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Administrative Order No. 253
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 253 CREATING AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO OVERSEE THE PHILIPPINE HOSTING OF THE 20TH SESSION OF THE INTERNATIONAL TROPICAL TIMBER COUNCIL (ITCC) TO BE HELD FROM 15 TO 23 MAY 1996
SECTION 1. Creation of an Executive Committee. An Executive Committee, hereinafter referred to as the “Committee”, is hereby created to oversee the physical arrangements and technical preparations for the Philippine hosting of the 20th Session of the International Tropical Timber Council.
SEC. 2. Composition. The Committee shall be co-chaired by the Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources and the Secretary of Foreign Affairs with the following as Members: 1. Undersecretary, Department of Tourism (DOT) 2. President, Philippine Wood Producers Association (PWPA) 3. Undersecretary, Department of Science and Technology (DOST) 4. Undersecretary, Department of Finance (DOF) 5. Undersecretary, Department of Justice (DOJ) 6. Undersecretary, Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) 7. Undersecretary, Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) 8. General Manager, Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) 9. Director, Philippine Convention and Visitors Corporation (PCVC)
SEC. 3. Functions. The Committee shall have the following duties and functions: oversee the preparations (physical and technical) needed for the country’s hosting of the 20th Session of the International Tropical Timber Council; coordinate among themselves the necessary arrangements and networking during the preparations for the Conference. The Committee may create such sub-committees as may be necessary to ensure the efficient performance of its tasks.
SEC. 4. Secretariat. The DENR shall provide technical and administrative staff support to the Committee.
SEC. 5. Effectivity. This Administrative Order shall take effect immediately. DONE in the City of Manila, this 12th day of February, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Ninety-Six. (Sgd.) FIDEL V. RAMOS President of the Philippines By the President: (Sgd.) RUBEN D. TORRES Executive Secretary