MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 20

TO : All concerned Department Heads

SUBJECT : NAPC Sectoral Representation

In accordance with R.A. 8425, otherwise known as the Social Reform and Poverty Alleviation Act, and in my capacity as Chairperson of the National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC), I hereby order the release of THREE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS (P3,500,000.00) for the preparatory activities to finalize recommendations for sectoral representation and composition of sectoral councils of the NAPC. This amount shall be charged to the operational budget allotted for the NAPC. The amount of TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND PESOS (P250,000.00) for each of the fourteen (14) sectors shall be released to the corresponding Department Heads, as follows:

Sector Department Head

1 Farmers and landless rural workers DAR
2 Artisanal fisherfolk  DA
3 Urban Poor PCUP
4 Indigenous cultural communities/peoples DENR
5 Workers in the formal sector and migrant workers DOLE
6 Workers in the informal sector DOLE
7 Women DSWD
8 Youth and students DECS
9 Persons with disabilities DOH
10 Victims of disasters and calamities DILG
11 Senior citizens DSWD
12 Non-governmental organizations NEDA
13 Children DSWD
14 Cooperatives PCUP

Since 19.07.98.