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MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 159, August 18, 2006 ]

EXPANDING THE REACH OF THE SERBISYO MUNA! PROJECT TO INCLUDE OTHER PRIORITY REGIONS OF THE PHILIPPINES

WHEREAS, the Serbisyo Muna! Project is an all-encompassing endeavor which brings together the socio-civic and developmental programs of the different line agencies in cooperation with the local government units and representatives from various sectors as well as non-government groups;

WHEREAS, a major program under this project is the Serbisyo Muna Caravan, which brings medical and dental missions and other government services to various localities, and;

WHEREAS, eight of the ten (10) poorest provinces in the country are coastal or island provinces.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, GLORIA M. ARROYO, President of the Republic Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law and the Constitution, do hereby order:

Section 1. The Serbisyo Muna! Project shall now prioritize the ten poorest provinces in the country;

Section 2. The following government departments, agencies, corporations and units involved in the Serbisyo Muna! Project shall actively participate in the project at the priority provinces in the country by providing technical, logistical and funding support to the various programs under it:     

1.a Department of Agriculture, (DA)

1.b Department of Education, (DEPED)

1.c Department of Energy, (DOE)

1.d Department of Foreign Affairs, (DFA)

1.e Department of Health, (DOH)

1.f Department of Labor and Employment, (DOLE)

1.g Department of Public Works and Highways, (DPWH)

1.h Department of Social Welfare and Development, (DSWD)

1.i Department of Trade and Industry, (DTI)

1.j Department of Transportation and Communication, (DOTC)

1.k Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council, (HUDCC)

1.l Land Transportation Office. (LTO)

1.m Manila Waterworks and Sewerage System, (MWSS)

1.n National Bureau of Investigation, (NBI)

1.o National Housing Authority, (NHA)

1.p National Food Authority, (NFA)

1.q Office of Political Coalition Affairs, Office of the President, (OP)

1.r Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation, (PAGCOR)

1.s Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office, (PCSO)

1.t Philippine Information Agency, (PIA)

1.u Philippine International Trading Corporation, (PITC)

1.v Philippine National Police, (PNP)

1.w Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor, (PCUP)

1.x Technical Education and Skills Development Authority, (TESDA)

1.y Training and Livelihood Resource Center, (TLRC)

1.z Social Security System. (SSS)

The PAGCOR shall continue to function as the overall lead agency of the said project subject to its mandate as provided by law.

Section 3. The Department of National Defense, (DND) and the department of the Interior and Local Government, (DILG) are hereby included to participate in the Serbisyo Muna! Project and shall likewise provide technical, logistical and funding support for its programs.

Section 4. The Executive Secretary shall exercise oversight functions over the project with the technical support of the Presidential Management Staff.7!ᕼdMᗄ7

Section 5. Government participants of this project may enter into Memoranda of Agreements with private corporations, government owned and controlled corporations, government financial institutions and/or non-government organizations to implement specific programs of the project.

Section 6. The Philippine Navy through the Presidential Security Group in the case of the marine vessel Ang Pangulo, while the Philippine Navy in the case of the BRP 550, shall allow the said vessels to bring the Serbisyo Muna Caravan to far-flung areas around the country.

Section 7. All other government agencies not yet affiliated with the Serbisyo Muna! Project are hereby encouraged to participate in this project.

Section 8. This Administrative Order shall take effect immediately.

DONE in the City of Manila, this 18th August, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Six.

(Sgd.) GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO

By the President:

(Sgd.) EDUARDO R. ERMITA
Executive Secretary

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