I, FIDEL V. RAMOS, President of the Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby amend Administrative Order No. 351 dated 31 August 1997, and order the following;

Section 1. Section 2 is hereby amended to read as follows:

Chairman	-	Assistant Secretary for Land Transportation Office
Co-Chairman	-	Representative from the Private Sector to be appointed by the President
Members	-	Assistant Secretary, Department of Public Works and Highways
		Assistant Secretary, Department of the Interior and Local Government
		Assistant Secretary, Department of National Defense
		Chief, Philippine National Police
		Chief, Armed Forces of the Philippines
		General Manager, Metro Manila Development Authority
		Governors and Mayors of concerned LGUs for areas outside Metro Manila
		Three (3) Representatives from the Private Sector to be appointed by the Chairman of the Task Force

The Chairman is hereby vested with full executive authority within the law to rationalize and facilitate the effective and efficient movement and management of people and goods along highways nationwide, particularly in Metro Manila and other urban centers.

Section 2. This Order shall take effect immediately.

DONE in the City of Manila, this 19^th day of January, 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
Acting Executive Secretary