Executive Order No. 568 (2006) — there is a need to improve, expand and upgrade the facilities of the New Bilibid Prison and, at the same time, to relocate it to another site for practical purposes owing to the growing number of residential communities around the penal institution and the more strategic or higher developmental use planned by the government for its current site;

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SECTION 1 · Transfer of the New Bilibid Prison SECTION 2 · Funding SECTION 3 · Implementation SECTION 4 · Repealing Clause SECTION 5 · Effectivity

SECTION 1

Transfer of the New Bilibid Prison

SECTION 1.

Transfer of the New Bilibid Prison. — The Department of Justice (DOJ) is hereby authorized and directed to carry out or cause the transfer of the New Bilibid Prison from its current site at Barangay Poblacion, Muntinlupa City, Metro Manila, to Barangay Cuyambay, Municipality of Tanay, Province of Rizal.

The DOJ shall be responsible for the performance and coordination of all tasks and activities related to the transfer of the New Bilibid Prison such as the preparation of the technical plans for the new site, the procurement of works and services, and the development and management of the new correctional facility, in coordination with the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), and other concerned government agencies.

SECTION 2

Funding

SECTION 2.

Funding.

— The funding requirements and arrangements for the transfer of the New Bilibid Prison facilities, including the funding sources thereof, shall be determined jointly by the DOJ, the DBM, and the DPWH.

SECTION 3

Implementation

SECTION 3.

Implementation. — The DOJ and other concerned agencies shall prepare and finalize the implementation scheme and financing plan for the transfer of the New Bilibid Prison within six (6) months from the date of issue of this Executive Order.

SECTION 4

Repealing Clause

SECTION 4.

Repealing Clause. — All executive issuances, rules and regulations or parts thereof that are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Executive Order are hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly.

SECTION 5

Effectivity

SECTION 5.

Effectivity. — This Executive Order shall take effect immediately.

DONE, in the City of Manila, this 8th day of September, in the year of our Lord, Two Thousand and Six.

(Sgd.) GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) EDUARDO R. ERMITA Executive Secretary

Source: Malaca—ang Records Office Office of the President of the Philippines. (2006). [Executive Order Nos. : 501 — 600]. Manila : Malaca—ang Records Office.