ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 108, February 13, 1968

DESIGNATING THE MEMBERS OF THE JOINT COMMISSION THAT WILL MEET WITH ITS INDONESIAN COUNTERPART TO REVIEW, UPDATE, REVISE, OR MODIFY ALL EXISTING BILATERAL AGREEMENTS WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING OR ACCELERATING THEIR IMPLEMENTATION AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES ON MUTUAL COOPERATION

WHEREAS, pursuant to Paragraph 5 of the Joint Communique issued at the conclusion of my State Visit to Indonesia, the two Heads of State agreed to form. a Joint Commission to meet as soon as possible to review, update, revise or modify all existing bilateral agreements, with a view to improving them or accelerating their implementation for the mutual benefit of the two countries, and likewise study and recommend ways and means by which their countries may be of immediate economic help to each other;

WHEREAS, the two Heads of State likewise discussed in the same Communique the desirability of formulating programs for mutual technical assistance, especially for increasing rice production, for cooperation in scientific research, and for the exchange of specialists, students and trainees, as well as of scientific information; and

WHEREAS, it is deemed urgent that the Philippine membership in the Joint Commission be constituted to sit down with its Indonesian counterpart to carry out the foregoing terms of reference

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, pursuant to the powers vested in me by law, do hereby constitute and designate the members of the Philippine Panel as follows:

Secretary of Foreign Affairs................................................................ Chairman

Secretary of Finance........................................................................... Member

Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources.................................. Member

Secretary of National Defense ............................................................. Member

Secretary of Education......................................................................... Member

Secretary of Commerce and Industry .................................................. Member

Director, Presidential Economic Staff.................................................... Member

Governor, Central Bank ....................................................................... Member

Assistant Secretary for Economic Affairs, DFA.................................... Member

Assistant Secretary for Legal Affairs, DFA ........................................... Member

The Flag-Officer-in-Command, Philippine Navy ................................. Member

The Commissioner of Customs ............................................................ Member

The Commissioner of Immigration....................................................... Member

Chairman, ASAC................................................................................. Member

Mr. Oscar Arellano............................................................................... Member

Mr. Francisco Ortigas, Jr....................................................................... Member

Miss Cristeta A. Feria, Secretary of the Committee............................. Member

The Philippine Panel is authorized to engage the services of such technical assistants or personnel as may be needed for the negotiations herein referred to.

The necessary expenses that may be incurred by the Committee in the performance of its work shall be chargeable to the Office of the President.

Done in the City of Manila, this 13th day of February, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and sixty-eight.

(Sgd.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS

President of the Philippines

By the President:

(Sgd.) RAFAEL M. SALAS

Executive Secretary