Policy, Purpose, and Development Framework
- The Executive Order advances government policy to promote dispersal of industries to balance regional growth and harness the countryside’s potential.
- It targets development of the Cagayan de Oro–Iligan Corridor (CIC) into a major growth area to support accelerated socio-economic growth and development of Mindanao.
- It anchors implementation coordination within the government’s decentralization and regionalization policy under Executive Order No. 363.
- It aligns with the overall coordinative mechanism for the development of Mindanao under Executive Order No. 512 and Executive Order No. 7.
- It provides that the CIC Master Plan approved in principle by the National Economic and Development Authority Board on 8 September 1992 is translated into a special development project for implementation.
CICSDP Created and Defined in Implementation
- The Cagayan de Oro–Iligan Corridor Master Plan is translated into the Cagayan de Oro–Iligan Corridor Special Development Project (CICSDP) for implementation.
- Section 1 requires the CICSDP to articulate the development goals, objectives, strategies, programs, and projects of the CIC Master Plan.
- Section 1 requires the CICSDP to reflect the CIC Master Plan’s subsequent refinement and updating.
Project Steering Committee: Composition and Powers
- Section 2 creates the Project Steering Committee to provide overall coordination and supervision for implementing the CICSDP.
- The Committee must coordinate with the Mindanao Economic Development Council (MEDCO) to harmonize CICSDP policies, programs, and projects with Mindanao-wide impact.
- The Committee consists of the following members, who elect among themselves a Chairman and Co-Chairman:
- The Provincial Governor of Lanao del Norte
- The Provincial Governor of Misamis Oriental
- The City Mayor of Cagayan de Oro
- The City Mayor of Iligan City
- The DTI Regional Directors, Regions X and XII
- The NEDA Regional Directors, Regions X and XII
- The Representative of the Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Cagayan de Oro City and Iligan City
- One NGO representative each for Cagayan de Oro/Misamis Oriental and Iligan City/Lanao del Norte
- The Representative of Regional Line Agencies involved in the Project
- Section 2 empowers the Committee to cause:
- Updating, refinement, and endorsement of the CIC Master Plan within the framework of the Medium-Term Philippine Development Plan, Mindanao Development Plan, Regional Development Plans of Regions X and XII, and the Local Development Plans of covered LGUs
- Formulation of the CICSDP based on CIC Master Plan development goals and subsequent refinement and updating
- Feasibility study, evaluation, and financing of CICSDP project components
- Overall direction, coordination, and supervision in planning, implementation, and monitoring
- Support and assistance from government and non-government institutions in planning and implementing the CICSDP
- Representation of the CICSDP in national and international fora relevant to financing and implementation
- Section 2 requires the Committee to:
- Review and endorse to the Department of Budget and Management the annual budget for the CICSDP, including the amount needed for the operation of the CICSDP Project Management Office
- Organize the Project Management Office, define its organizational set-up, establish staffing patterns, and appoint its Project Director
- Review and confirm contracts entered into by the Project Director
- Formulate implementing rules and regulations for the internal operations of the Project Management Office
- Submit to the President, MEDCO, NEDA Board, and Congress quarterly progress reports on the Project, and other reports as may be required
Project Management Office: Technical Secretariat and Day-to-Day
- Section 3 creates the Project Management Office (PMO) as the technical and administrative secretariat of the Project Steering Committee.
- The PMO must undertake the day-to-day activities of the CICSDP.
- Section 3 assigns the PMO functions including coordination of updates and implementation with:
- Local government units (LGUs), line agencies, financing institutions, non-government organizations, and other concerned entities
- The PMO must coordinate the formulation and updating of the CICSDP based on CIC Master Plan goals, strategies, programs, and projects and their subsequent refinement and updating.
- The PMO must coordinate:
- Preparation of feasibility studies of CICSDP project components and evaluation and financing of feasible projects
- Preparation of annual budgetary requirements and submission to the Project Steering Committee
- The PMO must enter into contracts through its Project Director as necessary for administrative operations of the CICSDP, subject to existing laws and rules.
