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Sec. 1
Holding of a Conference on Population, Environment and Peace
Sec. 1. Holding of a Conference on Population, Environment and Peace.
There shall be a Conference on Population, Environment and Peace, to be known as the “Gathering for Human and Ecological Security”, on June 15-17, 1995. The Conference shall aim to generate consensus among national and local government officials and legislators; non-governmental, community-based and sectoral organizations; and spiritual and indigenous leaders for an ethic of human and ecological security and for the formulation of a national policy agenda and framework of action, which shall included local strategic plans and the People’s Earth Charter.
Sec. 2
Holding of Regional Workshops
Sec. 2. Holding of Regional Workshops.
A series of regional conference workshops including interactive consultations shall be conducted in preparation for the conference to raise public awareness and stimulate broad discussion on population, environment and peace issues vital to human and ecological security.
Sec. 3
Creation of a National Executive Committee for the Conference
Sec. 3. Creation of a National Executive Committee for the Conference.
To plan and prepare for the conduct of the Conference, a National Executive committee is hereby organized.
a)
Composition.
The National Executive Committee shall be composed of the following:
Secretary of the Interior and Local Government
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Chairman
NGO Representative, Philippine Council for Sustainable Development to be recommended by the Council Chairman
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Co-Chairman
Secretary of Agrarian Reform (as Lead Convenor of the Social Reform Agenda)
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Members
Secretary of Socioeconomic Planning
Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources
Presidential Adviser for the Peace Process
Heads of the Leagues of Provinces, Cities and Municipalities
Presidents/Chairmen of the following NGOs:
Philippine Rural Reconstruction Movement
Philippine Business for Social Progress
Women Action Network for Development
Executive Director, Commission on Population
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Member-Secretary
b)
Functions.
The National Executive Committee shall have the following duties and responsibilities:
b.1
Refine and finalize the Conference design and mechanics for approval of the President;
b.2
Review and approve the project design of the regional conferences;
b.3
Formulate and monitor compliance to a timetable of activities from the regional conferences to the “Gathering on Human and Ecological Security” to post conference activities;
b.4
Coordinate with national and foreign funding institutions regarding resource generation and mobilization;
b.5
Oversee and ensure the successful conduct of the regional workshops and the Conference; and
b.6
Ensure submission to the President, within fifteen (15) days from the holding of the Conference, the national policy agenda and program framework of action.
b.7
Submit regular reports on the status and results of the regional workshops and preparations for the Conference to the President, through the Executive Secretary.
Sec. 4
Secretariat Support
Sec. 4. Secretariat Support.
The Department of Interior and Local Government and the Commission on Population shall jointly provide secretariat support to the National Executive Committee and its activities, the regional workshops and the Conference. The Secretary of the National Executive Committee shall be the Head of the Secretariat.
Sec. 5
Assistance from Government Offices
Sec. 5. Assistance from Government Offices.
The Chairman of the National Executive Committee is authorized to call on all departments and agencies of government including government owned and controlled corporations to actively assist on the effective and efficient implementation of the regional workshops and conference.
Sec. 6
Funding
Sec. 6. Funding.
The funding requirements for the regional workshops and the Conference, at such amounts as may be necessary, to be determined jointly by the National Executive Committee and the Department of Budget and Management, shall be charged against the President’s Contingent Fund.
Sec. 7
Initial Funding Support
Sec. 7. Initial Funding Support.
Two million pesos shall be made available to the Secretary of Interior and Local Government, as Chairman of the National Executive Committee, to cover initial costs, from the President’s Contingent Fund.
Sec. 8
Effectivity
Sec. 8. Effectivity.
This Administrative Order shall take effect immediately.
Done in the City of Manila, this 11th day of November, 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