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LETTER OF INSTRUCTIONS NO. 1062 -
DIRECTING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF LIVELIHOOD SETTLEMENT AREA IN NORTH
COTABATO AND MAGUINDANAO, REGION XII |
The Minister of Agriculture
The Minister of the Budget
The Minister of Human Settlements
The Minister of Natural Resources
The Officer-in-Charge, Southern Philippines
Development Authority
The Commanding General, Central Mindanao Command
The Chairman, Development Bank of the Philippines
The Chairman, Presidential Committee on the
Rehabilitation and Development of Southern
Philippines (PCRDSP)
All Heads of Ministries, Bureaus, or Agencies,
Government-owned or controlled corporations;
and local Government units
WHEREAS, it is the Government's policy to hasten the economic development of Southern Philippines and generate new sources of livelihood for mustered-out trainees, draftees/ICHDF's, retired military personnel, MNLF's, returnees and other persons involved or affected by the conflict in Southern Philippines;
WHEREAS, it is the government's desire to involve the foregoing segment of society in economic activities designed to promote their own well-being and self-sufficiency in their economic existence;
WHEREAS, the Southern Philippines Development Authority (SPDA), has been tasked as the specific government agency, under Presidential Decree No. 1703, to institute and implement economic development projects in Southern Philippines;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, do hereby order and instruct the following:
1.
The Southern Philippines Development Authority (SPDA) to organize a
plans and program committee composed of representatives from SPDA as
Chairman, the Ministry of Agrarian Reform, Bureau of Forest
Development, Bureau of Lands and the Bureau of Soils as members, which
shall prepare the area development plans, work programs, cost estimates
and other technical plans and designs necessary for the total
development of settlements and compact/cooperative farms.
2. The Bureau
of Forest Development to undertake the reclassification of all
timberland blocks embraced by the accompanying proclamation and to
release as alienable and disposable all areas which are suitable for
agricultural purposes, particularly areas marked below 18% in slope
gradient in the attached Annex Plan "1".
It shall issue the necessary
licenses and/or permits for the gathering of forest products found
within areas classified as alienable or disposable lands in the
settlement area in accordance with the development plan therefor and
existing forestry rules and regulations.
3. The Bureau
of Land to undertake the boundary, topographic and subdivision surveys
of area.
It shall transfer to the
Southern Philippines Development Authority all alienable and disposable
lands within previously released by them. However in the disposition of
the same, vested rights such as land patents or titles and approved
applications for issuance of patents filed by public land applicants
who have complied with the requirements of the Public Land law, as
amended shall be respected.
4. The Bureau
of Soils to undertake the soil survey of the area.
5. The SPDA,
shall manage, oversee and supervise the implementation of the
development plans and programs of the project.
It will issue lease contracts to
qualified beneficiaries in accordance with existing rules and
regulations.
6. The
Ministry of Agriculture shall organize farm cooperatives and provide
all necessary inputs for agricultural development and production.
7. The
Ministry of Natural Resources shall cancel all logging permits within
the area and all pasture permits and pasture lease agreement will not
be renewed upon its expiration.
8. The
Ministry of Agrarian Reform shall establish the compact farm in
accordance with the development plans and shall establish
equipment/tractor pool to support the project.
9. The
Minister of Human Settlements shall provide the necessary BLISS type
housing units and community facilities and the appropriate financial
arrangements for livelihood projects.
10. The
Commanding General of Central Mindanao and the Chairman of the Regional
Committee XII, PRDSP shall recommend mustered-out trainees,
draftees/ICHDF's, retired military personnel and other persons involved
or affected by the conflict in Southern Philippines as beneficiaries in
this settlement Project.
11. The
Minister of the Budget is hereby directed to effect the immediate
release of ten (10) million pesos out of the special activities fund in
the Office of the President as equity contribution to the SPDA to
underwrite the pre-operating and planning cost and part of the initial
development cost of the foregoing project.
12. The
Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) is hereby directed to extend
such loans to the SPDA as may be needed to underwrite part of the
development cost upon presentation of the appropriate detailed project
feasibility and viability studies, in accordance with the policies and
programs of that Bank.
13. The SPDA
is hereby directed to secure funding assistance from external sources
to underwrite the remaining cost of the projects, including
Government-owned and controlled corporations and local government units
are hereby directed to extend their assistance to expedite
implementation of the foregoing projects as may be requested by the
SPDA.
Done in the City of Manila, this 2nd day of September, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and eighty.
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