Executive Order No. 97 (2019)

Section 1 of EO No

Section 1. Section 1 of EO No. 175 is hereby amended to read as follows:

"Section 1. Mandate. ———The PCVFA is hereby renamed the Presidential Commission on Visiting Forces, hereinafter referred to as the "Commission,"—which shall be attached to the DFA while being under the oversight of the—Office of the President.—The Commission shall be the lead inter-agency—mechanism to provide policy coordination and advice, guidance, and—assessment to ensure that all SOFAs serve the national interest.

For purposes of this Order, SOFA shall refer to the VFA, the SOVFA, and future—status of forces agreements which may be included in the Commission's—mandate by order or directive of the President."

Section 2. —Section 2 of EO No. 175 is hereby amended to read as follows:—"Section 2. Composition. The Commission shall be composed of the following:

Secretary of Foreign Affairs

-—Chairman

Secretary of National Defense

-—Vice-Chairman

Secretary of Justice

-—Member

Secretary of Social Welfare and Development

-—Member

Secretary of the Interior and Local Government

-—Member

National Security Adviser

-—Member

VFACOM Executive Director

-—Member

Representative from the Office of the President

-—Member

One (1) representative from the Private Sector - to be appointed by the President"

-—Member

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Section 3. —Section 4 of EO No. 175 is hereby deleted. Thus, Section 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 of EO No. 175 are hereby renumbered as Section 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9, respectively.

Section 4. —Section 5 of EO No. 175 is hereby amended to read as follows:

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Section 5. —Except for the foregoing amendments, all other provisions of EO No. 175 shall remain unchanged. All other issuances, orders, rules and regulations, or parts thereof inconsistent with this Order are hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly.

Section 6. —In the event that any provision of this Order or any part thereof is declared invalid or unconstitutional, the provisions not affected thereby shall remain in force and effect.

Section 7. —This Executive Order shall take effect immediately upon its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

DONE, —in the City of Manila, this 29th day of November in the year of Our— Lord, Two Thousand and Nineteen.

(SGD.)— RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE

By the President:

(SGD.)— SALVADOR C. MEDIALDEA Executive Secretary