Memorandum Circular No. 424 (1971)

MALACAÑAN PALACE

MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ Memorandum Circular No. 424, January 12, 1971 ]

CREATING AN INTERDEPARTMENTAL TASK FORCE FOR A CONTINUING EVALUATION AND UPDATING OF THE FOUR-YEAR DEVELOPMENT PLAN OF THE PHILIPPINES

There is hereby created an inter-departmental task force to be headed by the Chairman of the National Economic Council to undertake:

1. A continuing evaluation of the progress of implementation of the Four-Year Development Plan for the Philippines.

2. The updating of the Plan; and

3. The preparation of a Perspective Plan.

The task force shall be composed of the following

COORDINATING COMMITTEE

DR. JOSE M. LAWAS | National Economic Council

(Executive Coordinator)

Miss FE VILLAFUERTE | Development Bank of the Philippines DR. ROMEO BAUTISTA | NEC Consultant DR. JOSE ENCARNACION | NEC Consultant DR. EDIT TAN | NEC Consultant

MACRO-ECONOMIC FRAMEWORK AND BALANCE PAYMENTS

MARIO ALINEA | Board of Investments ARTHUR ALVENDIA | Presidential Economic Staff GABRIEL ITHCON | Central Bank RAMON KATIGBAK | Presidential Economic Staff TITO MIJARES | Bureau of Census and Statistics HARRY PASIMIO | Presidential Economic Staff PEREGRINO REYES | National Economic Council LILIA SIOSON | Presidential Economic Staff

FISCAL PLAN

NESTOR BONGABONG | Department of Finance AMELITO B. CURA | Joint Legislative- Executive Tax Commission LEONARDO DUREMDES | Budget Commission JOSELITO GALLARDO | Presidential Economic Staff AGUSTIN KINTANAR, JR. | NEC Consultant REMEDIOS MACALINCAG | Joint Legislative- Executive Tax Commission SEBASTIAN NUGUID | National Economic Council GREGORIO SAN AGUSTIN | Presidential Economic Staff SILVERIO SARMIENTO | Budget Commission

BANKING AND CAPITAL TRANSFERS

PURITA FLORO | Development Bank of the Philippines JOAQUIN GOCHOCO | Development Bank of the Philippines JUAN QUINTOS, JR. | Central Bank

INFRASTRACTURE PLAN

VICENTE BRILLANTES | Presidential Economic Staff IGNACIO CARRIEDO | Bureau of Public Highways DIOMEDES CRISOSTOMO | National Waterworks & Sewerage Authority (NAWASA) TEODORO ENCARNACION | Department of Public Works and Communications ALFREDO KAGAWAN | Presidential Economic Staff CARLOS LACSON | National Electrification Administration CARLOS LEANO | Infrastructure Operations Center EPITACIO MARQUES | Bureau of Telecommunications PROSPERO MORELOS | Department of Public Works and Communications DAVID PARAISO | Bureau of Public Works DEMETRIO PAZ | National Power Corporation CANDELARIO ELEOSIDA | National Economic Council DOLOR SANTOS | Civil Aeronautics Administration JESUS SUNGA | Infrastructure Operations Center JOSE SEMPIO | Budget Commission CESAR TECH | National Irrigation Administration VICENTE DELA PAZ | Civil Aeronautics Administration

AGRICULTURAL PLAN

IGNACIO AUSTRIA | National Economic Council LUIS BALTAZAR | Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources EDUARDO CORPUZ | Presidential Economic Staff VERDEN DANGILAN | Development bank of the Philippines JOSE MEDINA, JR. | National Land Reform Council FRANCISCO TETANGCO | National Food and Agriculture Council FABIAN TIONGSON | U.P. College of Agriculture

INDUSTRIAL PLAN

OFELIA BULAONG | Board of Investments RAMON CARDENAS | Presidential Economic Staff BENHUR MANALO | Development Bank of the Philippines LEONARDO MARIANO | Presidential Economic Staff MEYNARD ORBETA | Board of Investments RICARDO POLICARPIO | National Economic Council RENE RUIVIVAR | Presidential Economic Staff IGNACIO SALCEDO | Board of Investments CECILIA SANCHEZ | Board of Investments

EDUCATION PLAN

MANUEL ALBA | Presidential Survey Commission on Education AURELIO ELEVAZO | Department of Education HORACIO MORALES, JR. | Private Education Assistance Committee FELIX SANTOS | Department of Education

HOUSING PLAN

REYNALDO GREGORIO | Social Security System SEBASTIAN SANTIAGO | People’s Homesite & Housing Corporation JACOBO DE VERA | People’s Homesite & Housing Corporation

OTHER SOCIAL SERVICES

ANGEL ABAYA | Presidential Economic Staff ANTONIO ACOSTA | Department of Health LEONOR DE GUZMAN | National Economic Council ROSITA FUNDEVILLA | Social Welfare ANTONIO HABANA | National Science Development Board CONRADO LORENZO | Population Commission ROSENDA MARQUEZ | Presidential Arm on Community Development CONRADO PASCUAL | Food and Nutrition Research Center EDUARDO VILLEGAS | Presidential Economic Staff FLEUR DE LYS TORRES | Presidential Economic Staff

ADMINISTRATIVE REORGANIZATION

ALFREDO FLORES | Commission on Reorganization CARMEL PERFECTO | Commission on Reorganization LUCIA RIVERA | Commission on Reorganization

MANPOWER

PERPETUO ALONZO | National Manpower and Youth Council JAIME RANESES | National Manpower and Youth Council LEMNEO REYES | National Economic Council

PUBLICATION AND REPRODUCTION

PES AND NEC PUBLICATION AND REPRODUCTION STAFF

REGIONAL PLANNING

RAMON CARDENAS | Presidential Economic Staff BENJAMIN CATANE | Institute of Small Scale Industries ROLANDO DE LA PAZ | Board of Investments VICENTE LAVIDES | Laguna Lake Authority MANUEL IMPERIAL | Bicol Development Company ENRIQUE NAVA | Mindanao Development Authority CESAR REYES | National Economic Council ROGELIO REYES | Board of Investments LEANDRO VILORIA | Institute of Planning, UP

This Circular shall take effect immediately.

By authority of the President:

(SGD.) ALEJANDRO MELCHOR

Executive Secretary

Manila, January 12, 1971