The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), as mandated by

the Philippine Constitution, is the countrys economic development and planning

agency. It consists of the NEDA Board and the NEDA Secretariat. The NEDA
Board is the governing body that sets major development policy directions for the
Philippines, while the NEDA Secretariat serve as its research and technical
support arm

I. LEGAL BASES
1.

The Philippine Constitution (1987)

Article XII, Section 9

Congress may establish an independent economic and planning agency headed by the
President, which shall, after consultations with the appropriate public agencies, various private
sectors, and local government units, recommend to Congress, and implement continuing
integrated and coordinated programs and policies for national development.
Until the Congress provides otherwise, the National Economic and Development
Authority shall function as the independent planning agency of the government.

2.

Executive Order No. 230 issued on July 22, 1987

3. The present form of the NEDA was organized by President Corazon C. Aquino on July 22,
1987 through Executive Order No. 230. It defined the composition of the NEDA Board and the
Secretariat and its powers and functions, the powers and functions of the Authority and its
committees.[3]
On July 26, 1994, President Fidel V. Ramos signed Memorandum Order No. 222 which
reactivated the NEDA Board Executive Committee and mandating that the decisions of the
NEDA Board Executive Committee shall be final, executory and binding upon the NEDA
Board.[4]
On July 27, 1992, president Ramos signed Republic Act No. 7640, which constituted the
Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Committee (LEDAC). The LEDAC serves as a
consultative and advisory body to the President as the head of the NEDA and gives advice on

certain programs and policies, which are essential to the realization of the goals of national
development.[5]

LEGAL BASES
The Philippine Constitution (1987)

Article X of the 1987 Constitution, Section 14

The President shall create regional development councils (RDCs) and other similar
bodies composed of local government officials, regional heads of departments and other
government offices and representatives from non-governmental organizations within the regions.

II. LEGAL MANDATE

4. EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 230 REORGANIZING THE NATIONAL ECONOMIC
AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

WHEREAS, under Article 11, Section No. 1, of the Provisional Constitution, as

adopted in Proclamation No. 3, dated March 25, 1986, the President shall give priority
measures to achieve the mandate of the people to completely reorganize the government;
WHEREAS, Article XVIII, Section 16, of the 1987 Constitution, recognizes that the
reorganization of the government shall be continued even after the ratification of the
Constitution;
WHEREAS, under Article XVIII, Section 6, of the 1987 Constitution, the President
shall continue to exercise legislative powers until the first Congress is convened;

WHEREAS, it is necessary to reorganize the National Economic and Development

Authority to enhance its ability to coordinate the development planning and policy
formulation process, in order to achieve the objectives of sustainable economic growth
coupled with an equitable distribution of income and wealth;
NOW, THEREFORE, 1, CORAZON C. AQUINO, President of the Philippines, by
virtue of the powers vested in me by the sovereign will of the Filipino people and the
Constitution, do hereby order:
Section 1. Title. This Executive Order shall be known as the Reorganization Act of
the National Economic and Development Authority.
Section 2. Reorganization. The National Economic and Development Authority,
hereinafter referred to as the Authority is hereby reorganized, structurally and functionally,
in accordance with the provisions of this Executive Order.
Section 3. Composition of the Authority. The Authority shall be composed of two
separate and distinct entities: the Board and the Secretariat.
Section 4. Composition of the NEDA Board. The NEDA Board shall be composed
of the following:
The President

