JUMPSTARTING INITIATIVES IN EDUCATION, JOB TRAINING AND THE FIGHT AGAINST SMUGGLING
I, GLORIA M. ARROYO, President of the Philippines, by the powers vested in me bv law, do hereby order:
Funds shall be sourced under the reenacted budget of:
1. Five Hundred Million Pesos (P500,000,000.00) for rural investment and development initiatives;
2. Five Hundred Million Pesos (P500,000?000.00) for English education and job training for urgently needed skills; and
3. One Hundred Million Pesos fP100,000,000.00) for anti-smuggling efforts and gear, especially for:
a) GPS tracking of trucks carrying cargo to and from bonded warehouses;
b) Intelligence gathering in some 100 private ports nationwide (now minimally watched by the Bureau of Customs);
c) Monitoring and tagging of petroleum products; and
d) Rewards for tips from here and abroad on contraband shipments.
Adopted: 28 Dec. 2007
(SGD.) GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO
By the President:
(SGD.) EDUARDO R. ERMITA
Executive Secretary