CONFIRMING THE ROLE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS AS THE PRIMARY PLANNING, IMPLEMENTING AND COORDINATING AGENCY FOR ALL RAILWAY, PORT AND AIRPORT PROJECTS

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WHEREAS, many transportation projects are currently in various stages of
implementation with different proponents pursuing different modes of execution;

WHEREAS, several agencies of government, such as the Bases Conversion
Development Authority, Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority and the Public Estate
Authority, are authorized by their charters or enabling laws to pursue
transportation development projects on their own;

WHEREAS, there is a need to coordinate the planning and implementation of
major transportation projects to ensure that they are consistent with the
overall development objectives and priorities and that they promote the
efficient use of scarce resources;

WHEREAS, the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) is the
primary planning, programming, coordinating and implementing agency of the
government for transportation development;

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 the
following:

SECTION 1. Pursuant to the provisions of Executive Order No. 125 and 125-A, the
Department of Transportation and Communications is hereby affirmed to be the
primary coordinating, development and implementing agency for transportation
projects including ports, airports and railways. This affirmation is without
prejudice to the role of the Metro Manila Development Authority as the
planning, monitoring and coordinating authority involving the delivery of
metro-wide services within Metro Manila and the autonomy of Local Government
Units concerning purely local matters.

SEC. 2. The DOTC shall maintain a master plan for each mode of
transportation that shall serve as the framework for the development plans of
related agencies. Concerned agencies shall submit any specific major
transportation project proposal to the DOTC to ensure that it is consistent
with the approved master plans. Major projects shall be defined as projects for
the construction or installation of new facilities for funding under foreign Official
Development Assistance for implementation as BOT-type projects, or
locally-funded projects with costs of more than P300 million.

SEC. 3. The DOTC shall promulgate guidelines to implement this Order for
dissemination to all concerned agencies within one (1) month from its issuance.

SEC. 4. All issuances inconsistent with or contrary to the provisions of
this Order are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

DONE in the City of Manila, this 22^nd day of September in the
year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Ninety-Seven.

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

By the President:

(Sgd.) RUBEN D. TORRES
Executive Secretary

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