usual
functions of the member agencies, and for purposes envisioned by R.A.
8042.
Accordingly, access and use of the said data/information shall be
limited to the heads of agencies, their deputies/assistants, and
officers who are directly responsible in implementing the agency’s
participation in the IAC-SGISM.
Access of other staff to selected data/information will be on a
need-to-know basis and will require the appropriate security clearance
from the head of agency.
Member-agencies of the IAC and the support agencies will formulate the
necessary guidelines that will define the levels of access and security
guidelines for this purpose.
The IAC and the Support Agencies will work towards the promotion of
transparency on the matter of sharing data not only among themselves,
but with the public, and ultimately declassify data with a view of
promoting public participation in policy making and program
development.
Sec. 6. Sharing of Databases. — The Inter-Agency
Committee and the Support Agencies shall convene to identify existing
databases which shall be declassified and shared only by and among
member agencies. These shared databases shall include, but not limited
to the following:
a)
Masterlists of Filipino migrant workers/Filipino emigrants/Filipino
fiancees/spouses of foreign nationals and other categories of Filipino
nationals overseas classified according to occupation/job category,
age, sex, civil status, by country/state of destination, including visa
classification;
b) Inventory
of pending legal cases involving Filipino migrant workers and other
Filipino nationals, including those serving prison terms;
c) Masterlists
by age and sex of departing/arriving Filipinos;
d) Statistical
profile on Filipino migrant workers/Filipino emigrants/Filipino
fiancees/spouses of foreign nationals/Filipino tourists and other
agencies of Filipino nationals overseas;
e) Blacklisted
foreigners/undesirable aliens, including, but not limited to
serial/multiple sponsors of Filipino fiancees/spouses, and those
involved in reported cases of domestic violence and other offenses
against Filipino nationals or violations of the laws of the Philippines;
f) Data on
legal systems, immigration policies, marriage laws and civil and
criminal codes in destination countries, particularly those with large
numbers of Filipinos
g) List of
labor and other human rights instruments where destination countries
are signatories;
h) A tracking
system of past and present gender disaggregated cases involving migrant
workers;
i) List of
overseas posts which may render assistance to overseas Filipinos, in
general, and migrant workers, in particular;
j) List of
accredited recruiters and recruitment agencies;
k) List of
accredited foreign employers;
l) List of
recruiter and recruitment agencies with decided/pending
criminal/civil/administrative cases, and their dispositions;
m) Status of
complaints for money claims and other legal cases filed by Filipino
migrants before appropriate courts and adjudication bodies in the
country;
n) Established
protocols or guidelines governing enforcement of laws, handling and
adjudication of cases, and other procedures relevant to the various
processes involved in the different stages of the migration process;
o) List of
children issued travel clearance, children for adoption abroad and
children for repatriation/repatriated, list of women and children
trafficked;
p) Compilation
of recent economic/political conditions or situationers in countries
where there are Filipino migrant workers;
q) Treaties
which may directly or indirectly affect Filipino migrant workers; and
r) Other
information which may be established as essential for data sharing by
the IAC and the Support Agencies.
The sharing of the above-enumerated database and other information
shall be governed by the guidelines to be established by the IAC and
Support Agencies.
Sec. 7. Reporting. — The Inter-Agency Committee
and the Support Agencies shall submit appropriate reports and
recommendations to the President. It shall also provide relevant and
factual information as basis for the joint report to Congress by the
DFA and DOLE.
Sec. 8. Secretariat. — A secretariat, which shall
provide administrative and support services to the Inter-Agency
Committee, shall be provided for by the DFA.
Sec. 9. Funding. — The amount of Ten Million Pesos
(P10M) from the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office is hereby
allocated to carry out the provisions of this Executive Order.
Thereafter, the actual budget of the Inter-Agency Committee shall be
drawn from the General Appropriations Act in accordance with Sec. 38
of R.A. 8042.
Sec. 10. Effectivity. — This Executive Order
shall take effect immediately.
Done in the City of Manila,
this 20th day of January, in the year of Our Lord, two thousand.
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