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FUNCTIONS AND ORGANIZATION
NEDA BOARD
The powers and functions of the NEDA reside in the NEDA Board. It is the
country's premier social and economic development planning and policy
coordinating body.
The Board is composed of the President as chairman, the Secretary of
Socio-Economic Planning and NEDA Director-General as vice-chairman, and
the following as members: the Executive Secretary and the Secretaries of
Finance, Trade and Industry, Agriculture, Environment and Natural
Resources, Public Works and Highways, Budget and Management, Labor and
Employment, and Interior and Local Government.
Pursuant to Sec. 4 of EO 230, empowering the President to modify the
membership of the Board whenever deemed necessary, the following members
have been added:
The Secretaries of Health, Foreign Affairs, and Agrarian Reform (per
Memorandum Order No. 164, dated 21 March 1988); the Secretary of Science
and Technology (per Memorandum Order No. 235, dated 19 May 1989); and the
Secretary of Transportation and Communications (per Memorandum Order No.
321, dated 26 September 1990). In addition, the Secretary of Energy (per
R.A. No. 7638, approved Dec. 9, 1992) and the Deputy Governor of the
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (per Section 124 of R.A. No. 7653, approved
June 14, 1993) have been added as members of the NEDA Board.
Assisting the NEDA Board in the performance of its functions are six
cabinet-level interagency committees. These are as follows:
1. Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC)
The DBCC is composed of the Secretary of Budget and Management, as
chairman; the Director-General of the NEDA Secretariat, as co-chairman;
and the Executive Secretary, Secretary of Finance and the Governor of the
Central Bank of the Philippines, as members. The DBCC recommends to the
President the following:
Level of annual government expenditures and the ceiling of government
spending for economic and social development, national defense, and
government debt service;
Proper allocation of expenditures for each development activity between
current operating expenditures and capital outlays; and;
Amount set to be allocated for capital outlays broken down into the
various capital or infrastructure projects.
2. Infrastructure Committee (InfraCom)
The InfraCom is composed of the Director-General of the NEDA
Secretariat, as chairman; Secretary of Public Works and Highways, as
cochairman; and the Executive Secretary and Secretaries of Transportation
and Communications, Finance, and Budget and Management, as members. The
InfraCom does the following:
Advises the President and the NEDA Board on matters concerning
infrastructure development, including highways, airports, seaports and
shore protection; railways; power generation, transmission and
distribution; telecommunications; irrigation, flood control and drainage,
water supply and sanitation; national buildings for government offices;
hospitals and related buildings; state colleges and universities
elementary and secondary school buildings; and other public works;
Coordinates the activities of agencies, including government-owned or
controlled corporations involved in infrastructure development; and
Recommends to the President government policies, programs and projects
concerning infrastructure development consistent with national development
objectives and priorities.
3. Investment Coordination Committee (ICC)
The ICC consists of the Secretary of Finance, as chairman; the NEDA
Director-General, as cochairman; and the Executive Secretary, the
Secretaries of Agriculture, Trade and Industry, Budget and Management and
the Governor of the Central Bank of the Philippines, as members. The ICC
has the following functions:
Evaluates the fiscal, monetary and balance of payments implications of
major national projects, and recommends to the President the timetable of
their implementation on a regular basis;
Advises the President on matters related to the domestic and foreign
borrowings program; and
Submits a status of the fiscal, monetary and balance of payments
implications of major national projects.
4. Social Development Committee (SDC)
The Committee is composed of the Secretary of Labor and Employment, as
chairman; the Director-General of the NEDA Secretariat as cochairman; and
the Executive Secretary, and the Secretaries of Education, Culture and
Sports, Health, Interior and Local Government, Agrarian Reform,
Agriculture, Social Welfare and Development, and Budget and Management, as
members.
The SDC performs the following functions:
Advises the President and the NEDA Board on matters concerning social
development, including education, manpower, health and nutrition,
population and family planning, housing, human settlements, and the
delivery of other social services.
Coordinates the activities of government agencies concerned with social
development; and
Recommends appropriate policies, programs and projects consistent with
the national development objectives.
5. Committee on Tariff and Related Matters (CTRM)
The CTRM is composed of the Secretary of Trade and Industry, as
chairman, with the Director-General of the NEDA, as co-chairman. Its
members are the Executive Secretary, the Secretaries of Foreign Affairs,
Agriculture, Transportation and Communications, Environment and Natural
Resources, Budget and Management, and Finance, the Governor of the Central
Bank, and the Chairman of the Tariff Commission.