- Chairman

Director-General of the NEDA Secretariat

- Vice-Chairman

Executive Secretary

- member

Secretary of Finance

- member

Secretary of Trade and Industry

- member

Secretary of Agriculture

- member

Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources - member

Secretary of Public Works and Highways

- member

Secretary of Budget and Management

- member

Secretary of Labor and Employment

- member

Secretary of Local Government

- member

The President may, however, revise the membership of the NEDA Board whenever
the same is deemed necessary for the effective performance of the Boards functions
through an administrative or memorandum order.
The NEDA Board shall meet at least once a month or as frequently as necessary to
discharge its responsibilities as called for by the President. In cases where the President is
unable to attend a meeting, the Director-General of the Secretariat may preside as
Chairman, in the absence of any Presidential preference.The President, however,
continues to have the power to designate from among the members of the NEDA Board the
Chairman that can appropriately represent the President, to preside over specific meetings.
Section 5. Powers and Functions of the Authority. The powers and functions of
the Authority reside in the NEDA Board.
The Authority shall primarily be responsible for formulating continuing, coordinated and
fully integrated social and economic policies, plans and programs, on the basis of the
following:
The State aims to achieve objectives of growth coupled with equity;

1. Development leading to the attainment of the above mentioned goals is a multifaceted process that calls for the coordination and integration of policies, plans,
programs and projects of all sectors of society;
2. In the formulation of basic policies, plans, programs and projects, there shall be
maximum participation by and consultation with concerned private sector groups,
community organizations and beneficiaries and local government units in order to
ensure that priority needs are incorporated into such policies, plans, programs and
projects;
3. National plans shall be in fact the sum of nationally and regionally identified targets
and strategies and locally formulated approaches to perceived local needs and
priorities, carried out within the framework of national strategies;
4. Major socio-economic policies, plans, programs and projects of different
government agencies must be properly coordinated with the Authority at both the
national and regional levels prior to their adoption, in order to ensure their
consistency with established national priorities and coordination with other policies,
plans, programs and projects of the government; and
5. The linkage between development planning, programming and budgeting shall be of
the highest priority in planning and budgeting activities.

The Authority, after direct consultation with the 16 private sector, community
organizations and beneficiaries, local government units and appropriate public agencies,
shall be responsible for coordinating the formulation of continuing and integrated
socioeconomic development plans, policies and programs, including the formulation of

annual and medium-term public investment programs, programming of official

development assistance in the form of grants and concessional loans from foreign
governments and multilateral agencies and organizations, and the monitoring and
evaluation of plan implementation.
Section 6. National Economic and Development Authority Inter-Agency
Committees. To assist the NEDA Board in the performance of its functions, there are
hereby created the following committees which shall hereafter be under the direct control of
the NEDA Board and shall submit all their recommendations to the President for approval
on matters involving their respective concerns. The Chairman of these committees shall be
designated by the President. The NEDA Board shall likewise determine where the technical
staff of the said committees shall be based.
Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC) The DBCC to be composed of the
Director-General of the National Economic and Development Authority Secretariat, the
Executive Secretary and the Secretaries of Finance and of Budget and Management shall
have the following functions:
(i)Recommend for Presidential approval the level of the annual government
expenditure program and the ceiling of government spending for economic and social
development, national defense, general government and debt service;
(ii)Recommend to the President the proper allocation of expenditures for each
development activity between current operating expenditures and capital outlay; and
(iii)Recommend to the President the amount set to be allocated for capital outlay
under each development activity for the various capital or infrastructure projects.

Investment Coordination Committee (ICC) -The ICC to be composed of the

Director-General of the National Economic and Development Authority Secretariat, the
Executive Secretary, the Secretaries of Finance, Agriculture, Trade and Industry and of
Budget and Management and the Governor of the Central Bank shall have the following
functions:
Evaluate the fiscal, rnonetary and balance of payments implications of major
national projects and recommend to the President the timetable of the
implementation of these projects on a regular basis; and
Recommend to the President a domestic and foreign borrowing program
updated each year, and subsequently submit to the President a status of the
fiscal, monetary and balance of payments implications of major national
projects.
Committee on Social Development (SDC) The SDC to be composed of the
Director-General of the National Economic and Development Authority Secretariat, the
Executive Secretary, and the Secretaries of Education, Culture and Sports, of Labor and
Employment, Health, Local Government, Agrarian Reform, Agriculture and Social Welfare
and Development shall have the following functions:
Advise the President and the NEDA Board on matters concerning social
development, including education, manpower, health and nutrition, population and
family planning, housing, human settlements and the delivery of other social
services;
Coordinate the activities of government
development; and

