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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 893
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 893 -
RECONSTITUTING THE NATIONAL SCHISTOSOMIASIS CONTROL COMMISSION INTO THE
SCHISTOSOMIASIS CONTROL COUNCIL AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
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WHEREAS,
schistosomiasis is a disease affecting an alarming proportion of our
populace;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, the areas endemic and potentially endemic to schistosomiasis
are scattered in the three major geographic divisions of the country
and the disease generally affects the people of the rural areas;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, schistosomiasis affects not only the health of farmers and
their families, but also, their domestic and work animals thus
seriously impairing their productive capabilities;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, there is a need for a meaningful and effective coordination of
projects and activities to combat and control the disease in order to
protect and improve the quality of life of the people, especially those
in the areas affected by the disease;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines,
by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby
adopt, approve and make as part of the laws of the land the following:cralaw:red
Section 1. Creation of the Schistosomiasis Control
Council. — The National Schistosomiasis Control Commission created
under Republic Act Numbered four thousand three hundred fifty-nine is
hereby abolished and in lieu thereof, there is hereby created the
Schistosomiasis Control Council hereinafter called the Council, which
shall be attached to the Department of Health. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
The powers, functions, balance of appropriations, records, assets, as
well as the rights and obligations of the National Schistosomiasis
Control Commission are hereby transferred to, vested in, and assumed by
the Council.
Section 2. Functions and Objectives of the Council. —
The Council shall have the following functions and objectives:cralaw:red
a. Formulate an integrated national program for the
control of schistosomiasis in the Philippines;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
b. Coordinate and integrate the implementation of
schistosomiasis control program, projects and activities of all
agencies and instrumentalities of the government as well as those of
the private sector involved in controlling the disease; chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
c. Formulate an effective information and education
campaign scheme and other such complementary schemes necessary for the
control of the disease;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
d. Promote special studies and researchers on related
aspects of schistosomiasis control and treatment;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
e. Represent the government in its dealings with the
World Health Organization or with the United Nations International
Children's Emergency Fund or any other international health agencies or
entities or with foreign governments or their agencies in matters
involving schistosomiasis control, subject to existing laws, rules and
regulations; and
f. Undertake such other activity as may be deemed
necessary for the attainment of the objectives of the Council.
Section 3. Organization of the Council. — To carry
out its foregoing functions and objectives, the Council shall have a
Board of Directors, an Executive Committee, and a Technical Staff.
Section 4. The Board of Directors. — The Board of
Directors which shall be the policy-making and governing body of the
Council, shall be composed of seven (7) members namely: the Secretary
of Health as Chairman, the Secretary of Public Works Transportation and
Communications, the Secretary of Local Governments and Community
Development, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Administrator of the
National Irrigation Administration, the Secretary of Education and
Culture and the President of the Philippine Medical Association as
members. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
In case of the absence of the Chairman, the members shall choose among
themselves a temporary Chairman who shall take his place and perform
his functions and duties, as provided for under this decree.
The Board of Directors shall have the following functions and powers:cralaw:red
a. Approve and adopt the integrated national
schistosomiasis control program envisioned in this Decree; chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
b. Consider and adopt periodic reports on the status
of the aforementioned program;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
c. Adopt broad policies and guidelines to carry out
the goals and objectives of the Schistosomiasis Control Council;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
d. Adopt such rules, regulations and procedures as
may be necessary for the attainment of the objectives of this Decree;
and
e. Perform such other functions as may be provided by
law.
Section 5. The Executive Committee. — The Executive
Committee shall be headed by an Executive Director and composed of
representatives each coming from and designated by the government
agencies represented in the Board of Directors and three (3) other
representatives each coming from the National Economic and Development
Authority, the Department of Social Welfare and the Budget Commission.
The said representatives who must not be the heads of the
aforementioned agencies, can act in behalf of their respective agencies
only on matters involving the formulation and execution of the
integrated national schistosomiasis control program and related
projects and activities envisioned in this Decree. The Chairman, upon
the recommendation of the Board of Directors, shall appoint the
Executive Director and determine his qualifications and compensation.
