Amending Section 1.2 (B) of Executive Order No. 203, Dated 27 September 1994, "Creating the Oversight and Executive Committees For the National Government's Major Social Reform Agenda"

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 217 December 20, 1994

AMENDING SECTION 1.2 (b) OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 203, DATED 27 SEPTEMBER 1994, "CREATING THE OVERSIGHT
AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES FOR THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT'S MAJOR SOCIAL REFORM AGENDA"

WHEREAS, the implementation of the Social Reform Agenda (SRA) requires the full participation of the Basic Sectors and other non-government sectors, in consonance with the principles thereof in pursuit of people empowerment, through the adequate representation of these sectors in the Social Reform Council as the executive body of the SRA;

WHEREAS, in the Social Reform Summit which was held on 27 September 1994, the government and the Basic Sectors agreed to forge a partnership to pursue social reform, and under which the government has agreed to expand the participation and representation of the Basic Sectors in the Social Reform Council; and,

WHEREAS, to ensure wider and adequate representation of the Basic, Labor and Business Sectors, and the non-government organizations (NGOs), there is a need to further define and clarify Section 1.2 b of Executive Order No. 203, Series...

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Summary of Executive Order No. 217

Amending Section 1.2 (b) of Executive Order No. 203 on the Composition of the Social Reform Council

- Expands the participation and representation of the Basic Sectors, Labor Sector, Business Sector, and Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) in the Social Reform Council. (Section 1.2 b)
- Designates the composition of the Social Reform Council as follows:
    - Ten (10) representatives from the Basic Sectors, one (1) per sector
    - One (1) representative from the organized Labor Sector
    - One (1) representative from the Business Sector
    - One (1) representative from the Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) (Section 1.2 b.9)
- Establishes the nomination process for non-government representatives:
    - For Basic Sectors, each Flagship Champion shall convene the sectoral organizations that participated in the Social Reform Summit. These organizations shall agree on and implement a nomination process and submit a maximum of three (3) nominees for endorsement by the Flagship Champion concerned to the Lead Convenor. (Section 1.2 c)
    - For the Business Sector, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) shall function as the convening/endorsing agency. (Section 1.2 c)
    - For the Formal Labor Sector, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) shall function as the convening/endorsing agency. (Section 1.2 c)
    - For the Non-Government Organizations (NGOs), the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) shall function as the convening/endorsing agency. (Section 1.2 c)
    - The President shall appoint sectoral representatives from the list of nominees endorsed by the Lead Convenor. (Section 1.2 c)