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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 29 -
RECONSTITUTING THE SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES COUNCIL FOR PEACE AND
DEVELOPMENT AND THE CONSULTATIVE ASSEMBLY ESTABLISHED UNDER EXECUTIVE
ORDER NO. 371 DATED OCTOBER 2, 1996 AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
WHEREAS,
by virtue of Executive Order No. 371 dated October 2, 1996, a Special
Zone of Peace and Development (SZOPAD) in Southern Philippines was
proclaimed and the Southern Philippines Council for Peace and
Development (SPCPD) and the Consultative Assembly were established as
transitory bodies to promote and accelerate development efforts in the
Southern Philippines;
WHEREAS, Section 14 of Executive Order No. 371 dated October 2, 1996
provides for the duration of existence of the SPCPD and the
Consultative Assembly of three (3) years unless extended by the
President;
WHEREAS, the duration of existence of the SPCPD and the Consultative
Assembly was extended for a one-year period by Executive Order No. 161
dated September 30, 1999 and further extended until May 2001 by
Executive Order No. 288 dated September 22, 2000;
WHEREAS, under Article XVIII, Section 16 of Republic Act No. 9054, the
SZOPAD, SPCPD and the Consultative Assembly shall continue to exist
until the date of approval of said law in a plebiscite to be conducted
for such purpose or, in the event of its rejection, until they are
abolished by law;
WHEREAS, in view of the modification made by Republic Act No. 9054 and
to enhance the representation of local government units comprising the
SZOPAD, there is a need to reconstitute the SPCPD and the Consultative
Assembly;
WHEREAS, Article X, Section 14 of the 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-governmental organizations within the regions for the purposes of
administrative decentralization to strengthen the autonomy of the units
therein and to accelerate the economic and social growth and
development of the units in the region;”
WHEREAS, under Sec. 31, Chapter 10, Title III, Book III of the
Administrative Code of 1987, the President has the continuing authority
to reorganize her office.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, President of the
Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law and the
Constitution, do hereby order:
Section 1.
Sec. 2.
The Consultative Assembly is hereby reconstituted and shall be composed
of the following:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Sec. 3.
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