WHEREAS, it is the declared policy of the government to ensure a peaceful, orderly and smooth transfer of powers to the next duly-elected President;

WHEREAS, the duly-elected President and his incoming Cabinet members should be given full support and cooperation by the outgoing Cabinet to allow for their smooth assumption into office; and

WHEREAS, there is a need to prepare a Transition Management Plan to ensure a proper and orderly transition of government into the next Administration.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FIDEL V. RAMOS, by the powers vested in me by Law and the Constitution do hereby order:

SECTION 1. Approval of the Framework for the 1998 Transition Management Plan. The Framework for the 1998 Transition Management Plan, hereto attached, is hereby approved.

SEC. 2. Immediate Implementation of the Plan. All Heads of Government Departments, Agencies, Bureaus, and Instrumentalities including Government-Owned-and-Controlled Corporations shall adopt and implement the Plan immediately.

SEC. 3. Funding. Funding for the transition plans and other transition activities shall be sourced from the respective budget of the departments/agencies.

SEC. 4. Submission of Reports. All departments/agencies shall submit progress reports on the status of their transition activities on a monthly basis.

SEC. 5. Effectivity. This Administrative Order shall take effect immediately.

DONE in the City of Manila, this 17^th of March, in the year of our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Ninety-Eight.

(Sgd.) FIDEL V. RAMOS
President of the Philippines

By the President:
(Sgd.) ALEXANDER P. AGUIRRE
Executive Secretary