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ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 26 -
DEFINING THE ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PRESIDENTIAL ASSISTANT
FOR POVERTY ALLEVIATION, NGO AND PO
WHEREAS, poverty alleviation is the main
agenda of the present administration and requires the utmost attention
of the President;
WHEREAS, the participation of NGOs and POs in the poverty alleviation
program of the government will enhance the successful implementation of
the program;
WHEREAS, there are NGO and PO initiatives that can augment the poverty
alleviation program of the government with activities that promote
sustainability;
WHEREAS, innovative funding mechanisms with NGO and PO involvement
directly contribute to the poverty alleviation program of the
government as well as promote the empowerment of the NGO and PO in fund
management;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA, President of the Republic
of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do
hereby order the Presidential Assistant for Poverty Alleviation, NGO
and PO to represent the Government of the Philippines and/or the Office
of the President in the following bodies in ex-officio capacity:
Foundation for the Philippine Environment
Philippine Council for Sustainable Development
Coordinating Council of the Philippine Assistance Program
In addition, the presidential assistant shall work for the
establishment of innovative funding mechanisms that will result in the
reduction of the Philippine foreign debt, such as, but not limited to,
debt-for-nature swaps and debt-for-equity swaps.
The concerned agencies, especially, the Department of Environment and
Natural Resources, the Department of Finance, the Central Bank of the
Philippines and the National Economic Development Authority, shall be
guided accordingly.
This Order shall take effect immediately.
DONE in the City of Manila,
this 1st day of October in the Year of Our Lord Nineteen Hundred and
Ninety-Eight.
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