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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 142 - REVIVING
THE MUNICIPAL TELEPHONE PROJECT OFFICE (MTPO) AND PROVIDING FUNDS
THEREFOR FROM THE CONTINGENCY FUND OF THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
WHEREAS,
the MTPO was given zero allocation under 1999 General Appropriations
Act and as a consequence thereof, was deactivated pursuant to Executive
Order No. 78 dated 05 March 1999;
WHEREAS, after a further review of the MTPO programs in relation to the
present national development objectives and the pro-poor thrusts of the
administration, together with concept modifications thereto under the
“Telepono sa Barangay” program in order to provide our people in the
unserved and underserved areas in the Philippines full access to the
national, political, social and economic mainstream and to the global
free market economy, it was found that the continued implementation
thereof is indispensable to spur and speed up economic development
especially at the barangay level;
WHEREAS, the nature, magnitude and urgency of the existing MTPO
programs and the concept modifications thereto under the “Telepono sa
Barangay” program require that an entity with the appropriate mandate,
structure and staffing should focus its attention to, and energy on,
said activities; accordingly, the MTPO which RA 6849 created for the
purpose is the appropriate project office that should handle such
programs instead of the Telecommunication Office which, after a deeper
scrutiny, has areas of concern and responsibility different from those
of the MTPO.
WHEREAS, in the absence of budget and until such time that the
appropriate allocation in the national budget is given to the MTPO,
there is a need to pursue and continue the projects already started as
the corresponding loan packages have already been arranged, and further
delays in the implementation of projects already started and for
implementation will most likely cause substantial upward adjustments in
the total project cost;
WHEREAS, considering the importance and urgency of the ongoing programs
and the subsequent programs to be implemented under the Improved
“Telephone sa Barangay” project, the revival of the MTPO and infusion
of funds therefor to finance its undertakings and operation appear
advisable under the circumstance.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA, President of the
Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby
order:
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This Executive Order shall take effect fifteen (15) days after the completion of its publication in at least one national newspaper of general circulation.
DONE in the City of Manila, this 13th day of August, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Ninety-Nine.
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