EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 139, October 22, 2002
PROMULGATING THE FIFTH REGULAR FOREIGN INVESTMENT NEGATIVE LIST
WHEREAS, Republic Act (RA) No. 7042 also known as the
Foreign Investments Act of 1991, as amended by RA 8179, provides for the
formulation of a Regular Foreign Investment Negative List covering
investment areas/activities which may be opened to foreign investors
and/or reserved to Filipino Nationals;
WHEREAS, the Regular Foreign Investment Negative List,
consisting of Lists A and B, is effective for two years pursuant to
Section 8 of RA 7042 as amended and its Implementing Rules and
Regulations;
WHEREAS, there is a need to formulate a Fifth Regular
Foreign Investment Negative List to reflect changes to List A and B
provided in new laws and recommended by concerned government agencies;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, President of the Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby order:
SECTION 1. Only the investment areas and/or activities listed in Annex A hereof shall be reserved to Philippines
nationals, and hereafter shall be referred to as the Fifth Regular
Foreign Investment Negative List. The extent of foreign equity
participation in these areas shall be limited to the percentages
indicted in the List.
SEC. 2. Any
amendment to List A may be made at any time to reflect changes
instituted in specific laws while amendments to List B shall not be made
more often than once every two years, pursuant to Section 8 of RA 7042
as amended, and its Implementing Rules and Regulations.
SEC. 3. All
orders, issuances, rules and regulations or parts thereof, which are
inconsistent with this Order are hereby revoked or modified accordingly.
SEC. 4. This Executive Order shall take effect fifteen (15) days after publication.
Adopted: 22 Oct. 2002
BY THE PRESIDENT:
(SGD.) ALBERTO G. ROMULO
Executive Secretary