MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 309, December 16, 1996 ]

AMENDING ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 291 DATED 26 SEPTEMBER 1996 WHICH PROVIDES FOR THE ADOPTION OF GENERAL GUIDELINES IN TRACKING THE ALLOCATION AND UTILIZATION OF VARIOUS TYPES OF RESOURCES COMMITTED TO THE PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS UNDER THE SOCIAL REFORM AGENDA

WHEREAS, Administrative Order No. 291 dated 26 September 1996 provided the adoption of general guidelines in tracking the allocation and utilization of various types of resources committed to the programs and projects under the Social Reform Agenda (SRA);

WHEREAS, there is a need to amend Section 3 of Administrative Order No. 291 to identify the departments responsible for coordinating the tracking of funds allocated and used for SRA programs and projects.(awÞhi(

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FIDEL V. RAMOS, President of the Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby order the amendment of Administrative Order No. 291, dated 26 September 1996.

Section 1. Section 3 item b of Administrative Order No. 291 is hereby amended to read as follows:

“b. For tracking foreign funds programmed and utilized for SRA programs and projects under Official Development Assistance (ODA), the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of the ODA Act (RA 8182) and the Regional Monitoring and Evaluation System (RPMES) shall be used. This shall be coordinated by the NEDA”.

Section 2. Item c shall be included to Section 3 of Administrative Order No. 291 to read as follows:

“c. For tracking local Funds allocated and utilized for SRA programs and projects under the Internal Revenue Allotment and other locally-generated funds and resources, the Policy Monitoring System shall be enhanced to include Local Government Resource Tracking. This shall be coordinated by the DILG”.

Section 3. This Administrative Order modifies Administrative Order No. 291 dated 27 September 1996 and all orders, issuances, rules and regulations or parts thereof inconsistent thereto.

Section 4. This Administrative Order takes effect immediately.

DONE in the City of Manila, this 16th day of December, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Ninety Six.

(Sgd.) FIDEL V. RAMOS
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(Sgd.) RUBEN D. TORRES
Executive Secretary


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