EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 108
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 108 - CREATING
THE CENTRAL VISAYAS WATER AND SANITATION PROJECT-PROJECT MANAGEMENT
UNIT, PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
WHEREAS, it is the policy of
government to seek the development of the regions of the country
consistent with the needs and aspirations of the people therein;
WHEREAS, pursuant to this policy the central Visayas Water and
Sanitation Project (CVWSP) had been identified and planned by the
Central Visayas Regional Development Council (RDC) with assistance from
the Australian government to improve the health and living conditions
of the poor people in the region through:
a)
improved planning, implementation, maintenance and monitoring of water
supply and sanitation facilities;
b) increased
coverage of potable water supply and safe sanitation by design,
construction and rehabilitation of appropriate water supply and
sanitation facilities; and
c) community
participation in all aspects of planning, implementation and monitoring
of the projects;
WHEREAS, the CVWSP is funded by a grant from the Australian government
through the Australian International Development Assistance Bureau
(AIDAB) and counterpart funds from the national government in
accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding signed on December 21,
1990 between the respective governments of the Republic of the
Philippines and Australia;
WHEREAS, the CVWSP is being implemented for the Philippine government
by the RDC in coordination with concerned regional line agencies and
provincial government units involved in the CVWSP; and
WHEREAS, to pursue the objectives of the CVWSP, a Project Management
Unit has to be established in accordance with Section 14, Article X of
the Constitution to serve as the coordinating arm of the RDC in the
implementation of the project.
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:
Section 1. Creation of the Central Visayas Water and
Sanitation Project. — Project Management Unit. The Central Visayas
Water and Sanitation Project-Project Management Unit (CVWSP-PMU) is
hereby created under the RDC. The CVWSP-PMU shall have its principal
office and address in Cebu City.
Sec. 2. Functions of the Central Visayas Water and
Sanitation Project. — Project Management Unit. The CVWSP-PMU shall be
responsible to the RDC for coordinating the implementation of the
CVWSP. Specifically, it shall perform the following functions in
cooperation with the Australian funded advisors assigned by AIDAB to
the CVWSP:
(a)
Develop and prescribed operating guidelines, policies and procedures
for and generally oversee the coordination of the implementation of the
CVWSP;
(b) Prepare an
annual work plan and budget in accordance with the provisions set forth
in the Memorandum of Agreement, Design Document and Project
Implementation Document;
(c) Promote
close coordination among regional line agencies and local government
units in the planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the
CVWSP;
(d) Secure the
counterpart funds from the national government including the
contribution from concerned local government units, community
beneficiaries and other entities necessary to augment the funding for
the CVWSP;
(e) Coordinate
the procurement of grant materials from the Government of Australia for
use in the construction of water supply projects and sanitation
facilities and be responsible for the storage and distribution of these
materials to the different project sites; and
(f) Perform
such other functions as necessary for timely and effective
implementation of the CVWSP or as required by the RDC and the Office of
the President.
Sec. 3. Project Governing Committees. — The
CVWSP-PMU shall have a Project Governing Committee (PCG) that shall
serve as the overall governing and policy making body for the CVWSP.
Sec. 4. Composition of the Committee. — The PGC
shall be composed of the RDC Chairman as PGC Chairman and the following
as members: RDC Co-Chairman, the respective Provincial Governors of
Cebu, Bohol, Negros Oriental and Siquijor, the respective Regional
Directors of NEDA, DBM, DILG, DOH and DENR, and four private sector
representatives to be designated by the RDC.
Sec. 5. Functions, Powers and Responsibilities of
the Project Governing Committee. — The PGC shall have the following
functions:
(a)
Develop and prescribe policies and guidelines for proper planning and
implementation of the CVWSP;
(b) Review and
approve the annual work program and budget required for submission to
the RDC, Department of Budget and Management, and Congress for funding;
(c) Review and
monitor the progress of implementation of the CVWSP and proposed
necessary corrective measures to assure timely and effective
implementation of project activities;
(d) Submit to
the President through the RDC periodic and special reports relative to
the progress of implementation of the CVWSP; and
(e) Perform
such other related functions and adopt measures as may be necessary to
ensure timely and effective implementation of the CVWSP.
Sec. 6. Central Visayas Water and Sanitation
Project. — Project Management Unit Staff. The CVWSP-PMU shall be
provided with the necessary technical and administrative staff as may
be determined by the PGC and approved by the appropriate agencies. The
staff shall be headed by an Executive Director appointed by the
President upon recommendation of the RDC.
Sec. 7. Appropriations. — Such amounts as may be
necessary for the operational requirements of the CVWSP-PMU and the
required national government counterpart funds (capital outlay) for the
construction of water supply projects and sanitation facilities as
defined in the Memorandum of Understanding, Design Document, and
Project Implementation Document shall henceforth be provided separately
in the annual General Appropriations Act of the national government.
Until such time that the annual budget for the operational requirements
of the CVWSP-PMU, including the necessary counterpart funds for capital
outlay, is not included in the annual General Appropriations Act, such
requirements shall be taken from the Foreign Assisted Project Support
Funds being provided for in the existing General Appropriations Act.
The local government units, such as the province and municipalities
that are included for coverage by the CVWSP, may by voluntary actions
also contribute its local funds or secure funds from other sources to
augment the budget for water supply and sanitation facilities, which
are identifies under this project for implementation in their
localities.
Sec. 8. Duration of the Central Visayas Water and
Sanitation Project-Project Management Unit. — The CVWSP-PMU shall
operate from the date of the effectivity of this Executive Order to the
project completion date prescribed in the Memorandum of Understanding,
Design Document, and Project Implementation Document.
Sec. 9. Separability Clause. — Any provision of
this Executive Order that may be declared unconstitutional shall not
have the effect of nullifying the other provisions hereof; Provided,
that such remaining provisions can still stand and be given effect in
their entirety to accomplish the objectives of the CVWSP.
Sec. 10. Effectivity. — This Executive Order shall
take effect immediately.
DONE in the City of Manila,
this 12th day of July in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and
Ninety-Three.
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