EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 92
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 92 - PROVIDING
FOR THE GENERAL GUIDELINES AND INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE
LINGAP PARA SA MAHIHIRAP PROGRAM FUND
WHEREAS,
“Kasaganaan para sa lahat, lalo na sa mahihirap” (Prosperity for all,
specially for the poor) is the underlying philosophy of the Estrada
Administration’s development agenda, anchored on a poverty eradication
program that emphasizes food security, sustainable development,
low-cost housing, good governance and peace and order;
WHEREAS, the 1999 General Appropriations Act provides for P2.5 Billion
under the Lingap Para sa Mahihirap Program Fund (or Lingap Fund) “to be
used exclusively to satisfy the minimum basic needs of poor communities
and disadvantaged sectors” through the following programs:
1.
Food, Nutrition and Medical Assistance, P500 Million care of the
Department of Health (DOH);
2. Livelihood
Development, P500 Million care of the Cooperative Development Authority
(CDA);
3. Socialized
Housing, P500 Million care of the National Housing Authority (NHA);
4. Rural
Waterworks System, P300 Million care of the Local Water Utilities
Administration (LWUA);
5. Protective
Services for Children and Youth, P300 Million care of the Department of
Social Welfare and Development (DSWD); and,
6. Price
Support for Rice and Corn, P400 Million care of the National Food
Authority (NFA).
WHEREAS, the Government promotes the principle of decentralized and
multi-sectoral policy formulation and program implementation in the
pursuit of national development objectives;
WHEREAS, to ensure that the Lingap Fund is fully utilized to support
the poverty eradication program of Government, there is a need to
define the general principles and institutional arrangements for
administering it;
NOW THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA, by virtue of the powers
vested in me by law, do hereby order:
Section 1. The National Anti-Poverty Commission
(NAPC), created under Republic Act 8425 as the coordinating and
advisory body for anti-poverty programs, shall exercise policy
oversight functions for the Lingap Fund.
Sec. 2. The administration of the Lingap Para sa
Mahihirap Program Fund shall be governed by the following general
principles:
1.
All Implementing Agencies shall target the 100 poorest families per
province and city identified by the Local Government Units (LGUs) and
the barangays identified by the National Security Council (NSC) as
priority beneficiaries of their respective program components.
2. All
Implementing Agencies shall build into their project designs the
necessary information, education, communication and social preparation
activities to ensure that target beneficiaries are ready to participate
in their programs.
3. The NHA
shall focus its projects in highly urbanized areas outside the National
Capital Region, and pro-rate the allocation of its Lingap Fund
according to the urban population of these regions.
4. The LWUA
shall tap the Water Districts as partners in implementing its program
component to ensure the technical feasibility and sustainability of
rural waterworks projects.
5. The DOH,
DSWD, NFA and CDA shall, as far as practicable, converge services in
urban and rural areas where the NHA and LWUA have targeted their
projects, to maximize impact on the poverty situation.
Sec. 3. A Program Advisory Committee is hereby
created to oversee the implementation of the Lingap Para sa Mahihirap
Program, and shall prescribe the following:
1.
The criteria for selection or prioritization of program beneficiaries
and target sites;
2. General
fund allocation and access procedure; and,
3. Mode of
participation of Basic Sectors and Local Government Units in program
planning, implementation and monitoring.
The Committee shall be composed of:
1.
NAPC Vice-Chairperson for the Government Sector, as Committee Chair;
2. Secretary of Budget and Management, as Co-Chair;
3. NAPC Vice-Chairperson for the Private Sector, as
Committee Vice-Chair;
4. Heads of the Lingap Fund Implementing Agencies;
5. National President, League of Provinces;
6. National President, League of Municipalities;
7. National President, League of Cities; and,
8. National President, Liga ng mga Barangay.
The NAPC Secretariat and a Technical Working Group (TWG) composed of
representatives of the above officials shall provide administrative and
technical support to the Program Advisory Committee.
Sec. 4. Every Lingap Fund Implementing Agency
shall create a Project Advisory Board for its program, to determine the
following:
1.
Policies and procedures for incorporation in the Implementing
Guidelines;
2. Target
beneficiaries identified in cooperation with Local Government Units and
concerned legislators;
3. List of
project sites and projects to be implemented in each project
site;
4.
Implementing and Support Agency(ies) for each project;
5.
Information, education and communication programs for the social
preparation of beneficiaries, if necessary; and,
6. Project
monitoring and evaluation system.
The Board shall be composed of:
1.
The Head of Agency, as Board Chair;
2. Three (3)
NAPC Sectoral Representatives or their alternates, to be designated by
the Vice-Chairperson for the Private Sector;
3.
Representatives from the concerned Committees of the Senate or House of
Representatives; and,
4. Other
members who may be designated by the Head of Agency.
The Board shall ensure that the appropriate Committees in the Senate or
House of Representatives that are concerned with the Implementing
Agency’s program component are consulted and their inputs considered in
the identification of project sites and beneficiaries and the
allocation of program funds. The Board may likewise consult with
individual legislators, as the need arises.
Sec. 5. Each Implementing Agency shall designate
an Office, Unit or Task Force to assist the Head of Agency in managing
the Lingap Fund. The Office, Unit or Task Force shall report directly
to the Head of Agency concerned, and shall have the following functions:
1.
Enforce the Implementing Guidelines for the program component;
2. Ensure that
project proposals submitted for approval satisfy the minimum
requirements set by the Implementing Guidelines;
3. Develop a
menu of projects that are within the Agency mandate, but can be adapted
to address the peculiar needs of target beneficiaries and/or
localities. To facilitate project development, such project prototypes
may be derived from successful experiences of the Agency, other
national government agencies or corporations, local government units,
non-government organizations, and other sources;
4. Facilitate
the release and monitor utilization of program funds, as well as
oversee the progress of projects being implemented under their
respective Lingap Fund components;
5. Prepare
quarterly feedback reports on the status of the Lingap Fund, to be
rendered to the NAPC on or before the 30th of the month following each
quarter.
Sec. 6. Each Implementing Agency is entitled to an
administration cost of not more than 5% of the total allocation of
their respective components of the Lingap Fund, net of any reserve
impositions, subject to accounting and auditing rules and regulations.
The respective Project Advisory Boards shall formulate separate
guidelines for the utilization of the administration cost.
Sec. 7. The Project Advisory Boards shall
recommend Implementing Guidelines for their program components, for
approval by the Program Advisory Committee through a Resolution, not
later than 30 April 1999. Upon approval, these Implementing Guidelines
shall be published by the Implementing Agencies in at least one (1)
newspaper of national circulation. The DBM shall release funds to the
Implementing Agencies only after the latter have submitted the approved
guidelines and corresponding work and financial plans.
Sec. 8. The Program Advisory Committee and Project
Advisory Boards shall undertake a periodic review of the Implementing
Guidelines and agree on any necessary revisions.
Sec. 9. This Executive Order shall take effect
immediately.
DONE in the City of Manila,
this 12th day of April, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and
Ninety-Nine.