Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 220)
The main purpose of Executive Order No. 220 is to create an Executive Council to suppress trafficking in persons, particularly women and children, through coordinated programs and policy implementation by relevant government agencies.
The Executive Council is chaired by the Secretary of Foreign Affairs and co-chaired by the Secretary of the Interior and Local Government.
The members include the Secretaries of the Departments of Justice, National Defense, Labor and Employment, Social Welfare and Development, Tourism, and the Office of the Executive Secretary, Office of the President.
The TCC supports the Executive Council and is responsible for coordinating policies and implementation efforts among member agencies and other stakeholders, including NGOs, the private sector, and academia.
The Philippine Center on Transnational Crime (PCTC) serves as the Secretariat of the Executive Council.
They include advocacy, education, training, preventive measures, law enforcement, legislative initiatives, criminal justice management, intelligence build-up, networking, rehabilitation and reintegration of victims, and international cooperation.
The TCC is mandated to formulate guidelines for the security and confidentiality of data and information, which must be used only for lawful and official purposes.
An initial funding of not less than P5 million is sourced from the Presidential Contingency Fund and PAGCOR, with member agencies able to draw from their current budgets as well.
The Executive Council is required to meet at least once every quarter or as often as necessary, while the TCC meets monthly.
The Executive Council must submit reports and recommendations to the President at least once a year, or more frequently if necessary.