STRENGTHENING THE EXPORT DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL (EDC) AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE EXECUTIVE ORDER (E.O.) NO. 110, FURTHER AMENDING E.O. NO. 98

WHEREAS, a strong growth of exports is the
linchpin for economic recovery;

WHEREAS, the Export Development Council
was created as government’s commitment to support Proclamation No. 167 (1993)
declaring export development as the key to a Philippine balanced
agri-industrial economic growth;

WHEREAS, a more direct link with the
President will strengthen the authority of the Council;

WHEREAS, human resource development is
needed to improve the productivity of the workforce of the export industry;

WHEREAS, increasing the Council’s
membership to include the Secretary of Labor and Employment is necessary to
strengthen the resolve to improve productivity;

WHEREAS, there is a need for an
additional representation from the private labor sector to achieve balanced
representation.

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. Section 3 of EO 98 is hereby
amended to read as follows:

“Section. 3. Powers and Functions. – The Council
shall:

a. Recommend approval of the Philippine Export
Development Plan; coordinate, monitor and assess the implementation thereof,
and, when necessary, recommend appropriate adjustments thereon in the light of
charging conditions in both the domestic and international environment;

b. Periodically review and assess the country’s
export performance, problems and prospects;

c. Identify the main bottlenecks, problem areas and
constraints in all areas/sectors/activities influencing the development of
exports, including but not limited to, such matters as policy framework,
physical infrastructure, finance, specialized support services, production,
promotion and marketing;

d. Report directly to the President on Specific
measures required to remove the bottlenecks/problems constraining the
development of exports in any of the areas mentioned in (c).”

SECTION 2. Section 1 of EO 110 further
amending EO 98 is hereby amended to read as follows:

“Section 1. Composition – The Export
Development Council (“Council”) shall be composed of the following:

This Executive Order shall take effect immediately.

DONE in the City of Manila, this 8th day
of June in the year of our Lord, nineteen hundred and ninety-four.

(Sgd.) FIDEL V. RAMOS
President of the Philippines

By the
President:

(Sgd.) TEOFISTO
T. GUINGONA, JR.
Executive Secretary

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