Administrative Order No. 215 — Creating an Executive Committee for the 21st Colombo Plan Consultative Committee Meeting

MALACAÑANG

MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 215

CREATING AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR THE 21ST COLOMBO PLAN CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE MEETING

WHEREAS, the Philippine Government offered to host the 21st Colombo Plan Consultative Committee Meeting which has been scheduled from 16 to 29 November 1970, including Officials' and Ministers' Meetings as well as Post-Conference Tours;

WHEREAS, the offer was accepted by the participating countries at the 20th Colombo Plan Meeting held in Canada in October 1969; and

WHEREAS, to ensure the success of the Meeting at which delegations from 24 countries headed by Ministers of Cabinet level shall be attending, there is a need to create an Executive Committee to take charge of all the necessary arrangements.

NOW THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby designate the following to compose the Committee for the purpose indicated herein:

Chairman - Honorable Manuel Collantes

Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs

Members - Honorable Efren Plana

Undersecretary of National Defense

- Honorable Juan Manuel

Acting Undersecretary of Education

- Honorable Jacobo Clave

Presidential Executive Assistant

Office of the President

- Honorable Ponciano Mathay

Acting Assistant Executive Secretary

Office of the President

- Honorable Rizalino R. Pablo

Executive Director

National Economic Council

- Honorable Apolinario Orosa

Deputy Director-General

Presidential Economic Staff

- Honorable Antonio J. Villegas

Mayor, City of Manila

- Mr. Antonio de la Torre

Chief Budget Analyst

Budget Commission

The Executive Committee is hereby authorized to organize the necessary working committees, establish a Secretariat to implement plans and policies, and undertake such other activities as may be needed to ensure the success of the 21st Colombo Plan Consultative Committee Meeting.

The Executive Committee is further authorized to call upon any department, bureau, office, agency or instrumentality of the government, including government-owned or controlled corporations, for such assistance as it may need in discharging its duties and functions; and furthermore, to draw upon funds made available for the purpose in accordance with law.

The Secretariat shall be headed by the Honorable Manuel Collantes as Secretary-General to be assisted by the Honorable Apolinario Orosa, who shall act as Deputy Secretary-General for Proceedings, and by the Honorable Alberto Katigbak, Director of Protocol of the Department of Foreign Affairs, who shall act as Deputy Secretary-General for Operations.

Done in the City of Manila, this 22nd day of April in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy.

(Sgd.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS

President of the Philippines

By the President:

(Sgd.) ALEJANDRO MELCHOR

Executive Secretary

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1970). [Administrative Order Nos. : 200 - 263]. Manila : Malacañang Records Office.

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[PDF] Administrative Order No. 215, April 22, 1970