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ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 340 -
CREATING A PRESIDENTIAL TASK FORCE TO STUDY AND PLAN FOR A NEW CAPITAL
CITY FOR THE PHILIPPINES IN THE 21ST CENTURY
WHEREAS, the National Development Summit
held on 8-9 June 1997 adopted a Pole-Vaulting Strategy which will make
our country's development from hereon citius (faster), fortius
(stronger), and altius (higher);
WHEREAS, the Pole-Vaulting
Strategy builds on the confidence gained over the past five years in
putting our house in order and starts the long process of building a
new home for the succeeding generations of Filipinos;
WHEREAS, part of the process of
building a new home for our people is the establishment of a new city
which will be the Capital City of a new and better Philippines in the
21st Century;
WHEREAS, with the rapid
developments in telecommunications, multi-media, construction, and
knowledge-based technologies, the Filipino people deserve a New Capital
City that will reflect these changes in the global community;
WHEREAS, a New Capital City for
the Philippines in the 21st century should be ecologically sound,
aesthetically pleasing, culturally affirming, and utilizing high-
technology (intelligent city);
WHEREAS, it would be in the best
interest of our people if the New Capital City could also serve as a
physical and cultural symbol of renewal, excellence and new-found
pride, and a model for the development of similar potential areas in
the future; and
WHEREAS, toward the integrated
and harmonious planning for a New Capital City for the Philippines in
the 21st century, there is need to constitute a Task Force that would
ensure the active participation of the government and the private
sector.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FIDEL V.
RAMOS, President of the Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of the
powers vested in me by law, do hereby order:
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DONE, in the City of Manila, this 10th day of June, in the Year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Ninety-Seven.
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