Section 1
Section 1.
- The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas is hereby designated as exclusive manufacturer and supplier of presidential medals and decorations, subject to existing agreements, if any, entered into by the Office of the President with medal and decoration manufacturers For this purpose, the Historical Affairs Office and the Protocol Office shall continue consultations with the BSP with respect to the manufacture of these items, to include the drafting of technical and gender-friendly drawings for these decorations to replace the original, but missing, specifications;
Sec. 2
Sec. 2.
- Other agencies, particularly the Department of Foreign Affairs, the Department of National Defense and the Armed Forces of the Philippines, are encouraged, as a cost-saving measure and to maximize the revenue-generating potential of a government instrumentality, to tap the services of the BSP for their medal and decoration requirements, subject to existing laws on procurement.
Sec. 3
Sec. 3.
- All issuances, rules and regulations inconsistent herewith are superseded or modified, accordingly.
Sec. 4
Sec. 4.
- This Order shall take effect immediately.
Done
in the City of Manila, this 4th day of August in the year of our Lord, two-thousand and three.
(Sgd.) GLORIA M. ARROYO
By the President:
(Sgd.) ALBERTO G. ROMULO
Executive Secretary