EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 793
WHEREAS, Republic Act No.
(RA) 9501, An Act to Promote Entrepreneurship by Strengthening
Development and Assistance Programs to Micro, Small and Medium Scale
Enterprises, Amending for the Purpose RA 6977, as Amended, Otherwise
Known as the “Magna Carta for Small Enterprises” and for Other
Purposes, approved on 23 May 2008, transformed the Small and Medium
Enterprise Development Council into the Micro, Small and Medium
Enterprise Development Council
(MSMED);
WHEREAS, under RA 9501,
the Council shall be headed by the Secretary of Trade and Industry as
Chairman, and may elect from among themselves a Vice-Chairman to
preside over the Council meetings in the absence of the Chairman. The
members shall be the following:
a) | Secretary of Agriculture;
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b)
| Secretary of the Interior and Local
Government; |
c) | Secretary of Science
and Technology; |
d) | Secretary of
Tourism; |
e) | Chairman of Small
Business Corporation; |
f) | Three
(3) representatives from the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME)
sector to represent Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao;
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g)
| One representative from the labor
sector, to be nominated by accredited labor groups;
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h)
| A representative from the private
banking sector to serve alternately among the Chamber of Thrift Banks,
the Rural Bankers’ Association of the Philippines; and the Bankers’
Association of the Philippines.
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WHEREAS,
Section 31, Chapter 10, Title 111, Book 111 of Executive Order 292,
otherwise known as the Administrative Code of 1987, provides continuing
authority to the President to reorganize the administrative structure
of the Office of the
President;
WHEREAS, the National
Anti-Poverty Act provided for a People’s Credit and Finance Corporation
(PCFC) to serve micro enterprises under the oversight of the National
Anti-Poverty Commission;
WHEREAS,
part of the 10-point program of the Administration is to create 6-10
million jobs and support 3 million
entrepreneurs;
WHEREAS, there is
a need to integrate government-private sector efforts in developing
MSME’s;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GLORIA M.
ARROYO, President of the Republic of the Philippines, by
virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby
order:
SECTION 1. “Go Negosyo,
Sagot sa Kahirapan and Entrepreneurship” shall be made banner programs
of the Administration.
SECTION 2.
Expansion of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Development (MSMED)
Council.- The membership of the MSMED shall be expanded to include the
heads of primary agencies involved in micro, small and medium finance
activities of the national government, such as but not limited to the
following:
1) | Cooperative
Development Authority |
2) | National Livelihood and Development
Corporation |
3) | People’s Credit and
Finance Corporation |
4) | University of the
Philippines Institute for Small Scale
Industries |
SECTION
3. All training and capacity-building programs shall be
unified into one Entrepreneurship Development Framework (EDF). An
Entrepreneurship Summit shall be mounted to present such EDF, with
specific roles from government agencies and private sector groups as
identified by the MSMED Council. The EDF shall be cascaded to all local
government units.
SECTION 4. The
local officials, i.e. Governors and Mayors, shall be encouraged to
become Negosyo Champions.
SECTION
5. For better communication campaign, the above shall be put
under one banner called Negosyo.
SECTION
6. A holistic approach shall be developed from Entrepreneur
Mindset (Go Negosyo), Market-Orientation and Access, Product
Innovations/Technology and Design, Financing Support, to Fora for
Networking and Mentoring (Go Negosyo) that shall be made available to
MSME’s.
SECTION 7. The
corresponding executive budget for the above program shall be
consolidated.
SECTION 8. The
Press Secretary shall conduct an advocacy and awareness campaign on the
above.
SECTION 9. All executive
issuances, rules, regulations or parts thereof which are inconsistent
with any of the provisions hereof are hereby repealed, amended or
modified accordingly.
SECTION 10.
This Executive Order shall take effect
immediately.
City of Manila, April 4,
2009.
(Sgd.)
GLORIA M. ARROYO
By the
President:
(Sgd.) EDUARDO R.
ERMITAExecutive
Secretary