EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 835 October 14, 1982
PROVIDING FOR A REVISED CHARTER OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL ON INTEGRATED AREA DEVELOPMENT
WHEREAS, under the New Republic, national economic development shall be pursued with renewed dedication and greater determination through a more efficient, effective, and economical government;
WHEREAS, it is the policy of the state to carry out a concerted attack on the problem of mass poverty, unemployment, underemployment, and social justice;
WHEREAS, to provide the proper perspective to such problems, there is a need for greater emphasis on the integrated area development of the countryside;
WHEREAS, integrated area development must be undertaken to marshall cooperative activity towards the creation of a just and humane society;
WHEREAS, integrated area development must seek its roots in a people working in communion with each other;
WHEREAS, there is an urgent and compelling need to develop among government planners and decision makers a common policy orientation that can serve as a guide for the formulation of programs and projects geared towards integrated area development;
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Executive Orders
Providing for a Revised Charter of the National Council on Integrated Area Development
Executive Order No. 835
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 835
Declaration of Policy (Sec. 1):
• It is the declared policy of the state to promote and support the improvement, growth and development of the countryside through integrated area development consistent with the principle of self-help and self-reliance.
Creation of the National Council on Integrated Area Development (Sec. 2):
• A National Council on Integrated Area Development (NACIAD) is created as a sub-committee of the Cabinet, under the Office of the Prime Minister.
• The Council is composed of the Prime Minister as Chairman, and various Ministers as members.
• The Prime Minister can designate other Ministries and heads of Offices as members.
• The Prime Minister shall designate a Vice-Chairman from among the members.
• An Executive Committee and a Program Coordinating Committee shall be formed.
• The Council may assume supervision and control of other integrated area development projects.
• Members of the Council shall receive a reasonable amount of per diem for every meeting attended.
Powers and Functions of the Council (Sec. 3):
• Institutionalize the implementing mechanism for integrated area development.
• Formulate an integrated framework plan to guide the development of priority areas.
• Rationalize the participation of the rural people through their local governments in development planning and implementation.
• Initiate small-scale, high-impact integrated projects utilizing indigenous resources.
• Mobilize multi-sectoral resources and channel these into integrated rural development projects.
• Generate private sector participation in integrated area development projects.
Powers and Functions of the Chairman (Sec. 4):
• Formulate policy guidelines and approve an integrated plan of action.
• Call and preside over the meetings of the Council.
• Appoint the Project Directors of the various integrated area development projects.
• Enter into contracts to carry out the purposes and functions of the Council.
• Establish a system of priorities for integrated area development and provide the basic criteria for selecting project areas.
• Arrange and/or negotiate for funding from local and foreign financial institutions.
• Approve requests of the implementing departments and agencies for budget releases for projects.
• Call on any department, bureau, office, agency, or state university or college for assistance.
Qualifications and Compensation of the Executive Director (Sec. 5):
• The Executive Director shall be appointed by the President upon consultation with the members of the Council.
• The Executive Director shall act as the Chief Operating Officer and shall possess the following qualifications:
- A citizen of the Philippines
- At least 30 years of age
- A proven record of executive competence in the field of public administration and/or rural development projects or in the management of agricultural, industrial or commercial enterprises.
• The annual compensation and allowances of the Executive Director shall be fixed by the Council.
Powers and Functions of the Chief Operating Officer (Sec. 6):
• Recommend policy guidelines and submit programs of work activities.
• Implement the coordinated plan of action for integrated area development.
• Undertake comprehensive studies concerning critical components needed for the development of identified depressed areas.
• Implement on-going and proposed plans, programs and projects within the specified areas for integrated area development.
• Rationalize and systematize existing on-going and proposed community projects in identified areas for development.
• Coordinate and monitor project implementation.
• Promote fuller local participation in planning, management and program execution through closer coordination with local government officials.
• Establish the appropriate organizational set-up to implement the integrated plan of action.
• Formulate, adopt and implement guidelines and standards for an efficient system of reporting and evaluation.
• Avail of the expertise of any particular employee, technician or group of persons in any bureau, office or department of the government.
• Prepare and submit to the Chairman administrative rules and regulations for the effective management of the Council's activities.
• Hire the personnel necessary for the operation of the Council and fix their compensation.
• Remove, suspend or otherwise discipline for cause any subordinate employee of the Council.
• Conduct seminars, public hearings and/or conferences on significant issues pertaining to integrated area development.
• Submit periodic financial and work accomplishment reports to the Council.
• Perform such other duties as maybe assigned by the Council and/or the Chairman.
Support Staffs for NACIAD Projects (Sec. 7):
• The Council is authorized to establish ad hoc support staffs for particular integrated area development projects.
• The project support staff shall be provided by the lead agency designated by the Council for any particular integrated area development project.
• Each project support staff shall be headed by a Project Director.
