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ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 213
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 213 -
ESTABLISHING A ONE-STOP-SHOP FOR LIVELIHOOD IN EACH OF THE
ADMINISTRATIVE REGIONS OF THE COUNTRY
WHEREAS, under the policy guidelines
governing the implementation of livelihood programs and projects, the
Departments of Agriculture, Trade and Industry, Labor and Employment,
Environment and Natural Resources, Education, Culture and Sports,
Interior and Local Government, and the Office of the President have
been designated as the agencies primarily responsible for the
implementation of livelihood programs and projects;
WHEREAS, individuals and organizations who desire to avail of the said
services would best be served by establishing a simplified mechanism
for the delivery of livelihood services in each of the administrative
regions of the country;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, CORAZON C. AQUINO, President of the Philippines, by
virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby order:
Section 1. Establishment of a One-Stop-Shop for
Livelihood. There is hereby established in each of the administrative
regions of the country a one-stop-shop for livelihood called the
Tagpuan sa Kabuhayan Center, hereinafter referred to as the Kabuhayan
Center, which shall bring under one roof the various government
agencies and financial institutions concerned with livelihood programs
and projects.
Sec. 2. The Kabuhayan Center. The Kabuhayan Center
shall provide the following services:
a. Match the needs of applicants with available
government livelihood assistance;
b. Provide information relative to the existing small
and medium scale livelihood programs and projects:
c. Referral for technical assistance on preparation
of major project requirements, as may be necessary; and
d. Facilitate the processing and action on
applications/projects proposals for livelihood programs and
projects.
Sec. 3. Organization and Mechanics of Operation of
the Kabuhayan Center.
a. Each regional Kabuhayan Center shall be headed by
one of the primary agencies/offices primarily responsible for the
implementation of livelihood programs and projects. Initially, the
following are hereby designated as lead coordinating agencies/offices:
Presidential
Management Staff NCR
Department of Environment and
Natural
Resources Region I
National Livelihood Support
Fund CAR
Department of Labor and
Employment Region II
Technology and Livelihood
Resource Center Region III
Department of Trade and
Industry Region IV
Department of
Agriculture Region V
Department of Agrarian
Reform Region X
Department of Interior and
Local
Government Region XI
b. The Kabuhayan centers shall be under the direct
supervision of the Sub-Committee on Livelihood of the National Economic
and Development Authority-Social Development Committee.
c. A Chief Acting Officer shall be provided by the
lead coordinating agency in the region to which it is designated.
d. The primary agencies responsible for execution of
livelihood programs and projects under the Policy guidelines shall
detail their respective personnel who shall serve as the Action
Officers of the Kabuhayan Center. An information System Officer who
shall be responsible for database computer operations and other support
personnel, as may be necessary, shall be detailed from among these
agencies/offices.
e. In order to ensure the smooth and efficient
operations of the Kabuhayan Center, the designated Chief Action Officer
and other personnel complement shall work on a .full-time basis and
thus, should be completely relieved from their regular duties and
responsibilities in their
f. The Chief Action Officer may call on
Governors/Mayors in his/her jurisdiction to designate
provincial/city/municipal action officer to provide link to the
Kabuhayan Center as he/she may deem necessary.
Sec. 4. Manual of Operations. A Manual of
Operations shall be formulated to ensure fast and efficient service of
each Kabuhayan Center. The general guidelines in the preparation of the
Manual shall be prepared at the national level by the NEDA Board Social
Development Committee — Sub-Committee on Livelihood while the details
shall be formulated at the regional level to suit the requirements of
the different regions.
Sec. 5. Monitoring and Evaluation. Monitoring and
evaluation of livelihood programs and projects processed by the Center
shall be tied with the Regional Project Monitoring and Evaluation
System [RPMES] under Executive Order No. 376, series of 1989.
Sec. 6. Operational Requirements. The Department
of Budget and Management is hereby authorized to allocate and release
the amount as may be necessary for the initial operational requirement
of the Kabuhayan Centers chargeable against the respective
appropriations of the concerned agencies/offices. Thereafter, the
funding requirement shall be included in the General Appropriations
Bill to be submitted to Congress.
Sec. 7. Effectivity. This Administrative Order
shall take effect upon its approval.
DONE in the City of Manila,
this 13th day of March, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
ninety-one.
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