Chairperson	:	Executive Secretary
Vice-Chairperson for ASEAN Political Community	:	Secretary, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA)
Vice-Chairperson for ASEAN Economic Community	:	Secretary, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)
Vice-Chairperson for ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community	:	Secretary, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)
Members	:	Secretary, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) ;
		Secretary, Department of National Defense (DND) ;
		Secretary, Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) ;
		Secretary, Department of Transportation (DOTr);
		Secretary, Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT)
		Secretary, Department of Tourism (DOT)
		Secretary, Department of Budget and Management (DBM); and
		Secretary, Presidential Communications Office (PCO).

Section 2. Duties and Functions of the ASEAN NOC. The ASEAN NOC shall perform the following functions:

a. Within 60 days from the issuance of this Order, formulate and submit for the President's approval a Master Plan for the country's hosting of ASEAN 2026. The Master Plan shall include, among others, the estimated budget for the hosting of ASEAN 2026 and its related meetings, and necessary communication mechanisms to ensure efficient and effective coordination among member-agencies;

b. Monitor the implementation of the Master Plan, as well as the Work Plans of the ASEAN NOC Committees under Section 5 hereof, and ensure proper coordination among all concerned agencies relative to the implementation of this Order.

c. Submit periodic reports to the President throughout the duration of the country's hosting of ASEAN 2026; and

d. Perform such other functions as may be necessary or incidental to its mandate or as may be directed by the President and/or the Executive Secretary.

Section 3. NOC Executive Committee. To ensure that the programs, activities and projects necessary for the preparation of the hosting of ASEAN 2026 will run continuously, smoothly, efficiently, and effectively, the NOC Executive Committee (ExeCom) is hereby created. The Director-General for Operations under Section 6 hereof shall serve as head of the NOC ExeCom, while a representative, with a rank not lower than an Assistant Secretary, from the following agencies shall serve as members thereof:

a. DFA;

b. DTI;

c. DSWD;

d. DBM;

e. DPWH;

f. DILG;

g, DND;

h. DOTr;

i. DICT;

j. DOT;

k. PCO;

l. Department of Finance (DOF);

m. Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR);

n. National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA);

o. Office of the Executive Secretary (OES);

p. Presidential Management Staff (PMS);

q. Office of the National Security Adviser;

r. Office of Presidential Protocol; and

s. Other agencies as may be deemed necessary by the ASEAN NOC.

Section 4. Duties and Functions of the NOC ExeCom. The NOC ExeCom shall perform and act, by majority vote of all its members, on such specific matters not otherwise within the exclusive competence of the ASEAN NOC and as may be delegated to it, such as:

a. Manage the implementation of the Master Plan approved by the President, and supervise all activities related to the execution thereof;

b. Recommend to the ASEAN NOC, as may be necessary, modifications or improvements to the Master Plan to ensure the successful hosting of ASEAN 2026;

c. Issue implementing rules and instructions necessary and appropriate to effectively execute the Master Plan;

d. As may be necessary, call upon the assistance of any government official, employee, agency or instrumentality to carry out the objectives of this Order and the Master Plan, subject to existing laws, rules and regulations; and

e. Submit periodic reports to the ASEAN NOC Chairperson throughout the duration of the hosting of ASEAN 2026.

Section 5. ASEAN NOC Committees. The NOC ExeCom shall be assisted by seven (7) Committees to be in-charge of the following functional areas of responsibility:
 

FUNCTIONAL AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY	LEAD AGENCIES
a. Security, Peace and Order, and Emergency Preparedness and Response	DILG
b. Infrastructure	DPWH
c. Transport and Telecommunications	DOTr and DICT
d. Tourism Hospitality, Tours, Social Events and Site Enhancement	DOT
e. Finance, Budget and Procurement	DBM
f. Business and Investment Promotion	DTI
g. Media Affairs and Strategic Communications	PCO

The general mandates and membership of each Committee is provided under Annex A hereof. The ASEAN NOC is hereby authorized to continuously assess and evaluate, and on the basis thereof, reorganize the composition and functional areas of responsibility of the Committees. The Director-General for Operations under Section 6 is hereby included as a member of all Committees.

The Chief Executives of LGUs selected to serve as the site for the hosting of ASEAN 2026 may be invited as Special Members of the ASEAN NOC Committees. Secretariat support for each ASEAN NOC Committees shall be provided by the respective lead agencies.

Within 30 days from the issuance of this Order, the NOC Committees are hereby directed to formulate and submit to the ASEAN NOC their respective Work, Financial and Budget Plans.

