ENHANCING THE PROJECT PERFORMANCE MONITORING AND EVALUATION SYSTEM

WHEREAS, Executive Order (E.O.) 376 s. 1989 signed by former
President Corazon C. Aquino, as amended by E.O. 93, s. 1993 signed by
President Fidel V. Ramos, established the Regional Project Monitoring
and Evaluation System (RPMES) to expedite project implementation;

WHEREAS, E.O. 564 s. 2006 and 564-A s. 2007 redefined and
restructured the RPMES into the Project Performance Monitoring and
Evaluation (Pro-Performance) System in order to ensure the diligent
delivery of government projects within the purview of good governance
and transparency;

WHEREAS, the Pro-Performance System (PPS) was lodged in the
Presidential Management Staff (PMS) as it can, independently of
implementing agencies, monitor and provide timely and proactive
information on needed actions to ensure the timely completion of
priority programs and projects;

WHEREAS, implementing agencies have contingency funds which can be
used to conduct appropriate facilitative and advocacy campaigns, and
other related activities;

WHEREAS, there is a need to enhance the mechanisms of the PPS to enable it pursue its objectives more effectively;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, GLORIA M . ARROYO, President of the Philippines,
by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby
order:

SECTION 1. Objectives. The PPS is an integrated
monitoring system established to facilitate, evaluate and advocate; and
to strategically monitor the implementation of the President’s priority
programs and projects. As such, this function shall form part of the
mandate of the PMS. Specifically, the PPS shall have the following
objectives:

a ) To provide independent and up-to-date constructive
information on the status of project implementation based on physical
development performance and quality, financial performance and
timeliness, and identify areas, issues and concerns that need to be
addressed by lead implementing agencies and/or project management
offices;

b) To reinforce public-private partnership and collaboration in the monitoring of government programs and projects;

c) To provide information as appropriate to the Presidential Anti-Graft Commission for the latter’s action;

d) To ensure public awareness and participation through information campaign and advocacy program.

SECTION 2. Coverage. The PPS shall monitor the priority
programs and projects of the President, such as, but not limited to the
projects committed through the State of the Nation Address, major
infrastructure projects, health and education programs, regardless of
fund source.

SECTION 3. Organizational Structure. The PPS shall be implemented by a Steering Committee (SC) composed of the following:

Chair –	private sector representative
Co-Chairman –	Secretary, PMS
Members –	representative, business sector
	representative, civil society sector
	representative, academe
	representative, youth sector
	representative, mass media
	representative, religious sector
	representative, local government sector
	representative, international development organizations
	representative, national government (advocacy group)

Provided that: the President may reorganize the PPS-SC and shall
designate its Chair from among the private sector representatives as
well as from other members of the PPS-SC. The President may likewise
include in the PPS-SC membership such representatives from other sectors
as may be necessary.

SECTION 4. Meetings. The PPS-SC shall convene every first
Wednesday of the month, while the President shall convene the PPS-SC on
a quarterly basis. The PPS-SC Chair, Co-Chair and members shall be
entitled to Ten Thousand Pesos (P10,000.00) honorarium per meeting.

SECTION 5. Organization Support. The following groups/bodies are directed to provide the necessary support and assistance to the PPS-SC.

a) Technical and Secretariat Support – The PMS shall provide technical and secretariat support to the PPS-SC.

b) Advocacy Support – All government television and
radio networks shall allot air time for purposes of communicating the
status of all projects, including televised bidding of all departments.

c) Inter-Agency Support – All departments, agencies
and bureaus, offices and instrumentalities, are likewise enjoined to
extend full assistance and cooperation, and to provide necessary
relevant and timely information to the PPS-SC.

SECTION 6. Reports. The PPS-SC shall submit to the President through the PMS monthly project evaluation reports with photo-documentation.

SECTION 7. Funding. To enable the PPS-SC and its
Secretariat to effectively perform its mandate, an operations budget of
Ten Million Pesos (P10,000,000.00) shall be provided by the Department
of Budget and Management from sources as it may identify.

The PPS-SC operations budget, which shall be managed by the PPS-SC
Secretariat, shall cover capital outlay and operational expenses of the
PPS, including the provision of monitoring, evaluation and fact-finding
budget.

The PPS-SC shall have the authority to require the implementing
agencies to conduct and fund from their respective contingency funds the
appropriate facilitative and advocacy campaigns and other related
activities to promote public awareness and generate stakeholder support
for the President’s priority programs and projects, subject to pertinent
laws, issuances and accounting and auditing rules and regulations.

SECTION 8. Repealing Clause. All orders, issuances, rules
and regulations or parts thereof inconsistent with this E.O. are hereby
revoked or modified accordingly.

SECTION 9. Effectivity.

This E.O. shall take effect immediately.

Adopted: 30 March 2009

(SGD.) GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO
President of the Philippines        

BY THE PRESIDENT:

(SGD.) EDUARDO R. ERMITA
Executive Secretary