Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 328)
It reconstitutes the Cabinet Committee on the Law of the Sea to oversee the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) in the Philippines.
The Secretary of Foreign Affairs serves as the Chairman of the Cabinet Committee on the Law of the Sea.
The Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources is the Vice Chairman.
Responsibilities include acting as the administrative body of the Cabinet Committee, formulating procedural rules, preparing plans for management of the 200-mile Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), coordinating implementation of UNCLOS, preparing negotiation groundwork with other countries, rendering periodic reports, and performing duties assigned by the Cabinet Committee.
The Department of Foreign Affairs.
The Secretary-General heads the Secretariat and is the Director-General for the Office of United Nations and Other International Organizations of the Department of Foreign Affairs.
Yes, the Cabinet Committee may create sub-committees and/or working groups as it may deem necessary for efficient discharge of its responsibilities.
It covers political, economic, strategic, security, and other implications related to the Treaty on the Law of the Sea, including overlaps of boundaries, fisheries, energy, mineral agreements, and management of the 200-mile EEZ.
Executive Order No. 738 dated October 3, 1981.
Departments include Environment and Natural Resources, Finance, Justice, Agriculture, National Defense, Trade and Industry, Transportation and Communications, National Economic and Development Authority, Budget and Management, Executive Secretary, and Science and Technology.