Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 371)
The primary purpose of Executive Order No. 371 is to create the Philippine Committee on UNCTAD Matters to coordinate and make Philippine participation in the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) more effective.
The Executive Order focuses on the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
Because Philippine participation in UNCTAD conferences should be made more effective, and the amount of work relative to UNCTAD matters had grown significantly involving various government agencies and the private sector.
The Committee is composed of the Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs as chairman, and representatives from the Department of Commerce and Industry, Department of Finance, National Economic Council, Central Bank of the Philippines, Presidential Economic Staff, and the Board of Investments as members, designated by their respective heads.
Its functions include coordinating Philippine participation in UNCTAD conferences, preparing position papers, recommending Philippine representatives to the President through the Secretary of Foreign Affairs, receiving and disseminating UNCTAD-related materials, and performing activities to enhance effective participation.
Yes, the Committee is authorized to constitute technical committees as it deems necessary to carry out its functions.
Yes, it can directly call upon any executive branch department, bureau, office, government-owned or controlled entity, or request services of private sector members for advice and consultation.
The Secretariat is established in the Department of Foreign Affairs.
The Committee recommends through the Secretary of Foreign Affairs to the President.