agencies concerned

with social

 Recommend to the President government policies, programs and projects on social

development consistent with national development objectives and priorities.
Committee on Infrastructure (INFRACOM) The INFRACOM, to be composed of
the Director-General of the National Economic and Development Authority
Secretariat, the Executive Secretary, and the Secretaries of Public Works and
Highways, Transportation and Communications, Finance, and Budget and
Management, shall have the following functions:

Advise the President and the NEDA Board on matters concerning infrastructure
development including highways, airports, seaports and shore protection; railways;
power generation, transmission and distribution; telecommunications; irrigation,
flood control and drainage water supply; national buildings for government offices;
hospitals, sanitation and related buildings; state colleges and universities,
elementary and secondary school buildings; and other public works;
Coordinate the activities of agencies including govemment-owned or controlled
corporations concerned with infrastructure development; and
(Recommend to the President government policies, programs and projects
concerning infrastructure development consistent with national development
objectives and priorities.
Committee on Tariff and Related Matters (TRM) The TRM to be composed of the
Director-General of the National Economic and Development Authority Secretariat,
the Executive Secretary, the Secretaries of Trade and Industry, Foreign Affairs,
Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources and of Budget and Management,

the Governor of the Central Bank and the Chairman of the Tariff Commission shall
have the following functions:
Advise the President and the NEDA Board on Tariff and related matters and on the,
effects on the country of various international developments;
Coordinate agency positions and recommend national positions for international
economic negotiations;
Recommend to the President a continuous rationalization program for the countrys
Tariff structure;

Section 7. The NEDA Secretariat. There is hereby created a Technical Secretariat

which shall have the following powers and functions:
o Serve as the research and technical support of the NEDA Board;
o Provide through its various organizational units, technical staff support and
assistance, including the conduct of studies and development of policy measures and
other recommendations, on the various aspects of the substantive functions of
development planning and policy formulation, and coordination, evaluation and
monitoring of plan implementation;
o Serve as the Secretariat of the NEDA Board;
o Perform such other functions as may be assigned to it by the NEDA Board to
achieve its goals and objectives.
Section 8. Director-General. The NEDA Secretariat shall be headed by the
Director-General who shall be the Vice-Chairman of the NEDA Board, herein after referred
to as the Director-General, and shall be appointed by the President. The Director-General

shall carry the rank and title of Secretary of Socio-Economic Planning and shall be a
member of the Cabinet.
As chief executive officer of the NEDA Secretariat, the Director-General shall exercise
general supervision and control over its technical and administrative personnel.
Section 9. Deputy Directors-General. The Director-General shall be assisted by
three (3) Deputy Directors-General to be appointed by the President, one to be responsible
for the National Development Office, one to be responsible for the Regional Development
Office and one to be responsible for the Central Support Office.
Section 10. Assistant Directors-General. The Director-General shall also be
assisted by five Assistant Directors-General to be appointed by the President, who shall be
assigned to assist the Deputy Directors-General in their tasks of coordinating and
supervising their respective Offices.
Section 11. Structural Organization. The NEDA Secretariat, in addition to the
Offices of the Director-General, Deputy Directors-General and Assistant Directors-General,
shall be composed of the National Development Office, Regional Development Office,
Central Support Office, and the Regional Offices.
Section 12. National Development Office. The National Development Office shall
provide technical staff support as may be required by the NEDA Board in coordinating the
formulation of national and sectoral policies, plans and programs; monitor macroeconomic
and sectoral performances; prepare the necessary economic reports; conduct economic and
development studies on macro-level plans and policies, and perform such other appropriate
planning tasks as may be assigned by the Director-General. It shall be composed of the
following: National Planning and Policy Staff; Agriculture Staff; Trade, Industry and