The Executive Committee shall have the following powers and functions:cralaw:red
a. Review and recommend for approval and adoption by
the Board of Directors the schistosomiasis control program prepared by
the Technical Staff;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
b. Review periodic reports prepared by the Technical
Staff for the consideration and approval of the Board of Directors;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
c. Provide guidelines for the operations and
activities of the Technical Staff;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
d. Act and decide on matters referred to it by the
Technical Staff for its consideration; and
e. Perform such other functions as may be assigned to
it by the Board of Directors and/or the Chairman. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 6. The Technical Staff— The Council shall
have a Technical Staff, likewise to be headed by the Executive Director
of the Executive Committee. The Chairman, upon recommendation of the
Executive Committee, shall appoint the members of the technical staff.
The technical positions of said staff shall be exempt from the rules
and regulations of the Wage and Position Classification Office and from
the examination and/or eligibility requirements of the Civil Service
Commission.
The Technical Staff shall have the following functions and
responsibilities:cralaw:red
a. Undertake the preparations of a coordinated
schistosomiasis control program for the approval and adoption by the
Board of Directors;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
b. Determine the linkages for the effective
coordination and implementation of schistosomiasis control projects;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
c. Establish and maintain an up-to-date and
comprehensive data system on the status of the disease specifying the
areas affected, the number of people, the deaths caused by the disease
and other relevant information;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
d. Prepare periodic reports on the implementation of
the program as well as the projects and activities relating thereto for
the approval and adoption by the Board of Directors; and
e. Perform such other functions as may be assigned to
it by the Board of Directors and/or the Executive Committee.
For the purpose of the foregoing functions and responsibilities, the
Council may likewise utilize the services of the Schistosomiasis
Control and Research Service of the Department and if deemed necessary,
secure the detail to the Council of personnel from the said service
unit. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
The Council shall also hire such personnel, including consultants, as
may be necessary for the performance of its functions, who shall be
appointed by the Chairman.
Section 7. Meetings. — The Board of Directors and the
Executive Committee shall hold meetings whenever necessary. For
official meetings of either bodies, the presence of a majority of their
respective members shall constitute the quorum to do business and all
its decision shall be concurred in by at least the majority of the
quorum.
The members of the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee shall
receive a reasonable amount of per diem as the Board may provide
for every meeting actually attended by them.
Section 8. Essential Project Element. — All
agro-engineering projects, especially in endemic and potentially
endemic areas identified by the Council from time to time, shall always
have schistosomal control components.
Section 9. Reports. — Within three months after the
end of every fiscal year, the Council shall submit to the President of
the Philippines thru the National Economic and Development Authority
its annual report embodying the status of its programs and projects as
well as its problems and recommendations. It shall likewise submit the
President or by the National Economic and Development Authority.
Section 10. Role of Implementing Agencies. — All
government agencies concerned shall be responsible for the
implementation of the projects assigned to them. All other government
agencies and instrumentalities, including government-owned and
controlled corporations, as well as the private sector, shall support
the projects of the Council for the control of the disease.
Section 11. Authority to Receive Gifts and Donations.
— The Council is hereby authorized to receive gifts, donations or
bequests and utilize the same for the implementation of its
schistosomiasis control program and projects, in accordance with the
terms of the gift, donation or bequest. Such gifts, donations or
bequests shall be exempt from all taxes, duties, dues or fees,
whatsoever, imposed or hereafter to be imposed by the national
government, its agencies, instrumentalities or political subdivisions,
and the same shall be fully deductible from the gross income of the
donor or grantor for income tax purposes. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 12. Appropriations. — There is hereby
appropriated the sum of one million pesos out of the funds in the
National Treasury not otherwise appropriated for the operation of the
Schistosomiasis Control Council and its projects for fiscal year
1975-76. Thereafter, such amounts as shall be needed for the continued
operation of the Council and its projects shall be regularly included
in subsequent annual General Appropriation Acts.
The government agencies represented in and composing the Council as
indicated in Section 4 and 5 hereof are herein after authorized to
include in their respective regular annual appropriations such
additional amount as may be deemed needed to be used exclusively in
undertaking their activities involving the integrated national
schistosomiasis control program provided for in this Decree.
Section 13. Repealing Clause. — Republic Act Numbered
four thousand three hundred and fifty-nine is hereby repealed.
Likewise, any provision of law, decree, rules and regulations
inconsistent herewith is hereby repealed, amended or revised
accordingly.
Section 14. Separability Clause. — If for any reason
any section or provision of this Decree is declared to be
unconstitutional or invalid, the other sections or provisions hereof
which are not affected thereby shall continue in full force and effect.
Section 15. Effectivity. — This Decree shall take
effect immediately.
Done in the City of Manila,
this 16th day of February in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
seventy-six.
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