Section 1
Section 1.
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Department of Social Welfare and Development as Lead Agency.
—— The Department of Social Welfare and Development being the CIDSS Flagship Champion under the SRA, is directed to undertake appropriate steps to implement and/or further strengthen the CIDSS in all 5th and 6th class municipalities, as well as urban poor communities, as first priority, and in disadvantaged communities in 3rd and 4th class municipalities, as second priority. Selection of barangays within the aforementioned municipalities or urban areas shall give priority to SRA convergence areas as defined under Administrative Order 194.
CIDSS implementation shall include, among others, the following activities:
a. Undertake orientation-consultation, MBN survey, poverty mapping and other preparatory activities with the Presidential Commission to Fight Poverty, local government units and other Convergence Lead Agencies to ensure the eventual adoption and implementation of CIDSS in their respective areas by phases;
b. Include resource requirements for nationwide adoption of the CIDSS in its succeeding budget proposals;
c. Interface with existing local development councils and SRA technical working groups at all levels to ensure convergence of services for effective CIDSS implementation and full transfer of program, including its funds, to the local government units within five (5) years; and
d. Prepare necessary operational system with CIDSS partner agencies.
Section 2
Section 2.
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Partner Agencies.
—— The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Department of Health (DOH), Department of Education, Culture and Sports (DECS), Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the Presidential Commission to Fight Poverty (PCFP), as CIDSS major partner agencies, are hereby directed to determine their specific program inputs to CIDSS; designate focal teams at all levels who shall coordinate with DSWD; issue agency directives; and allocate funds for these purposes.
Section 3
Section 3.
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Implementation of CIDSS.
—— All local government units of 5th and 6th class municipalities; urban poor communities as well as 3rd and 4th class municipalities are hereby directed to adopt and implement the CIDSS in coordination with the DSWD; issue local ordinance to this effect; allocate local government counterpart funds; and designate community-based implementor.
Section 4
Section 4.
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Implementing Rules And Regulations.
—— The DSWD, in consultation with the partner agencies and representatives of the League of Municipalities of the Philippines, the League of Cities of the Philippines, League of Provinces and Liga ng Mga Barangay, is tasked to prepare the implementing rules and regulations of this Executive Order within thirty (30) days after its signing.
Section 5
Section 5.
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Effectivity.
—— This Executive Order shall take effect immediately.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
—I have hereunto set my hand and cause the seal of the Republic of the Philippines to be affixed to this Order.
DONE
—in the City of Manila, this 24th—day of September in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Ninety-Seven.
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(Sgd.)—
FIDEL V. RAMOS
President of the Philippines
By the President:
(Sgd.)—
RUBEN D. TORRES
Executive Secretary