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WHEREAS, it has been a declared policy of the State to declare an all-out
war against poverty as a major component of the Philippines 2000 and as
embodied in the Philippine Medium Term Development Plan towards a common vision
of an improved quality of life for every Filipino;

WHEREAS, the Social Reform Agenda is the operationalization of the people
empowerment track of Philippines 2000 and has been expanded to become the
Integrated National Action Agenda on Anti-Poverty as adopted during the
National Anti-Poverty Summit held last 19-20 March 1996;

WHEREAS, the attainment of the common vision of winning the war against
poverty entails an energized bureaucracy and a participative civil society that
adhere to continuous consensus-building processes to effectively fast-track the
localization of the SRA in order to achieve the two-pronged objectives of
reaching the national target of reducing poverty incidence by 30% in 1998 and
ensuring that all relevant policies, programs, projects and resources reach the
targeted sectors and communities at the grassroots level;

WHEREAS, the geographic target of the SRA implementation has been expanded
from the 20 priority provinces to all regions, provinces, cities and
municipalities nationwide which requires a strengthening of existing networks
and organizations and broader participation from all stakeholders particularly
the local government units and the basic sectors;

WHEREAS, the war against poverty should be broken down into manageable
battles that define the areas of engagement and specific roles and
accountabilities of major stakeholders at the national and sub-national levels;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FIDEL
V. RAMOS, President of the Republic of the Philippines,
by virtue of powers vested upon me by law, do hereby order the adoption of the
guidelines on the institutional arrangements to fast-track the localization of
the SRA as the Integrated National Action Agenda on Anti-Poverty;

SECTION 1. All National Government Agencies and Local Government Units are
hereby directed to adopt the guidelines on the SRA Institutional Arrangements
issued by the Social Reform Council (SRC).  They are also directed to
conduct in-house orientation and disseminate this guidelines to all their
officials and personnel.

SEC. 2. The outcomes of effective localization of the SRA entails the
following stakeholders to undertake these immediate tasks:

a. Flagship agencies are
directed to implement and monitor the progress of their SRA program and
resource commitments to the targeted sectors and communities, and to make these
information available to all concerned basic sectors organizations and local
government units;

b. Convergence lead agencies,
together with the local government units and basic sectors, are directed to
orchestrate the convergence of programs, projects and resources to their
respective convergence areas. They are also directed to spearhead the
installation and monitoring of the Minimum Basic Needs Approach in their respective
areas;

c. Cabinet Officers for Regional
Development are directed to orchestrate the implementation and monitoring of
the progress of their respective Regional Social Reform Agenda together with
all regional line agencies, local government units and basic sectors
organizations; and

d. Local Government Units are
directed to lead the implementation and monitoring of their Local Social Reform
Agenda in coordination with the basic sectors organizations at their respective
levels.

SEC. 3. All National Government Agencies are directed to constantly
interface with and provide support and complementary interventions to their
sectoral and local counterparts in the implementation of anti-poverty plans and
programs.

SEC. 4. National Government Agencies and Local Government Agencies are
hereby directed to issue necessary operational directives or issuances
supportive of the provisions of this Order, in close coordination with the SRC
Secretariat to ensure consistency.

SEC. 5. Flagship Agencies, Convergence Lead Agencies, Cabinet Officers for
Regional Developments and Local Government Units shall conduct periodic
monitoring and evaluation of the implementation of the guidelines on the
Institutional Arrangements. The SRC Secretariat shall convene a sub-committee to
undertake periodic assessment every six (6) months, and provisions of the
guidelines may be refined as the need arises.

SEC. 6. The SRC shall adopt a Monitoring and Evaluation System (MES) to
effectively track the progress of SRA implementation as endorsed by the SRC
Technical Working Group. The MES shall focus on the Minimum Basic Needs and
Basic Reform Commitments and the effective allocation and utilization of
resources for anti-poverty programs, among others.

SEC. 7. To effectively localize the SRA to all targeted areas, funding shall
come from: a) the Flagship Agencies and Convergence Lead Agencies and b) Office
of the Cabinet Officers for Regional Development. Augmentation fund shall come
from the President’s Contingent Fund and any other fund that the President may
authorize to be released to the CORDs, through the Social Reform Council. This
shall be done in close coordination with the Department of Budget and
Management and the SRC Secretariat, subject to availability of funds and the
usual accounting and auditing rules and regulations. The SRC shall prepare
appropriate guidelines for this purpose.

SEC. 8. This Executive Order shall take effect immediately.

DONE in the City of Manila, this 12th day of July in the year of Our
Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Ninety-Six.

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

By the President:

(Sgd.) RUBEN D. TORRES
Executive Secretary

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