The CTRM does the following:
Advises the President and the NEDA Board on Tariff and related matters
and on the effects on the country of various international developments;
Coordinates agency positions and recommends national positions for
international economic negotiations; and
Recommends to the President a continuous rationalization program for the
country's tariff structure.
6. Regional Development Committee (RDCom)
The RDCom was created by virtue of EO 257 issued on 15 December 2003. It
is composed of the NEDA Director-General , as Chair. Its member are the
Secretaries of the Department of Budget and Management and of the interior
and Local Government, RDC Chair or Co-chair each coming from Luzon,
Visayas, and Mindanao and four (4) regional development expert from the
private sector and academe.
The RDCom performs the following functions:
Formulates and monitors the implementation of policies that reduce
regional growth disparities, and promote rational allocation of resources
among regions;
Serve as clearinghouse for key regional development policy/programs
proposals which impact on two or more regions;
Formulates and monitor implementation of the framework for regional
development of the Medium Term Philippine Development Plan;
Directs the formulation and review guidelines for the regional
allocation of agency budgetary resources;
Periodically reviews the viability of the regional configuration of the
country and recommend to the President the redelineation of regions, as
may be necessary; and
Periodically reviews the composition, structure and operating mechanism
of the Regional Development Councils and recommend to the President
changes as may be necessary.
NEDA BOARD EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Created under Memorandum Order No. 222 (dated 26 July, 1994, the NEDA
Board Executive Committee resolves policy issues without the necessity
of convening the entire NEDA Board. It facilitates the decision-making
process at the NEDA Board to ensure that projects or issues requiring
NEDA Board discussion and decision are immediately acted upon.
The NEDA Board ExCom is composed of the Executive Secretary as Chairman;
the Secretary of Socio-Economic Planning and NEDA Director-General as
Co-Chairman; Chairpersons of the Development Budget Coordination
Committee, Investment Coordination Committee, Committee on Tariff and
Related Matters, Social Development Committee; CoChairperson of the
Infrastructure Committee; and the Governor of the Bangko Sentral ng
Pilipinas.
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NEDA SECRETARIAT
The NEDA Secretariat serves as the research and technical support arm of
the NEDA Board. It also provides technical staff support and assistance,
including the conduct of studies and formulation of policy measures and
other recommendations on the various aspects of development planning and
policy formulation, and coordination, evaluation and monitoring of plan
implementation.
The Secretariat is headed by a Director-General who carries the rank and
title of Secretary of Socio-Economic Planning and Development and who
exercises general supervision and control over the technical and
administrative personnel of the Secretariat.
The NEDA Director-General is assisted by three deputy directors-general,
each of whom is responsible, respectively, for the three major offices
of NEDA, the National Development Office (NDO), the Regional Development
Office (RDO) and Central Support Office (CSO).
Assisting the deputy directors-general in their task of coordinating and
supervising their respective Offices are three assistant
directors-general.
Each of the Central Office Staffs is headed by a staff director,
assisted by an assistant director, while each Regional Office is headed
by a regional director, assisted by an assistant regional director.
The three major Offices comprising the NEDA Secretariat, and the
bureau-level Staffs under each are as follows:
National Development Office (NDO):
The NDO provides technical staff support to the NEDA Board in
coordinating the formulation of national and sectoral policies, plans
and programs. It also monitors macroeconomic and sectoral performance,
prepares the necessary economic reports, and conducts economic and
development studies on macrolevel plans and policies.
1.1 National Planning and Policy Staff (NPPS)
Provides technical staff support in coordinating the formulation of
national development plans and policies;
Evaluates and conducts studies on macrolevel plans and policies;
Develops and applies macroeconomic models and other statistical tools
for planning, forecasting and policy analysis; and
Monitors macroeconomic performance and prepares economic reports.
1.2 Agriculture Staff (AS)
Provides technical staff support in coordinating the formulation of
national plans and policies for the agricultures, natural resources and
agrarian reform sectors;
Evaluates and conducts studies on policies in the said sectors;
Provides technical staff support in the evaluation and review of
proposed programs and projects in the said sectors;
Provides technical assistance in program and project identification,
development and evaluation; and
Monitors sectoral performance.
1.3 Trade, Industry and Utilities Staff (TIUS)
Provides technical staff support in coordinating the formulation of
national plans and policies for the trade, industry and tourism
sectors;
Evaluates and conducts studies on trade and industrial policies,
including those involving the regulation and pricing of public
utilities;
Provides technical staff support in the evaluation of proposed
industrial projects involving significant government exposure;
Assists in coordinating the formulation of national approaches to
international relations and cooperation in trade and other economic
matters;
Assists in the review and evaluation of the various investment
priorities, plans and applicable investment incentives; and
Monitors sectoral performance.
