[ EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 305, October 21, 2000 ]

DIRECTING THE DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT TO DEDUCT FROM THE RESPECTIVE CY 2000 IRA SHARES OF ALL BARANGAYS THE AMOUNT OF FOUR THOUSAND PESOS (4,000.00) PER BARANGAY AS AMNESTY SETTLEMENT OF UNPAID MEMBERSHIP DUES TO THE NATIONAL LIGA NG MGA BARANGAY AND TO DIRECTLY REMIT THE COLLECTED AMOUNT IN LUMP SUM TO THE NATIONAL LIGA



WHEREAS, the Liga ng mga Barangay was organized pursuant to Section 491 of Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as the Local Government Code of 1991;

WHEREAS, under the Constitution and By-Laws of the National Liga ng mga Barangay which is made suppletory to the pertinent chapter of the Local Government Code, all barangays are required to pay membership dues to the National Liga ng mga Barangay;

WHEREAS, it has been reported that there are barangays with unpaid membership contributions to the Liga;

WHERAS, there is an urgent need to assist the National Liga ng mga Barangay in facilitating the collection of unpaid membership fees of all member-barangays.

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 the following:

SECTION 1. The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) shall deduct from the respective CY 2000 IRA shares of all barangays the amount of Four Thousand Pesos (P4,000.00) per barangay as amnesty settlement in payment of current and past due membership fees to the National Liga ng mga Barangay and to remit the collected amount in lump sum to the National Liga.

SEC. 2. The amounts thus deducted shall be remitted by the DBM to the National Liga in two (2) tranches, to wit: the 1st Tranche in the amount equivalent to the lump sum of Two Thousand Pesos (P2,000.00) per barangay to be deducted from the 3rd Quarter. DBM release of the corresponding computed IRA shares of the respective member-barangays, and the 2nd Tranche in the amount equivalent to the lump sum total of Two Thousand Pesos (2,000.00) per barangay to be deducted from the 4th Quarter DBM release of the corresponding computed IRA shares of the respective member-barangays. The remittance of the 1st and 2nd Tranches shall be made within the 3rd and 4th quarters of CY 2000, respectively.

SEC. 3. The disposition of the said funds by the National Liga ng mga Barangay shall be in accordance with the pertinent provisions of its Constitution and By-Laws on the sharing scheme for collected membership dues, and subject to applicable accounting and auditing rules and regulations.

SEC. 4. This Executive Order shall take effect immediately.

DONE, in the City of Manila, this 21st day of October, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand.

(Sgd.) JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA

By the President:

RAMON B. ZAMORA
Executive Secretary