EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 269, July 19, 2000

PROVIDING FOR THE WINDING-UP OF THE MT. PINATUBO ASSISTANCE, RESETTLEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION

WHEREAS, the life of the Mt. Pinatubo Assistance, Resettlement and Development Commission (the Commission) is due to expire and it is essential that provisions be made to wind-up the Commission;

WHEREAS, the Department of Budget and Management is in the best position to oversee and implement the winding-up of the Mt. Pinatubo Commission;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA, President of the Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby order and direct as follows:

Section 1. The Secretary of Budget and Management or his representatives shall henceforth act as Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Mt. Pinatubo Commission in lieu of the Secretary of Finance, who shall continue to be a member of the Commission. The DBM shall provide the secretariat for the Commission from its existing personnel complement. The Secretary of Budget and Management shall immediately prepare for the winding-up of the Mt. Pinatubo Commission. Except for the foregoing changes, the membership of the Commission shall be maintained without need of another appointment.

Section 2. The Department of Budget and Management shall supervise the winding up of the activities of the Commission. After the life of the Commission expires, the term of the members thereof shall immediately terminate. However, the government representatives to the Commission shall continue to meet as an interagency committee for a period not exceeding one (1) year for the sole purpose of assisting the Department of Budget and Management in winding up the Commission.

Section 3. In pursuance of the foregoing mandate, the Secretary of Budget and Management may require the Commission to submit such data, records and documents to the Department of Budget and Management and may seek the assistance of the different government agencies represented in the Commission.

Section 4. This Order shall take effect immediately.

DONE in the City of Manila, this 19th day of July, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand.

(Sgd.) JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA

By the President:

(Sgd.) RONALDO B. ZAMORA

Executive Secretary