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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 250 - AMENDING
SECTION 1 OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 189 DATED DECEMBER 21, 1999, ENTITLED,
DIRECTING ALL LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS TO SUBMIT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF
BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT THEIR RESPECTIVE ANNUAL INVESTMENT PLANS
WHEREAS,
the incidence of illegal drug trafficking, drug abuse and drug-related
heinous crimes has grown to such alarming proportions and has become a
threat to national security;
WHEREAS, it has been reported that about 6,000 barangays nationwide are
drug-affected;
WHEREAS, cognizant of the damaging effects of illegal drugs to family
life, community peace and harmony, and development, the national
government, in collaboration with concerned sectors of society, has
conducted various fora to accentuate on the dangers of illegal drugs
and on what should be done to address this social ill; and
WHEREAS, during the National Anti-Illegal Drug Forum held last February
14, 2000 at the Philippine International Convention Center, it was
underscored that efforts to address the illegal drug problem are better
assured of success in an environment of meaningful collaboration
between the national and local governments, in cooperation with
concerned private sector groups and with the communities in general.
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 amend Section 1 of Executive Order No. 189, s.
1999 such that no less than Five Percent (5%) of the Twenty Percent
(20%) Development Fund component of the Internal Revenue Allotment
shall be appropriated for anti-illegal drug activities at the local
level.
This Executive Order shall take effect immediately.
DONE, in the City of Manila,
this 24th day of May, in the Year of Our Lord, Two Thousand.
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