WHEREAS, there is a need to implement a year-round program for the youth, which will make the youth contribute directly to the government ™s Vision of Philippines: 2000;

WHEREAS, the 1993 President ™s Summer Youth Work Program (PSYWP) implementation was a success, considering that 90,000 youths from all over the country benefitted directly from the program;

WHEREAS, the PSYWP should be expanded to a year-round program in order to involve more youths in the implementation of community building projects, which contributes to the economic pump-priming program of the government;

WHEREAS, the attainment of the people empowerment objective of the government requires the active involvement of the youth, which comprises 68% of the country ™s population, as driving force for advocacy and for attaining economic and political stability;

WHEREAS, to ensure the continued success of the Program, it is imperative to strengthen the mechanism therefor and its Steering Committee for the purpose;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FIDEL V. RAMOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby order: SECTION 1. The Steering Committee; the Action Officers Committee, and the Regional Steering Committee.

1.1   The Steering Committee. There is hereby created the KABATAAN: 2000 Steering Committee, composed of the following:

a.	Secretary of Labor and Employment (DOLE)	-	Chairman
b.	Head, Presidential Management Staff (PMS)	-	Co-Chairman
c.	Secretary of Education, Culture and Sports (DECS)	-	Member
d.	Secretary of Interior and Local Government (DILG)	-	Member
e.	Secretary of Tourism (DOT)	-	Member
f.	Secretary of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)	-	Member
g.	Secretary of Health (DOH)	-	Member
h.	Secretary of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)	-	Member
i.	Secretary of Agriculture (DA)	-	Member
j.	Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)	-	Member
k.	Secretary of Budget and Management (DBM)	-	Member
l.	Director General, National Economic Development Authority (NEDA)	-	Member
m.	Director General, Philippine Information Agency (PIA)	-	Member
n.	Chairman, Presidential Council for Youth Affairs (PCYA)	-	Member

1.2 The Action Officers Committee. There is hereby created the KABATAAN: 2000 Action Officers Committee composed of the following:

a.	Representative, DOLE	Chairman
b.	Representative, PMS	Co-Chairman
c.	Representative, DECS	Member
d.	Representative, DILG	Member
e.	Representative, DOT	Member
f.	Representative, DSWD	Member
g.	Representative, DOH	Member
h.	Representative, DPWH	Member
i.	Representative, DA	Member
j.	Representative, DENR	Member
k.	Representative, DBM	Member
l.	Representative, NEDA	Member
m.	Representative, PIA	Member
n.	Chief Executive Officer, PCYA	Member
o.	Chairman, Sangguniang Kabataan National Federation (SKNF)	Member

1.3 The Regional Steering Committee. There is hereby created the KABATAAN: 2000 Regional Steering Committee composed of the following;

a.	Regional Director, DOLE	-	Chairman
b.	Regional Director, DILG	-	Co-Chairman
c.	Regional Director, DECS	-	Member
d.	Regional Director, DOT	-	Member
e.	Regional Director, DSWD	-	Member
f.	Regional Director, DOH	-	Member
g.	Regional Director, DPWH	-	Member
h.	Regional Director, DA	-	Member
i	Regional Director, DENR	-	Member
j.	Regional Director, PIA	-	Member
k.	Regional Coordinator, PCYA	-	Member
l	Regional Board of Directors, SKNF	-	Member

SEC. 2. Functions and Responsibilities of the Different Committees.

2.1 Functions and Responsibilities of the Steering Committee:

a. Oversee the implementation and ensure the success of the Program;

b. Solicit and review the support and contribution for the purposes of the Program;

c. Call upon any government department or agency for the necessary assistance and support for the Program; and

d. Perform such other functions as may be assigned by the President.

2.2 Functions and Responsibilities of the Action Officers Committee:

a. Formulate the guidelines for the implementation of the Program;

b. Review and evaluate the implementation of the various components of the Program;

c. Prepare and submit a regular report and assessment of the Program; and d. Perform such other functions as may be assigned by the Steering Committee.

2.3 Functions and Responsibilities of the Regional Steering Committee:

a. Supervise the implementation of the Program in the Regional Level;

b. Seek the support of the local government units and non-government organizations to ensure the success of the Program;

c. Prepare and submit a regular report and assessment of the Program in the Regional level; and

d. Perform some other functions as may be assigned by the Steering Committee.

Sec. 3. Program Secretariat. The Chief Executive Officer of the Presidential Council for Youth Affairs (PCYA) is hereby directed to provide a Secretariat for the KABATAAN: 2000 Steering Committee. The Secretariat shall provide technical and administrative support to the Committee, and perform such other functions as may be assigned to it by the Committee.

The Chief Executive Officer of the PCYA shall also act as the Overall Program Coordinator of the program.

Sec. 4. Program Components. KABATAAN: 2000 shall have two (2) program components. The President ™s Youth Work Program (PYWP) and the Weekend Youth Brigades (WYB).

4.1 The President ™s Youth Work Program (PYWP) - The PYWP is the year-round implementation of the component programs of the President ™s Summer Youth Work Program (PSYWP). The program shall have eight (8) components, as follows:

a. Government Internship Program (GIP). The GIP shall seek to initiate its youth participants into public service by involving them with government programs and projects, through the various departments and agencies. The implementation of the program components shall be coordinated by the Presidential Council for Youth Affairs (PCYA);

b. Work Appreciation Program (WAP). The WAP shall develop the values of work appreciation and ethics among college and high school students by providing them with apprenticeship and actual work opportunities in private establishments. The Program shall involve various private sector groups and employers federations and shall be coordinated by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE);

c. Special Program for Employment of Students (SPES). The objective of SPES is to develop the intellectual capacities of children of poor families and harness their potentials for the country ™s development. Specifically, the Program aims to help poor but deserving students pursue their education by providing income or augment their income by encouraging their employment during summer and/or Christmas vacations;

d. Program on Literacy cum Livelihood, Culture, Arts (PLLCA). The Program aims to empower the youth with devisable knowledge, skills, attitudes and values to make them self-reliant, responsible, productive, humane and upright citizens who can contribute to the sustainable development of the country. Program implementation shall be undertaken by the Department of Education, Culture and Sports (DECS);

e. Immersion and Outreach Program (IOP). The IOP aims to instill in the youth a sense of community service and volunteerism for the less privileged sectors of the society. The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) shall be the lead agency in the implementation of this program;

f. Health Outreach Program (HOP). The HOP aims to promote an understanding and sense of awareness among the youth on critical health programs and issues, such as population, environmental health, immunization, nutrition, and drug abuse, among others;

g. Youth and Infrastructure Development (YID). The program aims to train and involve the youth in labor intensive infrastructure programs in their respective localities. Through hands-on-training, the youths are introduced to the values of discipline, hardwork and labor; and

h. Tourism Training and Appreciation Program (TTAP). The TTAP aims to increase the level of knowledge and exposure of students and instill in the minds of the youths the history, heritage, and proud accomplishments of our forefathers. The program shall also be geared towards environmental awareness and protection, educational and leisure trips, and preservation of our cultural heritage.

4.2. The Weekend Youth Brigades (WYB) - The WYB are the low-cost but high-impact weekend youth programs of various government agencies and local government units. The WYB aims to involve the youth in community building projects during the weekends.

Sec. 5. Fund - The lead agencies are hereby urged to realign their 1993 and 1994 budgets to provide for the implementation expenses of the KABATAAN: 2000. The Department of Budget and Management shall facilitate the realignment of the lead agencies implementing the program components of KABATAAN: 2000. The PCYA shall have a yearly appropriation of P2,000,000.00 to provide for the operational expenses of the KABATAAN: 2000.

Sec. 6. Repealing Clause - All orders, rules, regulations and other administrative issuances or provisions thereof, which are contrary to or inconsistent herewith, are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

Sec 7. Effectivity - This Executive Order shall take effect immediately.

Done in the City of Manila, this 28Th day of November in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and ninety-three.


By the President:
(Sgd.) TEOFISTO T. GUINGONA, JR.