Section 6. Office of the Director-General for Operations. The Office of the Director-General for Operations (ODGO) is hereby created under the OP. The ODGO shall serve as the implementing arm of the ASEAN NOC, and shall provide technical and secretariat support thereto.

The ODGO shall be led by a Director-General who shall be appointed by the President upon the recommendation of the ASEAN NOC Chairperson. The Director-General shall have the rank of Undersecretary.

The Director-General, in coordination with the Office of the Deputy Executive Secretary for Finance and Administration, shall determine the organizational structure, appropriate staffing pattern and corresponding qualification standards for all positions in the ODGO, subject to existing laws, rules and regulation. Pending the approval of the organizational structure and staffing pattern of ODGO, personnel of ASEAN NOC member-agencies may be detailed or assigned to the ODGO, subject to applicable Civil Service laws, rules and regulations.

The initial funding requirements necessary for the operationalization of ODGO shall be charged against the available appropriation of the OP and such other funding sources may be identified by the DBM. Thereafter, the funding requirements necessary for the purpose shall be included in the budget proposal of the OP, subject to the usual budget preparation process.

Section 7. Special Committee of Senior Officials for Substantive Matters. The Special Committee of Senior Officials for Substantive Matters (Special Committee) is hereby created to formulate and advance the agenda, substantive theme, priorities, strategies and activities of the Philippines as Chairperson of ASEAN 2026. The Special Committee shall be composed of :
 

Chairperson	:	DFA Senior Officials Meeting Leader
Co-Chairpersons	:	DTI Senior Economic Officials Meeting Leader
		DSWD Senior Officials Committee for the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Committee Leader
Members	:	Member-agencies of the ASEAN Matters Technical Board of the Philippine Council for Regional Cooperation under Administrative Order No. 20 (s. 2011)

The DFA Office of ASEAN Affairs shall provide technical and administrative support to the Special Committee.

Section 8. Agency Support. All national government agencies and instrumentalities, including government-owned or -controlled corporations and govenrment financial institutions are hereby directed, and all LGUs are hereby encouraged, to render support and assistance for the effective and efficient implementation of this Order.

For this purpose, all concerned agencies shall designate an internal ASEAN Hosting Team and Focal Person, who shall serve as the point-of-contact for all communications and coordination related to the country's hosting of ASEAN 2025. The ASEAN Hosting Team of each agency shall regularly submit to the ExeCom reports on the status of the agency's activities relative to the hosting of ASEAN 2026.

Section 9. Funding. The initial funding requirements necessary for the implementation of this Order, including the operationalization of the ASEAN NOC, shall be charged against the available appropriations of the OP and other member-agencies of the ASEAN NOC, subject to pertinent budgeting, accounting and auditing laws, rules and regulations. Thereafter, the funding requirements necessary for the hosting of ASEAN 2026 shall be included in the budget proposal of said agencies, subject to the usual budget preparation process.

The funding requirements necessary for the ASEAN NOC for FYs 2025 and 2026 shall be incorporated in the budget proposal of the OP, subject to the usual budget preparation process.

Section 10. Administrative Guidelines and Orders. Within 30 days from the effectivity of this Order, the ASEAN NOC and/or ExeCom shall formulate and issue guidelines for the effective implementation of this Order, which shall include, among others, specific duties and functions of the ASEAN NOC Committees and timelines for the preparation of the Philippine hosting of ASEAN 2026.

Section 11. Cessation. The ASEAN NOC, its Committees, and ExeCom shall only convene meetings related to the Philippine hosting of ASEAN 2026.

Except for the settlement of obligations and other commitments to third persons incurred during the effectivity of this AO and for purposes of winding-up its operations, the ASEAN NOC, ASEAN NOC Committees, NOC ExeCom, ODGO, and all other bodies as may be established pursuant to this AO, including the authority and functions of the Chairperson and the member-agencies herein, shall be functus officio within thirty (30) calendar days from the conclusion of ASEAN 2026, and not in any case later than 31 January 2027.

Section 12. Separability. If the provision of this Order is declared invalid or unconstitutional, the other provisions not affected thereby shall remain valid and subsisting.

Section 13. Repeal. All issuances, orders, rules and regulations or parts thereof which are inconsistent with the provisions of this Order are hereby revoked and/or modified accordingly.

Section 14. Effectivity. This Order shall take effect immediately following its complete publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation, and shall remain in full force and effect until 31 January 2027.

DONE in the City of Manila, this 22^nd day of March, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Twenty-Four.