CREATING THE PHILIPPINE COMMISSION FOR THE INTERNATIONAL YOUTH YEAR AND DEFINING ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS

WHEREAS, the United Nations has declared 1985 as
International Youth Year, by virtue of UN General Assembly Resolution No.
34/151;

WHEREAS, the Philippines, as a member of the
United Nations and with its commitment to the development of the youth, must
participate in the celebration of the International Youth Year;

WHEREAS, there is a need to create a commission
which shall administer, implement, coordinate all activities related to the
celebration of the International Youth Year in this country; and

WHEREAS, the commission is envisioned to mobilize
all available resources and tap support agencies for the effective
implementation of its functions;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President
of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution
and the authority vested in me by Presidential Decree No. 1416, as amended,
hereby order and ordain:

SECTION 1. The Philippine Commission for the
International Youth Year. — There is hereby created a Commission to be
known as the Philippine Commission for the International Youth Year which shall
be attached to the Office of the President for general direction and
coordination.

SEC. 2. Composition. — The Commission
shall be headed by the Chairman of the Kabataang Barangay, the KB being the
premier youth organization in the country, with representatives from the following
agencies, as members:

1. Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2. Ministry of Education and Culture
3. Ministry of Social Services Development
4. Ministry of the Budget
5. Ministry of Agriculture
6. Ministry of Labor and Employment
7. National Manpower and Youth Council

SEC. 3. Functions. — The Commission shall
have the following functions:

1. Set forth the guidelines for proposed program
of activities for the celebration of International Youth Year;

2. Plan and coordinate all activities for the
1985 celebration;

3. Supervise the implementation of all plans and
programs for the celebration of the International Youth Year;

4. Receive and disburse all allocated funds for
the Commission.

5. Have custody of all files and records
pertaining to the International Youth Year, and tap the assistance of the
private sector of its functions;

6. Undertake evaluation of all activities related
to this celebration;

7. Represent the Philippines to the United
Nations Commission for the International Youth Year;

8. Perform such other functions as may be
necessary for the successful implementation of its programs.

All other government ministries and institutions,
including local governments, shall assist the Commission in the successful
implementation of its programs. The Commission shall have a Secretariat as
Staff support which shall be initially manned by the PKKB until such time as
the Commission shall have appointed its own personnel.

SEC. 4. Powers of the Commission. —

1. To promulgate, implement and enforce its
policies with regard to the International Youth Year;

2. To identify the requirements of the Commission
and work for the fulfillment thereof;

3. To review, coordinate, integrate and approve
resolutions, rules and regulations, and decisions promulgated by the various
committees with respect to their functions within the Commission;

4. To appoint members to the committees which may
be formed by the Commission;

5. To promulgate such rules and regulations for
the implementation of its policies;

6. To grant allowances and per diems or fix the
salaries of officials and the staff it may employ, in accordance with existing
law, rules and regulations.

SEC. 5. Funding. — The Ministry of the
Budget subject to the approval of the President is hereby directed to set aside
and release from the Special Activities Fund of the President such amounts as
may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Order.

SEC. 6. The Philippine Commission for the
International Youth Year shall constitute itself immediately and shall exist
for five (5) years from the issuance of this Order, unless earlier abolished by
the President of the Philippines.

SEC. 7. This Executive Order shall take effect
immediately.

Done in the City of Manila, this 3rd day of May
in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and eighty-two.

(Sgd.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(Sgd.) JOAQUIN T. VENUS, JR.
Deputy Presidential Executive Assistant