EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 156 February 14, 1994

CREATING AN INTER-AGENCY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO ASSIST THE TRUSTEE COMMITTEE FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT OF WELFAREVILLE PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF MANDALUYONG

WHEREAS, the Welfareville Property, composed of eighteen (18) parcels of land, is owned by the Philippine Government under the department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD);

WHEREAS, Republic Act (RA) 5260, dated June 15, 1968, authorizes the sale of Welfareville Property through public bidding in order to generate funds for programs and projects for the welfare of indigent Filipino children throughout the country;

WHEREAS, RA 7279 provides that the Government-owned lands, which have remained idle for the past ten (10) years from the effectivity of RA 7279, shall be developed and disposed for socialized housing;

WHEREAS, the development and disposition of property requires the coordinated efforts of DSWD, NHA, DENR, COA, and other government agencies to ensure effectivity and efficient planning and implementation;

WHEREAS, the Trustee Committee under Resolution 93-3 dated March 23, 1993, invited the NHA to serve as consultant and project manager in the planning, development and disposition of the Welfareville Property;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FIDEL V. RAMOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby order:

Sec. 1. An Executive Committee is hereby created to assist the Trustee Committee in the Welfareville Property;

Sec. 2. An Executive Committee shall be chaired by the Chairman of the HUDCC and by a duly designated Undersecretary from DSWD representing its Secretary, with head of the following agencies as members:

a. National Housing Authority

b. Department of Public Works and Highways

c. Department of Justice

d. Department of Finance

e. Department of Environment and Natural Resources

f. Development Bank of the Philippines

g. Metro Manila Authority

h. The City of Mandaluyong

i. The Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor

j. The Presidential Management Staff

k. The National Economic Development Authority

Sec. 3. An Inter-Agency Technical Committee, to be chaired by the NHA and whose members shall be designated by the heads of the agencies that compose the Executive Committee, shall formulate the guidelines, the Terms of Reference, and the Master Plan for the Development of the Welfareville Property for submission to the Executive Committee;

Sec. 4. To ensure and facilitate consultation among the affected residents of Welfareville, the Executive Committee may create subcommittees as necessary;

Sec. 5. The Executive Committee shall review and recommend to the Trustee Committee the Master Development Plan and the Terms and Reference covering the development and disposition of the Welfareville property through outright sale and through a joint venture development arrangement with the private sector.

Sec. 6. The Trustee Committee, together with the Executive Committee, shall;

a. Conduct the public bidding following the guidelines and the Terms of Reference;

b. Review the outcome of the public bidding; and

c. Recommend the award for approval by the President

Sec. 7. This Executive Order shall take effect immediately.

DONE in the City of Manila, this 14th day of February, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and ninety-four.