Administrative Order No. 404

SECTION 1. 31st AMM Special Projects Task Force. The 31st AMM Special Projects Task Force is hereby created with the primary responsibility of providing full substantive and logistical support to the Department of Foreign Affairs in the image-building preparations for the 31st ASEAN Ministerial Meeting and Related Meetings. The 31st AMM Special Projects Task Force, which shall be under the direction of the Department of Foreign Affairs, shall be composed of senior officials from government agencies and the private sector with economic concerns in the ASEAN region such as the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) – Chair Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) – Member Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) – Member Department of Finance (DOF) – Member Department of Tourism (DOT) – Member Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) – Member Office of the Press Secretary (OPS) – Member National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) – Member Board of Investments (BOI) – Member Center for International Trade Expositions and Missions (CITEM) – Member Intramuros Administration – Member Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) – Member Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) – Member Philippine Convention and Visitors Corporation (PCVC) – Member Product Development and Design Center of the Philippines (PDDCP) – Member Ad Foundation – Member Clean and Green Foundation – Member Sycip, Gorres, Velayo and Co. (SGV) – Member

Private Sector Participation in the 31st AMM Special Projects Task Force

SEC. 2. Private Sector Participation in the 31st AMM Special Projects Task Force. The membership, involvement, support and assistance in the 31st AMM Special Projects Task Force of the private sector with economic concerns or proposed business interests in the ASEAN region is encouraged.

SEC. 3. 31st AMM Special Projects Task Force Committees. The 31st AMM Special Projects Task Force shall oversee various Committees with tasks and responsibilities correspondingly associated with each: Committee on Tri-Media Campaign Coverage The conceptualization, production, and implementation of an information campaign in broadcast and print media so as to influence the impression projected by the 31st AMM and Related Meetings, the Philippines and ASEAN as a whole. Committee on Exhibit (“Philippine Links with ASEAN”) Coverage Conceptualization and implementation of an exhibit on “Philippine Links with ASEAN” communicating the Philippines as an investment and strategic partner in ASEAN and highlighting the presence of the Philippine private sector in the ASEAN region. Committee on Infrastructure Development Coverage Involve the improvement, beautification, order and cleanliness of venues used by the 31st AMM delegates other than the convention site such as street improvement, traffic regulation, clean and green projects, billboards to welcome the 31st AMM delegates. Membership in the above Committees may be modified or increased from time to time by the Chair of 31st AMM Special Projects Task Force, as dictated by prevailing conditions.

SEC. 4. 31st AMM Special Projects Task Force Committee Meetings. The 31st AMM Special Projects Task Force Committees shall meet regularly, collectively or individually, as appropriate, the output of which shall be promptly reported to the Chair of the 31st AMM Special Projects Task Force. The Chair may also call the 31st AMM Special Projects Task Force or any of its Committees to a meeting whenever deemed necessary or appropriate.

Coordination with the Department of Foreign Affairs

SEC. 5. Coordination with the Department of Foreign Affairs. The 31st AMM Special Projects Task Force, collectively and as individual committees, shall coordinate its activities with the Department of Foreign Affairs.

Progress Report to the President

SEC. 6. Progress Report to the President. The Chair of the 31st AMM Special Projects Task Force shall submit, through the Secretary of Foreign Affairs, regular reports to the President of the highlights of every meeting of the 31st AMM Special Projects Task Force. Contentious issues shall be immediately reported to the President together with observations and recommendations.

SEC. 7. All government agencies named above and participating members of the private sector shall detail their representatives to the 31st AMM Special Projects Task Force. The duration of the detail shall be until 30 July 1998.

Effectivity

SEC. 8. Effectivity. This Administrative Order shall take effect immediately. Done in the City of Manila, this 15th day of June, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and ninety-eight. (Sgd.) FIDEL V. RAMOS President of the Philippines By the President: (Sgd.) ALEXANDER P. AGUIRRE Executive Secretary