Adoption of country-team approach in development diplomacy

Activities include promoting trade in goods and services, investments, and tourism.
Protection of overseas Filipino workers' welfare.
Representation in trade policy, negotiations for official development assistance, and bilateral debt management.
Facilitation of technology transfer and overseas employment.
Economic information dissemination.

Economic and commercial representation requires collaboration among relevant government departments and agencies.
Representatives of various departments abroad must act in coordination.

All Philippine government officers posted abroad on a per-country basis shall operate as one unified "country-team".
The Ambassador in the host country serves as the team leader.
Consulates in the host country are integrated into the country-team under the Ambassador's leadership.
Visiting Philippine congressional delegations shall receive comprehensive support and information.

Each country-team defines a mission aligned with the declared policy.
An annual work program is prepared specifying targets, activities, and responsible team members.
The work program is sectorally divided into economic, politico-security, and social sector work programs.

A Cabinet-level support group named the Development Diplomacy Committee is created to provide guidance and support for formulating and implementing work programs.
The Committee is co-chaired by representatives from the Departments of Foreign Affairs and Trade and Industry.
A senior official-level sub-committee is formed to monitor program implementation.
The Committee and sub-committees may include representatives from other government departments, the business sector, media, and fraternal and veterans organizations.