EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 125-A, November 29, 2002
AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 125
WHEREAS, it is the policy of this
National or Central Government to devolved as far as practicable, and
consistent with the Constitution and RA 6734 as amended by RA 9054,
powers and functions of national government agencies to the Autonomous
Regional Government (ARG) of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
(ARMM);
WHEREAS, the ARMM is one of the poorest regions, if not the poorest region, in the country;
WHEREAS, Official Development
Assistance (ODA) is one of the sources of funding for programs and
projects, and therefore the same may be tapped to hasten the
socio-economic development of ARMM; and
WHEREAS, it is the policy of this
Administration that programs and projects funded by ODA specifically
intended for ARMM shall be implemented by the ARG, and in case of ODA
program and/or projects implemented on a nationwide basis but with an
ARMM component, the latter shall also be implemented by the ARG.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby order:
SECTION 1. Section 1 of Executive Order No. 125 is hereby amended to read as follows:
“SECTION 1. Devolution of Locally Funded Programs and Projects to ARMM.
— Locally funded programs and projects being undertaken and programmed
to be implemented within the ARMM are hereby devolved to and heretofore
to be implemented by the ARG of the ARMM, except:(a) When
Congress provides in the General Appropriations Act or special law
which government agency shall implement a particular program or project,
or(b) When
in the judgment of the ARMM Regional Governor, the ARG does not have
the capacity to implement the program and/or project, in which case he
may request a national agency to implement the same.”
SECTION 2. Section 8 of Executive Order No. 125 is hereby amended to read as follows:
“SECTION 8. Effectivity.
— This Executive Order shall take effect immediately, except for
Section 1 hereof, which shall take effect starting January 1, 2003.”SECTION 3. Section 2 of Executive Order No. 2 is hereby transferred as part of the Whereas Clause hereof.
SECTION 4. The Secretary of Budget and Management shall issue the necessary rules and regulations to implement this Executive Order.
SECTION 5. This Executive Order amends Executive Order No. 125.
SECTION 6. Except as herein provided, this Executive Order shall take effect immediately.
Adopted: 29 Nov. 2002
BY THE PRESIDENT:
(SGD.) ALBERTO G. ROMULO
Executive Secretary