EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 1085 January 30, 1986
AUTHORIZING THE GROWTH CORRIDOR DEVELOPMENT AND AGRO-MODERNIZATION PROGRAM FOR REGION IV (SOUTHERN TAGALOG), PROVIDING FOR ITS IMPLEMENTING MACHINERY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
WHEREAS, regional planning and development has been a major instrument of the New Republic in the pursuit of accelerated national growth and development;
WHEREAS, to provide greater impetus to its regional development program, the government has now geared its administrative machinery and resources towards selective and prioritized regional implementation;
WHEREAS, the National Economic and Development Authority Regional Office of Southern Tagalog has formulated a regional two-pronged strategy for the development of the regional mainland Luzon provinces of Laguna, Batangas, Cavite, Quezon and Rizal, which are strategically positioned in the pathway of the projected southern expansion of development from Metropolitan Manila, and enhancing the growth of the resource subregional provinces of Aurora, Marinduque, Romblon, Mindoro Occidental, Mindoro Oriental and Palawan;
WHEREAS, the implementation of the said regional development strategy will not only directly benefit the participant local government units and their adjacent areas, but also hasten the agro-industrialization efforts of the Southern Tagalog Region and contribute to the regional planning movement in general;
WHEREAS, there is a need to adopt the said regional development strategy as a government priority program and to create the organizational machinery to implement it;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution and the authority vested in me by Presidential Decree No. 1416, as amended, do hereby order and ordain as follows:
Sec. 1. Policy Statement and Objectives. The Growth Corridor Development and Agro-Modernization Program for the Southern Tagalog Region, hereinafter referred to as the Growth Corridor Development and Agro-Modernization Program, designed for the integrated regional development of the area, is hereby adopted as a priority regional development program of the government. For this purpose, the necessary government authorization and funding support shall be provided for it and the local governments, various ministries and agencies of the government and the private sector with pending and proposed projects in the area are hereby directed to align their activities and operation in order to provide full support to the program.
Sec. 2. Creation of the Regional Growth Corridor Development and Agro-Modernization Program Implementation Office. In order to implement the Growth Corridor Development and Agro-Modernization Program, a Growth Corridor Development and Agro-Modernization Program Implementation Office, is hereby created and attached to the National Economic and Development Authority for purposes of policy integration. The Program Office shall be responsible for directing and coordinating the execution of the various projects and the regulation of government and private activities in accordance with the Growth Corridor Development and Agro-Modernization Program. It shall review and coordinate the enforcement of the various legal, fiscal and economic instruments for the implementation of the program. It shall undertake lateral coordination with the Regional Development Council (RDC) of Region IV through the RDC Executive Committee regarding the detailed preparation and development of corridor projects identified under the Growth Corridor Development and Agro-Modernization Strategy and Program and the Regional Development Investment Program for Region IV.
Sec. 3. Designation of the Regional Growth Corridor Development and Agro-Modernization Advisory Committee. In addition to the Program Office, the implementing machinery for the Growth Corridor and Agro-Modernization Development Plan consist of the Growth Corridor Development Advisory Committee, hereinafter referred to as the Advisory Committee. The Advisory Committee shall consist of the regular members of the Executive Committee of the Regional Development Council of Region IV and the assemblymen, governors and city mayors of all provinces in the region who are designated as ex-officio members of the Advisory Committee, together with the Regional Executive Director of NEDA Regional Office IV. There shall also be a representative from the private industry who shall be selective by the ex-official members of the Committee.
The members of the Advisory Committee shall, from among themselves, elect their Chairman who shall have a term of office of one year. He shall not be re-elected until each and every member of the Committee shall have served as Chairman, unless the other members, may unanimous vote, decide otherwise. Any re-election shall, however, be limited to an additional tenure of one year, resulting in a two year successive term of office.
The Advisory Committee shall provide advice to the Program Office. The Growth Corridor Development and Agro-Modernization Program and the identified priority projects, including major policy decisions affecting the implementation of the Plan and the execution of the projects shall be referred to the Advisory Committee for its review and consideration. Its views and recommendation shall be considered by the Program Office in making its final decision.
