Section 1. —Subject to the approval of the Secretary of National Defense, the National Defense College of the Philippines shall have the authority to create, establish, maintain, merge and abolish institutes and centers of learning and special studies for national security administration, adopt and implement academic and other training programs within the framework of its responsibility and in accordance with the general objectives and in pursuit of its assigned mission. For this purpose, it shall utilize funds appropriated for its general operation as well as the funds and property that hereafter may be received in the form of grants, endowments, legacies devises and donations from any and all sources whatsoever, including seminar and conference fees as provided for under Sec. 8, of RA 8745.
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Executive Order No. 85 (1999)
Executive Order No. 85 (1999)
under Sections 60-62, Chapter 10, Subtitle II, Title VIII, of Executive Order No. 292, and the implementing rules and regulations of PD 190, as amended, the College is mandated to train and develop the skills and upgrade the competence of potential national defense leaders, civilian officials of the different agencies and instrumentalities of the government and selected executives from the private sector in the formulation and implementation of national security policies and for high command and
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Section 2. —The National Defense College of the Philippines is hereby given the specific authority to receive in trust, grants and endowment, accept legacies, devises and other donations in cash or property, real or personal, to charge fees and raise funds and to use and administer the same, to the credit and for the benefit of this institution provided that this authority will continue beyond Fiscal Year 1999, and that these donations shall be kept and deposited by the NDCP in a separate account to be disbursed subject to the usual accounting and auditing rules and regulations.
Section 3. In order to ensure continuity in the plans and programs of the College and in the pursuit of its mandate, the President, the Executive Vice-Presidents and all the Vice-Presidents of the National Defense College of the Philippines shall be appointed for a term of six (6) years, without prejudice to reappointment. They shall further be covered by the pertinent provisions of the omnibus law on the charters of state colleges and universities.
Section 4. All executive orders, administrative orders, proclamation, rules and regulation or parts thereof that are in conflict with this Executive Order are hereby repealed or modified accordingly. If any part or provision of this Order is declared unconstitutional or null and void, the rest shall remain in effect and will not be affected thereby.
Section 5. The Secretary of National Defense shall promulgate the rules and regulations for the implementation of this Executive Order.
This Executive Order takes effect immediately
Section 6. This Executive Order takes effect immediately.
Done in the City of Manila, this 13th day of March, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and ninety nine. 1a⍵⍴h!1
(SGD.) JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA
President of the Philippines
By the President:
(SGD.)— RONALDO B. ZAMORA
Executive Secretary