EXECUTIVE ORDER No. 562 August 28, 2006

REINSTATING THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRARIAN REFORM, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AS MEMBERS OF THE REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL

WHEREAS, Executive Order No. 325, s. 1996, Reorganization of the Regional Development Councils (RDC), provides that Regional Directors of agencies represented in the NEDA Board shall be regular members of the RDC;

WHEREAS, Administrative Order 148, s. 2006, provides for the reconstitution of the NEDA Board which excluded the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR), Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and Department of Health (DOH);

WHEREAS, the membership of DAR, DILG and DOH are critical in the pursuit of socio-economic development across the regions and hence, they should remain members of the RDC;

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. The Regional Directors of DAR, DOH and DILG shall remain members of the RDC.

Section 2. All previous issuances inconsistent with the provisions of this Executive Order are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

Section 3. This Executive Order shall take effect immediately.

DONE, in the City of Manila, this 28^th day of August in the year of our Lord Two Thousand and Six.

(Sgd.) GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO

By the President:

(Sgd.) ALBERTO G. ROMULO

Executive Secretary