EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 30
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 30 -
ESTABLISHING THE BONDOC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM OFFICE
WHEREAS, the Bondoc Peninsula, which is
composed of twelve (12) municipalities, is the largest of the four (4)
district of the Province of Quezon;
WHEREAS, there is a need to foster self-reliance and accelerate the
implementation of projects in the Peninsula so that development efforts
will be more meaningful and effective;
WHEREAS, the Regional Development Council, Southern Tagalog Region, has
approved the Bondoc Development Program (BDP) for the development of
Bondoc Peninsula in Quezon Province;
WHEREAS, the BDP recognizes the different roles of the national
offices, local government units, non-governmental organizations and the
peoples organizations in accelerating the development of Bondoc
Peninsula 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 FIDEL V. RAMOS, President of the Philippines, by
virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby order:
Section 1. Establishment of the Bondoc Development
Program 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 Bondoc
Peninsula to be known as the Bondoc Development Program Office. The
Bondoc Development Program shall be composed of a Project Governing
Board and a Project Management Unit with principal office in Catanauan,
Quezon.
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 Governor of the
Province of Quezon, the NEDA Region IV Regional Director, the Project
Director of the Project Management Office, a representative of the
Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Quezon, Provincial Heads of the Department
of Agriculture, Department of Agrarian Reform, Department of Education,
Culture and Sports, Department of Health and the Department of
Environment and Natural Resources, the representative of all the twelve
(12) Municipal Mayors of Bondoc Peninsula who is elected from among
themselves, the Congressman of the 3rd District of Quezon or his/her
authorized representative, nine (9) representatives of the
Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), including Peoples Organizations
(POs), and a Representative of the German Agency for Technical
Cooperation (GTZ) as a non-voting member. The Chairman of the Board
shall be the Provincial Governor of Quezon Province.
The Board shall provide direction, coordination, and supervision over
the implementation of BDP, and shall serve as a forum for addressing
common inter-area and inter-agency concerns. It shall have the
following functions:
a)
To formulate policies to guide project implementation;
b) To
formulate guidelines for coordination of the line agencies involved in
the project;
c) To approve
development plans according to the phasing of BDP;
d) To approve
Annual Plan of Operations and endorse annual project budget for
approval;
e) To
recommend project budget for Philippine Counterpart funds and to make
available development funds from other sources;
f) To ensure
auditing of funds of the BDP operations and approve the organizational
structure of the project Management Office;
g) To approve
and enter into agreement or contract with other institutions and
authorize the Chairman to sign on its behalf Provided, that relevant
contracts such as civil work contracts to further approval as necessary
in accordance with existing laws and regulations; and
h) To submit
to the Office of the President, to the RDC and Congress periodic
reports on the BDP and such other reports as may be required.
The Project Director of the Project Management Office shall act as the
Secretariat to the Board.
Sec. 3. Functions and Structure of the Project
Management unit. — The Project Management Unit shall assist the Board
in undertaking the day-to-day activities of BDP, it shall have the
following functions:
a)
To carry-out the day-to-day decisions and operations regarding
implementation of BDP and its administration including personnel
decisions based on set policies and approved plan of operations;
b) To submit a
comprehensive physical and financial progress reports every six months
to the Board and to the GTZ;
c) To
coordinate with line agencies, local government units, financing,
institutions, non-governmental organizations, and other concerned
entities in the implementation of DBP;
d) To
coordinate the preparation by the line agencies and local government
units of the multi-year and annual plans and investment programs of BDP
so that the plans and budgets are integrated with the BDP, and submit
the same to the Board for its review and endorsement;
e) To
undertake periodic review and evaluation of BDP and shall, for the
purpose, design and operate a program implementation and monitoring and
evaluation system; and
f) To perform
such other functions as may be assigned by the Board.
The Project Management Unit shall be headed by a full-time Filipino
Project Director to be appointed by the Board. It 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 Provincial and respective Municipal Planning and
Development Offices shall be harnessed to assist in the monitoring and
coordination of program and project implementation.
Sec. 4. Role of the Governor and the Municipal
Mayor. — The provincial Governor of Quezon and the Municipal Mayors of
the twelve (12) towns covered by the Bondoc Development Program through
their respective Planning and Development Offices 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;
b) They shall
assist in the coordination and in monitoring the implementation of
approved projects in their areas in accordance with the guidelines and
policies set by BDP;
c) They shall
submit periodic reports on their operations and performance to the
Bondoc Development Program office; and
d) To
undertake such other functions as may be deemed appropriate by the BDP
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
Project Governing Board shall be responsible for planning, work and
fund programming, and project implementation of their respective Bondoc
Peninsula projects and development activities. To ensure effective
planning, programming and monitoring BDP projects implementation, the
concerned line agencies are hereby directed to second the necessary
personnel to BDP as required.
Sec. 6. Duration of the Bond Development Program.
— The BDP shall have a term of 6 years from the date of the effectivity
of Executive Order: Provided, the President upon the recommendation of
the Regional Development Council may phase out the Office if deemed
appropriate even before the end of its life span, or, if found
operationally effective, extend the life of the Office as necessary for
the duration of the completion of the program. After its terms, all
assets and liabilities of BDP shall be turned over to the Office of the
President for proper disposal and liquidation.
Sec. 7. Funding and Funds Flows. — The Department
of Budget and Management (DBM) is hereby directed to allocate from any
applicable funds the appropriate amount required by the project for
personnel, maintenance and other operating expenses, and capital outlay
expenses. The DBM shall provide the funding requirement for BDP
operations under the budget of the foreign-assisted funds in the annual
appropriations act.
The DBM is further directed to release the DBP project funds directly
to the Bondoc Development Program Office subject to the applicable
accounting and auditing rules and regulations.
Sec. 8. Effectivity. — This Executive Order shall
take effect immediately.
Done in the City of Manila,
this 28th day of October, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
ninety-two.
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