CREATING AN ADVISORY COUNCIL ON VETERANS AFFAIRS

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WHEREAS, Section 7, Article XVI
of the Philippine Constitution provides that “The State shall provide immediate
and adequate care, benefits, and other forms of assistance to war veterans and
veterans of military campaigns, their surviving spouses and orphans. Funds
shall be provided therefore and due consideration shall be given them in the
disposition of agricultural lands of the public domain and in appropriate
cases, in the utilization of natural resources;”

WHEREAS, there are several
existing government agencies and non-government organizations concerned with
the welfare of veterans and their survivors;

WHEREAS, there is a need for
overall planning and the coordination of these agencies for an integrated
approach to the participation of veterans in the development of the country;

WHEREAS, there is a need for a
multi-sectoral body to advise the Secretary of National Defense and the
President of the Philippines towards this end;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FIDEL V
RAMOS, President Republic of the Philippines, do hereby order

Section 1. An Advisory Council
on Veterans Affairs is hereby organized with the following membership:

Chairman:

Undersecretary for Veterans and
Reserve Affairs
Department of National Defense

Co-Chairman:

President, Veterans Federation
of the Philippines

Members:

a. Administrator, Philippine
Veterans Affairs Office
b. Executive Vice President, VFP
c. Administrator, PHIVIDEC Industrial Authority
d. President, Philippine Veterans Bank
e. President, Philippine Veterans Investment and Development Corporation
f. Chairman, The Board of Trustees of the Veterans of World War II
g. Chairman, Filipino War Veterans Foundation, Inc.
h. Secretary General, VFP
i. Presidential Consultant on Military Affairs
j. Presidential Consultant on Police Affairs

Section 2. The Council shall be
an advisory body and shall have the following functions:

a. To give advice and
recommendations to the President of the Philippines thru the Secretary of
National Defense on matters pertaining to the participation and involvement of
veterans’ organizations in national development programs and activities.

b. To liaison with and provide
information and advice, as requested, to the Committee on Veterans Affairs,
House of Representatives and the appropriate Committee in the Senate, on
veterans matters which require legislation.

c. To monitor the implementation
of programs and projects of veterans’ organizations that are oriented toward
national development.

d. To exercise such other
functions incidental to the above.

Section 3. The Council shall be
attached to the Department of National Defense which shall be responsible for
supervising its activities and providing it with technical and administrative
support that may be required in the accomplishment of its mission.

Section 4. The Council may call
on any government agency, office or instrumentality for assistance in the
exercise of its functions.

Section 5. This Executive Order
shall take effect immediately.

DONE in the City of Manila, this
20th day of September 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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