Utilities Staff; Infrastructure Staff; Social Development Staff; and Public Investment Staff.
Section 13. Regional Development Office. The Regional Development Office shall
provide technical staff support as may be required by the implementing agencies in the
regions; monitor regional and interregional development policies, plans and programs;
prepare integrated reports on regional planning, conduct studies on regional development
policies; and perform such other planning tasks as may be assigned by the DirectorGeneral. It shall be composed of the following: Regional Development Coordination Staff;
Project Monitoring Staff; and the Regional offices.
In each of the administrative regions, there shall be a regional office which shall be headed
by . 9 a Regional Director who shall report to the Deputy Director-General for Regional
Development Office. The Regional Director shall be appointed by the President.
Section 14. Central Support Office. The Central Support Office shall be responsible for
providing technical assistance and support services to the Secretariats organizational units
in the areas of development administration, internal management improvement, legal
services, development information, administrative services, and perform such other support
service tasks as may be assigned by the Director-General. It shall be composed of the
following: Management Staff; Legal Staff; Administrative Staff; Management Information
Systems Staff; and Development Information Staff.
Section 15. Retained Agencies. The following agencies currently attached to the
Authority shall continue to be attached to the Authority for purposes of supervision:
Philippine Institute for Development Studies;
Philippine National Volunteer Service Coordinating Agency;
Tariff Commission.

 With reference to the following agencies, the Authority shall arrange for the transfer
of their functions to the Regional Development Councils concerned or other
agencies as may be appropriate:
Katinga Special Development Region;
Laguna Lake Development Authority;
Leyte Sub~a Basin Development Authority.

The National Council for Integrated Area Development (NACIAD) and the
Central Visayas Regional Projects Office (CVRPO) are hereby transferred to the
Authority which shall, within one year from the date of effectivity of this Executive
Order, recommend their transfer to the appropriate Department in conjunction with
the Department of Budget and Management. The Authority shall further review the
functions and activities of all other Integrated Area Development programs and
projects and any other programs requiring multisectoral and /or multidisciplinary
approaches in order to recommend the appropriate disposition and supervision of the
same.
The Authority shall furthermore review the mandate, objectives and functions of all
development authorities in order to recommend such dispositions or revisions of their
charters as organic laws, as may be deemed advisable.
Section 16. Transitory Provisions. In accomplishing the acts of reorganization
herein prescribed, the following transitory provisions shall be complied with, unless
otherwise provided elsewhere in this Executive Order:

The transfer of a government unit shall include the functions, appropriations, funds,
records, equipment, facilities, choses in action, rights, other assets, and liabilities, if any, of
the transferred unit as well as the personnel thereof, as may be necessary, who shall, in a
hold-over capacity, continue to perform their respective duties and responsibilities and
receive the corresponding salaries and benefits; Provided that those personnel of the
transferred unit whose positions are not included in the Authoritys new position structure
and staffing pattern approved and prescribed by the Director-General or who are not
reappointed shall be deemed separated from the service and shall be entitled to the benefits
provided

in

the

second

paragraph

of

Section

17

hereof.

The transfer of functions which does not result in the abolition of the government
unit that has exercised them shall include the appropriations, funds, records, equipment,
facilities, choses in action rights, other assets and personnel as may be necessary to the
proper discharge of the transferred functions. The abolished units remaining appropriations
and funds, if any, shall revert to the General Fund, and its remaining assets, if any, shall be
allocated to such appropriate units as the Director-General shall determine or shall
otherwise be disposed of in accordance with the Government Auditing Code and other
pertinent laws, rules and regulations. Its personnel shall, in a holdover capacity, continue to
perform their respective duties and responsibilities and receive the corresponding salaries
and benefits; Provided, that its personnel, whose positions are not included in the
Authoritys new position structure and staffing pattern approved and prescribed by the
Director-General under Section 17 hereof or who have not been reappointed, shall be
deemed separated from the service and shall be entitled to the benefits provided in the
second paragraph of the same Section 17.

