PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE INTEGRATED TRANSPORT SYSTEM

WHEREAS, the 2011-2016 Philippine
Development Plan (PDP) of the Aquino Administration prioritizes the
creation of an integrated and multimodal transport and logistics system
under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) framework as the
Administration’s centerpiece strategy for infrastructure development;

WHEREAS, there
is a need to fast-track the establishment of an efficient, reliable,
seamless and integrated mass transportation network/system to spur
economic growth;

WHEREAS, in pursuance of the
policy of prioritizing the creation of an integrated and multimodal
transport and logistics system, there is a pressing need to interconnect
mass transportation systems, such as buses and railways, to feed into
each other and afford an efficient, reliable, seamless and integrated
network/system;

WHEREAS, the Department of
Transportation and Communications (DOTC) is mandated to be the primary
policy, planning, programming, coordinating, implementing, regulating
and administrative entity of the Executive Branch of the government in
the promotion, development and regulation of dependable and coordinated
networks of transportation system, as well as in the fast, safe,
efficient and reliable transportation services;

WHEREAS, pursuant
to Executive Order (EO) No. 125 (s. 1987), as amended, the DOTC is
empowered to formulate and recommend national policies and guidelines
for the preparation and implementation of integrated and comprehensive
transportation and communications systems at the national, regional and
local levels;

WHEREAS, the Land Transportation
Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has the power to prescribe and
regulate routes, economically viable capacities and zones, or areas of
operation for public land transportation services provided by motorized
vehicles in accordance with the public land transportation development
plans and programs approved by DOTC;

WHEREAS, the
LTFRB has the power to issue, amend, revise, suspend or cancel
Certificates of Public Convenience (CPC) or permits authorizing the
operation of public land transportation services provided by motorized
vehicles and prescribe the appropriate terms and conditions therefore;

WHEREAS, an
inter-agency approach is the most appropriate way of ensuring the
efficient and effective programming, implementation, monitoring and
regulation of an integrated transportation system in the Philippines ;
and

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Constitution and
Section 31, Chapter 10, Title III, Book III of EO 292 or then
Administrative Code of 1987, the President has the power to reorganize
executive agencies and/or modify their functions as the exigencies of
the service may require.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, BENIGNO S. AQUINO III, President of the Philippines , by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby order:

SECTION 1. The Project. The Project shall be known as the Integrated Transport System.

SECTION 2. Objective. The
Project aims to provide for the establishment of two (2) integrated
transport terminals that are at par with international standards, with
locations in the North and South of Metro Manila, to provide effective
interconnections between different transport modes and services thereby
ensuring efficient and seamless travel for the commuting public. Other
integrated transport terminals may be established for the same purpose.

SECTION 3. Fast-Track Implementation of the Project. The
Project shall be included by the National Economic and Development
Authority (NEDA) in the Public Investment Program (PIP) 2011-2016. The
DOTC is hereby directed to fast-track the implementation of the Project
with the cooperation of all concerned agencies.

SECTION 4. Legal Framework. The
Project shall be structured under any of the schemes allowed under
Republic Act No. 6957, as amended, otherwise known as the
Build-Operate-and-Transfer (BOT) Law.

SECTION 5. Implementing Agency. The
DOTC, pursuant to its mandate to promote, develop and regulate
dependable and coordinated networks of transportation system, is hereby
designated as the lead agency in the planning, implementation and
monitoring of the Project.

SECTION 6. Creation of the Inter-Agency Committee. To
fast-track the Project and to provide a mechanism for coordination, an
Inter-Agency Committee shall be created as an advisory body and
consultative forum in matters relating to the planning, implementation
and monitoring of the Project. It shall be composed of the following:

Chairperson	:	Secretary, DOTC
Vice Chairperson	:	Chairperson, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA)
Members	:	Secretary, Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Director-General, NEDA Chairperson, LTFRB Assistant Secretary, Land Transportation Office (LTO)

The
Chairperson may recommend to the President the inclusion of other
members to the Inter-Agency Committee as the circumstances may require.

SECTION 7. Functions of the Inter-Agency Committee. The Inter-Agency Committee shall have the principal function of providing technical advice and recommendations to the DOTC in:

1. Overseeing the implementation of the Project;
2. Regulating
   the terminal fees that may be charged for the use of the transport
   terminals and other facilities established under the Project;
3. Issuing
   the implementing rules and regulations, procedures, guidelines and
   priority actions necessary to carry out the provisions of this Executive
   Order; and
4. Performing other functions as may be necessary to implement the Executive Order and as may be directed by the President.

SECTION 8. Funding of the Inter-Agency Committee. The
individual agencies shall program the expenses necessary for the
operations of the Inter-Agency Committee in their regular budgets.

SECTION 9. Role of Other Departments, Bureaus, Offices, Agencies, Instrumentalities of the Government. The
Inter-Agency Committee may call upon any other agency of the Government
for such assistance as may be necessary or appropriate in the
performance of its functions.

All heads of departments,
agencies, bureaus, offices, including Government-Owned or -Controlled
Corporations (GOCCs) are hereby enjoined to render full assistance and
cooperation to the DOTC and the Inter-Agency Committee and provide such
information and data as may be required to carry out its functions
pursuant to this Executive Order.

SECTION 10. Repealing Clause. All
executive orders, issuances, rules and regulations or parts thereof
which are inconsistent with this Executive Order are hereby repealed or
modified accordingly.

SECTION 11, Separability. If
any provision of this Executive Order is declared invalid or
unconstitutional, the other provisions not affected thereby shall remain
valid and subsisting.

SECTION 12. Effectivity. This Executive Order shall take effect immediately upon publication in a newspaper of general publication.

DONE, in the City of Manila, this 21 st day of February, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Twelve.

(SGD.) BENIGNO S. AQUINO III

By the President:

(SGD.) PAQUITO N. OCHOA, JR.
Executive Secretary