CREATING A PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION FOR THE CENTRAL LUZON GROWTH CORRIDOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

WHEREAS, there is a need to ensure that the benefits from the economic
activities of Clark Special Economic Zone, Subic Bay Freeport Zone, Mariveles
Export Processing Zone, and other special economic zones, are enjoyed by the
nearby areas;

WHEREAS, there is a need to fast-track the implementation of programs and
projects to facilitate the development of Central Luzon especially the areas
affected by lahar in the provinces of Bataan, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga,
Tarlac, and Zambales; and

WHEREAS, toward the integrated and harmonized development of the Central
Luzon area, there is a need to rationalize existing activities in these areas
as well as to involve other government and non-government entities in the
development efforts to achieve complementation of activities for these areas
and maximization of government’s limited resources.

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 the
following;

Section 1. Creation of the
Presidential Commission To Plan For and Develop the Central Luzon Growth Corridor.
There is hereby created a Presidential Commission
for Central Luzon Growth Corridor within the provinces of Bataan, Bulacan,
Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Tarlac, and Zambales, hereinafter referred to as the
“Commission”, which shall be responsible for the orchestration and the
coordination of development efforts for the Central Luzon growth area.

Sec. 2. Composition. The Commission shall be chaired by the Secretary of Trade and
Industry (also CORD for Region III) with the Director-General of the National
Economic and Development Authority and the Chairman of the Regional Development
Council for Region III as Vice-Chairmen. Its members shall be composed of the
following:

a. Chairman, Mt. Pinatubo
Commission

b. Undersecretary, Department of
Agriculture

c. Undersecretary, Department of
Environment and Natural Resources

d. Undersecretary, Department of
Public Works and Highways

e. Undersecretary, Department of
Transportation and Communication

f. Undersecretary, Department of
Tourism

g. Chairman, Subic Bay Metropolitan
Authority

h. President, Clark Development
Corporation

i. Director-General, Philippine
Economic Zone Authority

j. Governors of the Provinces of
Bataan, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Tarlac, and Zambales

k. Three (3) representatives
from the private sector/non-government organization to be recommended by the
Commission and appointed by the President

The government representatives
in the Commission shall serve in an ex-officio capacity.

Sec. 3. Functions and
Responsibilities. The Presidential Commission
shall:

a. Prepare an inventory of all
existing and approved land use plans, programs and projects in Central Luzon;

b. Review existing development
plans, including, but not limited to, the proposed Master Plan on the Central
Luzon Development Program;

c. Based on the inventory and
review, cause the preparation and/or finalization of an Integrated Development
Plan for the Central Luzon Growth Area that would ensure that Region III would
benefit from the development and economic activities at the Clark Special
Economic Zone, Subic Bay Freeport Zone, the Mariveles Export Processing Zone
and other special economic zones and growth centers in the region.

The development plan should
consider and include the development of Central Luzon’s infrastructure, agri-industry,
housing, tourism, environment, natural resources and other investment
activities, among others, for implementation by concerned government agencies
or by the private sector, on a build-operate-transfer or other innovative
schemes as may be recommended by the Commission to the President.

In the preparation of the Plan,
the Commission shall coordinate with the Regional Development Council of Region
3 and utilize existing studies and recommendations of government and
non-government agencies which have been involved in the planning and
development of Central Luzon and the rehabilitation efforts in the
lahar-ravaged areas therein.

d. Adopt a process of maximum
consultation with the local government units concerned and all interest groups
in the localities to ensure that their needs, concerns and ideas are considered
in the formulation and implementation of plans and development programs and
projects;

e. Ensure a fast-tracked
implementation of the Integrated Development Plan for the growth area;

f. Identify sources of funds,
both local and foreign, which may be used for the implementation of development
programs and projects for the growth area;

g. Act as the central
coordinating body on matters pertaining to the Central Luzon Growth Corridor
and as the issue-resolution body on any problems and issues which may arise in
the formulation of the integrated development plan or its implementation;

h. Recommend to the appropriate
Sanggunians such ordinances and measures as may be necessary to attain the
objectives of the Plan, as approved by the President;

i. Submit status report every
quarter to the Office of the President; and

j. Undertake such other
functions as the President may direct.

Sec. 4. Secretariat Support. The Department of Trade and Industry shall provide technical and
secretariat support to the Commission.

Sec. 5. Funding. Funding for the Commission’s operations for the initial year of
operations shall be sourced from the President’s Contingent Fund, the amount
for which shall be recommended by the Commission. Appropriations for the
succeeding years shall be incorporated in the annual appropriations of the
Department of Trade and Industry.

Sec. 6. Departments, Agencies
and Local Government Units. The Commission is
hereby authorized to call upon any department, bureau, office, agency,
instrumentality or subdivision of the Government, including government-owned
and controlled corporations and local government units, for such assistance as
it may need in discharging its functions. The Commission may likewise organize
sectoral “Task-Forces”, as it may deem necessary, in the performance of its
functions and responsibilities.

Sec. 7. Saving Clause. All Existing Presidential Issuances and Directives covering the
Central Luzon Area shall remain in effect, except for portions thereof which
are inconsistent with this Order.

Sec. 8. Effectivity. This Executive Order shall take effect immediately.

DONE in the City of Manila, this 9th day of April, in the year of our
Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Ninety-Sixty.

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

By the President:

(Sgd.) RUBEN D. TORRES
Executive Secretary

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