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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 233 -
TRANSFERRING THE ATTACHMENT OF THE LIVELIHOOD CORPORATION (LIVECOR),
THE HUMAN SETTLEMENTS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (HSDC) AND ALL THEIR
SUBSIDIARIES TO THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
WHEREAS,
it is the Government’s policy to rationalize and streamline the
livelihood sector to be able to provide a comprehensive livelihood
program and services to the poor;
WHEREAS, the Department of Agriculture (DA), created primarily to
improve farm income and generate work opportunities for farmers,
fishermen and other rural workers, is the lead agency for the
Government’s food security program;
WHEREAS, the Livelihood Corporation (Executive Order No. 866, s. 1983),
the Human Settlements Development Corporation (Presidential Decree No.
1386, s. 1973) and their subsidiaries (i.e. National Agri-Business
Corporation, Northern Foods Corp., Philippine Genetics, Inc., etc.) are
all engaged in agri-related livelihood undertakings catering to the
needs of the underprivileged sector;
WHEREAS, the transfer of LIVECOR and HSDC including their subsidiaries
under the direct supervision and control of the DA shall strengthen
government’s capability to provide livelihood and other support
services to the farmers, fishermen and other rural workers through a
more cohesive coordination among these agencies;
WHEREAS, LIVECOR and HSDC are attached to the Office of the Executive
Secretary by virtue of Executive Order No. 21 dated 27 August 1998;
WHEREAS, one of the offices under LIVECOR is the Guarantee Fund for
Small and Medium Enterprises (GFSME);
WHEREAS, the GFSME of LIVECOR and the Small Business Guarantee and
Finance Corporation (SBGFC) which is attached to the Department of
Trade and Industry undertake homogeneous functions;
WHEREAS, under Sec. 31, Chapter 10, Book III of the Administrative
Code of 1987, the President of the Philippines has continuing authority
to reorganize the administrative structure of the Office of the
President and may transfer any agency under the Office of the President
to any other department or agency.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA, President of the Republic
of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do
hereby order:
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DONE in the City of Manila,
Philippines, this 26th day of April, in the year of Our Lord, Two
Thousand.
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