FURTHER AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 175 DATED APRIL 30, 1994, AS AMENDED BY EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 223 DATED FEBRUARY 7, 1995 AND EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 229 DATED MARCH 19, 1995, WHI…

I, FIDEL V. RAMOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me
by law, do hereby order the amendment of Executive Order No. 175 dated April
30, 1994 as amended by Executive Order No. 223 dated February 7, 1995 and
Executive Order No. 229 dated March 19, 1995, as follows:

The First WHEREAS Clause is
hereby amended to read as follows:

“WHEREAS, The
Medium Term Philippine Development Plan for 1993-1998 has identified the
development of the Northwestern Luzon Growth Quadrangle (NWLGQ) comprising the
provinces of Region 1 and the Baguio-La Trinidad-Itogon-Samblan-Tuba (BLIST)
area in Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) as a component strategy towards
agri-industrial development;”

The Third WHEREAS Clause is
hereby amended to read as follows:

“WHEREAS, the
coordinative and management mechanism for the planning, implementation and
monitoring of the NWLGQ was already approved by the Regional Development
Council (RDC) I and the government’s decentralization and regionalization
policy as provided under Executive Order Nos. 363 and 505;”

SECTION 1. Section 1 is hereby amended to read as follows:

“SEC 1. NWLGQ
Commission. There is hereby created under the Office of the
President, a Presidential Commission to be called the Northwestern Luzon Growth
Quadrangle Commission (NWLGQ), hereinafter referred to as the Commission. The
Commission shall be responsible for the overall policy direction, coordination
and supervision of the entire NWLGQ development efforts. It shall be composed
of the following members:

Secretary of Trade and Industry

CORDs for Region I and CAR

Secretary of Tourism

Secretary of Agriculture

Secretary of Environment and
Natural Resources

Secretary of Transportation and
Communication

Secretary of Public Works and
Highways

Secretary of Energy

Secretary of Budget and
Management

NEDA Director General

The Presidential Assistant for
Regional Development

The Chairman of Regional
Development Council I

The Chairman of Cordillera Executive
Board

The Provincial Governor of
Ilocos Norte

The Provincial Governor of
Ilocos Sur

The Provincial Governor of La
Union

The Provincial Governor of
Pangasinan

The Provincial Governor of
Benguet

The City Mayor of Dagupan City

The City Mayor of Baguio City

The City Mayor of Laoag City

The Municipal Mayor of San
Fernando, La Union

The PCCI Chairman of Region I

The PCCI Chairman of CAR

The BCDA Chairman

NGO Regional Federation
Representative each for Regions 1 and CAR to be appointed by the President

The Executive Director of the
Coordinating Council of the Philippine Assistance Program (CCPAP)

The Commission shall be chaired
by the CORD for Region 1 and co-chaired by the Secretary of Trade and Industry
and CORD for CAR.

The Commission shall have the
following functions:

a) Review and submit to the
President for approval, the NWLGQ Master Plan and Development Program;

b) Provide overall policy
direction, coordination and monitoring of all program/project components and
development activities of the NWLGQ Development Program in consultation and
coordination with the Joint RDC-CEB Inter-Regional Consultative Council;

c) Cause the preparation,
update, refinement and endorsement of the NWLGQ plans, investment programs and
projects within the context of the NWLGQ Master Plan and the Regional
Development and Physical Framework Plans and Investment Programs of Regions I
and CAR;

d) Cause the preparation of
feasibility studies for the financing of the various projects identified for
the NWLGQ;

e) Encourage the support and
assistance from government and non-government institutions in planning and
implementing the various projects under the NWLGQ  Development Program;

f) Organize the Program
Management Office (PMO), define its organizational set-up, establish its
staffing pattern as well as internal operating systems and procedures;

g) Review and confirm contracts
entered into by the Executive Director of the Program Management Office (PMO);

h) Review and endorse to the
concerned implementing bodies (Central Offices) the annual budget of the North
Quad Development Program to ensure that the funding requirements of the North
Quad Programs/Projects approved by the RDC will form part of the concerned
agencies’ annual budget;

i) Review and endorse to the
Department of Budget and Management (DBM) the annual budget for the operations
of the North Quad Commission/Program Management Office;

j) Submit to the President
regular progress reports on the NWLGQ Development Program and such other
reports as may be required;

k) To accept and manage grants,
donations or any such funds for the development of the NWLGQ Program;

l) To negotiate for development
funds to include ODA on a bilateral or multi-lateral basis in accordance with
the existing rules and regulations;

m) To adopt rules, systems and
procedures and structures which the Commission may deem fit to carry out its
functions;

n) To mobilize private sector
participation as the primary actor for the Quad development;

o) To conduct advocacy and
investment promotion activities.

