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ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 139
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 139 -
CREATING THE BASILAN INTER-AGENCY TASK FORCE
WHEREAS, the government's vision of
Philippines 2000 aims to provide all localities with opportunities for
self-development and to widen their access to productive resources;
WHEREAS, the government recognizes that delivery of basic services
should be a coordinated effort among government agencies and with the
local communities;
WHEREAS, the government has been successful in the implementation of
its Clear, Hold, Consolidate, and Develop Strategy, especially in
insurgency-and-rebel-infested areas;
WHEREAS, the province of Basilan, with its vast potentials and natural
resources, has been beset by man-made disasters hampering its growth
and development;
WHEREAS, certain groups are deliberately exploiting the situation to
provoke religious conflict and derail the peace process;
WHEREAS, there is a need to address problems in the province of
Basilan, among which are poverty, lawlessness, and perceived injustice;
and
WHEREAS, to enable the government to undertake measures to promote the
accelerated socio-economic development of Basilan, there is a need to
create a body that shall formulate and implement short-term and
medium-term plans as well as address certain policy, planning, and
implementation issues;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FIDEL V. RAMOS, President of the Republic of the
Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby
order:
Section 1. Creation of the Inter-Agency Task Force. —
There is hereby created an Inter-Agency Task Force for the integrated
conduct of development and security/law enforcement operations to clear
Basilan of lawless elements and facilitate the normalization of the
peace and order condition and socio-economic development of the
province.
Sec. 2. Composition. — The Task Force shall be
headed by the Secretary of the Department of Interior and Local
Government as Chairman, with the Secretary of the Department of Public
Works and Highways as Co-Chairman. Its members shall be composed of the
Regional Development Council IX Chairman, Presidential Assistant for
Mindanao, and representatives from the following agencies with rank of
Director IV or higher:
(a)
Department of Environment and Natural Resources;
(b) Department
of Agrarian Reform;
(c) Department
of Agriculture;
(d) Department
of National Defense;
(e) Department
of Energy;
(f) Department
of Education, Culture and Sports;
(g) Department
of Trade and Industry;
(h) Department
of Social Welfare and Development;
(i) Department
of Health;
(j) Department
of Justice; and
(k) Department
of Transportation and Communications.
Concerned local government executives, religious and political leaders
as may be determined by the Task Force may be designated as ex-officio
members, consultants, and/or advisers.
The Inter-Agency Task force is hereby authorized to call upon any
department, bureau, office, agency, or instrumentality of government,
including government-owned and-controlled corporations, for such
assistance as it may need in the discharge of its functions.
Sec. 3. Functions. — The Task Force shall have the
following powers, functions, duties and responsibilities:
(a)
Implement a multi-agency approach under the umbrella of the Peace and
Order Council to conduct police and security operations with the
cooperation and support of the province's legislators, local government
executives, and religious and civic leaders, non-government
organizations and people's organizations;
(b) Establish
the parameters and provide the Terms of Reference for the development
of the province of Basilan;
(c) Adopt a
process of maximum consultation with concerned local government units
and agencies to ensure that their needs, concerns, and ideas are
considered in the formulation of the parameters of the Terms of
Reference;
(d) Cause,
oversee, and facilitate the formulation and implementation of an
integrated security and development plan for the province of Basilan;
(e) Formulate
innovative schemes to provide opportunities for the private sector to
prepare the development plan and implement projects within the province
of Basilan;
(f) Act as the
interim central coordinating body and undertake issue-resolution on the
development of the province of Basilan;
(g) Assist to
local government of Basilan in its various planning activities to
develop short-term and long-term strategies for the socio-economic and
physical development projects of the area;
(h) Pool,
manage, and coordinate government resources and immediately implement
identified priority development projects in Basilan;
(i) Submit
regular accomplishment reports to the President; and
(j) Perform
such other tasks as may be assigned by the President.
Sec. 4. Executive Committee. — The Task Force
shall have an Executive Committee consisting of representatives from
DILG (as Chairman), DPWH (as Co-Chairman), DA, DND, DAR, PIA, as
members; and PA-Mindanao, COMSOUTHCOM, and an NGO representative as
ex-officio members. The Executive Committee shall have the following
functions, among others:
(a)
Oversee the conduct of police and security operations and the public
information and communication plan;
(b) Supervise
the implementation of Task Force projects; and
(c)
Consolidate/integrate various Task Force projects and activities.
Sec. 5. Executive Director. — The COMSOUTHCOM
shall be the Task Force Executive Director who shall head the
Secretariat and the Technical Support Staff group and have the
following additional tasks/functions:
(a)
Manage the planning and implementation of operations, campaign plans,
and projects on the ground;
(b) Coordinate
action on and approval of various national projects in Basilan; and
(c) Oversee
the implementation of Task Force plans and decisions.
The Task Force Executive Director shall be assisted by the Provincial
Development Officer who shall be the Task Force Deputy Executive
Director.
Sec. 6. Secretariat Support. — The Office of the
Commander, AFP Southern Command, shall provide the technical and
administrative support to the Inter-Agency Task Force. It shall be
assisted by representatives from the member-agencies in fulfilling its
functions.
Sec. 7. Funding. — The initial amount of FIFTY
MILLION PESOS (P50,000,000.00) shall be drawn from the Department of
Public Works and Highways.
Appropriations for the succeeding years shall be incorporated in the
budget proposals of the member/participating agencies.
Sec. 8. Effectivity. — This Administrative Order
shall take effect immediately.
DONE in the City of Manila,
this 19th day of July, in the Year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and
Ninety-Four.
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