• The Council is authorized to reorganize or abolish project support staffs under its supervision and control.
Appointment of Other Cabinet Coordinators (Sec. 8):
• The Chairman may appoint a Cabinet Coordinator for each new integrated area development project.
• The designated Cabinet Coordinators of the existing projects shall continue to assume responsibility over their respective projects unless otherwise determined by the Chairman.
Budgetary System (Sec. 9):
• The Office of Budget and Management, in consultation with the Council, shall issue the appropriate guidelines and procedures for budget preparation and execution.
Staff Appointment (Sec. 10):
• The appointments of personnel of the Council may either be on full-time basis or part-time basis and shall be exempt from the requirements and restrictions of the Civil Service Law, rules and regulations, and Section Two Hundred Fifty Nine of the Revised Administrative Code.
• The compensation of said employees shall be determined by the Council upon consultation with the Office of Compensation and Position Classification of the Office of the Budget and Management.
• Government retirees employed in the Council shall not be required to reimburse or refund any gratuity received from the Government nor shall any pension or annuity be suspended or reduced.
• The personnel of the Council shall be permanent and career in status without prejudice to transfer, detail assignment, promotion, discipline and dismissal in accordance with the Personnel Management Programs of the Council.
• The personnel of the Council shall be entitled to benefit and privileges normally accorded to government agencies on detail with the Council including adequate and reasonable honoraria or allowances.
Delineation of the Functions and Responsibilities of the Council and Implementing Ministries and Agencies (Sec. 11):
• The Council, including its staff, shall be essentially policy-setting and coordinative in nature and shall not engage in direct implementation activities.
• The actual implementation of operations, activities and programs within declared integrated area development projects shall be undertaken through designated cooperating line agencies.
• All designated implementing ministries and agencies shall be responsible for the execution of the projects under their respective jurisdiction and shall submit to the Council, their respective annual project plans, budgets and corresponding work programs for approval within three (3) months before the start of the ensuing calendar year.
• They shall also submit release and periodic accomplishment reports to the Council.
Observance of Terms and Conditions of the Loan Agreements (Sec. 12):
• It shall be the responsibility of the Council to ensure that all ministries, government agencies and local governments concerned observe strictly all terms and conditions embodied in Loan Agreement executed between the foreign funding agencies and the Philippine Government for integrated area development projects.
Expenditures and Disbursements (Sec. 13):
• Expenditures and disbursements made by the Council for its on-going projects shall not be subject to the procurements requirements and restriction imposed by existing laws and regulations upon government agencies, instrumentalities and government-owned or controlled corporations.
Separability Clause (Sec. 14):
• If any provision of this Executive Order shall be declared invalid, the remainder shall continue to be operative.
Repealing Clause (Sec. 15):
• All laws, decrees, executive orders, administrative orders, rules and regulations or parts thereof, which are inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.
Effectivity (Sec. 16):
• This Executive Order shall take effect immediately.
Declaration of Policy (Sec. 1):
• It is the declared policy of the state to promote and support the improvement, growth and development of the countryside through integrated area development consistent with the principle of self-help and self-reliance.
Creation of the National Council on Integrated Area Development (Sec. 2):
• A National Council on Integrated Area Development (NACIAD) is created as a sub-committee of the Cabinet, under the Office of the Prime Minister.
• The Council is composed of the Prime Minister as Chairman, and various Ministers as members.
• The Prime Minister can designate other Ministries and heads of Offices as members.
• The Prime Minister shall designate a Vice-Chairman from among the members.
• An Executive Committee and a Program Coordinating Committee shall be formed.
• The Council may assume supervision and control of other integrated area development projects.
• Members of the Council shall receive a reasonable amount of per diem for every meeting attended.
Powers and Functions of the Council (Sec. 3):
• Institutionalize the implementing mechanism for integrated area development.
• Formulate an integrated framework plan to guide the development of priority areas.
• Rationalize the participation of the rural people through their local governments in development planning and implementation.
• Initiate small-scale, high-impact integrated projects utilizing indigenous resources.
• Mobilize multi-sectoral resources and channel these into integrated rural development projects.
• Generate private sector participation in integrated area development projects.
Powers and Functions of the Chairman (Sec. 4):
• Formulate policy guidelines and approve an integrated plan of action.
• Call and preside over the meetings of the Council.
• Appoint the Project Directors of the various integrated area development projects.
• Enter into contracts to carry out the purposes and functions of the Council.
• Establish a system of priorities for integrated area development and provide the basic criteria for selecting project areas.
• Arrange and/or negotiate for funding from local and foreign financial institutions.
• Approve requests of the implementing departments and agencies for budget releases for projects.
• Call on any department, bureau, office, agency, or state university or college for assistance.
Qualifications and Compensation of the Executive Director (Sec. 5):
• The Executive Director shall be appointed by the President upon consultation with the members of the Council.
