ESTABLISHING THE WORLD EXPO 2002 PHILIPPINES COMMISSION AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

WHEREAS, the Philippine Government
envisions that by the year 2002, the Philippines shall be moving towards
becoming a newly-industrialized country;

WHEREAS, the Philippine Government
further envisions that by the year 2010, through the approved 20-Year Tourism
Master Plan, five million foreign nationals shall have visited the country;

WHEREAS, the private sector has
organized the World Expo 2002 Philippines Foundation (hereinafter referred to
as the “Foundation”) for planning, implementing, operationalizing and managing
the hosting by the country of the World Expo 2002;

WHEREAS, the Philippine Government, with
the end in view of achieving its aforementioned visions, should support the
initiatives of the Foundation in hosting the World Expo 2002; and,

WHEREAS, the hosting of World Expo 2002
would substantially increase the country’s foreign exchange earnings, tourist
arrivals, and trade investment opportunities, generate domestic employment,
hasten the development of tourist destinations, accelerate infrastructure
improvement, and heighten world awareness of the history and culture of the
Filipino people;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FIDEL V. RAMOS,
President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do
hereby order:

SECTION 1. World Expo 2002 Philippines
Commission. A World Expo 2002 Philippines Commission (hereinafter referred to as
the “Commission”) is hereby established under the Office of the President, to
be composed as follows:

The Commission shall have four (4) private sector
representatives, two (2) of whom are the President, Philippine Chamber of
Commerce and Industry, and President, Philippine Airlines. The other two (2)
private sector representatives shall be designated by the President.

The Commission shall also have representatives from
the Local Government Units, who shall host the World Expo as may be determined
by the Commission. The Local Government Unit representatives shall also be
designated by the President.

The Executive Secretary shall designate the
permanent and alternate representatives from the Office of the President and
the Departments.

SEC. 2. Functions of the Commission. The
Commission shall be an advisory body to the President and shall exercise the following
functions and responsibilities:

a. Act as the coordinating body between the private
sector and various government agencies to ensure that all directives
subsequently issued to the said agencies for the planning, operationalization
and management of the World Expo 2002 shall be implemented;

b. Prepare the criteria for the site and recommend
to the President the appropriate site for the World Expo 2002;

c. Select the theme and theme message of the World
Expo 2002 as may be acceptable to the Bureau of International Expositions:

d. Conduct drives and campaigns to secure and raise
funds for use in the planning of World Expo 2002 subject to the usual
accounting and auditing rules and regulations;

e. Accept or receive donations and other
conveyances by gratuitous title of funds, materials and services for use in the
planning, operationalization, and management of the World Expo 2002 subject to
the usual accounting and auditing rules and regulations;

f. Prepare the Master Plan for the World Expo 2002;

g. Ensure that the Master Plan for the World Expo
2002 shall harmonize with the construction plans of the National Government,
the National Centennial Commission, the private sector, and the local
government units to be affected;

h. Undertake all other measures necessary for the
successful implementation of the said Master Plan;

i. Plan, operationalize, and manage Philippine
participation in the following World Expositions: 1) Budapest, Hungary in 1996;
2) Lisbon, Portugal in 1998; and, 3) Hamburg, Germany in 2000; and,

j. Call on any department, bureau or office of the
Government, including government-owned and controlled corporations, to render
such assistance as it may need in the discharge of its functions.

SEC. 3. Report to the President. Relative
to the performance of its mandated functions, the Commission shall submit
periodic reports to the President and a final report within reasonable period
after closing rights of the World Expo 2002.

SEC. 4. Cessation of the Commission. The
Commission shall cease to exist sixty (60) days after the submission of its
final report provided in Section 3 hereof, unless otherwise ordered by the
President.

SEC. 5. Commissioner General. The
President shall designate a Commissioner General to the World Expo 2002
Philippines Commission. The Commissioner General shall have at least five (5)
years of experience of direct involvement in the World Exposition activities.

SEC. 6. Duties of the Commissioner General. In
accordance with the rules of the Bureau of International Exposition, the
Commissioner General shall have the following duties:

a) Ensure that all commitments of participants are
duly complied with in accordance with the provisions of the 1928 Convention, as
amended;

b) See to the due and proper execution of all
Participation Contract;

c) Secure and enhance the interests of all
participants;

d) Arbitrate, conciliate and mediate conflicts
between or among participants; and,

e) Perform such other functions and duties as may
be assigned to him by the Commission.

SEC. 7. Secretariat. The
Commission, through the Commissioner General, shall organize a Secretariat
which shall be headed by an Executive Officer.

The Secretariat shall have such number of personnel
as may be necessary for the efficient and effective performance of its functions.
All agencies of the government represented in the Commission shall assign or
detail an employee each to form the Secretariat. The Commission shall provide
the Commissioner General and the members of the Secretariat with such honoraria
or allowances as may be allowed by law and at rates consistent with those
prescribed pursuant to the Unified Compensation and Position Classification
System established under R.A. No. 6758.

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is hereby
directed to initially provide the Commission an office space at the DFA
Building along Roxas Boulevard, until such time that the Commission moves to
its designated headquarters.

SEC. 8. Funding. An amount of FIVE MILLION
PESOS (P5,000,000.00) to be sourced from the President’s Contingent Fund
shall be used to augment the initial operating expenses of the Commission for
1994. Appropriations for the succeeding years shall be included in the General
Appropriations Act and contributions from the respective government agencies
concerned.

SEC. 9. Repealing Clause. All
Orders and issuances or any part thereof which are inconsistent with the
provisions of this Executive Order are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

SEC. 10. Effectivity. This
Executive Order shall take effect immediately.

DONE, in the City of Manila, this 16th day
of May, 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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