Administrative Order No. 44

Adoption and Implementation of the National Competition Policy (NCP)

SECTION 1. Adoption and Implementation of the National Competition Policy (NCP) . All national government agencies (NGAs), including departments, bureaus, offices and instrumentalities, government-owned or -controlled corporations (GOCCs), as well as local government units (LGUs), are directed to adopt and implement, in accordance with their respective mandates, the NCP and its key elements, as contained in NEDA-PCC Joint Memorandum Circular No. 01-2020 (s.2020) All government policies, rules, regulations and interventions shall support the objectives of the NCP and foster a culture of competition. For purposes of this Order, the term "GOCC" shall include government instrumentalities with corporate powers, government financial institutions, and government corporate entities as defined by RA No. 10149 or the "GOCC Governance Act of 2011."

SECTION 2. Integration with Performance-Based Bonus (PBB) and Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG) . The Inter-Agency Task Force under Administrative Order No. 25 (s.2011) on the Harmonization of National Government Performance, Monitoring, Information and Reporting Systems, in coordination with the Civil Service Commission and the Career Executive Service Board, and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), as Chairperson of the Council of Good Local Governance under RA No. 11292 or "The Seal of Good Local Governance Act of 2019," are directed to integrate, as far as practicable, the adoption of and compliance with the NCP and its key elements as part of the good governance conditions criteria for the grant of PBB to government personnel, and the conferment of the SGLG on LGUs, respectively. The AO No. 25 Task Force and the DILG shall prescribe the corresponding conditions for eligibility for said benefits.

Separability

SECTION 3. Separability . If any part or provision of this Order shall be held unconstitutional or invalid, the other parts or provisions which are not affected shall continue to be in full force and effect.

Repeal

SECTION 4. Repeal . All other orders, rules, regulations or issuances inconsistent with this Order are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

Effectivity

SECTION 5. Effectivity . This Order shall take effect immediately after its publications in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation. DONE in the City of Manila, this 20th day of October, in the year of our Lord, Two Thousand and Twenty One.   (SGD.) RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE   By the President:   (SGD.) SALVADOR C. MEDIALDEA Executive Secretary