Section 1. The police and military operations in Basilan and Sulu shall be balanced with full-scale development offensive, a "humanitarian invasion," so to speak. This shall consist primarily of the following: Secretaries Esperanza Cabral and Francisco Duque are hereby dispatched to the South to ensure the care and comfort of those who might be displaced; An engineering battalion shall beachhead in Sulu immediately. Seabees shall on the other hand take care of Basilan. All national government initiatives shall be packaged by the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (PAPP) under a Health, Education, Livelihood Progress (HELP) for Basilan and Sulu Program. The HELP program shall be opened by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to private sector co-sponsorship. Agencies shall contribute projects to the HELP template. For instance, the Commission on Higher Education shall offer additional scholarship slots so we can have more Tausug doctors. The Department of Energy with the Department of Education (DepEd) shall build solar powered science laboratories. The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) shall launch "Sulong Sulu, Bangon Basilan" programs. This shall be the HELP battlecry. The DTI shall help the people of Sulu and the entire ARMM areas market their products at better prices.
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Administrative Order No. 192
Administrative Order No. 192
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 192 ORDERING A "HUMANITARIAN OFFENSIVE" IN BASILAN , SULU AND OTHER AREAS OF THE AUTONOMOUS REGION OF MUSLIM MINDANAO
Section 2. While national government will have a handle on HELP, it must be coordinated within the mechanism of the ARMM by the PAPP.
Section 3. The education situation shall be addressed as follows: Winston Garcia of the Government Service Insurance System shall fix its side of the problem of government employees unable to get loans, health insurance and other benefits because reportedly their premiums totaling over several hundred million pesos have not been remitted to Manila. The Professional Regulation Commission shall go to Basilan and Sulu and administer examinations and documentation there. The national government through the DepEd shall assist the ARMM to move fast to build and repair more schools and shore up support for the teachers.
Section 4. The Department of Public Works shall assist the ARMM to move fast in the following projects: Through the Local Water Utilities Administration, provide water facilities in the towns where less than 50% of the population have access to running water, especially in Basilan. Finish the circumferential road in Isabela City and Basilan and other road projects Finish the bridge in Bongao town donated by the United States.
Section 5. Using best-practice as our model, the infrastructure for the accountability and standards to implement all funding initiatives shall be set up by the Department of Interior and Local Government through the Local Government Academy. DONE in the City of Manila, this 20th of August, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Seven. (Sgd.) GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO By the President: (Sgd.) EDUARDO R. ERMITA Executive Secretary