EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 17, August 21, 1998

Amending Certain Sections of Executive Order No. 177 Establishing
the World Expo 2002 Philippine Commission and For Other Purposes

SECTION 1. Section 1 of Executive Order No. 177 is hereby amended to read as follows:

“Section 1. World Expo 2002 Philippine Commission. A World Expo
2002 Philippine 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.”

SECTION 2. Section 5 of said Executive Order is hereby amended to read as follows:

“Section 5. Commissioner. ? The President shall designate a Commissioner to the World Expo 2002 Philippine Commission.”

SECTION 3. Section 6 of said Executive Order is hereby amended to read as follows:

“Section 6. Duties of the Commissioner. In accordance with the
rules of the Bureau of Internal Exposition, the Commissioner 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.
e. Select the Deputy Commissioners and key officials, subject to the
concurrence/approval of the Commission. The Deputies shall be designated
by the President.
f. Perform such other functions and duties as may be assigned to him by the Commission.”

SECTION 4. Section 7 of the said Executive Order is hereby amended to read as follows:

“Section 7. Secretariat. The Commission, through the Commissioner,
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 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.”

SECTION 5. Repealing Clause. All Orders and issuance or any part
thereof which are inconsistent with the provisions of this Executive
Order are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

SECTION 6. Effectivity. This Executive Order shall take effect immediately.

Done in the City of Manila, this 21st day of August, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and ninety-eight.

(SGD.) JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) RONALDO B. ZAMORA
Executive Secretary