EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 652-A, September 25, 2007

AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 652 (SERIES OF 2007) BY INCLUDING THE CHAIRMAN OF THE PROFESSIONAL REGULATION COMMISSION AS A MEMBER OF THE PRESIDENTIAL TASK FORCE TO ASSESS, PLAN AND MONITOR THE ENTIRE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM

WHEREAS, Executive Order No. 652 (Series of 2007) created the Presidential Task Force to Assess, Plan and Monitor the Entire Educational System;

WHEREAS, Section 2 of the Executive Order No. 652 enumerates the composition and organization of the Presidential Task Force to Assess, Plan and Monitor the Entire Educational System, namely:

1. Secretary, Department of Education

2. Chairman, Commission on Higher Education

3. Director General, Technical Education and Skills Development Authority

4. Presidential Assistant for Education

5. Five (5) representatives from the private sector to be appointed/designated by the President

WHEREAS, there is a need to synchronize and harmonize the government’s educational policies, programs and initiatives becomes all the more urgent given our country’s standing in world competitiveness;

WHEREAS, such a need makes it imperative to include in the Presidential Task Force to Assess, Plan and Monitor the Entire Educational System, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC);

NOW, THEREFORE, I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, President of the Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby order:

Section 1. Amendment. Section 2 of Executive Order No. 652 dated August 21, 2007 is hereby amended to read, as follows:

“Section 2. Composition and Organization. – The Task Force shall be composed of the following:

1. Secretary, Department of Education

2. Chairman, Commission on Higher Education

3. Director General, Technical Education and Skills Development Authority

4. Chairman, Professional Regulation Commission

5. Presidential Assistant for Education

6. Five (5) representatives from the private sector to be appointed/designated by the President

Section 2. Repealing Clause. – All executive issuances inconsistent with this Executive Order are hereby repealed or amended accordingly.

Section 3. Effectivity. – This Executive Order shall take effect immediately.

DONE in the City of Manila, this 25th day of September, in the year of Our Lord, two thousand and seven.

(SGD.) GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO

By the President:

(SGD.) EDUARDO R. ERMITA

Executive Secretary