Executive Order No. 61 (2024)

Suspension

Section 1.

Suspension. The implementation of AO No. 25 (s. 2011) and EO No. 80 (s. 2012), and all other relevant issuances related thereto, is hereby suspended immediately pending review of the RBPMS and PBI System.

Technical Working Group

Section 2.

Technical Working Group. A Technical Working Group (TWG) for the study and review of the RBPMS and PBI System is hereby constituted, composed of the following:

Chair

:

Secretary, Department of Budget and Management (DBM)

Co-Chair

:

Executive Secretary, Office of the President (OP)

Members

:

Secretary, Department of Finance;

Secretary, National Economic and Development Authority; and

Director General, ARTA.

Representatives to the TWG shall have a rank of not lower than Assistant Secretary or its equivalent, who are duly authorized to decide for and on behalf of the agency concerned.

The OP and the DBM shall provide secretariat services to the TWG.

Function

Section 3.

Function. The TWG shall study and review the RBPMS and PBI System with the goal of streamlining, overhauling, improving and simplifying government performance management and incentives systems.

In the performance of its function, the TWG may consult and collaborate with the Development Academy of the Philippines, Civil Service Commission, Career Executive Service Board, Commission on Audit and the Office of the Ombudsman, and other relevant government agencies and instrumentalities, as it may deem appropriate. The TWG may likewise involve the private sector, through the National Competitiveness Council, for the purpose of soliciting inputs and recommendations.

Guiding Principles

Section 4.

Guiding Principles. In the review of the RMPMS and PBI System, the TWG shall be guided by the following principles:

a. The new government performance management and incentives systems shall be aligned with ease of doing business initiatives, the Philippine Development Plan, the Socioeconomic Agenda of the Administration, and international standards and best practices;

b. The TWG shall adopt standards similar to, and at par with, the Quality Management Systems by the International Organization for Standardization, tailored specifically for the public sector, and if appropriate, only for government agencies and instrumentalities providing frontline services;

c. The new government performance management and incentives systems shall take into consideration the unique nature, needs and requirements of agencies and instrumentalities, and come up with appropriate tiers, groupings or categorizations of agencies and instrumentalities, as may be deemed appropriate; and

d. The TWG shall integrate, streamline and align the new government performance management system with the government internal audit program and activities pursuant to RA No. 3456, as amended by RA No. 4177, or the "Internal Auditing Act of 1962," and government quality management systems under AO No. 161 (s. 2006) and EO No. 605 (s. 2007).

Report

Section 5.

Report. The TWG shall submit a comprehensive report on its findings together with its recommendations to the Office of the President, through the Office of the Executive Secretary, within a period of not more than six (6) months from the effectivity of this Order. The TWG shall also submit a transition plan for the grant of PBB for Fiscal Year 2023 within a period of three (3) months from the effectivity of this Order.

Separability

Section 6.

Separability. If any part or provision of this Order shall be held invalid or unconstitutional, the other provisions not affected thereby shall remain in full force and effect. 1aшphi1

Effectivity

Section 7.

Effectivity. This Order shall take effect immediately.

DONE, in the City of Manila, this 3rd day of June, in the year of our Lord, Two Thousand and Twenty-Four.

(Sgd.) FERDINAND R. MARCOS, JR.

By the President:

(Sgd.) LUCAS P. BERSAMIN Executive Secretary