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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 232 - DIRECTING
THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
[DOTC] TO EXERCISE PRIMARY OVERSIGHT FUNCTIONS OVER THE NORTH RAIL
PROJECT, TRANSFERRING THE NORTH LUZON RAILWAYS CORPORATION [NORTHRAIL]
FROM THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT TO THE DOTC, AND REORGANIZING THE
RESPECTIVE GOVERNING BOARDS OF NORTHRAIL AND THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL
RAILWAYS [PNR]
WHEREAS,
the North Rail Project was established to provide a mass transport
railway system that would interconnect the former baselands from Metro
Manila (Fort Bonifacio) to Central (Clark and Subic) and Northern Luzon
(Poro Point);
WHEREAS, NORTHRAIL was incorporated and registered with the Securities
and Exchange Commission as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Bases
Conversion Development Authority (BCDA) with the primary purpose to
develop, construct, operate and manage a railroad system to serve Metro
Manila, Central and Northern Luzon;
WHEREAS, to ensure the accomplishment of the objective of the North
Rail Project, there is a need to establish clear lines of authority and
accountability by directing a specific cabinet official to exercise
primary oversight functions over the same;
WHEREAS, the DOTC is the primary policy, planning, programming,
coordinating, implementing, regulating and administrative entity in the
Executive Branch in the promotion, development and regulation of
dependable and coordinated networks of transportation and
communications system, as well as in the fast, safe, efficient and
reliable postal, transportation and communications services;
WHEREAS, in order for the DOTC to effectively oversee and monitor the
implementation of the North Rail Project, there is a need to transfer
administrative supervision over NORTHRAIL from the Office of the
President to the DOTC and to reorganize the respective Governing Boards
of NORTHRAIL and the PNR to include the DOTC Secretary as ex-officio
Co-Chairman thereof;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, President of the Republic
of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do
hereby order:
Section 1.
Sec. 2.
Sec. 3.
Sec. 4.
All heads of departments, agencies, bureaus, offices, including
government-owned or controlled corporations, are hereby enjoined to
render full assistance and cooperation to the DOTC Secretary and
provide such information and data as may be required to carry out his
functions pursuant to this Order.
Sec. 5.
Sec. 6.
Sec. 7.
City of Manila, August 19, 2003
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