Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 79)
The Institute is named the Central Institute for the Training and Relocation of Urban Squatters (CITRUS).
CITRUS operates under the administrative control and supervision of the Social Welfare Administrator.
The main objectives of CITRUS are to promote economic sufficiency and social stability of former urban squatters, undertake research and training related to human resettlement, and devise programs for training, relocation, and rehabilitation of urban squatters.
Approximately 100 hectares of land in Sapang Palay, San Jose del Monte, Bulacan, are made available to CITRUS by the Peoples Homesite and Housing Corporation (PHHC).
The Social Welfare Administrator can perform necessary acts to achieve CITRUS objectives, appoint the Executive Officer, promulgate rules, organize staff, and enter into contracts related to CITRUS activities.
The Advisory Council includes the Social Welfare Administrator (Chairman), Executive Officer of CITRUS (Vice-Chairman), Secretary of Community Development, Chairman of the National Economic Council, Chairman of the Board of Directors of PHHC, the Presidential Assistant on Housing and Resettlement, and representatives of other agencies as designated.
The Advisory Council is required to meet at least once every three months and during special meetings called by the Chairman.
Yes, the Social Welfare Administrator may call upon any government department, bureau, office, agency, or instrumentality for assistance needed to carry out CITRUS's objectives.
CITRUS is mandated to undertake carefully organized research and training programs, promote human resource development, establish agricultural cooperatives and industrial estates, and formulate nation-wide resettlement programs.
International organizations mentioned include the United Nations Special Fund, UN Department of Social and Economic Affairs, UK World Food Program, UNESCO, and Agency for International Development.