Quoted hereunder is the subject resolution approved by the Board of Commissioners on 19 February 2003:

WHEREAS, Section 9 of Executive Order No. 648, Series of 1981, as amended by Executive Order No. 90, series of 1986, authorizes this Board to directly utilize its income generated from fees, fines charges and other collections in the performance of its functions to defray operating expenses and provide allowances to its personnel;

WHEREAS, the Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board (HLURB), is the sole national government agency tasked as the planning, regulatory and quasi-judicial body for land use development and real estate regulation;

WHEREAS, the HLURB pursues activities to attain rational land use as specified in a number of directives specifically LOI No. 729, EO No. 648, RA No. 72;

WHEREAS, HLURB has prepared a project proposal called GIS COOKBOOK FOR LGUS" for NEDA's endorsement to the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) for possible funding;

WHEREAS, the said GIS Cookbook aims to assist the local government units to support the overall thrust of the government through a revised mapping guideline;

WHEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AS IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED TO APPROVE the requested operating expenses of "GIS Cookbook for LGUs", in the amount of P1,841,264.25 the funding shall be charged against the service income of the Board, subject to the condition that the said amount be recouped from the sale of the projected output.

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Adopted: 19 Feb. 2003

(SGD.) ROMULO Q.M. FABUL
Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer