WHEREAS, it is government ™s policy to ensure that the implementation of development programs and projects is undertaken in a coordinated manner to provide maximum benefits to our people;

WHEREAS, the implementation of the development plan of the Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm has been delayed for some time, and it is necessary that it be resumed so that its benefits can be enjoyed by the people in the area;

WHEREAS, one of the dormant resources of the province is the sprawling 34,200 hectares Iwahig Penal Colony reservation, which can be harnessed into a dynamic and productive growth center;

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

Section 1. CONSTITUTING THE IWAHIG PRISON AND PENAL FARM JOINT WORKING COMMITTEE. There is hereby constituted an Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm Joint Working Committee, to oversee the implementation of the development plan of Iwahig.

Section 2. COMPOSITION. The Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Flagship Programs and Projects shall chair the Committee. Its members shall include heads/representatives from the following government agencies: City Government of Puerto Princesa (CGPP), Southern Philippines Council for Peace and Development (SPCPD) and Department of Justice (DOJ). The CGPP shall act as the Secretariat of the Committee. The Committee may call on any department, bureau, office and instrumentality of the Government for appropriate assistance.

The member agencies shall perform their respective activities as part of their regular and relevant functions without additional compensation for their designated representatives.

Section 3. FUNCTIONS. The Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm Joint Working Committee shall have, among others, the following functions:

1. Implement a multi-agency development program to promote the development of the area;
2. Orchestrate the identification, implementation and monitoring of special economic and social development projects in the area;
3. Pool, manage, and coordinate government resources and immediately implement identified priority economic and social development projects and programs in the area.
4. Submit regular accomplishments reports to the President; and
5. Perform such other tasks as may be assigned by the President.

Section 4. REPEALING CLAUSE. All Administrative Orders, rules, regulations and other similar issuances, or parts thereof, which are inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

Section 5. EFFECTIVITY. This Administrative Order shall take effect immediately.

DONE, in the City of Manila, Philippines, this 05^th day of JULY, in the Year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Ninety Nine.

(Sgd.) JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA
President of the Philippines

By the President:
(Sgd.) RONALDO B. ZAMORA
Executive Secretary