WHEREAS, at the Special Meeting of ASEAN Foreign Ministers held in Bali, Indonesia, on 29 April 1986, a decision was made to hold in Manila the 3rd Summit Meeting among the Heads of Government of the ASEAN Member States;

WHEREAS, pursuant to the decision, the member states of the ASEAN have agreed that extensive preparations have to be made to ensure the success of the Summit; and

WHEREAS, among the preparations to be made is the creation by the country hosting the Summit Meeting of a National Organizing Committee that shall be responsible for the physical arrangements in organizing the Summit Meeting.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, CORAZON C. AQUINO, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby create the National Organizing Committee for the Third Asean Summit, hereinafter known as the Committee.

The Chairman of the Committee shall be the Vice-President of the Philippines and concurrent Minister of Foreign Affairs with the Ministers of Tourism and National Defense as Vice Chairman. The members of the Committee shall be:

1. Office of the President (Press Secretary)
2. Minister of Budget and Management
3. Minister of Transportation and Communications
4. Minister of General Services Administration
5. Secretary-General of the ASEAN Summit

The Chairman, Vice-Chairman and members of the Committee may designate their respective representatives in case of their inability to attend the meeting.

The Chairman of the Committee is hereby empowered to call upon any agency of the Philippine Government to assist in the discharge of the duties and responsibilities of the Committee, and designate such personnel, including consultants, as may be required.

The Committee shall establish a Secretariat to service the National Organizing Committee. The Secretariat shall be sited in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The Chairman of the Committee shall establish a system of honoraria and allowances for the National Organizing Committee in accordance with accounting and auditing regulations.

The Office of the Budget is hereby directed to immediately appropriate and release the amount of FOUR MILLION PESOS (P4,000,000.00) for the financial and operational requirements of the Committee and the Secretariat, chargeable to the funds of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and subject to accounting and auditing requirements.

The Committee shall formulate and adopt its implementing rules and regulations.

This Administrative Order shall take effect immediately.

DONE in the City of Manila, this 24th day of November, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and eighty-six.


By the President:
(Sgd.) FULGENCIO S. FACTORAN, JR.
Deputy Executive Secretary