Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 6)
The main purpose is to create the Presidential Council for Countryside Development to integrate programs for accelerating and improving socio-economic development in the Philippine countryside.
It is created under the Office of the President.
The Presidential Adviser for Rural Development serves as the chairman of the Council.
Members include the Secretaries of Agriculture, Agrarian Reform, Trade and Industry, Interior and Local Government, Public Works and Highways, Science and Technology; the Director-General of the National Economic Development Authority; the Head of the Presidential Management Staff; the Presidents of Land Bank of the Philippines, Development Bank of the Philippines, and Philippine National Bank.
No, they serve without compensation.
The Council identifies target provinces, drafts a master plan in coordination with LGUs and private sector, recommends pilot projects, coordinates agencies and private sector participation, proposes legislation and issuances, recommends projects for donor linkage, and monitors the implementation of countryside development programs.
The Council Chairman performs such other functions as the President may assign from time to time.
The Access Program, Productive and Creative Agro-Technology (Pro-Create) Program, and National Economic Enterprises Development (NEED) Program.
The PMS provides technical and administrative support, undertakes consultations with LGUs and NGOs, monitors program implementation, records and documents results, and performs other tasks requested by the Council.
An initial budget is determined and approved by the President, with subsequent appropriations included in the Office of the President's budgetary request.