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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 124 - PROVIDING
FOR THE IMPLEMENTING MECHANISM FOR THE ARMM SOCIAL FUND FOR PEACE AND
DEVELOPMENT
WHEREAS,
this Administration is committed to pursuing a parallel policy of
building peace and development in Mindanao;
WHEREAS, the amended Organic Act for the Autonomous Region in Muslim
Mindanao (ARMM) was enacted by Congress under Republic Act No. 9054,
and the same was ratified in a plebiscite last August 14, 2001, thereby
adding the Province of Basilan (except Isabela City) and the City of
Marawi to the original provinces and cities that voted to join the ARMM;
WHEREAS, part of the 1996 Peace Agreement between the Government of the
Republic of the Philippines and the Moro National Liberation Front is
the provision of livelihood opportunities for former combatants in the
Special Zone for Peace and Development (SZOPAD), and one such program
is the SZOPAD Social Fund.
WHEREAS, a new and enhanced program to be known as the ARMM Social Fund
for Peace and Development (ASFPD) dedicated to the ARMM has been
designed to be implemented starting fiscal year 2003 to be initially
funded by a loan of the Philippine Government from the World Bank;
WHEREAS, the project is designed that it can be scaled up and allow for
other donors to come in with official development assistance within the
framework of the ASFPD program;
WHEREAS, the Investment Coordinating Committee — Cabinet Committee has
approved the ASFPD during its meeting last 15 August 2002; and
WHEREAS, there is a need to establish the implementing mechanism for
the ASFPD.
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.
Sec. 2.
Chairman
Co-Chair
Members
The Executive Director of the ASFPD-FMO shall be an ex-officio non-voting member of the Board, and shall act as the Secretary of the Board.
Except for the Chairman, each member of the board shall have a permanent alternate to be appointed by the President, who shall have full powers and authority to vote in board meetings in the event that his principal is unable to attend.
Every board member or his/her permanent alternate shall receive a per diem of Five Thousand (P5,000.00) Pesos for every meeting attended.
The Board shall meet at least once every quarter, or as may be necessary as determined by the Chairman. The Board may invite in its meetings relevant government agencies and donor agencies for coordination of activities and programs of the ASFPD.
Sec. 3.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)
(i)
(j)
(k)
Sec. 4.
One SPAC shall cover the provinces of Maguindanao, Lanao del Sur, and
the City of Marawi, while the other shall cover the provinces of
Basilan, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi.
Each SPAC shall be composed of the following to be appointed/designated
by the President:
Chairman
Members
The Area Manager of the AFMO shall be an ex-officio non-voting member of the SPAC.
The members of the SPACs shall receive a per diem of P2,500.00 for every meeting attended, but in no case to exceed P10,000.00 per month. The SPACs shall meet at least once a month, or as may be necessary.
Sec. 5.
The SZOPAD Social Fund Management Office (SSF-FMO) created under
Executive Order No. 445 dated October 1, 1997 is hereby abolished.
In addition to the initial projects of the ASFPD, the ASFPD-FMO shall
manage and implement existing on-going projects of the SSF-FMO based on
the policies and arrangements under which the projects were evaluated
and approved.
Sec. 6.
Sec. 7.
The Executive Director shall perform, among others, the following
duties and responsibilities:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
Sec. 8.
Sec. 9.
Sec. 10.
The assets of the SSF-FMO shall be transferred to the ASFPD-FMO.
The Executive Director shall manage the remaining work program under
the IBRD, OPEC and IBRD-JSDF until its full completion, in accordance
with the principles and targets outlined in the relevant Project
Agreement.
The remaining relevant functions of the SZOPAD Social Fund Executive
Committee under Executive Order No. 445 (series of 1997) with reference
to, among others, approval of sub-projects and variation orders, shall
be performed by the ASFPD Board of Directors, for projects Five Million
(P5,000,000.00) Pesos and above, and by the CFMO-Management Committee
for projects below Five Million Pesos.
Sec. 11.
Sec. 12.
DONE in the City of Manila,
this 12th day of September, in the year of Our Lord, Twenty Hundred and
Two.
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