• The Executive Director shall act as the Chief Operating Officer and shall possess the following qualifications:
- A citizen of the Philippines
- At least 30 years of age
- A proven record of executive competence in the field of public administration and/or rural development projects or in the management of agricultural, industrial or commercial enterprises.
• The annual compensation and allowances of the Executive Director shall be fixed by the Council.
Powers and Functions of the Chief Operating Officer (Sec. 6):
• Recommend policy guidelines and submit programs of work activities.
• Implement the coordinated plan of action for integrated area development.
• Undertake comprehensive studies concerning critical components needed for the development of identified depressed areas.
• Implement on-going and proposed plans, programs and projects within the specified areas for integrated area development.
• Rationalize and systematize existing on-going and proposed community projects in identified areas for development.
• Coordinate and monitor project implementation.
• Promote fuller local participation in planning, management and program execution through closer coordination with local government officials.
• Establish the appropriate organizational set-up to implement the integrated plan of action.
• Formulate, adopt and implement guidelines and standards for an efficient system of reporting and evaluation.
• Avail of the expertise of any particular employee, technician or group of persons in any bureau, office or department of the government.
• Prepare and submit to the Chairman administrative rules and regulations for the effective management of the Council's activities.
• Hire the personnel necessary for the operation of the Council and fix their compensation.
• Remove, suspend or otherwise discipline for cause any subordinate employee of the Council.
• Conduct seminars, public hearings and/or conferences on significant issues pertaining to integrated area development.
• Submit periodic financial and work accomplishment reports to the Council.
• Perform such other duties as maybe assigned by the Council and/or the Chairman.
Support Staffs for NACIAD Projects (Sec. 7):
• The Council is authorized to establish ad hoc support staffs for particular integrated area development projects.
• The project support staff shall be provided by the lead agency designated by the Council for any particular integrated area development project.
• Each project support staff shall be headed by a Project Director.
• The Council is authorized to reorganize or abolish project support staffs under its supervision and control.
Appointment of Other Cabinet Coordinators (Sec. 8):
• The Chairman may appoint a Cabinet Coordinator for each new integrated area development project.
• The designated Cabinet Coordinators of the existing projects shall continue to assume responsibility over their respective projects unless otherwise determined by the Chairman.
Budgetary System (Sec. 9):
• The Office of Budget and Management, in consultation with the Council, shall issue the appropriate guidelines and procedures for budget preparation and execution.
Staff Appointment (Sec. 10):
• The appointments of personnel of the Council may either be on full-time basis or part-time basis and shall be exempt from the requirements and restrictions of the Civil Service Law, rules and regulations, and Section Two Hundred Fifty Nine of the Revised Administrative Code.
• The compensation of said employees shall be determined by the Council upon consultation with the Office of Compensation and Position Classification of the Office of the Budget and Management.
• Government retirees employed in the Council shall not be required to reimburse or refund any gratuity received from the Government nor shall any pension or annuity be suspended or reduced.
• The personnel of the Council shall be permanent and career in status without prejudice to transfer, detail assignment, promotion, discipline and dismissal in accordance with the Personnel Management Programs of the Council.
• The personnel of the Council shall be entitled to benefit and privileges normally accorded to government agencies on detail with the Council including adequate and reasonable honoraria or allowances.
Delineation of the Functions and Responsibilities of the Council and Implementing Ministries and Agencies (Sec. 11):
• The Council, including its staff, shall be essentially policy-setting and coordinative in nature and shall not engage in direct implementation activities.
• The actual implementation of operations, activities and programs within declared integrated area development projects shall be undertaken through designated cooperating line agencies.
• All designated implementing ministries and agencies shall be responsible for the execution of the projects under their respective jurisdiction and shall submit to the Council, their respective annual project plans, budgets and corresponding work programs for approval within three (3) months before the start of the ensuing calendar year.
• They shall also submit release and periodic accomplishment reports to the Council.
Observance of Terms and Conditions of the Loan Agreements (Sec. 12):
• It shall be the responsibility of the Council to ensure that all ministries, government agencies and local governments concerned observe strictly all terms and conditions embodied in Loan Agreement executed between the foreign funding agencies and the Philippine Government for integrated area development projects.
Expenditures and Disbursements (Sec. 13):
• Expenditures and disbursements made by the Council for its on-going projects shall not be subject to the procurements requirements and restriction imposed by existing laws and regulations upon government agencies, instrumentalities and government-owned or controlled corporations.
Separability Clause (Sec. 14):
• If any provision of this Executive Order shall be declared invalid, the remainder shall continue to be operative.
Repealing Clause (Sec. 15):
• All laws, decrees, executive orders, administrative orders, rules and regulations or parts thereof, which are inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.
Effectivity (Sec. 16):
• This Executive Order shall take effect immediately.