EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 216
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 216 - AMENDING
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 159 S. 1999 AND FURTHER STRENGTHENING THE HOUSING
AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT COORDINATING COUNCIL
WHEREAS,
the President, through the issuance of Executive Order No. 159 dated 12
October 1999 has identified mass housing as the centerpiece program of
his Administration;
WHEREAS, EO No. 159 created the Presidential Commission on Mass Housing
(PCMH), with the President as the Chairman and to be co-chaired by both
the Presidential Adviser on Low Cost and Open Market Housing and the
Presidential Adviser on Socialized Housing;
WHEREAS, EO 159 provided that the Secretariat of the PCMH shall be
composed of personnel from the Housing and Urban Development
Coordinating Council (HUDCC) and Presidential Management Staff (PMS);
WHEREAS, HUDCC is the lead agency in the implementation of the
government’s housing program;
WHEREAS, to harmonize and streamline efforts on mass housing, there is
a need to delegate to a responsible official the management of the
housing program, thus, the need to integrate the positions of the
Presidential Adviser on Low Cost and Open Market Housing and the
Presidential Adviser on Socialized Housing;
WHEREAS, there is a need to further strengthen the HUDCC for it to
effectively and efficiently coordinate all efforts of the various
agencies/sectors undertaking housing projects nationwide;
WHEREAS, Sec. 31, Chapter 10, Title III, Book III of EO 292,
otherwise known as the Revised Administrative Code of 1987, provides
continuing authority to the President to reorganize the administrative
structure of the Office of the President;
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 the following:
Section 1. Composition and Secretariat of the
Presidential Commission on Mass Housing. — Executive Order No. 159 s.
1999 is hereby amended to read as follows:
SECTION
1.1. Designation of the HUDCC Chairperson as
Presidential Adviser for Housing and Co-Chair of the PCMH. — The
positions of the Presidential Adviser on Low Cost and Open Market
Housing and the Presidential Adviser on Socialized Housing are hereby
abolished; and, in lieu thereof, their tasks and responsibilities shall
be undertaken by the Presidential Adviser for Housing. Therefore,
Paragraph 1, Sec. 2.1 of EO 159 is hereby amended to read as
follows:
The Commission shall be chaired
by the President who shall also act as the “housing czar”. The
Commission shall be co-chaired by the Presidential Adviser on Housing.
SECTION 1.2.
Creation of a Full-Time Secretariat for PCMH. — Paragraph 2 of Sec. 2.3, EO 159 shall read as follows:
“A
full time Secretariat to be composed of personnel from HUDCC and PMS
shall be organized to provide direct technical and administrative
services to the Commission through the Office of the Presidential
Adviser on Housing.
The Presidential Adviser on
Housing, shall directly supervise, and provide guidance, instructions
and directions to the joint HUDCC-PMS Secretariat.”
Administrative, technical and
logistical requirements of the Commission and the Office of the
Presidential Adviser for Housing, shall be provided by the PMS-OP,
HUDCC and other housing agencies. All housing agencies are hereby
directed to provide assistance as may be needed.”
Sec. 2. Reiterating and Strengthening the
Functions of the HUDCC . — Pursuant to existing laws, the HUDCC shall
continue to have the following powers and functions:
2.1
Serve as the lead agency to assist the President and the PCMH in
formulating the national objectives, policies and strategies for
housing and urban development;
2.2 Coordinate
and monitor the activities of all government agencies undertaking
housing projects, including those of local government units (LGUs), to
ensure the accomplishment of the goals of the government’s housing
program;
2.3 Encourage
the maximum participation of the private sector in all aspects of
housing and urban development;
2.4 Formulate
the basic policies, guidelines and implementing mechanisms for the
disposal or development of acquired or existing assets of the key
housing agencies which are not required for the accomplishment of their
basic mandates;
2.5 Identify,
plan and secure local and foreign funding for housing programs and
projects;
2.6 Provide
directions to the Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board (HLURB) to
ensure rational land use for the equitable distribution and enjoyment
of development benefits;
2.7 Recommend
new legislation and amendments to existing laws as may be necessary for
the attainment of government’s objectives in housing;
2.8 Undertake
other functions as provided by existing laws that are not contrary to
the above-mentioned.
Sec. 3. General Supervision and Control of HUDCC
Over Housing Agencies. — To ensure that all efforts of the housing
agencies are coordinated towards the achievement of the housing goals,
the following housing agencies are attached to HUDCC for policy and
program coordination and administrative supervision:
•
National Housing Authority (NHA);
• National Home Mortgage and Finance Corporation
(NHMFC);
• Home Development Mutual Fund (HDMF);
• Home Insurance Guaranty Corporation (HIGC); and
• Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board (HLURB).
Sec. 4. Powers and Functions of the HUDCC
Chairperson. — The Chairperson of the HUDCC shall be appointed by the
President and shall report directly to the President. The HUDCC
Chairperson shall have the rank of a Secretary and shall be a regular
member of the Cabinet.
