WHEREAS, Payatas is one of the largest urban poor enclaves in Metro Manila comprising of 2,818 hectares of Quezon City with more than 311,502 in population, 80 per cent of which are classified as urban poor;

WHEREAS, in recognition of the priority need to develop Payatas and raise the quality of life of the population in the area, there is need to accelerate the economic and social development of the area;

WHEREAS, a Development Framework Plan, Payatas 2000 was formulated to prescribe priority plans, programs and projects for the area under a Presidential Task Force for Payatas Development 2000;

WHEREAS, long-term development projects are necessary to specifically address the following: the effective delivery of basic services; peace and order; sanitation and environmental management including the closure of the Payatas dumpsite and the installation of a waste disposal facility; and, the generation of livelihood and employment towards the acceleration of the commercial and industrial development of Payatas;

WHEREAS, there is now need for immediate implementation of these projects in order that benefits could be enjoyed by the Payatas population.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA, President of the Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of the Powers vested in me by law, do hereby order:

SEC. 1. Creation of the Cabinet Projects Coordinating Committee. There is hereby created the Cabinet Projects Coordinating Committee (CPCC), a cabinet level coordination and monitoring body which shall oversee the project development in Payatas area. Specifically, it is tasked to:

a) Approve projects for recommendation to the President for implementation under the approved Payatas Development Plan and Program;

b) Supervise progress of projects implementation and to prescribe corrective measures if necessary;

c) Approve the budget program and funding allocation for the projects;

d) Coordinate the participation and inputs of the various participating agencies of the cabinet and other offices and agencies of the national government.

SEC. 2. Composition. The CPCC shall be chaired by the Chairman of the Flagship Projects Committee of the National Government with the Chairman of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority as Co-Chairman and with the following as Members:

a) The Secretary of Interior and Local Government;

b) The Secretary of Social Welfare and Development;

c) The Secretary of Public Works and Highways;

d) The Secretary of Budget and Management;

e) The Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources;

f) The Secretary of Health;

g) The Chairman of Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council

As the President may direct or recommended by the CPCC, other offices and agencies may be represented in the said body or invited to join in its deliberations.

SEC. 3. The Project Management Executive Officer. The Mayor of Quezon City is hereby designated as the Project Management Executive Officer (PMEO) to assume overall management responsibilities in the execution of the projects covered under the approved program for implementation. The PMEO shall sit as Ex-Officio Member of the Cabinet Projects Coordinating Committee. Accordingly, the PMEO is specifically tasked:

a) To prepare the detailed program of implementation of the various projects approved for implementation;

b) To prepare the detailed budget and funding program for the projects and for the operating requirements of the project management office;

c) To constitute the project management staff to be made up of detailed personnel from the participating national government offices, from the Quezon City Government, as well as those who may be hired for the purpose.

d) To report to the President and the Cabinet Projects Coordinating Committee on the progress of implementation of the projects.

SEC. 4. Creation of the Payatas Development Projects Implementing Office. There is hereby created the Payatas Development Projects Implementing Office (PDPIO) which shall be under the direct control and supervision of the PMEO.

SEC. 5. Duties and Responsibilities of the Payatas Development Projects Implementing Office. The PDPIO, which shall hold office in Quezon City, shall be responsible in the implementation of projects approved under the Payatas Development Framework. Specifically, it shall perform the following:

a) To undertake the projects development feasibility studies and plans for the implementation of various projects identified under the Payatas Framework Development Plan;

b) To prepare the budgetary program and execution action programs for the implementation of the projects;

c) To coordinate, in the course of project implementation, with various national agencies with respect to the various components of the projects falling under the jurisdictions of such agencies;

d) To undertake the necessary field operations and execution programs and schedules to accelerate the projects implementation and to monitor the progress of the same;

e) To serve as Secretariat for the CPCC;

f) To undertake other duties and responsibilities as may be directed by the CPCC and the PMEO for Payatas Development.

For this purpose, the PDPIO may institute the appropriate operating and implementing units or task forces as may be necessary for successful project implementation.

SEC. 6. Relationship with the Department of Interior and Local Government. The Department of Interior and Local Government is hereby charged with operational and coordinative supervision over the PDPIO and to assist the same in expediting linkages with the various participating national agencies.

SEC. 7. Funding. The Secretary of Budget and Management shall identify the funding sources from the current FY 1998 and the proposed FY 1999 Budget programs to support the implementation of the following:

a. Funding for FY 1999 projects as may be approved by the President upon recommendation of the CPCC; and

b. The initial operation of the PDPIO in FY 1998 and its full year operations in FY 1999.

Thereafter, future funding requirements shall be provided in the General Appropriation Act.

SEC. 8. This Executive Order shall take effect immediately.

DONE in the City of Manila, this 30th day of September in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Ninety Eight.

(SGD.) JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA

By the President:

(SGD.) RONALDO B. ZAMORA
Executive Secretary