Sec. 4. Specific Functions of the Program Office. The Program Office shall have the following powers and functions:
1. Conduct detailed preparation of the Corridor development and agro-modernization projects identified under the Growth Corridor Development and Agro-Modernization Program;
2. Refer to the Advisory Committee for its review and recommend for the approval of the NEDA Director-General Projects found feasible for external financing;
3. Formulate and revise, where necessary a Growth Corridor Development and Agro-Modernization Program, specifying activities by type, capacity, location and timing of implementation for adoption and implementation by relevant government ministries/agencies, local governments and private sectors;
4. Formulate a Growth Corridor Development and Agro-Modernization Investment Program for adoption and fund support by the Office of the Budget and Management;
5. Initiate and assist the organization of Area Development Corporations and Industrial Promotion Committees which shall, together with the line agencies of the government undertake the promotion and implementation of the Growth Corridor Development and Agro-Modernization Program;
6. Formulate guidelines for local and regional line agencies to observe in the implementation of approved plans and programs in accordance with and in support of the Growth Development and Agro-Modernization Program;
7. Prescribe, in coordination with the NEDA and the Ministry of Human Settlements, subregional land uses, which shall guide the location of industries, housing complexes, business and commercial centers in the preparation of local development plants, zoning and other related ordinances;
8. Review and recommend for approval of the Human Settlements Regulatory Commission the local development plans and zoning ordinances of the cities and municipalities in the provinces concerned, including changes and amendments thereto;
9. Undertake the assembly of land and use other techniques to acquire land for housing, industrial or commercial and other related purposes, such as lessee-purchase and land exchange;
10. Coordinate, monitor and ensure that the execution of projects of the various ministries and agencies, local government and private entities are in accordance with the Growth Corridor Development and Agro-Modernization Plan.
11. Negotiate and contract loans as authorized by NEDA and the President.
12. Accept use, disburse, or invest program funds coming from local or foreign sources, including counterpart funds, for the promotion of the objectives of the Growth Corridor Development and Agro-Modernization Program;
13. Perform such other related or incidental functions as are necessary for the exercise of the abovementioned functions.
Sec. 5. Program Director. The Regional Executive Director of the NEDA Regional Office of Region IV shall serve ex-officio as the Program Director of the Growth Corridor Development and Agro-Modernization Program Implementation Office. His annual compensation and allowances shall be fixed by the NEDA Director-General.
The Program Director shall have the following powers and functions:
1. Direct and supervise the conduct of all necessary studies and the formulation of growth corridor and agro-modernization development investment programs;
2. Recommend to the NEDA Director-General the organizational set-up, staffing requirements and annual budget of the Program Office;
3. Manage the Office and adopt administrative rules and procedures for its internal operation and management;
4. Recommend to the NEDA Director-General the hiring of contractual personnel of the Office including consultants, experts and other professionals whose compensation and allowances shall be fixed in accordance with existing laws and regulations;
5. Disburse and administer the funds of the Office based on the approved budget thereof and in accordance with pertinent laws and regulations;
6. In accordance with law negotiate or enter into contracts with private or public entities necessary in the performance of the functions of the Office, subject to the approval of the NEDA Director-General and the President.
7. Perform such other functions as may be necessary, related or incidental to the efficient and effective performance of the above-mentioned functions.
Sec. 6. Detailed of Personnel. The Program Director may, subject to the approval of the NEDA Director-General, secure the services of technical experts and professionals from all branches of the government as the Program Office may need in the conduct of its activities. For this purpose, the Program Director is hereby authorized to reimburse detailed personnel of actual representation and/or transportation incurred in connection with the performance of their duties at rates approved by the NEDA Director-General, subject to applicable accounting and auditing rules and regulations.
Sec. 7. Program/Project Implementation of Programs and/or Projects under the Growth Corridor Development and Agro-Modernization Program. The Program Office shall encourage and assist active private sector participation, either by itself or in joint venture with the government. For this purpose, the Program Office shall initiate and assist in the organization of Area Development Corporations which shall engage in the agricultural, commercial and industrial undertakings in accordance with the Growth Corridor Development and Agro-Modernization Program. The corporation shall preferably consist of a combined government and private sector membership.
The Program Office shall likewise undertake or assist in the creation of Industrial Promotion Committees which shall be responsible for promoting, assisting in, and providing technical and related advice to individuals and corporations engaged in industrial and commercial activities in the area.
The details of the organization of the Area Development Corporations and the Industrial Promotion Committees shall be prepared by the Program Office subject only to the approval of the NEDA.
Sec. 8. Appropriations. The Office of the Budget and Management is hereby directed to make available the funds required for the operationalization of the Growth Corridor Development Program Implementation Office.
The necessary funding shall be appropriated for the conduct of the project preparation studies beginning 1986 Appropriation for the succeeding fiscal years and until the completion of the project preparation and program implementation activities of the Program Office shall be provided in the General Appropriation Act.
Sec. 9. Repealing Clause. All laws, decrees, charters, Executive Orders, administrative orders, proclamations, rules and regulations or parts thereof that are in conflict with this Executive Order are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.
Sec. 10. Separability Clause. Any portion or provision this Executive Order that may be declared unconstitutional shall not have the effect of nullifying the other provisions thereof; provided that such remaining portions can still stand and be given effect in their entirety to accomplish the objectives of this Executive Order.
Sec. 11. Effectivity. This Executive Order shall take effect immediately.
Done in the City of Manila, this 30th day of January, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Six.
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