Section 17. New Structure and Pattern. Upon approval of this Executive Order,
the Officers and employees of the Secretariat shall, in a hold-over capacity, continue to
perform their respective duties and responsibilities and receive the corresponding salaries
and benefits.
The new position structure and staffing pattern shall be prepared by the DirectorGeneral within one hundred twenty (120) days from the approval of this Executive Order
and the authorized positions created there under shall be filled with regular appointments by
him or by the President as the case may be. Those incumbents whose positions are not
included therein or who are not reappointed shall be deemed separated from the service.
Those separated from the service shall receive the retirement benefits to which they
may be entitled under existing laws, rules and regulations. Otherwise, they shall be paid the
equivalent one-month basic salary for every year of service or the equivalent nearest
fraction thereof favorable to them on the basis of the highest salary received, but in no case
shall

such

payment

exceed

the

equivalent

of

12

months

of

salary.

Section 18. Prohibition Against Change. No change in the reorganization herein

prescribed shall be valid except upon prior approval of the President for the purpose of
promoting efficiency and effectiveness in the delivery of public services.
Section 19. Funding. Funds needed to carry out the provisions of this Executive
Order shall be taken from the funds available in the Authority.
Section 20. Implementing Authority of the Director-General. The DirectorGeneral shall issue such rules, regulations and other issuances as may be necessary to
ensure the efficient and effective implementation of the provisions of this Executive Order.

Section 21. Separability. Any portion or provision of this Executive Order that may
be declared unconstitutional shall not have the effect of nullifying other portions or
provisions hereof as long as such remaining portions or provisions can still subsist and be
given effect in their entirety.
Section 22. Repealing Clause. All laws, ordinances, rules and regulations, other
issuances or parts thereof, which are inconsistent with this Executive Order, are hereby
repealed or modified accordingly.
Section 23. Effectivity. This Executive Order shall take effect immediately upon its
approval.

APPROVED, in the City of Manila, Philippines, this 22nd day of July, in the year of
Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Seven.
(Sgd.) CORAZON C. AQUINO
President
By the President:
(Sgd.) JOKER P. APROYO
Executive Secretary

CERTIFIED COPY:
(Sgd.) MELQUIADES T. DE LA CRUZ
Press Staff Director
see also
MEMORANDUM ORDER NO. 222

The NEDA-RO III

III. RULES AND REGULATIONS ON THE REORGANIZATION OF THE REGIONAL

DEVELOPMENT COUNCILS IMPLEMENTING EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 325
The Regional Development Council, hereinafter referred to as the Council, shall be the
primary institution in the region which shall set the direction of economic and social
development of the region and through which regional development efforts shall be coordinated.

The Council is being organized and strengthened to make them more effective institutions in the
regions responsible for ensuring sustainable, participatory and equitable development.

IV. OTHER LEGAL ISSUANCES:

1. Administrative Order No. 148 Reconstituting the

Membership of the NEDA Board
2. Executive Order No. 562 Reinstating the
Department of Agrarian Reform, Department of the
Interior and Local Government and Department of Health as Members of the Regional
Development Council
3. Executive Order No. 325 Reorganization of the Regional Development Councils
(Repealing Executive Order No. 308, series of 1987, as amended by Executive Order
Nos. 318, (s. of 1998), 347 (s. of 1989), 366 (s. of 1989), 455 (s. of 1991) and 505 (s. of
1992)
4. Administrative Order No. 92 Providing Specific Periods for the Review by Regional
Development Councils of Infrastructure and Other Sectoral Programs amending for this
Purpose Section 2 Subparagraph b (v) of Executive Order No. 308 (1987), as amended

5. Memorandum No. 54 Strengthening the Regional Development Council Function on

the Review and Endorsement of the National Governments Budget and for Other
Purposes
6. Proclamation No. 1164 Declaring the Fourth Week of September of Every Year as
Regional Development Council Week

V. MISSION STATEMENT

As members of the NEDA family and of this nation,

We are committed to uphold the Constitution
And the ideals of nation united.
Ours is the task to formulate development plans
And ensure that plan implementation
Achieves the goals of national development.
In the performance of our mandate,
We shall be guided by the principles
Of private initiative and devolution of powers
That greater people participation in the

Development process may be achieved.

