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ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 287
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 287 -
RECONSTITUTING THE BASILAN INTER-AGENCY TASK FORCE AS THE BASILAN
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, the province of Basilan
was beset by peace and order problems and other man-made disasters
which hampered its growth and development;
WHEREAS, Administrative Order
No. 139, dated 19 July 1994, created the Basilan Inter-Agency Task
Force for the integrated conduct of development and security/law
enforcement operations to clear Basilan of lawless elements and
facilitate and socio-economic development of the province; and
WHEREAS, there is a need to
sustain the developmental work being undertaken by the Basilan
Inter-Agency Task Force in order to accelerate improvements in the
living conditions of the people of Basilan.
NO, THEREFORE, I FIDEL V. RAMOS,
President of the Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of the power
vested in me by law and the Constitution, do hereby order:
Section 1.
Constitution of the Basilan Development Task Force. — The Basilan
Inter-Agency Task Force (created through Administrative Order No. 139
dated 19 July 1994) is hereby reconstituted into the Basilan
Development Task Force for the integrated and synchronized
implementation of special economic and social development projects in
the province of Basilan.
Sec. 2.
Composition of the Basilan Development Task Force. — The Basilan
Development Task Force shall be headed by a representative/officer from
the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) to be designated
by the Secretary of the Interior and Local Government, with
representatives/personnel from the following agencies as members, to be
designated by their respective Secretariat:
a.
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH);
b. Department
of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR);
c. Department
of Agriculture (DA);
d. Department
of Agrarian Reform (DAR);
e. Department
of Budget and Management (DBM);
f. Department
of Energy (DOE);
g. Department
of Education, Culture, and Sports (DECS);
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 Basilan Development Task
Force may invite representative from the Regional Development Council
IX, local government units, non-government organizations and peoples
organizations, and religious, political, and civic groups to acts as
consultants and/or advisers to the Task Force.
Sec. 3.
Functions of the Basilan Development Task Force. — The Basilan
Development Task Force shall have the following function:
a.
Pursue the implementation of economic and social development programs
and projects undertaken by the Basilan Inter-Agency Task Force created
under Administrative Order No. 139 (date 19 July 1994).
b. Implement a
multi-agency development programs to promote the sustained economic and
social development of the province of Basilan, in consultation with
concerned local government units, national government agencies,
non-government organizations and peoples organizations, and religious,
political, and civic groups;
c. In
coordination with the Presidential Commission for Countryside
Development, pursue and update (as appropriate) the Terms of Reference
for the economic and social development of the province of Basilan
prepared by the Basilan Inter-Agency Task Force created under
Administrative Order No. 139 (date 19 July 1994).
d. 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 the province of Basilan;
e. Cause,
oversee, and facilitate the formulation and implementation of special
economic and social development programs and projects for the province
of Basilan;
f. Formulate
innovative schemes to provide opportunities for the private sector to
pursue development projects within the province of Basilan;
g. Pool,
manage, and coordinate government resources and immediately implement
identified priority economic and social development programs and
projects in Basilan;
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 Basilan Development Task
Force shall have a Secretariat/Project Management Group composed of a
representative/officer from the DILG (Who will also act as Executive
Director) to be designated by the Secretary of the Interior and Local
Government, and representatives/personnel from the member-agencies of
the Task Force to be designated by their respective 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 organizations, 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/integrate 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 Basilan
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 Basilan 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 Units. — The concerned military and
police units in the areas covered by the Basilan 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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