Title
Establishment of Executive Committee for Infrastructure
Law
Executive Order No. 114-a
Decision Date
Jan 8, 1968
Ferdinand E. Marcos establishes an Executive Committee to coordinate and oversee the implementation of government infrastructure programs, ensuring effective inter-agency collaboration and timely progress reporting.
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Issuing authority, date, and effectivity

  • Executive Order No. 114-A was issued by President Ferdinand E. Marcos.
  • The order is dated January 8, 1968.
  • The order takes effect immediately.

Composition of the Committee

  • The Secretary of Public Works and Communications serves as Chairman of the Committee.
  • The Undersecretaries of DPWC serve as members of the Committee.
  • The Undersecretary of National Defense serves as Vice-Chairman of the Committee.
  • The Commissioner of Public Highways serves as a member.
  • The Director of Public Works serves as a member.
  • The Administrator, National Irrigation Administration serves as a member.
  • The Director of Civil Aviation serves as a member.
  • The General Manager, National Waterworks and Sewerage Authority serves as a member.
  • The Committee includes other agency heads with active major projects as members.

Core functions and responsibilities

  • The Committee shall direct, manage, and control, through the individual agencies, the implementation of the infrastructure program.
  • The Committee shall coordinate and facilitate inter-agency participation in program and project implementation.
  • The Committee shall coordinate, through its Chairman, with the Financial Policy Committee created under Executive Order No. 97 (dated October 26, 1967) for the formulation of capital improvement programs and the reprogramming of financial resources for infrastructure projects.
  • The Committee shall institute or promulgate measures necessary to eliminate problem areas and accelerate program and project implementation.
  • The Committee shall provide the President at all times accurate information on the actual progress of implementation.
  • The Committee shall, in cooperation with the Department of National Defense, maintain facilities and staff for effective rapid monitoring of project progress reports and for transmittal of directives and appraisal of data.
  • The Committee shall establish and supervise regional and provincial operations rooms when the Committee deems necessary.

Monitoring facilities and supervision

  • Technical supervision of monitoring facilities at the existing Infrastructure Operations Room (IOR) and other field offices is under the Undersecretary of National Defense.
  • The IOR continues to serve as the central repository of all reports.

Agency accountability and cooperation

  • The individual agency head must carry out promulgations and directives issued by the Executive Committee.
  • All departments, bureaus, offices, agencies, and instrumentalities of the Government, including government-owned or controlled corporations, must cooperate with and assist the Committee to perform its responsibilities.

Committee meetings and reporting

  • The Committee shall meet on the last Tuesday of every month, or more often as it may desire.
  • The Committee shall submit a report to the President at the end of every month.

Coordination authority with other offices

  • Government departments, bureaus, offices, agencies, instrumentalities, and government-owned or controlled corporations are enjoined to cooperate with and assist the Committee in performing its responsibilities.

Repeal of inconsistent issuances

  • All previous orders, directives, and memoranda inconsistent with Executive Order No. 114-A are revoked.

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