QuestionsQuestions (LETTER OF INSTRUCTIONS NO. 978)
It directs the addressed agencies to form a Contingency Planning Committee to set guidelines for and finalize a Contingency Plan, and to have all ministries and government agencies submit their contingency plans to the Committee for finalization.
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), the Ministry of the Budget, the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Energy, and the Ministry of National Defense.
To set guidelines for and finalize a Contingency Plan.
They must submit their contingency plans to the Contingency Planning Committee for finalization.
It states that the order shall take effect immediately upon issuance.
It was signed by Ferdinand E. Marcos, who was President of the Philippines.
It is dated January 22, 1980, and done in the City of Manila.
The Committee is tasked with finalizing the Contingency Plan using inputs from all ministries and government agencies, which are required to submit their own contingency plans.
The LOI mainly directs the formation of a Committee and requires submission and finalization; it does not enumerate detailed content elements of the contingency plan in the provided text.
It centralizes and harmonizes the planning process by making the committee the final authority for consolidating and finalizing the contingency plan based on submissions from other agencies.
It is an executive issuance (Letter of Instructions) directing government agencies to perform administrative functions—forming a committee and requiring submissions for plan finalization.
Formulate and prepare its own contingency plan, submit it to the Contingency Planning Committee, and coordinate with the committee’s guideline-setting and finalization process.
It suggests a broad, cross-government coverage—beyond the specific agencies listed at the start—covering all relevant ministries and government agencies.
To ensure that planning and guidelines cover major sectors and strategic areas (economic development, budgeting, agriculture, industry, energy, and national defense) needed for a comprehensive contingency plan.