Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 786)
The primary purpose is to amend Section 2 of Executive Order No. 247 to include other government agencies and instrumentalities in coordinating national transit transport pursuant to the ASEAN Framework Agreement on the Facilitation of Goods in Transit.
The Secretary of the Department of Transportation and Communications has the authority to call upon any or all government agencies or instrumentalities for assistance as necessary.
The mentioned agencies include the Departments of Agriculture, Health, Justice, Finance, Foreign Affairs, Public Works and Highways, Trade and Industry, and Transportation and Communications.
The ASEAN Framework Agreement on the Facilitation of Goods in Transit is the international agreement referenced.
The Secretary is afforded greater leeway in selecting agencies and instrumentalities that can assist in coordinating the national transit transport.
All presidential directives, issuances, orders, rules, and regulations or parts thereof that are inconsistent with this Executive Order are repealed and modified accordingly.
It took effect immediately upon its approval on March 9, 2009.
It was signed by then President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and Executive Secretary Eduardo R. Ermita.
No, it allows the Secretary of Transportation and Communications to call upon any or all government agencies or instrumentalities as may be necessary, including but not limited to the listed agencies.
Its role is to coordinate national transit transport and to lead the implementation of the ASEAN Framework Agreement on the Facilitation of Goods in Transit by collaborating with other government agencies.