Guided by our faith in God and an inspired leadership,
Our hallmarks as a developed institution
Shall be founded on unity and solidarity
And on the integrity, professionalism and
Excellence of each and every staff.
We shall be transparent in all our actions
And continue to adhere to the highest
Tenets of public ethics.
For ours is a caring agency responsive
To the needs of every member,
While working for the welfare of all

TAGALOG
Bilang kasapi ng pamilya ng NEDA at ng bansang ito,
Kami ay nangangakong ipagtanggol ang Saligang Batas
At ang mga simulain ng bansang nabubuklod sa pagkakaisa.
Tungkulin namin ang bumalangkas ng mga planong pangkaunlaran
At tiyakin ang pagpapatupad ng mga ito
Ay makatutugon sa mga layunin ng pambansang kaunlaran.
Sa pagtupad ng tungkuling iniatang sa amin,
Kami ay gagabayan ng mga alituntunin

Ng pribadong pagkukusa at pagsasalita ng kapangyarihan

Upang makamit ang pakikipagtulungan ng higit na marami sa proseso ng pag-unlad.
Sa patnubay ng aming pananalig sa Diyos at ang inspiradong liderato
Ang aming magiging tatak bilang isang institusyon sa pagpapaunlad
Ay itatatag sa pagkakaisa
At sa katapatan, propesyonalismo, at kahusayan
Ng bawat isang tauhan.
Kami ay walang ikukubli sa aming gagawin
At patuloy na susunod
Sa pinakamataas na antas ng tuntunin
Ng paglilingkod sa bayan
Sapagkat ang amin ay isang mapagkalingang tanggapan
Laging handang tumulong sa pangangailangan ng bawat kasapi
Habang nagsisikap para sa pangkalahatang kagalingan.

VI. VISION STATEMENT

VISION
For ours is a caring agency, responsive to the needs of every member, while working for the
welfare of all.
A proactive organization of competent and God-loving professionals, upholding service values
of integrity, honesty, transparency and accountability working for a responsive, people-centered
regional development

VII. NRO III @ Your Service III

In compliance with the laws governing civil service and the Republic Act 9485 (also
known as The Anti Red Tape Act of 2007), NEDA - Regional Office III is committed to promote
integrity, accountability, proper management of public affairs and public property as well as to
establish effective practices aimed at the prevention of graft and corruption in the government.
NEDA - Regional Office III is steadfast in maintaining honesty and responsibility among its
officials and employees. It is resolute in adopting appropriate measures to promote transparency
in the agency with regard to the manner of transacting with the public, which shall encompass a
program for the adoption of simplified procedures that will reduce red tape and expedite
transactions in government.

NO NOON BREAK POLICY

government. The agency maintains an

appropriate work schedule for its employees
to ensure that (1) operations, particularly
the frontline services, are not suspended
during lunch hour, (2) all clients are served
promptly, courteously and efficiently and (3)
NEDA Regional Office III adheres to

the delivery of quality public service shall

the No Noon Break Policy of the

proceed throughout the business hours

VIII. The NEDA-RO III

The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), as mandated by the
Philippine Constitution, is the countrys socio-economic development planning agency. Its main
functions include:

a. Coordinating the formulation of national and regional development plans and programs, and
providing technical assistance to government entities on the development agenda
b. Evaluating and programming of public investment projects by coordinating official
development assistance, appraising programs and projects, and ensuring linkages between
planning and budgeting;
c. Monitoring the implementation of socio-economic development plans, programs and projects.

