EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 181
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 181 -
ESTABLISHING A MACTAN-CEBU BRIDGE MANAGEMENT BOARD
WHEREAS,
the existing and proposed bridges connecting mainland Cebu and Mactan
islands are very important to the economic activities and development
of the region; and
WHEREAS, there is a need for a body to coordinate the development,
maintenance and use of the existing and future bridges connecting the
two islands.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA, President of the Republic
of the Philippines, by virtue of the power vested in me by law, do
hereby order:
Section 1. Establishing a Mactan-Cebu Bridge
Management Board (MCBMB). — A Mactan-Cebu Bridge Management Board,
hereinafter referred to as the Board, is hereby established to
coordinate the activities of concerned agencies with regard to the
development, management, and use of the said bridges. The Board shall
be under the supervision of the Central Visayas Regional Development
Council (RDC).
Sec. 2. Composition. — The Board shall be composed
of the following:
1.
The Regional Director of the Department of Public Works and Highways
(DPWH) Region VII who shall be the ex-officio Chairman of the Board.
2. The
Chairman of the Central Visayas RDC Infrastructure Development
Committee who shall be the ex-officio Co-Chairman of the Board.
3. The
Provincial Governor of Cebu.
4. The Mayor
of the City of Mandaue.
5. The Mayor
of the City of Lapu-lapu.
6. The Mayor
of the City of Cebu.
7. The Mayor
of the Municipality of Cordova.
8. The
Regional Director of the Philippine Police (PNP) 7.
9. The
Regional Director of the Land of Transportation Office (LTO) 7.
10. Two (2)
private sector representatives (PSR) to be chosen from among the PSR
members from Cebu in the RDC.
Sec. 3. Functions. — The Board shall have the
following functions:
a)
Review and approve policies, plans, projects, rules and regulations
necessary for the development, maintenance, and use of the Mactan-Cebu
bridges;
b) Coordinate
and ensure the effective implementation of the said policies, plans,
projects, rules and regulations by the concerned agencies;
c) Generate
and administer funds and other resources needed for the operations of
the Board, its technical working groups and the support staff;
d) Create
operating units composed of personnel from different agencies and hired
personnel necessary to support and carry out the activities of the
Board; and
e) Perform
other related functions to be assigned by the RDC.
Sec. 4. RDC Supervision. — The RDC shall provide
general policies and guidelines for the technical and administrative
activities of the Board. All resolutions of the Board shall be
submitted to the RDC for review and confirmation. The Board shall
submit quarterly reports of accomplishment to the RDC.
Sec. 5. Technical Working Groups. — The Board
shall create the necessary technical working groups (TWG) to assist the
Board carry out its functions.
Sec. 6. Support Staff . — The Board’s principal
office shall be at the DPWH Regional Office, which shall provide basic
support to the Board. The Board is authorized to hire additional
technical and administrative personnel necessary to carry out its
activities.
Sec. 7. Funding. — The operations and activities
of the Board shall be funded by the administration fee from bridge toll
collection, donations, grants, service charges, and contributions from
local government units and line agencies as may be approved by the RDC.
Sec. 8. Fund Management. — The funds of the Board
shall be held in trust by DPWH Regional Office No. 7 and shall be
disbursed in accordance with government accounting and auditing rules.
The budget of the Board shall be approved by the RDC subject to
government budgetary rules.
Sec. 9. Compensation. — The members of the Board
and the technical working groups and support staff detailed from other
agencies may be given honoraria for actual services rendered, subject
to availability of funds and relevant government rules and regulations.
The compensation of hired personnel shall based on the budget approved
by the RDC subject to government rules.
Sec. 10. Separability Clause. — Any provision of
this Executive Order declared illegal shall not nullify the other
provisions hereof provided that the remaining provisions can be given
force and effect to accomplish the purposes of this Executive Order.
Sec. 11. Effectivity. — This Executive Order shall
take effect immediately.
DONE in the City of Manila,
this 9th day of December, in the year of our Lord, nineteen hundred
ninety nine.
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