- The PMO must design and operate a program implementation, monitoring, and evaluation system consistent with the Regional Project Monitoring and Evaluation System (RPMES).
- The PMO must perform other responsibilities as the Project Board directs.
Project Champions and National Focal Functions
- Section 4 designates as Project Champions:
- The Secretary of Trade and Industry, and
- The respective Cabinet Officer for Regional Development (CORD) of Regions X and XII,
- in concurrent capacity.
- The Project Champions must serve as the NEDA Board focal persons on matters pertaining to the CICSDP.
- Section 4 requires the Project Champions to:
- Ensure CICSDP development goals, policies, and programs are properly coordinated with overall national goals and programs
- Maintain liaison with central offices and arrange needed support for the project from central agencies, including funding agencies
- Monitor and conduct periodic review of the CIC Master Plan for attainment of targets, objectives, priorities, and goals, and facilitate expeditious implementation of project components
- Provide national leadership in investment promotion of the Cagayan de Oro–Iligan Corridor
- Act on problems referred by the Project Steering Committee that require national government attention
- Perform such other functions as the President may direct
- The Project Champions must work out among themselves the delineation of their responsibilities and consult, as needed, the following persons and agencies on CICSDP matters within their respective areas of responsibility and jurisdiction:
- The Director-General, National Economic and Development Authority
- The Secretary, Department of Budget and Management
- The Secretary, Department of Agrarian Reform
- The Secretary, Department of Agriculture
- The Secretary, Department of Labor and Employment
- The Secretary, Department of Environment and Natural Resources
- The Secretary, Department of Science and Technology
- The Secretary, Department of Interior and Local Government
- The Secretary, Department of National Defense
- The Secretary, Department of Public Works and Highways
- The Secretary, Department of Transportation and Communications
- The Secretary, Department of Tourism
- The Mindanao Representative of the Board of Directors, National Power Corporation
- The Chairman, Coordinating Council for the Philippine Assistance Program
- The Chairman, Mindanao Economic Development Council
- The Congressman of Misamis Oriental, District I
- The Congressman of Misamis Oriental, District II
- The Congressman of Lanao del Norte and Iligan City, District I
- The Congressman of Lanao del Norte, District II
- The Congressman of Cagayan de Oro City
Regional and Local Councils; Line Agencies and LGUs
- Section 5 requires the Regional Development Councils and Local Development Councils in the project area to perform the following powers and functions:
- Ensure development thrusts and policies formulated by the Project Steering Committee are consistent with Regional/Local Development Plans
- Approve the respective regional/local components of the multi-year and annual plans and investment programs under the CICSDP
- Monitor and conduct periodic review of the regional/local project component for achievement of CICSDP goals, objectives, and targets
- Section 6 provides that National Line agencies and/or LGUs serve as implementing entities of the CICSDP.
- Section 6 requires that when a national line agency is designated as a lead implementing entity, implementation must be undertaken in close coordination with concerned LGUs.
Financing, PMO Term, and Implementing Authority
- Section 7 provides that the 1993 funding requirements of the Project Management Office must be sourced by the Project Steering Committee from any appropriate ODA technical assistance program and/or from contributions from concerned LGUs and participating line agencies.
- Section 7 requires that thereafter the NEDA and DBM assist in identifying the appropriate funding source for the continued operations of the PMO.
- Section 8 provides that the PMO term corresponds to the implementation of its components as approved by the NEDA Board.
- Section 9 authorizes the Project Steering Committee to promulgate necessary rules and regulations to implement the Executive Order and to inform the NEDA Board accordingly.
Terminology and Structural References
- The Executive Order operationally connects CICSDP implementation to the CIC Master Plan and to planning frameworks including the Medium-Term Philippine Development Plan, Mindanao Development Plan, Regional Development Plans of Regions X and XII, and Local Development Plans of covered LGUs.
- The Executive Order defines internal monitoring and evaluation consistency through RPMES as the relevant system for the CICSDP monitoring and evaluation design and operation.