Executive Order No. 14, May 7, 2001

CREATION OF THE CABINET CLUSTER FOR SOCIALLY EQUITABLE AGRICULTURAL MODERNIZATION

WHEREAS, there is a need to harmonize policy direction in agriculture and fishery modernization that should work within the principles of social equity;

NOW, THEREFORE, I GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, President of the Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby create a seven-member Cabinet Cluster, otherwise to be known as Cluster A. It shall be composed of the heads of the following agencies to be chaired by the Presidential Adviser for Agricultural Modernization:

DA	DENR	DOST	CHED
DAR	DTI	DBM	LBP-Land Bank of
DPWH	DILG	NEDA	the Philippines

Section 1. Functions of Cluster A

Cluster A shall have the following functions:

1. To serve as the venue for the formulation, review and recommendations of policies that should provide the enabling environment for the attainment of the goals of agricultural modernization founded on social equity.

2. To work as a team thereby ensuring that common policy direction towards socially equitable agricultural modernization is adhered in the respective programs of delivery of support services.1

3. To rationalize the use of respective resources towards a convergence program that should ensure a sustainable and equitable modernization process.

Section 2. Effectivity. This Executive Order shall take effect immediately.

DONE in the City Of Manila, this 7th day of May in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and One.

(Sgd.) GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO

President of the Philippines

By the President:

(Sgd.) RENATO C. CORONA

Presidential Chief of Staff