MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES
[ ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 91, October 20, 1993 ]
INSTITUTIONALIZING THE DEVELOPMENT DIPLOMACY COMMITTEE AND DESIGNATING MEMBERS THEREOF TO PROMOTE THE COUNTRY TEAM APPROACH PER EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 74
WHEREAS, the Philippines 2000 was launched by the President of the Republic of the Philippines to actualize, among others, the vision of global competitiveness;
WHEREAS, to achieve this vision, the various instrumentalities and agencies of the government will have to address international cooperation concerns and global realities with greater responsiveness and teamwork;
WHEREAS, the President has declared diplomacy for development as a central thrust of the country’s foreign policy;
WHEREAS, Executive Order No. 74 directed the adoption of the country team approach and the establishment of a Development Diplomacy Committee;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FIDEL V. RAMOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby direct the following:
Section 1. INSTITUTIONALIZING OF THE DEVELOPMENT DIPLOMACY COMMITTEE. A Development Diplomacy Committee is hereby institutionalized, composed of the heads of the following departments:
| 1 |
Department of Foreign Affairs |
– Chairman |
| 2 |
Department of Trade and Industry |
– Co-Chairman |
| 3 |
National Economic & Development Authority |
– Member |
| 4 |
National Security Council |
– Member |
| 5 |
Department of National Defense |
– Member |
| 6 |
Department of Finance |
– Member |
| 7. |
Department of Labor & Employment |
– Member |
| 8. |
Department of Agriculture |
– Member |
| 9. |
Department of Tourism |
– Member |
| 10. |
Department of Justice |
– Member |
| 11. |
Department of Interior & Local Government |
– Member |
| 12. |
Department of Science & Technology |
– Member |
Section 2. DEVELOPMENT DIPLOMACY SUB-COMMITTEE. The Development Diplomacy Committee shall be assisted by the following sub-committees, which shall be chaired by the Department of Foreign Affairs and co-chaired by the agencies indicated hereunder:
1. Political/Security – Department of National Defense
2. Economic – Department of Trade and Industry
3. Social – Department of Labor and Employment
The agency composition of each sub-committee shall be determined by the Development Diplomacy Committee on the basis of the functional thrusts and jurisdictional concern of the various government agencies.7!ᕼdMᗄ7
For purposes of representation, all department heads concerned shall designate an undersecretary who shall serve as the permanent agency representative to the sub-committee/s in which his agency is a member.
Representatives from other government agencies and/or the business/private sector, media, fraternal, veterans, and other organizations may be invited to participate in the Committee or sub-committee/s.
Section 3. FUNCTIONS OF THE DEVELOPMENT DIPLOMACY COMMITTEE AND ITS SUB-COMMITTEES. The Development Diplomacy Committee shall function as provided for in Executive Order No. 74. As such, it shall provide direction, guidance, and support in the formulation of work programmes of the various country teams based abroad.
The sub-committees identified herein, on the other hand, shall ensure the formulation of work programs in pursuit of the country team approach. The sub-committees shall also promote inter-agency networking and coordination for purposes of harnessing the country team strategies, which may be developed to promote the actualization of various agency mission and objectives.
The Development Diplomacy Committee shall define the general functional framework of the various sub-committees.
Section 4. FREQUENCY OF MEETINGS. The Development Diplomacy Committee shall meet at least twice a year to discuss development diplomacy concerns and specific programs, which shall be pursued under the country team approach, and to evaluate the implementation of the work programmes of the foreign service posts. The three sub-committees shall meet every quarter to approve the work programmes of foreign service posts and to assess their implementation.
Section 5. SECRETARIAT. The Department of Foreign Affairs shall provide secretariat support to the Development Diplomacy Committee. It may call on any agency of the government to provide the necessary assistance in the extension of technical support to the Development Diplomacy Committee.
The Secretariat for each Sub-Committee, on the other hand, shall be designated from among its member-agencies.
Section 6. EFFECTIVITY. This Administrative Order shall take effect immediately.
Done in the City of Manila, this 20th day of October, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and ninety three.
(Sgd.) FIDEL V. RAMOS
President of the Philippines
By the President:
(Sgd.) TEOFISTO T. GUINGONA, JR.
Executive Secretary
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