ESTABLISHING THE COORDINATION AND MANAGEMENT MECHANISM FOR THE PREPARATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MINDANAO RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

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WHEREAS, Rural Development Programs
(RDP) are multi-sectoral programs which focus on the development of rural
communities in certain geographical areas;

WHEREAS, the Department of Agriculture
is designated as the lead national government agency responsible for
coordinating the preparation and implementation of the Mindanao Rural
Development Program (MRDP);

WHEREAS, there is a need for an
effective and stable mechanism for the coordination and management of the said
program consistent with government’s policy of devolution and ensuring the full
participation of local government units;

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. Mindanao Rural Development Program
Office. There is
hereby established the Mindanao Rural Development Program Office, hereinafter
referred to as the MRDP Office, as a Special Program under the Department of
Agriculture for integrating, coordinating, supervising and formulating
policies, investment programs and institutional capacity building initiatives,
needed for the planning and implementation of rural development project
undertakings in Mindanao. The MRDP shall be composed of a Program Board and a
Program Management Office (PMO) which shall hold office in Kidapawan, Cotabato.

SEC 2. Program Board and Program Management Office.

(a) The Program Board, hereinafter referred to as
the Board, shall be composed of the following:

The Board shall have the following powers and
functions:

a. Review and endorse the development goals and
policies for preparing the Mindanao Rural Development Program within the
context of the Philippine Development Plan, existing Development Plans for
Mindanao, supportive of the Government’s agricultural development and food
security agenda, the social reform policy and the national thrusts for poverty
alleviation in the rural sector;

b. Provide overall direction, coordination and
supervision in the planning, implementation, and monitoring of all program
components and development activities of the Program;

c. Pool existing resources, and encourage the
support and participation of national government agencies, local government
units and non-government institutions in the planning and implementation of the
various components of the Program;

d. Review and confirm the organization of the
Program Management Office (PMO) and the appointment of its Program Director;

e. Review and endorse, through the Department of
Agriculture, to the Department of Budget and Management, the annual budget of
the MRDP office, and projects under the Mindanao Rural Development Program;

f. Approve implementing rules and regulations
pertaining to the internal operations of the MRDP Office;

g. Amend the composition of the Board by inviting
other representatives from concerned sectors or interested parties to join the
Board, as necessary;

h. Perform such other functions and
responsibilities as the President may direct.

(b) Program Management Office. The Program
Management Office (PMO) shall serve as the technical and administrative
secretariat of the Board, and as such, undertake the day-to-day activities of
the PMO. It shall have the following powers and functions:

a. Lead the preparation of the multi-year Mindanao
Rural Development program and annual plans and investment programs including
the annual budget of the Program and submit the same to the Board;

b. Provide technical support and assistance, and
coordinate with line agencies, local government units, financing institutions,
non-government organizations, people’s organizations, state universities and
colleges, and other concerned entities in the formulation and planning, and
subsequently the implementation of the Program;

Enter into contracts, through its Program Director,
as may be necessary for the administrative operations of the MRDP Office
subject to existing laws, rules and regulations;

d. Formulate IRR on the internal operations of the
MRDP Office, for approval of the Board;

e. Undertake periodic review and evaluation of the
Program and shall, for the purpose, design and operate a program implementation
and project benefit monitoring and evaluation system; and

f. Perform such other functions and
responsibilities as the Board may direct.

The PMO shall be headed by a full-time Program
Director to be appointed by the Secretary, Department of Agriculture, in
consultation with the Board. The PMO shall have a staff complement, the
composition and structure of which shall be reviewed and endorsed by the Board.

SEC. 3. Role of Implementing Agencies. The
concerned local government units, in close coordination with line
agencies/departments and participating communities, shall be responsible for
working with the PMO in planning their respective components, and all contracts
entered into for the preparation and/or implementation of Program components
shall be governed by existing procedures/arrangements adopted by the respective
agencies.

SEC. 4. Operational Requirements. The
Department of Agriculture shall allocate from any lump sum appropriations in
the General Appropriations Act the amount as may be appropriate and necessary
for the operational requirements of the MRDP Office based on the work and financial
program submitted by the Board.

SEC. 5. MRDP Office Term. The MRDP
Office shall have a term corresponding to the time required for completing
preparation of the Program, and subsequently for the implementation period of
projects included in the Program.

SEC. 6. Effectivity. This Executive Order shall take
effect immediately.

DONE in the City of Manila, this 24th day
of March, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Ninety-Eight.

(Sgd.) FIDEL V. RAMOS
President of the Philippines

By the
President:

(Sgd.) ALEXANDER
P. AGUIRRE
Executive Secretary

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