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2. In line with the foregoing, a Coordinating Committee hereby created which shall be headed by a Governor of the Board of Investments to be designated by the Chairman thereof, and whose members shall be the representatives of the Development Bank of the Philippines, Philippine National Bank, Government Service Insurance System, Social Security System, Bank, Philippine Veterans Bank and other government financial institution. Every such representative shall be designated by the Board Chairman or President of the government financial institution concerned from among its ranking executive officers above the level of department head.“Sec 10. Preference in Grant Government Loans —
Government financial institutions such as the Development Bank of the Philippines, Philippine National Bank, Government Service Insurance System, Social Security System, Land Bank, and such other government institutions as are now engaged or may hereafter engage in financing or investment operations shall, in accordance with and to the extent allowed by the enabling provisions of their respective charters or applicable laws, accord high priority to applications for financial assistance submitted by pioneer and other registered enterprises, whether such financial assistance be in the form of equity participation in preferred, common, or preferred convertible shares of stock, or in loans and guarantees, and shall facilitate the processing thereof and the release of the funds therefor. However, no financial assistance shall be extended under this section to any investor or enterprise that is not a Philippine National.
“The above-mentioned financial institutions, to the extent allowed by their respective charters or applicable laws, shall contribute to the capital of a registered enterprise whenever the said contribution would enable the formation of a pioneer or other registered enterprise with at least sixty per cent control by Philippine Nationals: Provided, That the capital contribution of the said financial institutions shall be United to the amount that cannot be contributed by private Filipino investors, and shall in no case exceed thirty per cent of the total capitalization of the pioneer or other registered enterprises. The shares representing the contribution of the said financial institutions shall be offered for public sale to Philippine Nationals through all the members of a registered Philippine stock exchange.
“To facilitate the implementation of the provisions of this Section, all the said financial institutions shall coordinate their financial assistance programs with each other, exchange relevant information about applicants and applications, and submit a monthly report to the Board showing the amount of funds available for financial assistance to pioneer or other registered enterprises. The Board shall recommend to the Board of Directors of each such financial institution what order of priority shall be given the applications of pioneer and other registered enterprises, or of applicants that propose to seek registration as such.”
(a) Draft a synchronized program for granting financial assistance to enterprises registered or applying for registration under the Investment Incentives Act, formulate necessary rules for the implementation thereof, and submit said program and rules to the governing boards of government financial institutions for their adoption;4. The prescribed report indicating the amount of funds available for assistance to enterprises registered or applying for registration under the Investment Incentives Act shall be submitted by each government financial institution to the Board of Investments within the first ten (10) days of every month, and a copy thereof shall be sent to the President.
(b) Serve as a forum for the exchange of relevant information particularly about applicants, applications for financial assistance, and funds available therefor; and
(c) Devise ways and means to expedite the processing and approval of the above applications.