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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 445 - PROVIDING
FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SZOPAD SOCIAL FUND AND THE MECHANISM FOR
THE ADMINISTRATION THEREOF
WHEREAS,
the Government of the Republic of the Philippines has forged a Peace
Agreement with the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) on September
2, 1996;
WHEREAS, the President has created the Special Zone of Peace and
Development (SZOPAD) and the Southern Philippines Council for Peace and
Development (SPCPD) through Executive Order No. 371 on October 2, 1996;
WHEREAS, the Government has invited both domestic and foreign donor
institutions to support the goals of the peace and development process
in the SZOPAD and some have already expressed their support;
WHEREAS, the victims of internal armed conflicts as well as the people
of poor communities in the SZOPAD are in urgent need of assistance to
enable them to access basic social services and opportunities for
economic development;
WHEREAS, there is a need to create an institutional mechanism that will
support and enhance international, national and local government
initiatives and promote public and private sector partnership and
synergy for the development of the SZOPAD;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FIDEL V. RAMOS, President of the Republic of the
Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law and the
Constitution, do hereby order the following:
Section 1.
Sec. 2.
a)
b)
c)
Sec. 3.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
The Board shall be composed of the following:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d) Director-General of National
(e) Chairman of the Southern
The Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process and the Executive Director hereunder mentioned shall act as non-voting ex-officio Members.
Sec. 4.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
The EXCOM shall be composed of the permanent representatives of the five (5) voting members of the Board herein above constituted who shall be designated by the President.
In addition, one (1) representative from a duly accredited non- governmental organization engaged in social development work with an established track record of five (5) years, and one (1) representative from the private sector, civic organizations and the business community in the SZOPAD, shall be designated by the President as members of the EXCOM upon the recommendation of the Board.
The Executive Director acts as non-voting ex-officio member of the EXCOM, with the permanent representative of the SPCPD as Chairman.
Sec. 5.
The Executive Director shall:
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
Sec. 6.
Sec. 7.
Sec. 8.
DONE in the City of Manila,
this 1st day of October, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and
Ninety-Seven.
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