Role of the Population Center Foundation, Inc.
- Identifies the Population Center Foundation, Inc. as the primary grant-making agency for private sector population programs in the Philippines.
- Recognizes the Foundation’s growing importance as a potential major source of population expertise in the Asian region.
Coordination Between Population Center Foundation and Commission on Population
- Stresses the need for effective coordination between these two bodies to optimize resources and efforts in the national population program.
Composition and Powers of the Board of Commissioners of the Commission on Population (POPCOM)
- Section 1 amends Section 6 of Presidential Decree No. 79, vesting all functions and powers of POPCOM in a Board of Commissioners (the Board).
- The Board comprises:
- Secretary of Education and Culture/Secretary of Health
- Secretary of Social Welfare
- Dean of the University of the Philippines Population Institute
- Director-General of the National Economic and Development Authority
- Executive Director of Population Center Foundation, Inc.
- Two private sector members with expertise in population (excluded from receiving POPCOM program money).
- Members are appointed by the President for a three-year term.
Legal Hierarchy and Repealing Clause
- Section 2 repeals or modifies all laws, acts, decrees, executive orders, or rules inconsistent with this Decree, ensuring the supremacy and coherence of the amended provisions.
Effectivity Clause
- Section 3 sets the immediate effectivity of the Decree upon its issuance.
Presidential Authority
- Affirmation that the Decree is promulgated under the President's constitutional powers, emphasizing its binding legal force.