Presidential Decree No. 859 (PD 859) — Further Amending Presidential Decree No. 107 by Reconstituting the Membership of the National Economic and Development Authority
WHEREAS, there is a need to further strengthen national
development planning by securing the involvement of other departments of
the government in the planning process;
WHEREAS, it is exigent to harness the diplomatic arm of the
government to enhance the attainment of national development objectives;
WHEREAS, the maintenance of peace and order is principally
enforced by the Department of National Defense, and is directly
contributory to a successful implementation of economic and development
plans, programs and projects;
WHEREAS, in the formulation of national development plans,
it is imperative also to secure the participation of the Department of
Industry which is the primary policy, planning and implementing entity
of the executive branch of the government in the development and
expansion of industry;
WHEREAS, to carry out the above objectives, it is necessary
to reconstitute the membership of the National Economic and Development
Authority (NEDA) by including therein the Secretary of National Defense
and the Secretary of Foreign Affairs, and substituting the Secretary of
Industry in lieu of the Chairman of the Board of Investments;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the
Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution,
do hereby decree the following as part of the law of the land:
SECTION 1. Section 1 of Presidential Decree No. 107, as
amended, is hereby further amended to read as follows:
"SECTION 1. There is hereby created a National Economic
and Development Authority to be composed of the President of the
Philippines, as Chairman, and the Secretary of Economic Planning
(Director-General of the Authority), the Secretary of Finance, the
Secretary of Foreign Affairs, the Secretary of Agriculture, the
Secretary of Trade, the Secretary of Public Works, Transportation and
Communications, the Secretary of National Defense, the Secretary of
Labor, the Secretary of Education and Culture, the Secretary of
Industry, the Secretary of Natural Resources, the Secretary of Public
Highways, the Commissioner of the Budget and the Governor of the Central
Bank, as members, and who shall hold office at the pleasure of the
President.
The Authority may, in the discharge of its duties and functions,
call upon any private person or representative of the private sector for
such view or advice as may be pertinent to any matter under its
consideration."
SEC. 2. This decree shall take effect
immediately.
Done in the City of Manila, this 23rd day of December, in the
year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-five.
(Sgd.)
FERDINAND E. MARCOS
President
Republic of the Philippines
By the President:
(Sgd.)
JACOBO C. CLAVE
Presidential Executive Assistant
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