SEC 2. Section 2 is hereby amended to read as follows:

“SEC. 2. Executive
Committee (ExCom). There is hereby created a NWLGQ Executive
Committee (ExCom) to supervise its day-to-day operations. The ExCom shall be
comprised of not more than one third of the total membership of the
fully-constituted Commission. The Commission shall appoint the members of the
ExCom. The Chairman of the ExCom shall be appointed by the Chairman of the
Commission. The ExCom Chairman shall possess, among others, national and
regional statute and perspective. All action/s undertaken by the ExCom shall be
confirmed by the Commission proper.

The Executive Committee (ExCom)
shall have the following functions:

a) Evaluate and endorse to the
Commission the North Quad Master Plan;

b) Monitor and submit reports on
the progress of the North Quad Development Program (NQDP) and other required
reports to the Commission;

c) Perform functions of the
Commission and such other related functions as may be delegated by the
Commission proper;

d) Evaluate and refine the North
Quad Master Plan, considering other plans i.e. the Regional Development and
Physical Framework Plans, and other plans and inputs of the LGUs, concerned
entities and endorse to the Commission for approval and adoption;

e) Evaluate the annual investment
program and annual budget of the NQDP and endorse it to the Commission for
approval;

f) Prepare an action plan for
the utilization of funds (grants, donations, etc.) for the development of the
NQDP;

g) Initiate the negotiation for
development funds to include ODA on a bilateral or multi-lateral basis;

h) Review and approve the Terms
of Reference (TOR) for the conduct of feasibility studies on projects in the
NQDP;

i) Review/evaluate the
feasibility studies on various projects identified for the NQDP;

j) Endorse/present the
feasibility studies to the Commission for adoption/final approval;

k) Evaluate and approve
contracts entered into by the PMO and endorse the same to the Commission for
confirmation;

l) Formulate related policies
governing the NQDP in coordinating and monitoring of all program/project
components and recommend to the Commission for approval and policy
implementation;

m) Review all progress reports
submitted by the PMO and other required reports for submission to the
Commission;

n) Recommend to the Commission
the organizational set-up, staffing pattern and internal operating system of
the PMO and recruit applicants to the PMO;

o) Evaluate and endorse to the
Commission the annual budget of the PMO; and

p) Formulate rules, systems and
procedures and recommend to the Commission for adoption.”

SEC 3. Section 3 is hereby amended to read as follows:

“SEC. 3 Program
Management Office. The Program Management Office (PMO) shall serve
as the implementing arm as well as technical and administrative secretariat of
the Commission and its ExCom and as such, shall undertake the day to day
activities of the NWLGQ Development Program. It shall be headed by an Executive
Director to be appointed by the President. The DTI and NEDA Offices of Regions
I and CAR shall provide technical and secretariat support to the Commission on
an interim basis until such time that the staffing pattern for the PMO shall
have been determined and approved by the Commission. Fiscal austerity will be
observed strictly.

The Program Management Office
shall perform the following functions:

a) Coordinate with implementing
bodies including local government units, line agencies, financing institutions,
non-government organizations and other concerned entities in the updating,
refinement, endorsement and implementation of the NWLGQ Master Plan and
investment programs and projects;

b) Coordinate with the Local
Development Councils (LDCs) in the implementation of policy decisions
promulgated by the Commission;

c) Coordinate the preparation of
feasibility studies or other related studies of the project components of the
NWLGQ Development Program and the evaluation and financing of feasible
projects;

d) Coordinate with the RDC on
the preparation of the annual budgetary requirements of the programs/projects
of the North Quad Development Program to ensure that the funding requirements
of such will form part of the annual budget of the concerned implementing
bodies and submit the same to the Commission through the ExCom;

e) Prepare the annual budget of
the Commission for the latter’s approval;

f) Recommend to the ExCom the
list of North Quad programs/projects that require funding for the
implementation of the same;

g) Enter into contracts with the
proper approval from the ExCom/Commission;

h) Undertake the day-to-day
operations, to include securing the release, transfer, deposit of funds from
the proper agency, and administering the funds of the North Quad Development
Program, including the disbursements for proper expenses and payables;

i) Undertake periodic policy
implementation review and evaluation of the NWLGQ Development Program and
shall, for the purpose, design and operationalize the implementation,
monitoring and evaluation system consistent with the Regional Project
Monitoring and Evaluation System (RPMES);

j) Provide research and
technical assistance to the Commission and the ExCom;

k) Provide day-to-day technical
assistance to the Commission and the ExCom;

l) Develop and maintain a
comprehensive management information system;

m) Conduct or coordinate
trainings and other capability-building programs on areas of interest which are
crucial to the activities of the Commission;

n) Perform such other functions
and responsibilities as the Commission may direct.”

