EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 397
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 397 -
ESTABLISHING THE SAMAR ISLAND DEVELOPMENT PROJECT OFFICE
WHEREAS,
Samar Island, composed of the Provinces of Eastern Samar, Northern
Samar and Samar and the City of Calbayog, is the third largest island
in the country;
WHEREAS, there is a need to foster self-reliance and accelerate the
implementation of projects in the Island so that development efforts
will be more meaningful and effective;
WHEREAS, the National Economic and Development Authority Board has
approved the Samar Island Development Program (SIDP) for the
development of Samar Island;
WHEREAS, the SIDP recognizes the different roles of the national
offices, local government units, non-government organizations, and the
private sector in accelerating the development of the Island of Samar
and uplifting the socio-economic status of its population;
WHEREAS, there is a need for an effective and viable mechanism
consistent with the provisions of Executive Order No. 363, series of
1989;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, CORAZON C. AQUINO, President of the Philippines, by
virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby order:
Section 1. Establishment of the Samar Island
Development Project Office. — There is hereby established an ad hoc
administrative mechanism under the Office of the President for the
formulation and implementation of development programs and projects for
the Island of Samar to be known as the Samar Island Development Project
Office (SIDPO). The SIDPO shall be composed of a Project Governing
Board and a Project Management Unit with principal office in Catbalogan
Samar.
Sec. 2. Composition and Functions of the Project
Governing Board. — The Project Governing Board, hereinafter referred to
as the Board, shall be composed of the Provincial Governors of Eastern
Samar, Northern Samar and Samar and the City Mayor of Calbayog City;
two (2) representatives of the private sector to be designated by the
President upon the joint recommendation of the Regional Development
Council (RDC) and Regional Development Assembly (RDA); and the
Executive Director of the Project Management Unit. The National
Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Regional Director shall be a
non-voting member. The Chairman of the Board shall be elected by and
from among the voting members.
The Board shall provide direction, coordination, and supervision over
the implementation of the SIDP, and shall serve as a forum for
addressing common inter-provincial and inter-agency concerns. It shall
have the following functions:
(a)
To formulate and establish the development goals and policies for the
SIDP within the context of the Regional Development Plan;
(b) To
mobilize support and assistance for Samar Island development from
government and non-government institution;
(c) To consult
Members of Congress who hail from the Samar Island on matters of mutual
interest and solicit their support for priority programs and projects;
(d) To call
upon the provincial, city and municipal governments and officers of
government agencies and non-governmental organizations for assistance
in planning and programming and in monitoring and reporting on the
progress and status of the implementation of the programs and projects;
(e) To review
and approve the multi-year and annual plans and investment programs
under the SIDP;
(f) To oversee
and coordinate the work and fund programming and project implementation
of all SIDP projects consistent with existing laws, rules and
regulations;
(g) To
organize, supervise, and control the operations of the technical and
administrative staff of the Project Management Unit (PMU), approve the
annual budget for the operations of the SIDP, enter into contracts, and
perform such acts as may be necessary;
(h) To submit
to the Office of the President, to the RDC and Congress quarterly
progress reports on the SIDP and such other reports as may be required.
The Regional Development Council Secretariat, Region VIII, shall
temporarily act as Secretariat to the Board until such time one has
been duly constituted by the Board.
Sec. 3. Functions and Structure of the Project
Management Unit. — The Project Management Unit (PMU) shall assist the
Board in undertaking the day-to-day activities of the SIDPO.
It shall have the following functions:
(a)
To serve as the technical and administrative secretariat of the Board;
(b) To
coordinate the preparation by the line agencies and local government
units of the multi-year and annual plans and investment programs of the
SIDP to that the plans and budgets are integrated with the SIDP, and
submit the same to the Board for its review and endorsement to the RDC;
(c) To
coordinate with line agencies, local governmental units, financing
institutions, non-government organizations, and other concerned
entities in the implementation of the SIDP;
(d) To
undertake periodic review and evaluation of the SIDP and shall, for the
purpose, design and operate a program implementation and benefit
monitoring and evaluation system consistent with the Region 1 Project
Monitoring and Evaluation System (RPMES); and
(e) To perform
such other functions as may be assigned by the Board.
The PMU shall be headed by a full-time Executive Director to be
appointed by the President. The PMU shall have a complement of
technical and administrative support staff, the structure and size of
which shall be determined by the Board.
Within the PMU, the respective Provincial Planning and Development
Offices (PPDOs), the City Planning and Development Office (CPDO) and
the Municipal Planning and Development Offices (MPDOs) shall be
harnessed to assist in the monitoring and coordination of program and
project implementation at the provincial and city levels.
Sec. 4. Roles of Governors and City and Municipal
Mayors. — The Provincial Governors of Samar Island, the City Mayor of
Calbayog and the Municipal Mayors, through their Planning and
Development Offices (PDOs), shall have the following roles:
(a)
They shall coordinate the preparation and consolidation of their
respective annual project work and financial plans with the line
agencies, non-governmental organizations, and other local government
units in the provincial, city and municipal levels in accordance with
the guidelines and policies set by the SIDPO;
(b) They shall
coordinate, direct, supervise and monitor the implementation of the
approved provincial, city and municipal level SIDP Projects including
projects of national agencies in their areas in accordance with
guidelines and policies set by the SIDPO;
(c) They shall
implement projects and activities assigned to them as specified under
the approved multi-year and annual SID Program, through the respective
provincial, city and municipal offices;
(d) They shall
submit periodic reports on their operations and performance to the
SIDPO; and
(e) To
undertake such other functions as may be deemed appropriate by the SIDP
in pursuit of the goals and objectives of the development projects.
Sec. 5. Role of Line Agencies. — The line agencies
subject to the direction, Supervision and control of the PGB shall be
responsible for planning, work and fund programming, and project
implementation of their respective Samar Island projects and
development activities. To ensure effective planning, programming and
monitoring of SIDPO project implementation, the concerned line agencies
are hereby directed to second the necessary personnel to SIDPO.
Sec. 6. Duration of the SIDPO. — The SIDPO SHALL
have a term of five (5) years from the date of effectivity of this
Executive Order. Thereafter, all assets and liabilities of the SIDPO
shall be turned over the Office of the President for proper disposal
and liquidation.
Sec. 7. Funding and Funds Flow. — The Department
Budget and Management (DBM) is hereby directed to allocate from any
applicable funds the amount of Five Million Pesos (P5,000.000) for
personnel, maintenance and other operating expenses, and capital outlay
expenses for the initial year of the operation of the SIDPO.
Thereafter, the DBM shall provide the funding requirement for SIDPO
operations under the budget of the Office of the President in the
annual appropriations act. The DBM is further directed to release the
SIDP Project Funds directly to provincial/city offices of implementing
agencies and local government units and the SIDP Project Office funds,
to the SIDPO, subject to the applicable accounting and auditing rules
and regulations.
Sec. 8. Effectivity. — The Executive Order shall
take effect immediately.
Done in the City of Manila,
this 3rd day of April, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
ninety.
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