EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 106, May 27, 2002

CREATING THE NORTH TRIANGLE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

WHEREAS, the North Triangle Property located in Quezon City comprising of approximately 37 hectares is owned by the National Housing Authority;

WHEREAS, some 6,000 informal settler families are occupying approximately 16 hectares of the area;

WHEREAS, President GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO in her visit to the area on February 19, 2002, spoke of a win-win solution to the housing problem of the residents in the area;

WHEREAS, there is a valid and existing Contract of Lease between the Government and Robinsons Land covering the property;

WHEREAS, there is a need to create a Committee to study and resolve the concerns of the residents relative to their security of tenure.

NOW, THEREFORE I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law do hereby order:

Section 1. CREATION OF THE NORTH TRIANGLE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE. – There is hereby created a North Triangle Development Committee to study and resolve the problem of security of tenure of the residents in the area.

Section 2. COMPOSITION. – The Committee shall be composed of the following:

a. Mayor of Quezon City (Chairman);

b. Chairman, Housing & Urban Development Coordinating Council;

c. One (1) Representative from the Resident Organizations/Associations

d. Representative from the Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor (PCUP); and

e. Representative from the National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC).

Section 3. FUNCTIONS. – The North Triangle Development Committee shall have the following powers and functions:

a. Study and recommend solutions to address the housing and security of tenure concerns of the residents in the area;

b. Coordinate with other government agencies in order to formulate a sustainable development program for the area;

c. Perform such other functions as may be directed by the President.

Section 4. REPEALING CLAUSE. – All executive orders, rules, regulations and other issuances or parts thereof inconsistent with this Executive Order are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

Section 5. EFFECTIVITY. – This Executive Order shall take effect immediately.

Done in the City of Manila, this 27th day of May in the year of Our Lord, two thousand and two.

(SGD.) GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO

By the President:

(SGD.) AVELINO J. CRUZ, JR.

OIC, Office of the Executive Secretary