Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 167)
The National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) is responsible for establishing the coordinating centers, through the Office of the President.
The primary functions include serving as a one-stop center for poverty eradication program information, monitoring implementation status, providing learning materials for poor children, offering basic health information, and disseminating information on the sectoral agenda of the 14 basic sectors.
The centers shall be located at the public elementary schools within the barangays.
The centers are managed and operated by the NAPC through the Office of the President and the Department of Education, Culture and Sports (DECS), with management at the barangay-level centers assigned to the school principal or a designated public school official.
The NAPC, through the Office of the President, has the power to lease, acquire, purchase equipment, or contract services necessary for establishing and operating the coordinating centers effectively.
The Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses (MOOE) of the centers are covered by earnings from the Presidential Development Trust Fund (PDTF) intended for training programs, with the President authorized to allocate additional funds for infrastructure.
All issuances, orders, rules, and regulations not in accordance with EO No. 167 are deemed revised, amended, or revoked accordingly upon the effectivity of the order.
The Centers monitor programs concerning micro-enterprises, micro-finance technology, enhancing the capability of the poor, their support organizations, and local government units, focusing especially on rural areas and the reduction of poverty incidence.
The NAPC was created under the Social Reform and Poverty Alleviation Act, Republic Act No. 8425.