EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 102
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 102 - CREATING
THE OFFICE FOR OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE ABSORPTION
WHEREAS,
the capacity of the Philippines to absorb official development
assistance (hereafter referred to as “ODA”) has improved, yet there is
still a need to improve the rate of ODA fund availment and there are
still numerous problems in the implementation of ODA-funded projects
and programs (hereafter referred to as “ODA implementation problems”);
WHEREAS, the causes of ODA implementation problems include budgetary
constraints in providing counterpart funding; changes in project design
and cost; problems in procurement, right-of-way acquisition,
disbursement and liquidation, project management, social acceptability,
environmental clearances, and peace and order; as well as bureaucratic
inertia;
WHEREAS, while implementing agencies are primarily responsible for ODA
absorption and implementation of ODA-funded projects and programs,
there is a need to identify and solve ODA implementation problems
(either systemic or project-specific);
WHEREAS, under Sec. 31, Book III of the Administrative Code of 1987,
the President has the continuing authority to reorganize the
administrative structure of the Office of the President;
NOW THEREFORE I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL ARROYO, President of the Philippines,
by virtue of the powers vested in me by law do hereby order:
Section 1. Creation and Mandate. — The Office for
Official Development Assistance Absorption (hereafter referred to as
the “ODA Absorption Office”), to be headed by the Presidential Adviser
on ODA Absorption, is hereby created under the Office of the President.
The ODA Absorption Office is mandated to identify and develop solutions
to systemic or project-specific problems in ODA implementation. In
fulfillment of this mandate, the functions of the ODA Absorption Office
shall be facilitative and problem-solving in nature.
Sec. 2. Duties and Functions. — The ODA Absorption
Office shall have the following duties and functions:
a.
To monitor the portfolio of ODA-funded projects and programs,
specifically, those with ODA implementation problems;
b. To develop
solutions to ODA implementation problems in coordination with
implementing agencies, donor institutions, local government units,
non-government organizations, people’s organizations, and affected
communities, and to facilitate cooperation and execution by concerned
agencies and entities;
c. Whenever
necessary, to bring to the attention of the President and Cabinet
members such ODA implementation problems that require high-level
intervention or decision;
d. To identify
and develop solutions to systemic and project-specific problems in ODA
absorption;
e. To report
to the President and the Cabinet, as required, on the status of the ODA
portfolio and specific ODA-funded projects and programs;
f. To perform
other functions that may be assigned by the President.
Sec. 3. Inter-Agency Relationships. — (a) The ODA
Absorption Office shall be represented in meetings with donor
institutions and government agencies regarding the implementation of
ODA-funded projects and programs.
(b) The ODA Absorption Office shall have access to
the monitoring system and output of NEDA, the National Project
Monitoring Committee (NPMC) and Regional Project Monitoring Committees
(RPMCs) of the Regional Project Monitoring and Evaluation System
(RPMES), on ODA funded projects and programs. The ODA Absorption Office
may obtain information on ODA-funded projects and programs from other
government agencies for the purpose of enhancing its capacity for
problem-identification and solution.
(c) In the fulfillment of its mandate, the ODA
Absorption Office shall observe and respect the responsibility and
accountability of implementing agencies and project implementation
officers in order to preserve the institutional integrity of existing
government agencies and entities.
(d) The NEDA Deputy Director-General for Central
Support Office shall assist in the establishment of effective liaison
between and among NEDA, implementing agencies and the ODA Absorption
Office.
Sec. 4. Organization and Budget. — The ODA
Absorption Office shall submit to the Department of Budget and
Management, for recommendation to and approval by the President, an
organizational structure and staffing pattern which shall enable it to
effectively discharge its duties and functions.
Funding for the initial operations of the ODA Absorption Office shall
be provided by the Office of the President. Appropriations for the
succeeding years shall be included in the budget proposal for the
Office of the President.
Sec. 5. Repealing Clause. — All executive
issuances, orders, rules and regulations, or any part thereof, which
are inconsistent with any provision of this Executive Order are hereby
revoked, amended or modified accordingly.
Sec. 6. Effectivity. — This Executive Order shall
take effect immediately.
City of Manila, May 16, 2002.
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