EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 231
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 231 -
ESTABLISHING THE COORDINATIVE MECHANISM FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
ECONOMIC RECOVERY THROUGH AGRI-FOREST PRODUCTIVITY IN CARAGA
WHEREAS,
the Regional Development Council — Caraga Region has formulated its
programs called the Economic Recovery through Agri-Forest Productivity
in Caraga which aims to respond to the thrust of the administration for
food security and poverty alleviation;
WHEREAS, there is a need to establish a coordinative and integrative
mechanism to focus on the development activities and projects under
this program;
WHEREAS, Sec. 14, Article X of the 1987 Philippine Constitution states
that: “The President shall provide for regional development councils or
other similar bodies composed of local government officials, regional
heads of departments and other government offices, and representatives
from non-government organization within the region for purposes of
administrative decentralization to strengthen the autonomy of units
herein and to accelerate the economic and social growth and development
of the units of the region”;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA, President of the Republic
of the Philippines, by virtue of powers vested in me by law and the
Constitution, do hereby order the following:
Section 1. Establishment of the Caraga Development
Board. — There is hereby established the Caraga Development Board,
hereinafter referred to as the Board, which shall serve as the special
body under the Caraga Regional Development Council to coordinate and
promote the programs and projects for regional development in
Caraga.
Sec. 2. Composition of the Board. — The Caraga
Development Board shall be composed of the following: (a) RDC
Chairperson; (b) RDC Co-Chairperson, (c) RDC Vice-Chairperson; (d) the
four Chairpersons of the RDC Sectoral Committees; (e) Governors of the
provinces of Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Surigao del Norte,
Surigao del Sur and the Mayors of the cities of Butuan and Surigao (f)
Regional Director of DA; (g) Regional Director of DENR; and (h) six
additional members from the private sector to be selected under the
supervision of the RDC Secretariat.
Sec. 3. Powers and Functions of Board. — The Board
shall exercise the following powers and functions:
a)
Provide the general directions in the implementation, monitoring and
evaluation of the Project;
b) Facilitate,
oversee and assess the progress of the implementation of the project;
c) Review the
annual and multi-year investment programs for submission to the
Regional Development Council for approval;
d) Review,
approve and endorse to responsible agency or LGU all special funds
coming into through the Boards initiative, for the implementation of
various development projects;
e) Organize
the Project Management Office (PMO) define its organizational set-up,
establish its staffing pattern, formulate its implementing rules and
regulations pertaining to its internal operations;
f) Exercise
oversight functions of overall contracts entered into by the PMO;
g) Review and
approve all work and financial plans of the PMO;
h) Accept and
manage grants and financial assistance for the development of the area;
i) Submit to
the Regional Development Council an annual progress report of the
Project and activities undertaken under it.
Sec. 4. Project Management Office. — The Project
Management Office is hereby established to serve as the technical and
administrative secretariat of the Board. It shall perform the following
functions:
a)
It shall serve as the technical and administrative secretariat of the
Board, and as such, undertake the day-to-day activities of the Project;
b) Prepare the
annual program for project implementation;
c) Coordinate
with all the agencies involved in the implementation of the new
projects;
d) Identify
priority projects for immediate implementation and recommend funding
thereof;
e) Coordinate
activities of all on-going pre-feasibility/ feasibility studies and
development programs within the areas covered by the Project;
f) Prepare and
recommend to the Board annual appropriation for the operationalization
of the PMO and for the implementation of the priority programs under
the Project;
g) Prepare and
submit to the Board regular updates on implementation status of the
various components of the Project;
h) Do other
functions that may be required by the Project Board and/or the RDC.
Sec. 5. Coordination and Integration Mechanism. —
To promote and maintain an effective coordination among development
players in the project, the implementing agencies are hereby directed
to closely coordinate with CDB, through the PMO, the preparation and
implementation of their respective plans and programs to ensure
integration and complementation of all development initiatives.
Further, said agencies are hereby instructed to attend and actively
participate in meetings/consultations and the like, that the CDB may
initiate and hold.
Sec. 6. Funding. — For the initial funding of the
project, a sum of P1.6 M from the contributions of the four (4)
provinces and two (2) cities at P200,000.00 each and P20,000.00 each
from the twenty (20) national government agencies shall be
collected.
As contribution from the National Government, the amount of P20 M from
the Office of the President is hereby provided to the Board, through
the RDC. The Department of Budget and Management shall henceforth
provide allocation from the annual budget upon the submission of the
Board of its work and financial plans for the year.
Sec. 7. Separability Clause. — If any part or
provision of this Executive Order is held invalid or unconstitutional,
the other parts or provisions not affected shall remain valid and
effective.
Sec. 8. Effectivity. — This Executive Order shall
take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in two (2)
newspapers of national circulation.
DONE in the City of Manila,
this 17th day of April, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand.
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