Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 92)
The National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) exercises policy oversight functions for the Lingap Fund.
1. Food, Nutrition and Medical Assistance - Department of Health (DOH); 2. Livelihood Development - Cooperative Development Authority (CDA); 3. Socialized Housing - National Housing Authority (NHA); 4. Rural Waterworks System - Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA); 5. Protective Services for Children and Youth - Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD); 6. Price Support for Rice and Corn - National Food Authority (NFA).
All implementing agencies shall target the 100 poorest families per province and city identified by the Local Government Units (LGUs), and the barangays identified by the National Security Council (NSC) as priority beneficiaries.
The NHA shall focus its projects in highly urbanized areas outside the National Capital Region, and pro-rate the allocation of its Lingap Fund according to the urban population of these regions.
Implementing agencies must build into their project designs necessary information, education, communication, and social preparation activities to ensure that target beneficiaries are ready to participate in their programs.
The Committee is composed of the NAPC Vice-Chairperson for the Government Sector as Chair, Secretary of Budget and Management as Co-Chair, NAPC Vice-Chairperson for the Private Sector as Vice-Chair, heads of the Lingap Fund implementing agencies, and the national presidents of the League of Provinces, League of Municipalities, League of Cities, and Liga ng mga Barangay.
They determine policies and procedures for implementing guidelines, identify target beneficiaries and project sites, assign implementing and support agencies, design information, education, and social preparation programs, and establish project monitoring and evaluation systems.
Each implementing agency is entitled to an administration cost of not more than 5% of the total allocation of their respective Lingap Fund components.
The guidelines must be recommended and approved by the Program Advisory Committee on or before April 30, 1999, and upon approval, published in at least one newspaper of national circulation.
The LWUA is required to engage Water Districts as partners to ensure technical feasibility and sustainability of rural waterworks projects.
The order creates committees and boards that include representatives from government agencies, local government units, sectoral representatives, and legislators, ensuring inclusive planning, implementation, and monitoring.
They enforce implementing guidelines, ensure project proposals meet minimum requirements, develop project menus adapted to beneficiaries' needs, facilitate fund release and monitoring, and prepare quarterly feedback reports.