MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES
[ Memorandum Circular No. 20, November 26, 1998 ]
TO: All concerned Department Heads
SUBJECT: NAPC Sectoral Representation
In accordance with R.A. 8425, otherwise known as the Social Reform and Poverty Alleviation Act, and in my capacity as Chairperson of the National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC), I hereby order the release of THREE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS (P3,500,000.00) for the preparatory activities to finalize recommendations for sectoral representation and composition of sectoral councils of the NAPC. This amount shall be charged to the operational budget allotted for the NAPC. The amount of TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND PESOS (P250,000.00) for each of the fourteen (14) sectors shall be released to the corresponding Department Heads, as follows:
|
Sector |
Department Head |
| 1 |
Farmers and landless rural workers |
DAR |
| 2 |
Artisanal fisherfolk |
DA |
| 3 |
Urban Poor |
PCUP |
| 4 |
Indigenous cultural communities/peoples |
DENR |
| 5 |
Workers in the formal sector and migrant workers |
DOLE |
| 6 |
Workers in the informal sector |
DOLE |
| 7 |
Women |
DSWD |
| 8 |
Youth and students |
DECS |
| 9 |
Persons with disabilities |
DOH |
| 10 |
Victims of disasters and calamities |
DILG |
| 11 |
Senior citizens |
DSWD |
| 12 |
Non-governmental organizations |
NEDA |
| 13 |
Children |
DSWD |
| 14 |
Cooperatives |
PCUP |
The Department Heads concerned are hereby directed to coordinate with the necessary parties to ensure the genuine representation of the sectors in the NAPC. The Lead Convenor is ordered to report developments and activities undertaken to the Department Heads regarding their corresponding sectoral concerns.1âшphi1
Done in Manila, this 26th day of November, 1998.
(Sgd.) JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA
By the President:
(Sgd.) Ronaldo B. Zamora
Executive Secretary
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