QuestionsQuestions (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 30)
It is an Executive Order issued by the President under the powers vested by law. Its purpose is to establish an ad-hoc administrative mechanism under the Office of the President to formulate and implement development programs and projects for the Bondoc Peninsula (Quezon), in line with the approved Bondoc Development Program (BDP) and to ensure a viable mechanism consistent with EO No. 363 (1989).
The principal office is located in Catanauan, Quezon.
The BDP is composed of (1) a Project Governing Board and (2) a Project Management Unit (PMU), under the Bondoc Development Program Office.
The Chairman of the Board is the Provincial Governor of Quezon. This matters because the Chair leads the Board’s direction, coordination, and supervision functions over BDP implementation.
Members include: the Provincial Governor of Quezon; the NEDA Region IV Regional Director; the Project Director (PMO/BDPO); a representative of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan; provincial heads of specified line agencies (DA, DAR, DepEd, DOH, DENR); a representative elected by the 12 municipal mayors; the Congressman of Quezon’s 3rd District (or authorized representative); nine (9) representatives of NGOs including POs; and a Representative of the German Agency for Technical Cooperation (GTZ) as a non-voting member.
The Board: (a) formulates policies; (b) formulates guidelines for coordination of line agencies; (c) approves development plans according to BDP phasing; (d) approves Annual Plan of Operations and endorses annual project budgets for approval; (e) recommends project budgets for Philippine counterpart funds and identifies development funds from other sources; (f) ensures auditing of funds and approves the PMO organizational structure; (g) approves and enters into agreements/contracts (with certain contracts subject to further approval under existing laws); and (h) submits periodic reports to the Office of the President, the RDC, Congress, and others as required.
The Project Director of the Project Management Office acts as the Secretariat to the Board.
The PMU assists the Board in undertaking day-to-day activities. It carries out day-to-day decisions and operations; submits comprehensive physical and financial progress reports every six months; coordinates with line agencies, LGUs, financing institutions, NGOs, and others; coordinates preparation of multi-year and annual plans and investment programs integrated with BDP; undertakes periodic review and evaluation with monitoring and evaluation systems; and performs other assigned functions.
The PMU is headed by a full-time Filipino Project Director, appointed by the Board.
Through their planning and development offices, they coordinate consolidation of annual project work and financial plans; assist in coordination and monitoring of implementation of approved projects; submit periodic reports to the BDP office; and perform other BDP-appropriate functions in pursuit of the program’s goals and objectives.
Line agencies, under direction, supervision, and control of the Board, are responsible for planning, work and fund programming, and implementation of their respective Bondoc Peninsula projects and development activities. They are also directed to second necessary personnel to BDP for effective planning, programming, and monitoring.
BDP has a term of six (6) years from the effectivity of the EO. The President, upon recommendation of the RDC, may phase out the Office even before the end of its life span, or extend it if operationally effective for completion of the program.
After its term, all assets and liabilities of BDP are turned over to the Office of the President for proper disposal and liquidation.
DBM is directed to allocate funds from applicable sources for personnel, maintenance and other operating expenses, and capital outlay. For BDP operations, DBM provides funding under foreign-assisted funds in the annual appropriations act.
DBM shall release BDP project funds directly to the Bondoc Development Program Office, subject to applicable accounting and auditing rules and regulations.
The EO takes effect immediately. Legally, this means the organization and powers created by the EO begin upon effectivity without need for prior delay or completion of additional conditions.
It requires auditing of BDP funds by the Board, periodic reporting to the Office of the President, the RDC, and Congress, and compliance with accounting and auditing rules for fund releases by DBM. It also provides for monitoring and evaluation through the PMU’s system.
NEDA Region IV Regional Director is part of the Board, indicating integration with national development planning oversight. The President’s power to phase out or extend the Office is upon recommendation of the Regional Development Council (RDC).