In Central Luzon, the regional office of NEDA (NEDA-Regional Office III, NRO III) has
been taking a very active role in leading projects that promote the general welfare of the people.
It has served as one of the linchpins for competitiveness, growth and development in the region.
To cope with the changes in the macro-environment, the NEDA Regional Office III has adopted
new organizational structure. Today, the NRO III is composed of key functional units such as
Policy Formulation and Planning Division, Development Research Division, Project
Development, Investment Programming and Budgeting Division, Plan and Project Monitoring &
Evaluation Division and, Finance & Administrative Division.

Physical Location
The NEDA Regional Office III is presently located at 2nd floor, Hyatt Garden, Barangay
Dolores, City of San Fernando, Pampanga.

IX. FUNCTIONS OF THE NEDA-REGIONAL OFFICE III

Serve as the Technical Secretariat of the Regional Development Council (RDC)

particularly in the coordination of plan formulation and investment program, updating
and implementation at the regional level;

Provide technical assistance to line agencies, local government units, regional

development coordinating bodies and other stakeholders in the region in identifying and
developing regional programs and projects;

Evaluate and review proposed programs and projects in the region requiring RDC action,
which include among others, proposals requiring ICC Clearance and for funding of the
national government, Official Development Assistance (ODA), and other sources;

Monitor, assess, and prepare status reports of regional socioeconomic performance and
implementation of major programs and projects in the region;

Conducts studies, researches, and policy reviews;

Coordinate with regional offices of other departments and agencies with the local
government units in the region in the areas of development planning, investment
programming, budgeting, monitoring and evaluation;

Establish, maintain and manage computer/electronic-based information systems network

on socio-economic indicators and development programs and projects;

Provide support to continuing peace and order, disaster risk reduction and climate change
adaptation initiatives in Central Luzon;

Advocate, communicate and disseminate information on national policies, thrusts and

priorities affecting regional development;

Coordinate and manage special projects/activities; and

Perform such other relevant tasks as may be assigned by the NEDA Director-General,
Deputy Director General for Regional Development and higher NEDA officials.

X. NEDA ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

XI. NEDA BOARD

The powers and functions of the NEDA reside in the NEDA Board. It is the
countrys premier social and economic development planning and policy coordinating
body.
The Board is composed of the President as chairman, the Secretary of Socio-Economic
Planning and NEDA Director-General as vice-chairman, and the following as members: the
Executive Secretary and the Secretaries of Finance, Trade and Industry, Agriculture,
Environment and Natural Resources, Public Works and Highways, Budget and
Management, Labor and Employment, and Interior and Local Government.
Pursuant to Sec. 4 of EO 230, empowering the President to modify the membership of the
Board whenever deemed necessary, the following members have been added:
The Secretaries of Health, Foreign Affairs, and Agrarian Reform (per Memorandum Order
No. 164, dated 21 March 1988); the Secretary of Science and Technology (per
Memorandum Order No. 235, dated 19 May 1989); and the Secretary of Transportation and
Communications (per Memorandum Order No. 321, dated 26 September 1990). In addition,
the Secretary of Energy (per R.A. No. 7638, approved Dec. 9, 1992) and the Deputy
Governor of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (per Section 124 of R.A. No. 7653, approved
June 14, 1993) have been added as members of the NEDA Board.
Assisting the NEDA Board in the performance of its functions are seven cabinet-level
interagency committees. These are as follows:
1. Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC)
2. Infrastructure Committee (InfraCom)
3. Investment Coordination Committee (ICC)
4. Social Development Committee (SDC)

