WHEREAS, there is a need to further delineate and streamline
the specific roles and responsibilities of and operating
procedures to be observed by the Project Monitoring Committees
at the regional, provincial and municipal levels in view of the
implementation of the Local Government Code of 1991;
WHEREAS,
there is a need to expand the membership of Project Monitoring
Committees in the national, regional, provincial, city and
municipal levels to promote greater non-governmental
organization (NGO) participation in and transparency of
government programs; and
WHEREAS,
there is a need to establish a Project Monitoring Committee at
the national level to address and coordinate various RPMES
matters, to act on implementation issues and problems and to
orchestrate RPMES activities and concerns in the regions.
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;
Section 1.
The third and fourth paragraphs of Section 2 of Executive Order
No. 376 (thereinafter referred to as "Order") are herby
amended to read as follows:
"At the regional
level, the projects to be monitored shall include all foreign
assisted projects (loan or grant funded), inter-provincial
projects, area development projects, nationally-funded projects,
and other projects considered critical by the Office of the
President and the Regional Development Councils/Planning Boards,
which are implemented in the region."
"At the
provincial, city and municipal levels, the scope of monitoring
shall include all foreign and nationally-funded projects,
including development projects funded from the Internal Revenue
Allotment (IRA) share if LGUs or supported by funds released
directly to the province/city/municipality, and projects funded
from locally-generated resources, which are implemented within
their respective areas."
Section 2.
Sec. 3 of said Order is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 3.
Organization. The RPMES shall be implemented by the
development councils/planning boards at the various levels (RDC,
PDC, CDC and MDC). A regional Project Monitoring Committee
(RPMC) shall be established under the RDC in addition to the
Project Monitoring Committees (PMCs) created through Memorandum
Order No. 175, as amended, and/or the Local Government Code of
1991. At the national level, a National Project Monitoring
Committee (NPMC) shall be established to oversee implementation
of the RPMES, with NEDA serving as its Secretariat."
"The Presidential
Management Staff (PMS) shall, corollary to the efforts of the
RPMCs, focus a monitoring the President's commitments in the
various regions."
"The extensive
participation of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and
People's Organizations (POs) as project monitors shall be
advocated at all levels. NGO/PO membership in the provincial,
city and municipal levels shall include, but not be limited to,
representatives from civic and/or religious groups."
"At the national
level, designated officials from the National Economic and
Development Authority (NEDA), Department of Budget and
Management (DBM), Department of Interior and Local
Government (DILG), and PMS/OP shall compose the NMPC, with the
NEDA and DBM representatives as Chairman and Co-Chairman,
respectively."
"At the regional
level, the NEDA and DBM Regional Directors shall act as Chairman
and Co-Chairman, respectively, of the RPMC. The other members of
the RPMC shall be the DILG, PMS/OP and three (3) NGO/PO
representatives, at least one (1) of whom shall be drawn from
the NGO representatives in the Regional Development Council
(RDC). The NEDA Regional Office shall serve as the Secretariat
of the RPMC."
"The PMCs created
at the provincial, city, and municipal levels will have, as
mandatory members, the DILG official assigned in the locality
and two (2) NGO/PO representatives. The other four members of
the PMC shall be appointed by the Local Chief Executive from
among five nominees of the Local Development Council. The
Chairman shall be appointed by the Local Chief Executive from
among the PMC members. The respective planning and development
offices of the local government units (LGUs) concerned shall
serve as Secretariat to the local PMCs."
Section 3.
The subtitle "Development Councils (RDC, PDC, CDC, MDC)" under
Sec. 4 of said Order, is hereby reworded to read "Development
Councils/Planning Boards (RDC, PDC, CDC, MDC)."
Section 4.
Sec. 7 of said Order is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Section 7.
Funding. Funds needed to implement the RPMES,
particularly the initial operations of the NMPC shall be made
available from sources to be recommended by the DBM, with the
approval of the President. Subsequent funding requirements of
the RPMES at the national level shall be provided in the General
Appropriations Act by the DBM. The funds for RPMES operations at
the national level shall be administered by the NEDA
Secretariat."
"The funding
requirements of the RPMES at the regional, city and municipal
levels, which shall include the granting of financial incentives
to NGO monitors as well as training, capability-building and
other administrative costs, shall be provided in the General
Appropriations Act under the Regional Development Fund. The
funds for the RPMES at these levels shall be administered by the
RDCs concerned. As the RPMC may deem essential, portions of the
Regional Development Fund for monitoring and evaluation maybe
allotted to a local PMC to augment its budget."
Section 5.
The responsibilities of the Office of the Cabinet Secretary as
provided under Sec. 4 of said Order is hereby transferred to and
shall be assumed by the Presidential Management Staff (PMS).
Section 6.
The National Project Monitoring Committee (NMPC) is hereby
authorized from time to time, to update and make revisions to
the Manual of Operations implementing the RPMES.
Section 7.
This Executive Order shall take effect immediately.
DONE in the City
of Manila, this 1st day of June in the year of Our Lord,
Nineteen Hundred and Ninety-Three.