1.4 Infrastructure Staff (IS)
Provides technical staff support in coordinating the formulation of
physical plans for the transportation, communications, water, power and
energy, and social infrastructure sectors;
Evaluates and conducts studies on policies in the said sectors;
Provides technical staff support in the evaluation and review of
proposed programs and projects in the said sectors;
Provides technical assistance in program and project identification,
development and evaluation; and
Monitors sectoral performance.
1.5 Social Development Staff (SDS)
Provides technical staff support in coordinating the formulation of
national policies and plans in education and manpower development,
health and nutrition, family planning, housing, social services, and
community organization;
Evaluates and conducts studies on policies covering the said sectors;
Provides technical staff support in the evaluation and review of
proposed programs and projects in the said sectors;
Provides technical assistance in program and project identification,
development and evaluation; and
Monitors sectoral performance.
1.6 Public Investment Staff (PIS)
Provides technical staff support in the coordination and review of the
flow of official development assistance to the country to ensure
consistency with national development priorities;
Provides technical staff support in the review of proposed programs and
projects on a global basis;
Provides technical staff support in the preparation of a rolling
medium-term public investment program, where the sources and uses of
funds for priority programs and projects are indicated;
Develops and recommends the criteria and system for evaluating projects;
and
Monitors the status of proposed and pipeline projects for possible
funding assistance by foreign donor institutions. Specific functions
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2. Regional Development Office (RDO)
The RDO provides technical staff support as may be required by the
implementing agencies in the regions. It also monitors regional and
interregional development policies; plans and programs ; prepares
integrated reports on regional planning; and conducts studies on
regional development policies.
2.1 Regional Development Coordination Staff (RDCS)
Provides technical staff support in coordinating the formulation of
interregional development policies, plans and programs;
Serves as a link between the Regional Development Councils and the
national agencies of government involved in regional planning and
program implementation;
Monitors and evaluates the formulation of regional policies, plans and
programs by the Regional Development Councils and other agencies of
government;
Prepares integrated reports on regional development;
Coordinates with the Regional Development Councils in the preparation of
physical and land use plans; and
Conducts studies on regional development policies.
2.2 Project Monitoring Staff (PMS)
Monitors the progress of implementation of approved development
programs, based on reports from the central offices of line agencies and
the NEDA regional offices;
Identifies bottlenecks and proposes solutions to problems of
implementation;
Prepares integrated reports on the status of approved development
projects;
Monitors the implementation of ongoing projects, including the
utilization of foreign exchange proceeds by these projects;
Provides technical assistance to the NEDA regional offices in project
monitoring and assessment; and
Conducts post project evaluation and impact analyses.
2.3 Regional Offices (NROs)
Serves as the technical staff of the Regional Development Council (RDC)
in the region;
Provides staff assistance to the RDC in the coordination of plan
formulation and implementation at the regional level;
Provides staff assistance to implementing agencies in the region in
identifying and developing programs and projects;
Evaluates and reviews proposed regional programs and projects for
consideration by the RDC;
Monitors and assesses project implementation in the region; and
Coordinates with regional offices of other departments and agencies and
with the local government units in the region in the performance of
their assigned tasks.
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3. CentraI Support Office (CSO)
The CSO provides the NEDA Secretariat technical assistance and support
services in the areas of development administration, internal management
improvement, legal services, development information, and administrative
services.
3.1 Management Staff (MS)
Conducts studies, formulates recommendations and provides technical
assistance on development administration matters;
Develops guidelines and provides technical assistance in the
preparation, monitoring and assessment of the development administration
framework of the national development plan, including the monitoring of
administrative reforms and developments in the public sector;
Serves as internal management improvement unit, conducts studies,
formulates recommendations and provides technical assistance on
organization and management matters; and
Develops and maintains an internal control system within the NEDA
Secretariat and monitors and evaluates on a continuing basis the
implementation of internal control policies and measures.
3.2 Legal Staff (LS)
Provides legal advice and assistance in the formulation and
implementation of development policies, plans and programs;
Provides legal service on operational matters;
Conducts legal research and specialized studies; and
Maintains a data base on and monitors laws, administrative issuances,
court decisions, and other legal issuances relative to economic and
social development.
Other related functions:
Secretariat to Philippine Center for Economic Development (PCED)
meetings.
