Executive Order No. 6, March 20, 2001

APPROVING THE TRANSFER OF RESETTLEMENT FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OVER THE MT. PINATUBO LOWLAND COMMUNITIES FROM THE MT. PINATUBO COMMISSION TO THE (HUDCC)

WHEREAS, by operation of law, specifically Republic Act No. 7637 and Proclamation No. 1201, the Mt. Pinatubo Rehabilitation, assistants and Development Commission, hereinafter referred to as the MPC, shall expire on 31 December 2000;

WHEREAS, the national government has committed to continue the rehabilitation and development programs after the dissolution of the MPC though other appropriate government agencies;

WHEREAS, due to the magnitude and uniqueness of the Pinatubo disaster that has rendered thousands homeless in Central Luzon, particularly in the provinces of Pampanga, Zambales and Tarlac and ongoing resettlement projects in the area, there is a necessity to ensure the continued implementation and monitoring of these projects until completion;

WHEREAS, under Proclamation No. 1201, the MPC is directed to undertake as one of its exits activities the turnover of the resettlement sites administration and components to the appropriate national and local government agencies and entities;

WHEREAS, as the principal government agency mandated to undertake and implement national housing programs, the HUDCC has the proven expertise and capability to effectively undertake the remaining resettlement functions and responsibilities of the MPC upon its dissolution;

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

Section 1. The HUDCC, shall, upon the dissolution of the MPC and with the concurrence of its Governing Board, assume the administrative supervision, management and monitoring of the fourteen (14) resettlement sites classified as lowland communities. The transfer shall include all assets, properties and accountabilities attached to the 14 lowland sites.

Section 2. The MPC shall turn over to the HUDCC all documents pertinent to the 14 resettlement sites, including the masterlist of all Pinatubo housing beneficiaries subdivision plans and titles of the resettlement projects as well as other data, records and documents as may be further required by the HUDCC.

Section 3. In pursuance of the following mandate, the Chairman of the MPC and the Chairman of the HUDCC, or their duty authorized representatives, are directed to prepare the corresponding Memorandum of Agreement covering the transfer of resettlement functions.

Section 4. The purposes of this Order, the HUDCC is hereby directed to create a Pinatubo Project Management Office to address the pending critical concerns of these resettlement areas and to ensure the continued supervision of the lowland resettlement communities.

Section 5. This Order shall take effect immediately upon signing.

Done in the City of Manila, this 20th day of March, in the year of Our Lord, two thousand and one.

(Sgd.) GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO

By the President:

(Sgd.) RENATO S. DE VILLA

Executive Secretary