QuestionsQuestions (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 349)
It creates the Council of Leaders to advise the President on matters requiring policy pronouncements on national issues and on actions the President must take, and to improve coordination by consolidating overlapping advisory functions.
The Council of State and the Council of Leaders (as a pre-existing entity referenced in the text) whose functions and members were described as more or less identical and overlapping.
There were presently two advisory bodies with more or less identical and overlapping functions, duplicating each other; hence, only one policy-making and consultative body was deemed advisable.
Among others: the Vice President; former Presidents; President of the Senate; Speaker of the House of Representatives; Executive Secretary and relevant Cabinet members; President Pro Tempore of the Senate; Speaker Pro Tempore of the House; Majority and Minority Floor Leaders of both Houses; chair and ranking minority member of relevant committee(s) of both Houses; President, Governors and City Mayors League of the Philippines; presidents of political parties with nationwide candidates in the last elections; such other officials as the President designates.
Yes. The text states that the objective is to have only one policy-making and consultative body to the President.
The Executive Secretary and other members of the Cabinet whose departments are relevant to the subject matter discussed in the Council are included as members.
Representation includes: President of the Senate and President Pro Tempore of the Senate; Speaker of the House and Speaker Pro Tempore of the House; Majority Floor Leaders of both Houses; and Minority Floor Leaders of both Houses.
It ensures both majority and minority perspectives from each legislative chamber are present in policy consultation to the President.
The text includes the Chairman and the ranking minority member of the committee of both Houses whose functions are relevant to the subject matter discussed in the Council.
Through the President, Governors and City Mayors League of the Philippines.
It includes the presidents of political parties which had candidates on a nation-wide scale in the last elections.
The President may designate such other government officials as the President may designate.
It shall serve as the permanent Secretariat of the Council, preparing implementing actions and following up matters taken up by the Council, and keeping the President regularly informed of actions taken.
It accordingly amends Executive Order No. 222, series of 1970.
The President acted “by virtue of the powers vested in me by law,” indicating reliance on existing legal authority to organize advisory structures for policy guidance.
It was done in the City of Manila on November 16, 1971, signed by President Ferdinand E. Marcos, with the attestation by Alejandro Melchor, Executive Secretary.