EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 457

: The President of the Philippines, pursuant to the powers vested in him by law, created the Commission.
: The Commission is composed of nine members designated by the President.
: The functions include promoting intimate understanding of Filipino aims and aspirations, adopting measures for good neighbor relations and cooperation among Asian peoples, encouraging mutual understanding and solidarity, and maintaining steady media for exchanges in various fields.
: The Commission functions under the immediate supervision and control of the President of the Philippines.
: Yes, the Commission may accept, administer, and make use of donations, contributions, endowments, and bequests towards the achievement of its objectives.
: They enjoy privileges and immunities normally accorded to those specially dispatched overseas on official business.
: Yes, all branches, agencies, instrumentalities of the government, and private individuals and entities are enjoined to render maximum assistance.
: The Commission shall undertake studies, observations, surveys, and initiate projects, including creating groups with specific tasks essential for implementing its program.
: Because Filipinos belong racially and geographically to the Asian family and sharing Christian, Occidental, and democratic values, the Philippines has a mission to cooperate and advance the welfare of all humanity alongside its Asian neighbors.