Section 1
Section 1.
Adoption of the Policy Direction for Labor-Based Equipment Supported (LB-ES) Infrastructure Program.
It shall be the policy of the government to utilize LB-ES method in infrastructure programs and projects, including foreign-funded projects as the technology of first choice, whenever it is possible and feasible, to alleviate underemployment and unemployment, promote self-reliance and conserve foreign exchange through reduced importation of construction equipment and fuel.
To attain the desired objectives and ensure efficiency in the implementation of LB-ES Infrastructure Program, the following policy guidelines shall be adopted:
1.1 The LB-ES Infrastructure Program shall employ a technology in which labor, supported by light equipment, is used as a cost effective method of providing or maintaining infrastructure to a specific standard.
1.2 The program shall place a premium in the recruitment and placement of displaced workers in LB-ES projects and include training programs for sustained upgrading of the skills and competencies of these workers.
1.3 For projects where LB-ES is found appropriate, there must be a dramatic shift in favor of the labor based component.
Section 2
Creation of LB-ES Infrastructure Program Committee
Section 2.
Creation of LB-ES Infrastructure Program Committee.
There is hereby created an LB-ES Infrastructure Program Committee (hereinafter referred to as the —Committee—) to oversee and ensure the efficient utilization of LB-ES method in infrastructure programs and projects of government.
2.1
Composition.
The Committee shall be composed of the Secretary of Public Works and Highways as Chair, the Secretary of Labor and Employment as Co-Chair, and the following as members:
i. Lead Convenor, National Anti-Poverty Commission
ii. Undersecretary, Department of Interior and Local Government
iii. Undersecretary, Department of Transportation and Communication
iv. Undersecretary, Department of Energy
v. Undersecretary, Department of Education, Culture and Sports
vi. Undersecretary, Department of Agriculture
vii. Undersecretary, Department of Agrarian Reform
viii. Undersecretary, Department of Environment and Natural Resources
ix. Undersecretary, Department of Finance
x. Undersecretary, Department of Budget and Management
xi. Deputy Director-General, National Economic Development Authority
xii. Chairperson, HUDCC
xiii. President, League of Provinces xiv. President, League of Municipalities xv. President, League of Cities
xvi. President, Liga ng mga Barangay
xvii. Five (5) representatives from the private sector representing contractors, employers, engineering consultants, academe and labor groups to be appointed by the President from among the nominees of the Committee.
The Committee may call on other agencies as may be needed.
2.2
Functions.
The Committee shall undertake the following functions and responsibilities:
a. Formulate a National Program on LB-ES to provide the framework that will guide the implementation of LB-ES methods and technology at the national and local levels, including the specific guidelines to implement the various components of the program thereof;
b. Coordinate and monitor all programs/activities related to the implementation of LB-ES;
c. Resolve policy and operational issues and problems which may arise relative to the implementation of the program, in close coordination with concerned agencies/entities;
d. Determine training and technical assistance requirement for both the public and private sector involvement in this program;
e. Submit quarterly reports to the President on the status of the implementation of the National Program, including issues and attendant recommendations thereon; and
f. Perform other functions that may be directed by the President.
2.3
Secretariat.
Technical and administrative secretariat support services to the Committee shall be provided jointly by DPWH and DOLE.
Section 3
Funding
Section 3.
Funding.
The funds necessary for the initial implementation of the program, including fund sources thereof, shall be determined by the Committee. Thereafter, funding requirements necessary for the continued implementation of the program shall be included in the annual National Expenditures Program.
Section 5
Effectivity
Section 5.
Effectivity.
This Executive Order shall take effect immediately.
Done in the City of Manila, this 12th —day of April, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and ninety-nine.
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(SGD.)
JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA
President of the Philippines
By the President:
(SGD.)—
RONALDO B. ZAMORA
Executive Secretary