EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 679 April 21, 1981

EXPANDING THE COMPOSITION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY AUTHORITY OF THE PHILIPPINES

WHEREAS, the Construction Industry Authority of the Philippines (CIAP) was created under PD 1746 to promote, accelerate and regulate the growth and development of the construction industry;

WHEREAS, there is a need for organizational adjustments in the composition of the membership of the CIAP stressing the importance of the participation of government agencies involved in construction; and

WHEREAS, Presidential Decree No. 1416 grants continuing authority to the President of the Philippines to reorganize the national government.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution do hereby order and ordain the following:

Sec. 1. Sec. 1 of Presidential Decree No. 1746 is hereby amended to read as follows:

"Sec. 1. Composition. There is hereby established, a Construction Industry Authority of the Philippines (CIAP) which shall be composed of the Minister of Industry as Chairman, the Minister of Public Highways, the Minister of Public Works, the Minister of Transportation and Communications, the Chairmen of the different agencies under the CIAP namely: the Philippine Contractors Accreditation Board (PCAB), the Philippine Overseas Construction Board (POCB), the Philippine Domestic Construction Board (PDCB), the Construction Manpower Development Foundation (CMDF), and one representative of the private construction sector to be appointed by the President, as members. The Chairman may designate a special construction industry representative in the Middle East who will become an ex-officio member of the Board. The Chairman shall also, designate a Vice-Chairman from among the members.

Sec. 2. Effectivity. This Executive Order shall take effect immediately.

Done in the City of Manila, this 21st day of April, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and eighty-one.


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