104 OG No. 50, 8403 (Dec. 15, 2008)
WHEREAS, Executive Order No. 325, s. 1996,
Reorganization of the Regional Development Councils (RDC), provides
that regional directors of agencies represented in the NEDA Board shall
be regular members of the RDC;
WHEREAS, Administrative
Order No. 231 issued on 30 June 2008, Reorganizing Cabinet Groups
excluded the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and the
Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) as members of NEDA
Board;
WHEREAS, the membership of DOLE and DFA is
critical in the pursuit of socio-economic development across the
regions and hence should remain members of the
RDC;
NOW,
THEREFORE, I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, President of the
Philippines, by virtue of the power vested in me by law, do hereby
order:
Section 1. The regional directors of DOLE and
DFA shall remain members of the RDC.
Section 2. All previous
issuances inconsistent with the provisions of this Executive Order are
hereby repealed or modified accordingly.
Section
3. This Executive Order shall take
effect immediately.
Done in the city of Manila, this 3rd day of
October, in the year of our Lord, Two Thousand and
Eight.
(Sgd.) GLORIA M.
ARROYO
By the
President:
(Sgd.) EDUARDO R. ERMITAExecutive
Secretary