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Items/Particulars
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Highlights/Agreements
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FOR
ADOPTION/APPROVAL |
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A.
Highlights of the 12th Meeting of the LEDAC Ex-Com |
1. LEDAC
ExCom Chair Felipe M. Medalla called the meeting to order at
2:47 pm and presented the highlights of the previous meeting. |
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2. The
highlights of the previous meeting LEDAC ExCom was adopted with
no corrections. |
| II. |
FOR
DISCUSSION |
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A.
Assessment of the 1st LEDAC Meeting under the Estrada
Administration |
1. It was
the consensus of the group that the first meeting was long and
dragging. Thus, the following measures would be considered in
order to limit the length of the meetings: |
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a) Limit
the agenda to 2 items. 1 item would be the status of the CLA
which would be assigned to the PLLO; |
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b) Agenda
items be selected on it’s relation to the anti-poverty or
pro-poor objective of Government in order to get the
President’s interest and support; |
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c) The
current LEDAC Common Legislative Agenda (CLA) should be updated
to meet the Administration’s pro-poor objectives; and |
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d) Agenda
items having technical aspects should be taken up in the LEDAC
ExCom or Task Forces. |
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2.
Likewise, there is a need to closely monitor the following
legislative measures included in the LEDAC CLA which are still
being deliberated by Congress: |
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a)
Countervailing Measures; |
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b)
Development of EcoZones; |
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c) Clean
Air Act; |
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d)
General Banking Act; |
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e)
Regional Headquartering; and |
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f) Power
Sector Restructuring. |
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B.
Suggested Agenda for the 2nd LEDAC Meeting |
1. CPBO
DG R. L. Neri stressed that LEDAC is not limited to the CLA as
stated in the law creating LEDAC. He suggested therefore for the
LEDAC to tackle the Medium-Term Philippine Development Plan (MTPDP)
focusing on the pro-poor/anti-poverty aspects of the plan. |
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2. It was
agreed that the next set of LEDAC CLA should anchor on the
MTPDP’s pro-poor/anti-poverty aspects. |
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3. Since
the MTPDP will be formally presented during the NEDA Board
Meeting on 25 May 1999, it was agreed that the 2nd
LEDAC Meeting under the Estrada Administration will be held on
03 June 1999. |
| III. |
OTHER
MATTERS |
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A. LEDAC
Task Force on Power Restructuring |
1. It was
agreed to propose to the Council a Task Force on Power Sector
Reforms in order to address issues and concerns on power
restructuring. |
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2. The
Task Force will chaired by the Department of Energy and
vice-chaired by the National Power Corporation. |
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3. It was
also agreed to request the Senate President and Speaker of the
House to nominate their respective members to the Task Force. |
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4. It was
noted that the Task Force will be more effective if the Senate
and House Committee Chairs concerned will be nominated together
with the Senate and House Committee Chairs on Privatization or
Public Enterprises. |
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5. There
being no objections, the meeting adjourned at 3:37 pm. |
