Abolishing the Office of the Presidential Adviser for Jobs Generation and Transferring its Oversight Functions to the Presidential Management Staff

MALACAÑANG
Manila

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER No. 408 March 3, 2005

ABOLISHING THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENTIAL ADVISER FOR JOBS GENERATION AND TRANSFERRING ITS OVERSIGHT FUNCTIONS TO THE PRESIDENTIAL MANAGEMENT STAFF

WHEREAS, the government has committed itself, as embodied in the President’s 10-point Legacy Program, to create six (6) to ten (10) million jobs and to develop one (1) to (2) million hectares of agri-business lands;

WHEREAS, the Office of the Presidential Adviser for Jobs Generation was created pursuant to Executive Order No. 333 dated 19 July 2004 to coordinate the effective and timely implementation of the Government’s Roadmap for Jobs Generation;

WHEREAS, various government departments, agencies, bureaus, including government-owned and controlled corporations (GOCCs) and government financial institutions (GFIs) are involved in the actual implementation of the said Roadmap;

WHEREAS, there is a need to coordinate the effective and timely implementation of the Government’s Roadmap for Jobs Generation;

WHEREAS, pursuant to the streamlining policy of the government, the Presidential Management Staff, as the agency mandated to provide staff assistance...

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Summary of Executive Order No. 408

Abolition of the Office of the Presidential Adviser for Jobs Generation (OPAJG)
- The OPAJG is abolished and its oversight functions are transferred to the Presidential Management Staff (PMS). (Section 1)

Authorities and Responsibilities of the PMS
- The PMS is directed to oversee and coordinate the implementation of the Government's Roadmap for Jobs Generation. (Section 2)
- The PMS shall review and assess the government's existing programs, policies, and projects towards the realization of the government's commitment to create six (6) to ten (10) million jobs until 2010. (Section 2)
- The OPAJG is directed to transfer to the PMS all its resources, materials, and other necessary documents pertinent to the government's jobs generation program. (Section 2)

Assistance of All Government Offices
- All other departments, agencies, bureaus, and offices, including government-owned and controlled corporations (GOCCs) and government financial institutions (GFIs), are enjoined to render full assistance to the PMS and to provide such information as may be required to carry out the government's jobs generation program. (Section 3)

Repealing Clause
- All orders, issuances or parts thereof inconsistent with this Executive Order are hereby repealed or modified accordingly. (Section 4)

Separability Clause
- If any provision of this Executive Order is held invalid, the other provisions not affected thereby shall continue in operation. (Section 5)

Effectivity
- This Executive Order shall take effect immediately. (Section 6)