EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 39-A
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 39-A -
STREAMLINING THE SOSKSARGEN AREA DEVELOPMENT PROJECT OFFICE,
STRENGTHENING ITS COORDINATIVE AND INTEGRATION MECHANISM, AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES
I,
JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA, President of the Republic of the Philippines,
by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby order;
Section 1. Project Board. — The composition of the
Project Board under Sec. 2 of Executive Order No. 331 is hereby
reconstituted as follows:
Chairman
— Presidential Adviser on Economic Affairs and
Chairman, Presidential Committee
on Flagship Programs and Projects
Vice-Chairman
— Regional Director of National Economic and
Development Authority, Region
XI
The members shall be composed of
the following: Governor of the provinces of South Cotabato, Sarangani,
Sultan Kudarat, the Mayor of General Santos City, the Administrator of
the Southern Philippines Development Authority, representative of the
Department of Public Works and Highways, Department of Transportation
and Communications, Department of Agriculture, Department of Trade and
Industry, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Department
of Interior and Local Governments, one (1) representative from
Non-Government Organization of SOSKSARGEN Area, one (1) representative
each of the Chamber of Commerce of South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat,
Sarangani, and General Santos City, and the Project Director of the
Project Management Unit (PMU), who shall be appointed by Chairman of
the Board.
Sec. 2. Powers of the Board. — The powers and
function of the Board under Sec. 2 of Executive Order No. 331 are
henceforth amended as follows:
a.
Formulate policies and guidelines and establish development goals
within the context of the Regional Development Plan and the role of
SOSKSARGEN in the Mindanao Development Framework;
b. Provide
general directions and formulate appropriate policies for the planned
creation of the General Santos City Development Authority;
c. Require all
concerned government agencies, non-government organizations and private
sector groups to coordinate and submit their respective plans,
programs, and accomplishments to the Project Board through its
secretariat office, the PMU, to ensure complementation of all
development initiatives in the area;
d. Advocate,
supervise, facilitate, orchestrate and provide over-all direction in
the planning, timely implementation and monitoring of all project
components and development activities;
e. Pool
existing resources and encourage the support and participation of
government and non-government institutions by creating task forces or
appropriate bodies to expedite implementation of major development
projects;
f. Review and
endorse to the Regional Development Council (RDC), Region XI, for
approval the multi-year and annual plans and investment of programs
under the project;
g. Review and
endorse, through the RDC, to the Department of Budget and Management
(DBM), the annual budget for the Project, including that for the
operations of the ADP Office;
h. Review and
approve the organization of the PMU;
i. Review and
approve contracts;
j. Submit to
the President, the RDC, the NEDA Board and the Congress annual progress
reports on the project and such other reports as may be required,
k. Formulate
implementing rules and regulations pertaining to the internal
operations of the ADP Office; and
l. Perform
such other functions as the President may direct.
Sec. 3. Project Management Unit. — The Project
Management Unit (PMU) shall serve as the technical and administrative
secretariat of the Board, and as such, undertake the day-to-day
activities of the ADP Office. It shall perform the following functions:
a.
Provide technical support and assistance and coordinate with the City
and Provincial Planning and Development Offices, regional offices of
the National Government Agencies, representatives of financing
institutions, non-government organizations, the private sector and
other concerned entities to facilitate the implementation of major
infrastructure projects, as well as ensure the operation of the
completed flagship projects in SOSKSARGEN;
b. Prepare the
groundwork for the establishment of the General Santos City Development
Authority;
c. Enter into
contracts, through its Project Director, as may be necessary for the
technical and administrative operations of the ADP office subject to
existing laws, rules and regulations;
d. Undertake
periodic review and evaluation of projects and shall for the purpose,
design and operate a program implementation and project benefit
monitoring and evaluation systems, and make appropriate recommendations
to the ADP Board;
e. Ensure
implementation of plans and programs of concerned government agencies
and initiatives of non-government organizations and private-sector
groups for the sustainable development of the growth area.
Sec. 4. Coordination and Integration Mechanism. —
To promote harmonious working relationship and maintain an effective
coordination mechanism among development players in the area, concerned
government agencies and offices, such as but not limited to the Air
Transportation Office, Philippine Fisheries Development Authority,
Philippine Ports Authority, Department of Environment and Natural
Resources, Department of Transportation and Communications, National
Telecommunications Commission, Department of Public Works and Highways,
Department of Trade and Industry, Department of Agriculture, Department
of Agrarian Reform, and the Southern Philippines Development Authority
are hereby directed to closely coordinate with and submit to the
Project Board through its secretariat office, the PMU, their respective
plans and programs as well as their accomplishments on projects being
implemented, monitored, supervised and managed by the SOSKSARGEN Area
Development Project Office to integrate and ensure complementation of
all development initiatives. It is further provided that the said
agencies are hereby instructed to attend and actively participate in
meetings/consultations and the like, that the ADP Board may
initiate.
Sec. 5. Operational Requirements. — The DBM shall
allocate from the lump sum appropriations of the General Appropriations
Act that amount as may be appropriate and necessary for the operational
requirements of the ADP Office based on the work and financial program
submitted by the Board and as endorsed by the RDC. However, for the
second semester of 1998 and the coming year, CY 1999, the operational
requirements of the ADP Office shall be sourced from the appropriations
provided for such office in the budget of the Department of
Agriculture. The said funds are to be immediately transferred to the
ADPO and be exclusively used to accomplish the objectives specified in
this Executive Order.
Sec. 6. Repealing Clause. — All issuances or any
parts thereof which are inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed or
modified accordingly.
Sec. 7. Effectivity. — This Executive Order shall
take effect immediately.
DONE, in the City of Manila,
this 30th day of November in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and
Ninety-Eight.
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