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Administrative Order No. 347

Administrative Order No. 347

ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 347 PROVIDING FOR THE CREATION OF AN INTER-AGENCY TASK FORCE TO OVERSEE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SOCIAL ENGINEERING COMMITMENTS AND OTHER RELATED PROJECTS IN THE PROVINCES OF PANGASINAN AND BENGUET IN THE COURSE OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SAN ROQUE MULTI-PURPOSE DAM PROJECT

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SECTION 1

SECTION 1. There is hereby created an Inter-Agency Task Force which shall be composed of the following: Secretary, Department of Energy – Chairman Secretary, Department of Environment and Natural Resources – Co-Chairman Presidential Assistant for Social Development – Co-Chairman Secretary, Department of Public Works and Highways – Member Secretary, Department of Agriculture – Member Presidential Assistant for Budget Affairs – Member Presidential Assistant for Cordillera Affairs – Member Administrator, National Irrigation Administration – Member Governor, Province of Pangasinan – Member Governor, Province of Benguet – Member Mayor, San Manuel, Pangasinan – Member Mayor, San Nicolas, Pangasinan – Member Mayor, Itogon, Benguet – Member President, National Power Corporation – Member General Manager, Philippine Tourism Authority – Member Head, Agno Flood Control Project Management Office, Pangasinan – Member Regional Director, Philippine National Police Region I – Member The members may designate their permanent representatives to the Sub-Task-Force. The existing Secretariat of the Presidential Task Force on the SRMDP shall continue to undertake its functions taking into consideration the expanded mandate of the newly created Task Force.

SEC. 2

SEC. 2. The Task Force shall have the following functions: 2.1 coordinate and monitor the activities of the three (3) Committees created to address the concerns of the affected communities, namely, the Siltation Steering Committee, the Ambuklao-Binga Dams Claims Committee, and the Project Monitoring Committee. These committees shall henceforth report regularly to the Task Force; 2.2 provide administrative and institutional liaisoning assistance towards the speedy implementation of various infrastructure and livelihood projects, including those in the Memorandum of Agreement signed between the National Power Corporation and the affected local government units; 2.3 ensure the proper coordination with relevant agencies to maintain peace and order in the project area, including safety of personnel and equipment; 2.4 continue to undertake and maintain a public information program that will highlight the beneficial impact of the project, as well as clarify the misconceptions and disinformation about its nature, effects, and purpose; and 2.5 undertake such other duties and functions as may be necessary to perform its mandate.

SEC. 3

SEC. 3. The funding of activities necessary to carry out the mandate of this Order shall come from the appropriate budget of participating agencies. The amount of P1,000,000.00 for the operational requirements of the Secretariat shall come from the National Power Corporation.

SEC. 4

SEC. 4. The Task Force shall cease to exist six (6) months after the completion of the SRMDP.

SEC. 5

SEC. 5. Any provision of previous related issuances contrary to this order are hereby superseded.

SEC. 6

This Order shall take effect immediately

SEC. 6. This Order shall take effect immediately. DONE in the City of Manila, this 27th day of June, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Ninety-Seven. (Sgd.) FIDEL V. RAMOS President of the Philippines By the President: (Sgd.) RUBEN D. TORRES Executive Secretary