Providing Arrangements For Coordinating the Handling of the Bases Issue and Creating the President's Committee on the Bases For the Purpose

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 377 November 3, 1989

PROVIDING ARRANGEMENTS FOR COORDINATING THE HANDLING OF THE BASES ISSUE AND CREATING THE PRESIDENT'S COMMITTEE ON THE BASES FOR THE PURPOSE

WHEREAS, the complexity of the bases issues requires many actions and decisions involving many departments and offices of the Executive Branch;

WHEREAS, the bases issue requires due consideration of the views of Congress, the communities directly affected by the disposition of the bases, and various sectoral groups concerned with the impact of foreign military facilities on national development;

WHEREAS, the Constitutional provision, Article XVIII, Section 25, that:

"After the expiration in 1991 of the Agreement between the Republic of the Philippines and the United States of America concerning Military Bases, foreign military bases, troops, or facilities shall not be allowed in the Philippines except under a treaty duly concurred in by the Senate and, when the Congress so requires, ratified by a majority of the votes cast by the people in a national referendum held for that purpose, and recognized as a treaty by the...

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Summary of Executive Order No. 377

Creation of the President's Committee on the Bases (Sec. 1)
- Composed of 12 members, chaired by Hon. Catalino Macaraig, Jr.
- Vice-Chair: Hon. Alfredo R.A. Bengzon
- Other members listed in Sec. 1

Functions of the Committee (Sec. 2)
- Plan the government's comprehensive response to the bases issue, addressing multiple questions raised by foreign military facilities in light of national interest. (Sec. 2.1)
- Provide mechanisms to obtain views from Congress, government agencies, affected communities, and concerned sectors on the bases issue. (Sec. 2.2)
- Receive and review recommendations from the Legislative-Executive Bases Council for implementation. (Sec. 2.3)
- Prepare the government to implement decisions reached in exploratory talks. (Sec. 2.4)
- Carry out other functions assigned by the President. (Sec. 2.5)

Secretariat and Budget (Sec. 3 & 4)
- The Office of the Peace Commissioner shall act as the Secretariat for the Committee. (Sec. 3)
- The Office of the President shall allocate necessary funds for the Committee's operations, subject to accounting and auditing rules. (Sec. 4)

Effectivity (Sec. 5)
- This Executive Order shall take effect immediately. (Sec. 5)