Secretariat to the NEDA Board meetings.
Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board (HLURB) Ex-Officio Commissioner.
National Housing Authority (NHA) Board member.
3.3 Administrative Staff (AdS)
Develops, implements and updates on a continuing basis a comprehensive
and integrated human resources development program for the NEDA
Secretariat personnel;
Provides services related to personnel transactions and benefits, and
discipline, health and safety services;
Provides financial and accounting services; and
Provides security services and general support services in the areas of
records and communications; procurement and property, supply equipment
maintenance, utilization and disposal; transport; general utility and
housekeeping; and building and office facilities maintenance.
3.4 Information Technology Coordination Staff (ITCS)
Conducts and coordinates studies, formulates recommendations and
provides technical staff support and assistance on information
technology (IT);
Develops and coordinates the implementation and maintenance of
IT-related information systems in support of NEDA's development
planning, policy formulation and other functions and operations;
Coordinates the formulation and implementation of a continuing NEDA IT
development activities of NEDA offices and staffs, including its
regional offices;
Establishes and maintains a viable information network with other
government agencies and instrumentalities for more effective development
planning and decision making.
3.5 Development Information Staff (DIS)
Develops and maintains public information programs to meet the
requirements of the NEDA and the public;
Prepares press releases and articles for public dissemination and
coordinates press briefings and interviews;
Undertakes the preparation and dissemination of NEDA publications and
other information materials and provides editorial and other
information-related services to the NEDA Secretariat; and
Maintains the NEDA Secretariat library and undertakes the acquisition,
cataloguing, maintenance and safekeeping of library materials, and
provides circulation, reference and interlibrary
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OTHER OFFICES
Two Secretariat units have been created within NEDA to provide technical
assistance and secretariat services to the Legislative-Executive
Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) and the Special Committee on
Scholarship (SAS). A unit, the Legislative Liaison Office (LLO), has
also been instituted to administer the NEDA Legislative Liaison System (LLS).
These units have the following functions:
1.The Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC)
Secretariat.
The LEDAC Secretariat provides technical assistance, administrative
support and secretariat services to the Council. The LEDAC Secretariat
has the following functions:
Provides technical and administrative support to the Council and its
sub-committees, if any;
Determines and prepares the agenda for and the minutes of the Council
meetings;
Serves as venue for the initial processing/discussion of issues prior to
deliberation by the Council;
Receives and prepares communications pertinent to the work of the
Council;
Manages and maintains the official records of the Council;
Prepares the annual budget of the Council;
Prepares reports as required by the Council; and
Performs other duties as may be assigned by the Council.
2.The Scholarship Affairs Secretariat (SAS)
Under the supervision of the Public Investment Staff, the SAS provides
technical assistance and secretariat services to the Special Committee
on Scholarships (SCS). The SAS has the following functions:
Provides secretariat support on the SCS in the planning and programming
of scholarship offers received from various donor countries/institutions
to ensure relevance of training programs/ courses to the country's
development objectives;
Evaluates, with the assistance of the NEDA sector staffs, foreign
scholarship offers, and processes agency nominations; and
Establishes and maintains effective institutional linkages with local
representatives of donor countries and institutions or organizations on
foreign scholarship matters.
3.The Legislative Liaison Office (LLO)
The LLO provides assistance in the administration of the NEDA
Legislative Liaison System (LLS). The LLO has the following functions:
Establishes the necessary linkage of the NEDA with both Houses of
Congress and the Presidential Legislative Liaison Office (PLLO);
Provides technical support to Congressional Committees principally
involved with NEDA's major areas of concern; and
Keeps track of economic bills and other proposed legislative measures
pertinent to NEDA and its areas of concern and promotes passage of
legislation high in NEDA's agenda.
ATTACHED AGENCIES
Six government agencies are attached to the NEDA for purposes of
administrative supervision. These are the:
Tariff Commission (TC);
Philippine National Volunteer Service Coordinating Agency (PNVSCA);
National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB);
National Statistics Office (NSO); and
Statistical Research and Training Center (SRTC).
Moreover, the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) is
attached to the NEDA for policy and program coordination or integration.
It was created on September 26,
1977. PIDS was established to respond to the critical and growing need
for research for planning and policy formulation.
In general, PIDS
research is envisioned to help government planners and policy-makers in
the executive and legislative branches of government. Its primary
clientele consists of the network of agencies which make up the National
Economic and Development Authority.
PIDS was established by
by virtue of Presidential Decree No. 1201. PIDS is organized as a
nonstock, nonprofit government corporation.
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