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ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 286
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 286 -
RECONSTITUTING TASK FORCE MALMAR AS THE CENTRAL MINDANAO DEVELOPMENT
TASK FORCE
WHEREAS it is government's policy to ensure
that the implementation of development programs and projects is
undertaken in a coordinated and synchronized manner to provide maximum
benefits to our people;
WHEREAS, certain areas of
Central Mindanao, specifically within Cotabato and Maguindanao, were
beset by peace and order problems arising out of the implementation of
the Malitubog-Maridagao Irrigation Project in Carmen, North Cotabato
and adjacent areas;
WHEREAS, Administrative Order
No. 155, dated 8 November 1994 created Task Force MALMAR to undertake
an integrated development and security/law enforcement operations to
facilitate normalization of the peace and order condition and the
socio-economic development of Carmen, Aleosan, Pikit, and Kabakan, all
in Cotabato, Pagalungan in Maguindanao, and other areas in the vicinity
that may be subsequently included in the area of responsibility of the
Task Force; and
WHEREAS, there is need to
continue and pursue the development; work being undertaken by Task
Force MALMAR in order to sustain improvements in the living conditions
of the people in MALMAR area and the whole of Cotabato and Maguindanao.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FIDEL V.
RAMOS, President of the Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of the
powers vested in me by law and the Constitution, do hereby order:
Section 1.
Reconstitution of Task Force Malmar as Central Mindanao Development
Task Force. — Task Force MALMAR (created though Administrative Order
No. 155, dated 8 November 1994) is hereby reconstituted as the Central
Mindanao Development Task Force for the integrated and synchronized
implementation of special economic and social development projects in
Central Mindanao, specifically the whole of Cotabato and Maguindanao.
Sec. 2.
Composition of the Central Mindanao Development Task Force. — The
Central Mindanao Development Task Force shall be headed by a
representative /officer from the Department of Agriculture (DA) to be
designated by the Secretary of Agriculture, or any individual
designated/appointed by the President, with representatives/personnel
from the following agencies as members to be designated by their
respective Secretaries:
a.
Department of Agriculture (DA);
b. Department
of Public Works and Highways (DPWH);
c. Department
of the Interior and Local Government (DILG);
d. Department
of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR);
e. Department
of Agrarian Reform (DAR);
f. Department
of Budget and Management (DBM);
g. Department
of Energy (DOE);
h. Department
of Trade and Industry (DTI);
i. Department
of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD);
j. Department
of Health (DOH); and
k. Department
of Transportation and Communications (DOTC).
The Central Mindanao Development
Task Force may invite representatives from the Autonomous Region for
Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) and Regional Development Council-XII, local
government units, non-government organizations and peoples
organizations, and religious, political, and civic groups to act as
consultants and/or advisers to the Task Force.
Sec. 3.
Functions of the Central Mindanao Development Task Force. — The Central
Mindanao Development Task Force shall have the following functions:
a.
Pursue the implementation of economic and social development programs
and projects undertaken by the Task Force MALMAR created under
Administrative Order No. 155 (dated 8 November 1994).
b. Implement a
multi-agency development program to promote the sustained economic and
social development of Central Mindanao, specifically the whole of
Cotabato and Maguindanao, in consultation with concerned local
government units, national government agencies, non-government
organizations and people organizations, and religious, political, and
civic groups;
c. Adopt a
process of maximum consultation with local government units, other
national government agencies, non-government organizations and people
organizations, and religious, political, and civic groups in the
preparation, updating, and implementation of economic and social
development programs and projects for Central Mindanao, specifically
the whole of Cotabato and Maguindanao;
e. Cause,
oversee, and facilitate the formulation and implementation of special
economic and social development projects for Central Mindanao,
specifically the whole of Cotabato and Maguindanao;
f. Formulate
innovative schemes to provide opportunities for the private sector to
pursue development projects within Central Mindanao, specifically the
whole of Cotabato and Maguindanao;
g. Pool,
manage, and coordinate government resources and immediately implement
identified priority economic and social development programs and
projects in Central Mindanao, specifically the whole of Cotabato and
Maguindanao;
h. Submit
regular accomplishment reports to the President; and
i. Perform
such other tasks as may be assigned by the President.
Sec. 4.
Secretariat/Project Management Group. — The Central Mindanao
Development Task Force shall have a Secretariat/Project Management
Group composed of a representative/officer from the DA to be designated
by the Secretary of Agriculture or any individual designated/appointed
by the President (who will also act as Executive Director) and
representatives/personnel from the member-agencies of the Task Force to
be designated by their respective Secretaries. The Secretaries. The
Secretariat/Project Management Group shall have the following functions:
a.
Manage and oversee the planning and implementation on the ground of
development projects identified by the Task Force;
b. Liaise with
various national government agencies, local government units,
non-government organization and people organizations, and religious,
political, and civic groups to ensure the timely and successful
implementation of development projects identified by the Task Force;
c.
Consolidate/integrated various Task Force projects and activities;
d. Provide
over-all technical and secretariat support to the Task Force; and
e. Submit
regular reports to the Task Force.
Sec. 5.
Personnel and Resources. — The member agencies of the Central Mindanao
Development Task Force shall contribute equipment and personnel (on
detail) to the Task Force and the Secretariat/Project Management Group.
All member-agencies of the Central Mindanao Development Task Force
shall contribute funds for the operation of the Task Force and the
Secretariat/Project Management Group.
Sec. 6.
Linkaging with Military and Police. — The concerned military and police
units in the areas covered by the Central Mindanao Development Task
Force shall provide assistance, as may be appropriate, to maintain
peace and order in the area.
Sec. 7.
Repealing Clause. — All Administrative Orders, rules and regulations,
and other similar issuances, or parts thereof, which are inconsistent
herewith are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.
Sec. 8.
Effectivity. — This Administrative Order shall take effect immediately.
DONE, in the
City of Manila, this 3rd day of September, in the Year of our Lord,
Nineteen Hundred and Ninety-six.
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