The HUDCC Chairperson shall also serve as ex officio Chairperson of the
governing Boards of the housing agencies, namely: NHA, NHMFC, HDMF,
HIGC and HLURB. The HUDCC Chairperson may appoint an alternate from
among the members of the HUDCC, whose acts shall be considered the acts
of the Chairperson.
The HUDCC Chairperson shall exercise the following authorities and
powers over its attached agencies and corporations:
4.1
Recommend to the President, the appointment of the members of the Board
and the full time chief executive officer/head of the housing
corporations/agencies in accordance with their respective
charters/mandates;
4.2 Recommend
to the President any such acts as may be necessary over any member of
the Board and the Chief Executive Office;
4.3 Exercise
for and in behalf of the President administrative supervision over
corporations and agencies attached to the HUDCC;
4.4 Oversee
the operations of such housing corporations and agencies to ensure that
they are managed efficiently, effectively and economically to enable
them to execute their plans, programs and projects;
4.5 Require
the submission of reports and cause the conduct of management audit,
performance evaluation, and inspections to ensure compliance with the
policies, standards and guidelines of HUDCC and PCMH;
4.6 Review and
evaluate Memoranda of Agreement, contracts, joint venture agreements
and all investments entered into by the corporations/agencies attached
to HUDCC to ensure conformity with government policies, and priority
plans and projects.
4.7 Recommend
to the President all housing related projects that may qualify for
Flagship status;
4.8 Recommend
to the President such acts as may be necessary for the proper
performance of the official functions of the corporations and agencies
attached to HUDCC
4.9 Recommend
to the President the approval of the budget proposals of all
corporations and agencies attached to it;
4.10 Require
the submission of the audited financial statements of the attached
corporations within 60 days after the close of the fiscal year to
ensure the proper evaluation and preparation of recommendations to the
President;
4.11 Recommend
to the President necessary changes, and adjustments in the
organizational structure and staffing pattern of the attached agencies
and corporations;
4.12 Recommend
to the President all other actions as may be necessary in the
President’s exercise of overall supervision and control overall
agencies and corporations attached to HUDCC.
Sec. 5. Functions of the HUDCC Secretariat. — The
HUDCC Chairperson shall direct the HUDCC Secretariat in the proper
performance of the following functions:
5.1
Monitor and evaluate the financial, physical and organizational
performance of the housing agencies/corporations;
5.2 Undertake
all the powers and functions of the GCMCC over the housing
corporations, specially the review of contracts, joint venture
agreements, memoranda of agreement, investments, borrowings, creation
of subsidiaries, and the like. All recommendations of the HUDCC
Secretariat shall be submitted to the President through the HUDCC
Chairperson.
Sec. 6. Duties and Responsibilities of the HUDCC
Secretary General. — A Secretary-General, to be appointed by the
Chairperson of the Council, shall assist the Chairman in the day-to-day
management and operation of the HUDCC Secretariat. The
Secretary-General, who shall be under the direct control and
supervision of the Chairperson, shall have the following duties and
responsibilities:
6.1
Implement policies and measures approved and directed by the
Chairperson;
6.2 Assist the
Chairperson in managing the operations and affairs of the HUDCC;
6.3 Oversee
the preparation of annual plans, budgets and such other reports as may
be required, subject to the approval of the Chairperson;
6.4 Represent
the Chairperson in dealings with other offices, agencies and
instrumentalities of the government and with persons and entities both
private and public, domestic and foreign, as necessary;
6.5 Discipline
for cause in accordance with civil service laws subordinate officers
and personnel of the HUDCC, subject to the approval of the Chairperson;
6.6 Transfer
officers and personnel as the exigencies of service may require subject
to the prior approval of the Chairperson;
6.7 Delegate
authority to subordinate officers and personnel of HUDCC, provided that
the authority to delegate has had the prior approval of the
Chairperson; and
6.8 Perform
such other functions and duties as may be assigned by the Chairperson.
Sec. 7. Continuing Authority to Reorganize the
HUDCC Secretariat. — The HUDCC Chairperson shall have the continuing
authority to reorganize the HUDCC Secretariat.
Sec. 8. Special Provision. — All government
departments, agencies, bureaus and instrumentalities, including
government owned and controlled corporations (e.g. PEA, BCDA, PNR,
among others), implementing housing projects are directed to seek the
clearance and approval of the PCMH through the HUDCC Chairperson on
their respective housing and related projects.
Sec. 9. Separability Clause. — If any provision of
this Executive Order is declared invalid, the validity of the other
provisions hereof shall be unaffected thereby.
Sec. 10. Repealing Clause. — All executive and
other administrative issuances or parts thereof inconsistent with this
Executive Order are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.
Sec. 11. Effectivity. — This Executive Order shall
take effect immediately.
DONE in the City of Manila,
this 22nd day of February, in the year of the Lord, twenty hundred.
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