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ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 265
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 265 -
ESTABLISHING THE TASK FORCE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COTABATO
RIVER BASIN RICE PRODUCTIVITY ACTION PLAN
WHEREAS, the Food Security Summit held on
26 January 1996 identified Mindanao as a possible food basket since it
provides more than forty percent of the country's annual rice
requirement;
WHEREAS, the Provinces of North and South Cotabato, Maguindanao and
Sultan Kudarat, otherwise known as the Cotabato River Basin, are in the
position to further increase their current level of rice
production;
WHEREAS, the Cotabato River Basin Rice Productivity Summit held on 4
March 1996 adopted the Action Plan to increase the annual rice yields
of the Provinces of North and South Cotabato, Maguindanao and Sultan
Kudarat;
WHEREAS, the Action Plan was presented to and approved by the President
during the 5 March 1996 Cabinet Meeting at General Santos City;
WHEREAS, there is a need for a coordinating mechanism to ensure the
effective and timely implementation of the Plan;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FIDEL V. RAMOS, by virtue of the powers vested in me
by law, hereby order and direct:
Section 1. Establishment of the Task Force for the
enhancement of rice production in the Cotabato River Basin. — There is
hereby created the Task Force for the Cotabato River Basin to serve as
the policy and program coordinating body for enhancing rice
productivity in the Provinces of North and South Cotabato, Maguindanao
and Sultan Kudarat, in line with the government's efforts to transform
Mindanao as the country's food basket.
Sec. 2. Composition. — The Task Force shall be
composed of the following:
Chairman
Secretary, Department of Agriculture
Members
Governor, North Cotabato
Governor,
South Cotabato
Governor,
Maguindanao
Governor,
Sultan Kudarat
Secretary of
Agriculture and Food, ARMM
Secretary,
Mindanao Economic Development
Council
President,
University of Southern Mindanao
Vice
President, Land Bank of the Philippines
Directors, DA
Regions XI and XII
Directors,
DPWH, Regions XI and XII
Directors,
DENR, Regions XI and XII
Directors,
NFA, Regions XI and XII
Directors,
NIA, Regions XI and XII
Heads,
Regional Agricultural and Fishery
Council,
Regions XI and XII
One (1)
Representative each from the farmers'
groups and
NGOs in the area to be
appointed by
the Committee Chairman
Sec. 3. Duties and Responsibilities. — The Task
Force shall have the following duties and responsibilities:
a. Coordinate the implementation of the Action Plan
adopted by the 4 March 1996 Cotabato River Basin Rice Productivity
Summit, including the formulation and implementation of the programs
and policies affecting thereof;
b. Provide mechanism for addressing issues and
concerns affecting the implementation of the Plan and the promotion of
higher rice productivity of the area;
c. Study and recommend possible sources of funds for
the effective Plan implementation;
d. Monitor the Plan implementation towards its
regular updating in furtherance of its objectives; and,
e. Undertake other functions which may be deemed
essential by the President.
Sec. 4. Secretariat Support. — The SOCSARGEN Area
Development Project Office of the DA Region XI shall provide
secretariat and administrative support to the Task Force. To the extent
necessary, the Task Force may call on other government agencies and
instrumentalities to assist it in the discharge of its functions and/or
may create appropriate Sub-Committee and Task Forces.
Sec. 5. Operational Budget. — The yearly budgetary
requirement for the operation of the Task Force shall be drawn from the
contribution of its Member Agencies. For its initial year, the
Department of Agriculture, through the National Food Authority, shall
provide One Million Pesos (P1,000,000) from the proceeds of the 1996
rice importation, subject to existing accounting and auditing rules.
Sec. 6. Initial Task. — As its initial task, the
Task Force shall review the above Action Plan toward enhancing its
doability through the provision of specific time frame and monitoring
parameters of the programs and projects thereto. In this regard, the
Task Force shall submit to the Office of the President, the
implementing program of the Plan indicating its milestones and expected
time of completion.
Sec. 7. Implementing Guidelines. — The Task Force
shall immediately formulate and adopt the necessary implementing rules
and regulations to effectively implement the provisions of this Order.
Sec. 8. Reporting. — The Task Force shall provide
a quarterly report on its activities to the Office of the President,
copy furnished the Regional Development Councils of Regions XI and XII.
Sec. 9. Sunset Clause. — At the end of the
timetable of the Action Plan or not later than three (3) years from the
effectivity of this Order, the Office of the Executive Secretary shall
review the need for the continued existence of the Task Force.
Sec. 10. Effectivity. — This Order shall
take effect immediately.
DONE in the City of Manila,
this 7th day of June, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
ninety-six.
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