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ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 90
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 90 -
CONSTITUTING A CABINET OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE ON PEACEKEEPING AND
DEVELOPMENT OPERATIONS
WHEREAS, during the Cabinet meeting of 29
September 1999, the President decided, with favorable indorsement from
the Cabinet, that the "Strategy of Total Approach" shall serve as the
overall strategy to effectively address armed conflicts/ insurgencies
in the country;
WHEREAS, the "Strategy of Total Approach", as presented during the
above-mentioned Cabinet meeting, consists of a security component, a
political component, and a socio-economic component to address armed
conflicts/ insurgencies.
WHEREAS, military action by itself is not a sufficient solution to
deter and resolve armed conflicts/insurgencies, therefore, government
must implement a package of policies and programs that effectively and
simultaneously address the socio-economic, the political and the
security aspects of the situation;
WHEREAS, there is a need for effective coordination and orchestration
of peace and development operations, under a strong and unified
leadership;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA, 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. Creation of a Cabinet Oversight Committee
on Peacekeeping and Development Operations. — A Cabinet Oversight
Committee is hereby constituted to provide direction and supervision in
the implementation of the "Strategy of Total Approach" to effectively
address armed conflicts/insurgencies in the country.
Sec. 2. Composition of the Cabinet Oversight
Committee. — The Cabinet Oversight Committee shall be headed by the
Executive Secretary as Chairman and the Secretary of National Defense
as Vice-Chairman with the following members:
a.
Secretary of Interior and Local Government (DILG);
b. Secretary
of Justice (DOJ);
c. Secretary
of Agriculture (DA);
d. Secretary
of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR);
e. Secretary
of Agrarian Reform (DAR); and
f.
Director-General, National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA);
and
g. National
Security Adviser, as secretary to the Committee.
Sec. 3. Resource Persons of the Cabinet Oversight
Committee. — The Cabinet Oversight Committee may call upon the
following to serve as resource persons to assist the Committee in its
functions:
a.
Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process;
b. Chief of
Staff AFP;
c. Chief PNP;
d.
Director-General, NICA; and
e. Heads of
other concerned departments/agencies as needed.
Sec. 4. Functions of the Cabinet Oversight
Committee. — The Cabinet Oversight Committee, on behalf of the
President, shall have the following functions:
a.
Provide over-all guidance and supervision in the implementation of the
"Strategy of Total Approach" so that there will be a strong and unified
authority and focus in addressing armed conflicts/insurgencies;
b. Monitor and
coordinate, with concerned Cabinet departments and agencies, the
implementation of various development programs to help address armed
conflicts/insurgencies in specific areas of the country; and
c. Encourage
active participation of local government units, the private sector, and
civil society, in the implementation of programs to help address armed
conflicts/insurgencies in their respective jurisdictions.
Sec. 5. Tasks of Departments and Agencies. —
Concerned departments and agencies shall pursue the following tasks:
a.
DND-AFP shall be the lead department/agency that shall orchestrate the
security component of the strategy, closely supported and complemented
by the socio-economic clusters and political-security clusters of the
Cabinet.
b. AFP shall
draw up the implementing military strategy, in close coordination with,
and with the support of the PNP.
c. Cabinet
Departments and agencies concerned shall adopt programs and projects
that complement and support DND/AFP in the pursuit of the national
strategy.
d. Local
government units (LGUs), under the suspension of the DILG, shall be
made to actively participate and implement programs to help address
armed conflict/insurgency in their respective jurisdictions.
Sec. 6. Secretariat. — The Office of the National
Security Adviser and Director-General, National Security Council, shall
provide staff coordination and secretariat support to the
Committee.
Sec. 7. Effectivity. — This Administrative Order
shall take effect immediately.
DONE in the City of Manila,
this 6th day of October, in the Year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and
Ninety-Nine.
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