Question & AnswerQ&A (LETTER OF IMPLEMENTATION NO. 72)
Before the issuance of Letter of Implementation No. 72, the National Manpower and Youth Council was attached to the Ministry of Labor for policy and program coordination.
The National Manpower and Youth Council coordinates manpower development activities of various government entities relative to the manpower development plan.
It was deemed necessary to transfer the Council so it could more effectively and efficiently carry out its functions by establishing coordinative linkages with different entities involved in manpower development.
Presidential Decree No. 1, as amended, along with Letter of Implementation No. 15, attached the National Manpower and Youth Council to the Ministry of Labor.
Jacobo C. Clave, Presidential Executive Assistant, signed the Letter along with President Ferdinand E. Marcos.
The legal effect is that the Council’s policy and program coordination responsibilities are now under the direct supervision of the Office of the President, likely increasing its influence and capability in manpower development activities.
By placing the Council under the Office of the President, it allows the Council to establish stronger and more direct coordinative linkages with various government entities involved in manpower development.
Letter of Implementation No. 72 was signed on September 5, 1978, in the City of Manila.