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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 16 -
CONSTITUTING A PRESIDENTIAL TASK FORCE TO MITIGATE THE EFFECTS OF THE
EL NIÑO/LA NIÑA PHENOMENON
WHEREAS,
the El Niño/La Niña phenomenon may have a grave impact on
the peoples’ lives, environment, health, and socio-economic conditions
in terms of loss of life, disruption of production, livelihood
opportunities, disruption of essential services, and damage to property
and national infrastructure;
WHEREAS, the El Niño/La Niña phenomenon has serious
adverse impact on agriculture, particularly rice and corn production,
which may affect the availability and distribution of food in the
country;
WHEREAS, coordinated effort must be undertaken to prepare for the El
Niño/La Niña phenomenon to minimize its adverse effects
on our people;
WHEREAS, there is a need to constitute a Task Force to enhance
inter-agency coordination in the formulation and implementation of
measures to mitigate the effects of the El Niño/La Niña,
particularly in agriculture.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, President of the
Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby
order the following:
Section 1.
Secretary,
Department of
Agriculture
Secretary, Department of National Defense and
Chairman, National Disaster
Coordinating Council
Secretary, Department of Interior and Local Government
Secretary, Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Secretary, Department of Science and Technology
Secretary, Department of Social Welfare and
Development
Secretary, Department of Public Works and Highways
Secretary, Department of Trade and
Industry
Secretary, Department of Health
Secretary, Department of Education, Culture and Sports
Secretary, Department of Energy
Secretary, Department of Transportation and
Communications
Director, Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and
Astronomical Services
Administration
Director-General, Philippine Information Agency
Chairman, National Commission for Indigenous People
2 Representatives of Civil Society, to be appointed
by the Chairman of the Task
Force
Sec. 2.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
Sec. 3.
a)
b)
c)
d)
Sec. 4.
Sec. 5.
Sec. 6.
Sec. 7.
Sec. 8.
Sec. 9.
Done in the City of Manila,
this 18th day of May, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and One.
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