I, JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA , President of the Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby further amend Section 2 of Executive Order No. 175 dated April 30, 1994, as amended by Executive Order No. 223, dated February 1995, Executive Order No. 229 dated March 19, 1995, Executive Order No. 259, dated July 11, 1995, Executive Order No. 373 dated October 10, 1996, Executive Order No. 447, dated October 2, 1997, and Executive Order No. 114 dated June 28, 1999 which created the Northwestern Luzon Growth Quadrangle Commission, now known as the North Luzon Growth Commission, to read as follows:

œSec. 2. Executive Committee. There is hereby created an Executive Committee (ExCom) of the North Luzon Growth Commission, to supervise the day-to-day program operations. The ExCom shall be composed of not more than one-third (1/3) of the total membership of the fully-constituted Commission as follows: The Presidential Assistant for North Luzon as Chairman and the representatives from DTI, NEDA, DA, DOT, DPWH, and DOTC as members to be designated by their respective department heads. The Executive Director shall serve as the Secretary of the Committee. Where necessary, action/s undertaken by the ExCom shall be confirmed by the Commission. 

The Executive Committee (ExCom) shall have the following functions:

a) Monitor and submit report on the progress of the North Luzon Development Program (NLDP) and other required reports to the Commission;

b). Perform such functions as may be delegated by the Commission proper;

c). Evaluate and refine the North Luzon development plan projects, considering other plans and inputs of local government units, concerned entities and endorse to the Commission for approval and adoption;

d). Evaluate the annual budget of the NLDP and endorse to the Commission for approval;

e). Prepare an action plan for the utilization of funds (grants, donations, etc.) for the development of North Luzon;

f). Initiate the negotiation for development funds to include ODA on the bilateral or multi-lateral basis;

g). Review and approve the terms of reference (TOR) for the conduct of feasibility studies on projects on North Luzon;

h). Review and evaluate the feasibility of various projects identified in North Luzon;

i). Endorse/present the feasibility studies to the Commission for adoption/final approval;

j). Evaluate and approved contracts entered into by the PMO and endorse the same to the Commission for confirmation;

k). Formulate related policies governing the North Luzon growth area in coordinating and monitoring all program/project components and recommend to the Commission for approval and policy recommendations;

l). Review all progress reports submitted by the PMO and other required reports for submission to the Commission;

m). Recommend to the Commission to the organizational set-up, staffing pattern and internal operating system of the PMO;

n). Evaluate and endorse to the Commission the annual budget of the PMO; and

o). Formulate rules, system and procedures and recommend to the Commission for adoption. 

This Executive Order shall take effect immediately.

DONE in the City of Manila, this 22nd day of July in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Ninety-Nine.

(SGD.) JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) RONALDO B. ZAMORA
Executive Secretary