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ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 109
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 109 -
CREATING THE PRESIDENTIAL COMMITTEE ON FLAGSHIP PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS
Whereas, the year 1994 offers considerable
opportunities for an economic surge for the country.
Whereas, financial constraints continue to exist which may dampen the
attainment of an economic surge.
Whereas, there is a critical need for a more focussed and highly
selective intervention along very strategic areas to catalyze the
economic surge and optimize available resources.
Whereas, the flagship concept has been adopted by the government and
several flagship programs and projects have already been identified.
Whereas, there is a need to ensure the efficient and timely
implementation of the flagship programs and projects.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FIDEL V. RAMOS, President of the republic of the
Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby
order:
Section 1. Creation of a Presidential Committee on
Flagship Programs and Projects. — There is hereby created an ad hoc
intra-departmental body to be known as the Presidential Committee on
Flagship Programs and Projects.
Sec. 2. Composition. — The Committee shall be
composed of the following:
Presidential
Adviser Emilio M.R. Osmeña —
Chairman
Secretary, Department of Budget
& Management — Member
Secretary, Department of Public
Works and Highways — Member
Secretary, Department of
Transportation and
Communication — Member
Secretary, Department of
Agriculture — Member
Secretary, Department of Trade
& Industry — Member
Secretary, Department of
Tourism — Member
Director-General, National
Economic and
Development
Authority — Member
Sec. 3. Mandate. — The Committee is hereby
mandated to orchestrate the identification, prioritization and
implementation of flagship shall refer to highly strategic
infrastructure programs and projects. For this purpose, flagship shall
refer to highly strategic infrastructure programs and projects approved
by the President and the cabinet.
Sec. 4. Functions. — The Committee shall perform
the following functions.
a.)
Act as the coordinating body for flagship programs and projects.
b.) Undertake
the identification and prioritization of flagship programs and
projects, whenever necessary, for approval of the President and Cabinet.
c.) Facilitate
the mobilization of resources for the flagship programs and projects
and ensure the timely release of funds.
d.) Effect the
participation and cooperation of all government agencies and
instrumentalities (national agencies, Government Owned and Controlled
corporations, Local Government Units, etc.) in the implementation of
the flagship programs and projects.
e.) Monitor
and evaluate the implementation of flagship programs and projects and
ensure the timely and orderly conduct of bidding and awarding of
contracts as well as the implementation of projects until completion.
For this purpose, the committee may ask for technical support from any
of its members as often as necessary.
f.) Initiate
and undertake issue resolution of problems and bottlenecks affecting
the implementation of flagship programs and projects.
g.) Perform
other functions which may be assigned by the president.
Sec. 5. Technical and Secretariat Support. — The
National Economic and Development Authority Secretariat shall provide
the technical and secretariat support to the Committee, in coordination
with the Presidential Management Staff.
Sec. 6. Operational Relationship. — The Committee
shall undertake close coordination and collaboration with the Office of
the Executive Secretary in the performance of its function. The
committee is also authorized to call on any Department, agency or
instrumentality of the government for assistance.
Sec. 7. Reporting. — The Committee shall submit a
quarterly report to the President and the Cabinet on the status of
implementing of flagship programs and projects.
Sec. 8. Funding. — Funding for the Operation of
the Committee shall be sourced from the President's Contingent Fund and
from the budget of member and concerned agencies, as may be needed.
Sec. 9. Support Facilities. — The Office of the
Executive Secretary shall facilitate the provision of support
facilities (such as office space, transportation, communications
equipment and personnel), which may be sourced from the Office of the
President and the Member Agencies for the use of the Committee.
Sec. 10. Effectivity. — This order shall take
effect immediately.
Done in the City of Manila,
this 20th day of January, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and
Ninety Four.
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