Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 44)
The NCC is the renamed Public-Private Sector Task Force on Philippine Competitiveness, attached to the Department of Trade and Industry and reporting to the Economic Development Cluster, established to promote and develop national competitiveness strategies.
Executive Order No. 571, s. 2006 created the Public-Private Sector Task Force on Philippine Competitiveness.
The NCC's mandate is to promote and develop national competitiveness strategies, implement the Action Agenda for Competitiveness, and link it to the Philippine Development Plan.
The NCC is composed of the Secretary of Trade and Industry (Chairperson), a private sector representative (Co-Chairperson), Secretary of Finance, Secretary of Energy, Secretary of Tourism, Secretary of Education, Director General of NEDA, and five private sector representatives appointed by the President.
The Co-Chairperson is appointed by the President for a term of two years and may be reappointed for another term.
The NCC serves as the primary collection point for investor issues, advises the President on competitiveness policies, provides inputs to development plans, coordinates policy improvements, recommends legislation, coordinates with LGUs and agencies, strategizes to improve competitiveness ranking, and performs other assigned functions.
The Department of Trade and Industry-Center for Industrial Competitiveness (DTI-CIC) serves as the NCC Secretariat, headed by its Executive Director with support from a private sector staff.
The NCC is required to meet once every two months or whenever convened by the Chairperson.
An initial amount of Five Million Pesos is allocated from the Contingent Fund of the Office of the President for NCC operations, after which its budget is incorporated in the regular budget of the DTI. The private sector funds its own activities.
If any part is declared invalid or unconstitutional, the other unaffected provisions remain in full force and effect as stated in the separability clause.