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SECTION 1
National Organizing Committee
SECTION 1. National Organizing Committee.
There is hereby constituted a National Organizing Committee, hereinafter referred to as the “NOC” to be composed of the following:
Secretary of the Interior and Local Government
– Chairperson
Secretary of Justice
– Co-Chairperson
Secretary of Foreign Affairs
– Vice-Chairperson
Secretary of Budget and Management
– Member
Secretary of Education, Culture and Sports
– Member
Secretary of Finance
– Member
Secretary of Health
– Member
Secretary of National Defense
– Member
Secretary of Tourism
– Member
Secretary of Transportation and Communication
– Member
Press Secretary
– Member
Director-General, National Security Council
– Member
Head, Presidential Management Staff
– Member
Director-General, National Intelligence Coordinating Agency
– Member
Chairman, Commission on Higher Education
– Member
Chief of Staff, Armed Forces of the Philippines
– Member
Director-General, Philippine National Police
– Member
The Chairperson shall also invite representative from Congress, the Judiciary, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, and the private sector to be members of the NOC.
SEC. 2
Functions of the National Organizing Committee
SEC. 2. Functions of the National Organizing Committee.
In pursuit of its objectives and subject to existing laws, the NOC shall have the following functions:
a.
Recommend to the President the nature and level (heads of state, ministerial, sub-ministerial, experts, etc.) of the proposed World Forum;
b.
Formulate and recommend to the President the objectives and the areas of coverage, and the corresponding workplan, timetable, and estimated budget for the hosting of the Forum;
c.
Formulate and implement an advocacy program to generate international support for the Forum;
d.
Implement the workplan once approved by the President and supervise and monitor all activities in relation thereto;
e.
Call upon any department, agency, office or instrumentality of the national or local government for any assistance that may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Administrative Order; and
f.
Negotiate and conclude agreements and contracts necessary for the attainment of the objectives of this Administrative Order, including contracts for services.
SEC. 3
Secretariat/Project Management Group
SEC. 3. Secretariat/Project Management Group.
There is hereby established a Secretariat/Project Management Group to assist the NOC in the pursuit of its objectives. The Secretariat/Project Management Group shall be headed by an Executive Director to be designated by the Chairperson and shall be composed of representatives of the following departments/agencies to be detailed full-time to the Secretariat/Project Management Group:
Department of the Interior and Local Government;
Department of Justice;
Department of Foreign Affairs;
Department of National Defense;
National Security Council;
National Intelligence Coordinating Agency;
Armed Forces of the Philippines;
Philippine National Police; and
Office of the Press Secretary.
The Chairperson of the NOC may also invite private individuals and organizations as members of the Secretariat/Project Management Group.
The Secretariat/Project Management Group may constitute sub-groups as it may deem appropriate.
SEC. 4
Office
SEC. 4. Office.
The NOC and Secretariat/Project Management Group shall hold office at the Department of the Interior and Local Government in an appropriate office to be provided by the Department.
SEC. 5
Funding
SEC. 5. Funding.
Funding for the NOC and the World Forum shall be charged to the President’s Contingent Fund and other funding sources to be identified by the DBM.
SEC. 6
Reporting Mechanisms
SEC. 6. Reporting Mechanisms.
The NOC shall submit monthly progress reports to the President.
SEC. 7
Administrative Guidelines/Order
SEC. 7. Administrative Guidelines/Order.
The NOC shall adopt such administrative guidelines or orders as may be necessary to achieve the objectives of this Administrative Order.
SEC. 8
Effectivity
SEC. 8. Effectivity.
This Administrative Order shall take effect immediately.
DONE
in the City of Manila, this 20th day of June, in the Year of the Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Ninety-Seven.
(Sgd.)
FIDEL V. RAMOS
President of the Philippines
By the President:
(Sgd.)
RUBEN D. TORRES
Executive Secretary