Memorandum Order No. 145

SECTION 1. The Secretary of National Defense is hereby authorized to approve foreign travels of BAC Members and DND/AFP Representatives for the purpose of conducting post-qualification relative to procurement activities for the acquisition/upgrade of equipment/weapon systems under Republic Act No. 7898 and Congressional Joint Resolution No. 28, s. 1996, provided that:

The post-qualification party shall be composed of not more than five (5) Officers, as follows: Chairman or Vice Chairman of the of the BAC or its duly designated Representative Operations Officer of the BAC or Technical Working Group Member or Project Management Team Member Financial or Legal Officer of the BAC Defense Modernization Office, DND Representative Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Capability, Materiel and Technology Development, J9, AFP Representative

Foreign travel related to the conduct of post-qualification shall not exceed five (5) days, excluding travel time; and

Funds are available chargeable against DND/AFP appropriations.

SEC. 2. Foreign travel related to the conduct of ost-qualification should be limited only to the methods of procurement where the conduct of post-qualification is an indispensable procedural requirement.

SEC. 3. All executive orders, administrative rules and regulations, or parts thereof which are inconsistent with this order are hereby repealed or amended accordingly.

This Memorandum Order shall take effect immediately

SEC. 4. This Memorandum Order shall take effect immediately.

DONE, in the City of Manila, this 17th day of August, in the year of Our Lord Two Thousand and Four.

(Sgd.)GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO By the President:

(Sgd.)ALBERTO G. ROMULO

Executive Secretary