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LETTER OF INSTRUCTIONS NO. 884 |
Authority
(2) The Ministry of Local Government and
Community Development
(3) The Ministry of the Budget
(4) The Ministry of Finance
(5) The Ministry of National Defense
(6) The Commission on Audit
(7) The National Tax Research Center (NEDA)
(8) The Presidential Commission on Reorganization
In order to expedite the organization of and making operational the Sangguniang Pampook and Lupong Tagapagpaganap ng Pook established in Regions IX and XII pursuant to Batas Pambansa Blg. 20, instructions are given as follows:
1.
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) shall (a)
conduct a study of and prepare recommendations for the improvement of
the planning function such that the primary responsibility of NEDA for
planning vis-a-vis the Autonomous Regions shall be respect to
determining the national and inter-regional implications of the
regional development plan, while that of the Regional Development
Council shall be with respect to formulating the regional development
plan, including determining its intra-regional (within the region)
implications; and also that the regional planning function will allow a
substantial participation of the Autonomous Region in the regional
planning process and ensure that development priorities as perceived by
the Sangguniang Pampook and the Lupong Tagapagpaganap ng Pook as well
as local governments are considered in the formulation of the regional
development plan; and (b) conduct a study of and prepare
recommendations as to what functions and responsibilities of NEDA with
respect to regional planning can be turned over or delegated to, or
otherwise coursed through, the Autonomous Regions.
2. The
Ministry of Local Government and Community Development shall (a)
provide, in coordination with other agencies concerned, assistance to
the Sangguniang Pampook in the formulation of its rules of proceedings;
and (b) conduct a study of and prepare recommendations as to what
regulatory and supervisory powers and developmental functions of the
Ministry of Local Government and Community Development with respect to
local governments can be appropriately turned over or delegated to, or
otherwise coursed through, the Autonomous Regions.
3. The
Ministry of the Budget shall (a) assist the Lupong Tagapagpaganap ng
Pook in the formulation of a budgeting system and a budget operations
manual to be adopted by the Autonomous Region; (b) develop a system by
which all assistance to local governments as well as fund releases for
undertaking regional projects of national government offices in the
Autonomous Regions, particularly those that are geared towards the
development of the community, shall be coursed through the Lupong
Tagapagpaganap ng Pook; and (c) conduct a study of and prepare
recommendations as to what regulatory and supervisory powers of the
Ministry of the Budget with respect to regional offices and local
governments can be appropriately turned over or delegated to, or
otherwise coursed through, the Autonomous Regions.
4. The
Ministry of Finance shall (a) with the assistance of the National Tax
Research Center, conduct a study of and prepare recommendations for
defining the nature and extent of the taxing authority of the
Sangguniang Pampook, including an identification of the specific taxes
that can be levied by the Autonomous Regions; (b) with the assistance
of the National Tax Research Center, study and formulate
recommendations for revising the sharing system of local governments
from receipts of national taxes, to include the Autonomous Regions in
such sharing system; and (c) conduct a study of and prepare
recommendations as to what regulatory and supervisory powers of the
Ministry of Finance with respect to local governments can be
appropriately turned over of delegated to, or otherwise coursed
through, the Autonomous Regions.
5. The
Ministry of National Defense shall conduct a study of and prepare
recommendations for establishing a system of internal regional security
and the adoption of measures and arrangements that will enhance the
maintenance of peace and order in the Autonomous Regions, including the
possible organization and maintenance of security and; or police forces
therein.
6. The
Commission on Audit shall formulate and install an accounting system, a
chart of accounts and auditing procedures as would be appropriate with
the concept of internal autonomy for financial transactions of the
Autonomous Regions.
7. The
Presidential Commission Reorganization, in coordination with agencies
concerned, shall (a) conduct a study of the powers and operations of
the regional offices and field units of entities operating in each of
the Autonomous Regions and prepare recommendations for effecting a more
substantial delegation of substantive authority to these regional
offices and field units; (b) conduct a study of the functions and
operations of government corporations operating in each of the
Autonomous Regions, particularly the Southern Philippines Development
Administration, and prepare recommendations for ensuring effective
coordination with the Lupong Tagapagpaganap ng Pook of the
administration and implementation of their respective projects within
the region; and (c) conduct a study of the prepare recommendations for
defining the desired nature of the administrative supervision that
shall be exercised by the Lupong Tagapagpaganap ng Pook over the
regional directors of the national agencies engaged in the
socio-economic development of the region, including the Ministries of
Health, Education and Culture, Public Highways, Agriculture, Social
Services and Development, Human Settlements, Public Works,
Transportation and Communications, Industry, and Youth and Sports
Development.
Whenever necessary and possible, representatives of the Autonomous Regions shall be consulted with respect to the recommendation formulated arising from such studies before these are finalized.
The studies directed hereinabove to be conducted shall be completed and reports thereon shall be submitted to the President, including proposed issuances, within 30 days from the issuance of this Letter of Instruction.
Done in the City of Manila, this 27th day of June, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-nine.
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