EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 468, July 14, 1976

[ EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 468, July 14, 1976 ]

CREATING A PERMANENT COMMITTEE FOR THE JOINT PHILIPPINE-ROMANIAN SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL COMMISSION

WHEREAS, the Republic of the Philippines and the Socialist Republic of Romania, desiring to strengthen the friendly relations existing between them and recognizing the advantages to be derived by their respective peoples in promoting and developing mutual scientific and technological Cooperation on April 12, 1975;

WHEREAS, Article VII of the Agreement states that “the Contracting Parties agree to establish within six months from the last notification of approval of the Agreement, a Joint Commission for Scientific and Technological Cooperation composed of an equal number of representatives of the Contracting Parties and which will meet alternatively in the Philippines and Romania;

NOW, therefore, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby create a PHILIPPINE PERMANENT COMMITTEE FOR THE JOINT PHILIPPINE – ROMANIAN SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL COMMISSION composed as follows:

Chairman

– Dr. Melecio S. Magno

Chairman, National Science Development Board

Co-Chairman

– Ambassador Leticia R. Shahani

Philippine Embassy , Romania

Vice-Chairman

– Ambassador Pablo R. Suarez, Jr.

Assistant Secretary for Economic Affairs

Department of Foreign Affairs

Vice-Chairman

– Mr. Gabriel Itchon

Undersecretary

Department of Industry

Members

– Dr. Manuel Alba

Deputy Director-General

National Economic and Development Authority

Mr. Jose P. Leviste

Executive Director

Energy Development Board

Mr. Manuel Zosa

Assistant Secretary

Department of Agriculture

Mr. Antonio Aguenza

Assistant Secretary

Department of Natural Resources

Mr. Vedasto Suarez

Assistant Secretary

Department of Education and Culture

Mr. Manuel Salientes, Jr.

Director, Development Management Staff

Office of the President

A representative of the President of the University of the Philippines System

The Committee shall be empowered to promulgate its rules and regulations as may be required, to facilitate the performance of its function. It may call upon the assistance of any government agency, corporation or instrumentality, as well as any private entity on an ad hoc basis.

Such advisers as may be required for the meetings of the Joint Commission shall be appointed by the Chairman with the concurrence of the Philippine Permanent Committee.

Technical assistance as well as secretariat services shall be extended by the National Science and Development Board, subject prospectively to the creation of a Permanent Secretariat therein as the need arises.

Done in the City of Manila, this 14th day of July, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-six.

(SGD.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) CARLOS P. ROMULO