5. Committee on Tariff and Related Matters (CTRM)

6. Regional Development Committee (RDCom)
7. National Land Use Committee (NLUC)

XII. NEDA BOARD EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Created under Memorandum Order No. 222 (dated 26 July, 1994, the NEDA Board
Executive Committee resolves policy issues without the necessity of convening the entire
NEDA Board. It facilitates the decision-making process at the NEDA Board to ensure that
projects or issues requiring NEDA Board discussion and decision are immediately acted
upon.
The NEDA Board ExCom is composed of the Executive Secretaryas Chairman; the
Secretary of Socio-Economic Planning and NEDA Director-General as Co-Chairman;
Chairpersons of the Development Budget Coordination Committee, Investment
Coordination Committee, Committee on Tariff and Related Matters, Social
Development Committee; CoChairperson of the Infrastructure Committee; and the
Governor of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas.
Office of the Generals

XIII. NEDA BOARD MEMBERS

Chairperson:
His Excellency,
President Benigno S. Aquino III
Malacanang, Manila
Vice-Chairperson:
Hon. Arsenio M. Balisacan
Socioeconomic Planning Secretary
National Economic and Development Authority
6/F, NEDA Building , Ortigas Center,
Pasig City

Members:
Hon. Florencio B. Abad
Secretary
Department of Budget and Management
DBM Building., Gen. Solano St.,
San Miguel, Manila

Hon. Manuel A. Roxas II

Secretary
Department of Interior and Local Government
A. Francisco Condominium II,
EDSA corner Mapagmahal St., Diliman, Quezon City
Hon. Cesar V. Purisima
Secretary
Department of Finance
6/F Executive Tower , BSP Complex,
Roxas Blvd., Manila
Hon. Proceso J. Alcala
Secretary
Department of Agriculture
4/F DA Annex Bldg., Diliman,
Quezon City
Hon. Rogelio L. Singson
Secretary
Department of Public Works and Highways
Room 201, DPWH Bldg., Bonifacio
Drive, Port Area, Manila
Hon. Ramon J.P. Paje
Secretary
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
2/F DENR Bldg., Visayas Avenue,
Quezon City
Hon. Joseph Emilio A. Abaya
Secretary
Department of Transportation and Communications
16/F Columbia Tower Ortigas Avenue,
Mandaluyong City
Hon. Carlos Jericho L. Petilla
Secretary
Department of Energy

4/F, DOE Bldg., PNPC Complex

Meritt Road, Fort Bonifacio, Makati City
Hon. Mario G. Montejo
Secretary
Department of Science and Technology
DOST Bldg., Gen. Santos Avenue,
Bicutan, Taguig City
Hon. Francis N. Tolentino
Chairman
Metro Manila Development Authority
MMDA Bldg. EDSA Corner Orense St.
Guadalupe, Makati City
Hon. Jejomar S. Binay
Chairman
Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council
6th floor Atrium Bldg.,
Makati Avenue, Makati City
Hon. Ramon A. Carandang
Secretary
Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office
New Executive Building
Malacaang, Manila
Hon. Ramon R. Jimenez, Jr.
Secretary
Department of Tourism
DOT Bldg., T.M. Kalaw St. Agrifina Circle,
Rizal Park, Manila
Hon. Gregory L. Domingo
Secretary
Department of Trade and Industry
Industry and Investments Building
385 Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue, Makati City

Hon. Jose Rene D. Almendras

Cabinet Secretary
Office of the President
Hon. Julia Andrea R. Abad
Director General
Presidential Management Staff
PMS Bldg., Arlegui St.,
San Miguel, Manila
Hon. Diwa C. Guinigundo
Deputy Governor
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
Vito Cruz, cor. Mabini St.,
Malate, Manila
Hon. Mujiv S. Hataman
Governor
Autonomous Region for Muslim Mindanao
ARMM Complex, Cotabato City
Manila Liaison Office Unit 502, RCI Building
Hon. Alfonso V. Umali, Jr.
President
Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines
Hon. Luwalhati R. Antonino
Chairperson