SEC. 4 Section 4 is hereby amended to read as follows:

“SEC. 4. Role of the
Implementing Bodies (National Line Agencies/Local Government Units, NGOs/PS,
GOCCs). National line agencies in the
region, government-owned and controlled corporations, local government units,
non-government organizations/private sector shall, as appropriate, serve as
implementing entities of the Commission for the North Quad Development Program
related activities. In cases where national line agencies are designated as
lead implementing entity, implementation shall be undertaken in close
coordination with the Commission through the PMO and concerned LGUs.”

SEC. 5. Section 5 is hereby amended to read as follows:

“SEC. 5. Joint
Inter-Regional Consultative Council. There
is hereby created a Joint Inter-Regional Consultative Council which shall be
composed of three (3) representatives from the Regional Development Council
(RDC) and a counterpart group from the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)
to be composed of three (3) representatives of the CEB, and three (3) representatives
of Regional Line Agencies (RLAs) from each region whose Heads of Office are
members of the NEDA Board all of whom shall be chosen from among themselves.
The Joint Inter-Regional Consultative Council shall serve as the Commission’s
Inter-Regional Advisory Group.

The Joint Inter-Regional
Consultative Council shall have the following functions:

a) To serve as the Commission’s
inter-regional policy formulation group;

b) To act on problems referred
to it by the Commission on matters requiring inter-regional decision.”

SEC. 6. Section 6 is hereby amended to read as follows:

“SEC. 6. Role of
Local Development Councils. The Local Development Councils of the
program area shall perform the following  functions:

a) Approve the respective local
components of the multi-year and annual plans and investment programs under the
NWLGQ Development Program;

b) Monitor and conduct periodic
review (in accordance with the project program of  work) of the local
project component with respect to achievement of goals, objectives and targets
of the NWLGQ Development Program;

c) Coordinate and facilitate the
preparation of  site specific development plans, programs and projects;

d) Coordinate the passage of
municipal and/or provincial resolutions declaring the areas for industrial and
tourism use, if not yet declared or classified as such;

e) Coordinate with the
Provincial/Regional Land Use Committees and Sanggunians concerned on the review
and approval of the land use and zoning plans of NWLGQ component sites;

f) Spearhead the coordination of
area inter-agency activities within the area/province of jurisdiction on the
implementation of the NWLGQ Development Program;

g) To perform advocacy and
consultative role;

h) Perform such other functions
as the PMO may request.”

SEC. 7. Section 7 is hereby amended to read as follows:

“SEC. 7. Advisory
Council. There is hereby created an
Advisory Council whose members are Senators and Congressmen from Region 1 and
CAR and other concerned Secretaries and private sectors who are not members of
the Commission.

Functions of the Advisory
Council:

a) To ensure the development
goals, policies and programs formulated by the Commission are properly
coordinated with the overall national goals, policies and programs;

b) To provide national
leadership in the investment promotion of the North Quad Development Program;

c) To maintain liaison with
Congress and central government offices and as necessary, arrange the needed
support for North Quad Development Program projects from central agencies,
including funding agencies.”

SEC. 8. Section 8 is hereby amended to read as follows:

“SEC. 8. Operational
Requirements Appropriations for the year 1996 and the succeeding
years for the operations of the PMO shall be incorporated in the budget of the
Office of the President.”

SEC. 9. Section 9 is hereby amended to read as follows:

“SEC. 9. The Term of
the Commission and the Program Management Office. The Commission
and Program Management Office shall have a term corresponding to the
implementation period of the NWLGQ Development Program. The NEDA Board, through
its Secretariat, is hereby directed to conduct an annual review and evaluation
of the management and coordinating structures of the Commission and the Project
Management Office. Recommendations and revisions, if any, shall be submitted to
the President for approval not later than the last working day of January of
the following year.”

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

DONE in the City of Manila, this   1th day of July in the year
of Our Lord Nineteen Hundred and Ninety-Five.

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

By the President:

(Sgd.) RUBEN D. TORRES
Executive Secretary

 

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