Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Constitution Hills, Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 4257

Introduced by Representative Salvador B. Belaro, Jr.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The start of the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Economic
Community in 2015, a phenomenon which is otherwise known as “ASEAN
Integration”, presents both opportunities and challenges for our county

With its avowed intention to form a single regional market and production
base for the 10 ASEAN members composed of the Philippines, Malaysia,
Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Brunei Darusallam, Myanmar, Vietnam, Cambodia
and Laos, and the consequent free flow of goods, services, invéstmen illed
labor and free movement of capital, it is a phenomenon which both the government

and the private sector should be ready to accept and prepare for so as to get the
most therefrom

As the A
foreign economic relations, there should be a multi-sectoral effort in meeting its

N Integration appears to be a game-changer in Philippine

challenges. In this regard, good planning is key and the adage that failing to plan is
tantamount to failure cannot be more than true in this case

This Act aims to tap existing government resources in the planning and
implementation of the ASEAN Integration in the Philippines, specifically our
Planning and Development Coordinators which are officers of our local
government units under Section 476 of the Local Government Code, and the
regular government agencies.

SALVADOR(B. BELARO, JR.
Reprekentalive
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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Constitution Hills, Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 4257

Introduced by Representative Salvador B. Belaro, Jr.

AN ACT
PROVIDING FOR A TEN YEAR ASEAN INTEGRATION PLAN AND THE
IMPLEMENTATION AND MONITORING THEREOF

Be it en:
Congress.

d by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in
sembled:

SECTION 1, Short Title, - This Act shall be known as the “ASEAN Integration
Action Plan Act of 2016”

SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy, In an era of regional cooperation such as what the
ASEAN Integration brings, it is the duty of the government to prepare the country
and its citizens for the opportunities and challenges that it brings.

SEC. 3. Within 30 (thirty) days from the effectivity of this Act, all Planning and
Development Coordinators of every city and municipality in the country are
mandated to study ASEAN Integration, and to conduct consultations and/or
surveys among the constituents of the LGUs, the private sector, the businesses
located within the LGU and pertinent government agencies regarding the
opportunities and challenges presented by the ASEAN Integration. Within the same
period, the Planning and Development Coordinator of every city and municipality
are mandated to draft and prepare an action plan for the next ten years as to how
such city or municipality would respond to the challenges and opportunities of
ASEAN Integration. Thereafter, the Planning and Development Coordinator of
every city or municipality will submit his action plan to the Provincial Planning
and Development Coordinator who is then mandated to prepare within another
thirty (30) days an action plan on ASEAN Integration for the whole province based
on the separate action plans submitted by the various cities and municipalities in
his province which shall be contained as separate annexes in the action plan which



he will prepare. Every Provincial Planning and Development Coordinator shall
submit his Provincial ASEAN Integration Action Plan to the pertinent Regional
ASEAN Integration Council referred to in the paragraph in the next paragraph.

SEC.4. Within Ninety (90) days from the effectivity of this Act, a Regional
ASEAN Integration Council shall be constituted in every region in the country
which shall be composed of all the Regional Directors of all government agencies
in every region with the Regional Director of the National Economic Development
Authority (NEDA) as Chairman with the Regional Directors of the Commission on
Higher Education (CHED), Department of Labor and Employment, Department of
Trade and Industry, Department of Information and Communications Technology,
and the Department of Science and Technology as Vice-Chairmen. All Provincial
Planning and Development Coordinators of all provinces within every region shall
become members of the Regional ASEAN Integration Council

SEC, 5. Within Thirty (30) days from its constitution, every Regional ASEAN
Integration Council is mandated to draft and prepare a Regional AS
Integration Action Plan which shall be primarily based from the various Provincial
ASEAN Integration Action Plans submitted by the the various Provincial Planning
and Development Coordinators. To finalize the Regional ASEAN Integration
Action Plan, the Council may conduct consultations with various sectors and.
conduct relevant surveys.

5. The Regional ASEAN Integration Council shall submit a copy of its
Regional ASEAN Integration Action Plan to all national government agencies for
policy coordination

SEC. 6. After the finalization of the ASEAN Integration Action Plan, the Regional
ASEAN Integration Council shall hold quarterly meetings to monitor the
implementation of the Regional ASEAN Integration Plan and to come up with
recommendations as to how the country could meet the challenges as well as
maximize the opportunities presented by ASEAN Integration.

SEC. 5, The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), in
collaboration with the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), Department of
Labor and Employment (DOLE), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI),
Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) and the
Department of Science and Technology (DOST) are mandated to formulate the
rules and regulations of this Act

SEC. 6. The funds nec y out the provision of this Act shall be
included in the General ‘Appropriation Act of the year following its enactment into
Jaw and thereafter


SEC. 7. Separability Clause. If any provision or part hereof is held invalid or
unconstitutional, the remainder of the law or provision not otherwise affected shall
remain valid and subsisting.

SEC. 8. Repealing Clause. All laws, orders, issuances rules and regulations or parts
thereof inconsistent with any provisions of this Act are hereby repealed, modified

or amended accordingly

SEC, 9, Effectivity Clause. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.

Approved.