Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 615)
The National Productivity Commission is attached to the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA).
The Commission is composed of the Minister of Labor and Employment and the Minister of Industry as Co-Chairmen, the Minister of Economic Planning, the Minister of Agriculture, the President of the Development Academy of the Philippines, and two representatives each from workers and employers organizations appointed by the President for a term of three years.
The main functions include mobilizing labor-management cooperation, conducting continuous study of productivity factors, formulating policies and programs to increase productivity, disseminating research and studies on productivity, and assisting employers and workers in understanding the relationship between productivity and wages.
Yes, the Commission may call upon the assistance of any government or private entity, particularly establishing close coordination with the National Wages Council and various ministries such as Labor and Employment, Industry, and Agriculture.
The President appoints the Executive Director upon the recommendation of the Commission. The Executive Director acts as the Chief Operating Officer and heads the Secretariat of the Commission.
Yes, the Chairman of the Commission appoints the necessary personnel, determining their qualifications and compensations, subject to civil service, compensation, and budgetary laws.
For 1980, the Minister of the Budget is to immediately allocate funds to meet operational requirements. From 1981 onwards, an appropriate yearly fund allotment for the Commission is included in the General Appropriations Act.
He invokes the powers vested in him by the Constitution and authority vested by Presidential Decree No. 1416.
The Executive Order took effect immediately upon signing on August 18, 1980.