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ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 74
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 74 -
CONSTITUTING THE MINDANAO RAIL SYSTEM TASK FORCE
WHEREAS, the Mindanao Rail System (MRS) is
a "flagship project" and is therefore a priority project under this
Administration;
WHEREAS, on 7 October 1998, the Philippine National Railways, the
Public Estates Authority and the Southern Philippines Development
Authority, have been directed, under the overall supervision of the
Presidential Committee on Flagship Programs and Projects to undertake
the necessary preparatory studies leading to the eventual
implementation of the MRS Project; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the above directive and the terms of reference for
the preparation of feasibility studies having been finished, there is a
need to strengthen the institutional coordination between and among
government agencies involved in the MRS project through the
constitution of a Task Force;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA, President of the Republic
of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law and the
Constitution, do hereby, order:
Section 1. Constitution of the MRS Task Force. —
There is hereby constituted a Mindanao Rail System Task Force chaired
by the Chairman, Presidential Committee on Flagship Programs and
Projects (Flagship Committee), and the representatives of the following
agencies as members: the Department of Transportation and
Communications (DOTC), the Autonomous Region for Muslim Mindanao
(ARMM), the Public Estates Authority (PEA), the Philippine National
Railways (PNR), the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA), and
the Southern Philippines Development Authority (SPDA).
Sec. 2. Functions. — The MRS Task Force shall act
as the clearing house for policy and operational issues affecting the
implementation of the MRS Project. The MRS Task Force shall have the
following functions:
a.
To review all available plans relating to the establishment of a rail
system in Mindanao;
b. To cause
the conduct of a feasibility study on the MRS or portions thereof in
order to determine the viability of such project;
c. To liase
with Congress, local government units, business enterprises, as well as
other sectors, who may be affected by the MRS project;
d. To
recommend to the President the mode of implementation of the MRS
project, including the process for the selection of the proponent/s who
will undertake the project;
e. To engage,
subject to existing rules and regulations, the services of consultants
in order to avail of their expertise in the formulation of policies in
the implementation of the MRS project;
f. To call on
any government agency for such assistance as may be necessary to
facilitate the implementation of the MRS; and
g. To perform
such other functions as may be directed by the President.
Sec. 3. Administrative Support/Budget. — The
member agencies of the MRS Task Force shall contribute personnel to
constitute the administrative and technical support group of the MRS
Task Force. The MRS Task Force shall have an initial operating budget
of Ten Million Pesos (P10,000,000) to be taken from the Office of the
President. Thereafter, its operating budget shall be included in the
budget of the Office of the President.
Sec. 4. Repealing Clause. — All administrative
orders, rules regulations, and other similar issuance, or parts
thereof, which are inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed or
modified accordingly.
Sec. 5. Effectivity. — This Administrative Order
shall take effect immediately.
Done in the City of Manila,
this 28th day of June, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
ninety nine.
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