Proclamation No. 481




MALACAÑAN PALACE MANILA BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES [ Proclamation No. 481, October 11, 1994 ] DECLARING THE ADOPTION OF THE 1993-1998 MASTER PLAN FOR THE SUSTAINED IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF 1991 WHEREAS, the Local Government Code of 1991 (LGC) aims to bring about viable self-reliant communities by instituting local autonomy as a development strategy through which local government units (LGUs) are given more powers, authority, responsibilities, and resources to allow them greater room for initiative, creativity, flexibility, and action; WHEREAS, the devolution of service delivery functions and regulatory powers of certain national government agencies (NGAs) to LGUs has been completed substantively in terms of transferred national personnel, assets, and other resources; WHEREAS, in pursuit of the LGCs decentralization goals, the Medium Term Philippine Development Plan (MTPDP) provides that a “greater portion of government resources shall be in support of the service delivery functions of LGUs”; WHEREAS, in conjunction with the development administration concerns of the MTPDP, the IGC has also provided for a responsive involvement of non- governmental organizations (NGOs), peoples organizations (POs), cooperatives, and the private sector in providing for a better quality of life for every Filipino; WHEREAS, to sustain the momentum in setting up a decentralized structure of local governance and of promoting greater citizen and private sector participation in development processes. Memorandum Circular No. 183, s. of 1993, was issued directing the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) to prepare a Master Plan to implement the LGC; NOW, THEREFORE, I, FIDEL V. RAMOS, President of the Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare the adoption of the 1993-1998 Master Plan for the Sustained Implementation of the Local Government Code of 1991, herein attached as “Annex A” as the basic framework for a more synchronized approach in preserving the gains and strengthening the momentum of decentralization.ℒαwρhi৷ Pursuant to this Proclamation: 1. The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the Oversight Committee for the Local Government Code shall promulgate necessary rules and guidelines to implement the preparations of NGAs decentralization/deconcentration plans and shall oversee and coordinate the over-all implementation of the Master Plan. 2. All government agencies, particularly those affected by the devolution of service delivery functions and regulatory powers, shall extend full support and assistance for the successful implementation of the Master Plan. 3. I hereby call upon all Local Government Units, non-government organizations (NGOs), peoples organizations (POs), private sector, and other concerned sectors and institutions to support the implementation of the Master Plan. DONE in the City of Manila, on the 11th day of October, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and ninety-four. (Sgd.) FIDEL V. RAMOS President of the Philippines By the President: (Sgd.) TEOFISTO T. GUINGONA, JR. Executive Secretary The Lawphil Project - Arellano Law Foundation