Executive Order No. 124-A (1987)
~ MALACA'RANG MANILA dlrl'iI'/O/O't EXECUTIVE ORDER No. 124-A AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER No.
124, DATED SO JANUARY 1987, RE- ORGANIZING THE DEPARTMENT OF PU:BLIC WORICS AND HIGH- WAYS, REDEFINING ITS POWERS .AND FUNCTIONS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
sections (b), (C)I and (d) as (a), (b), and (c), respectively.
SEC. 3. This Executive Order shall take effect imnlediately.
Done in the City of Manilal this 22nd day of July in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and eighty-seven.
(Sgd.) CORAZON C. AQUINO President of the Philippines
By the President:
(Sgd.) JOKER P. ARROYO Executive Secretary ItIFIV /0/08 MALACANANG MANILA EXECUTIVE ORDER No. 124-8.
REORGANIZING THE METROPOLITAN MANILA FLOOD CONTROL AND DRAINAGE COUNCIL, ATTACHING IT TO '!'HE DEP ARTI\'1ENT OF PUB- LIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS, PRO- VIDING FOR A METROPOLITAN MANILA FLOOD CONTROL AND DRAINAGE FUND ACCOUNT IN THE NATIONAL TREASURY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. I, CORAZON
C. AQUINO, President of the Philippines, do hereby order:
SECTION 1. Section 28 of E:{ecutive Or~er No, 124, dated 30 January 1987, re-organizing the Department of Public Works ::o.nd Highways, is hereby amended as fol- ]O\vs:
"Section 28. Abolitions / Transfers.- Compliance into the following is hereby prescribed:
(a) The Pasig River Development Council is hereby abolished and its flood control functions are u'ans-ferred to the pertinent Bureau, Services, and Regional Office of the Department.
(b) The Rural Waterworl{s Develop-ment Corporat\On is hereby abolish-ed and its functions and assets transferred to the LOcal Water Uti-lities Administration in accordance with Sections 29 to 31 hereof.
(c) The National Water Resources Council is hereby renamed and re-organized as the National Water Resources Board and shall continue to be attached to the Department: Provided; That all of its technical functions are hereby transferred to the Bureau of Research and Stan-dards and other offices as deemed appropriate by the Secretary ." WHEP.E-\S, there is an urgent need to miti-gate the recurring floods in Metropolitan Manila which have caused significant econo-mic losses and public inconvenience;
WHEP..EAS,
it is deemed exigent to establish an effective coordination mechanism among national and local government agencies to achieve the efficient provision of flood control and drainage services for the peo,ple of Me-tropolitan Manila; WHEREA~, Section 29 of Executive Order No. 124 dated 30 January 1987 prescribes the reorganization of the Metropolitan Manila Flood Control and Drainage Council i
SEC. 2. Section 29 is hereby amended by deleting subsection (a) and relettering sub-
Jill;Y 2" ~1987 OFFICIAL GAZETTE 3422-0-5 flood control operations and project imple-mentation. The said Fund Account shall be sourced from the following:
a. All proceeds from the special metro-politan flood tax levied on all admissicn tickets of movie houses in Metropolitan Manila b. All proceeds from additional real estate taxes not e:{ceeding one eight (1/8) cf one percent (10;0) of the assessed value of real estate located within Metro. politan Manila
SEC. 5. Implementing Agency.-The }~a-tional Capital Rf:'gion of the Department of Public Works and High\vays shall be the lead implementing agency responsible for toe planning, design, construction, maintenance, and operation of flood control and dramage projects in Metropolitan Manila based on the policies, plans, and programs adopted by .* the Council. It shall coordinate the flood control activities of the different local Gov-ernment units in Metropolitan Manila.
SEC. 6. Repealing ClaU8e.-AII la\vs, orders, issuances, rules and rf:'gulations. or parts thereof, mconsistent with. this Exec-utive Order are nereby repealed or modified accordingly.
SEC. 7. Effectivity.-.,This Executive Or-del: shall take effect immediately.
DONE in the City of Manila, this 22nd day of July, in tfie year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and eighty-seven.
Now, THEREFORE, I, CORAZON C. AQmNo, President of the Philippines, do hereby order:
SECTION 1. Reor{Janization of the M etro-politan Manila Flood .Control and Drai1'.age Council. Pursuant to Section 29 (c) of the aforementioned EJ~ecutive Order No. 124, the Metropolitan Manila. Flood Control and Drainage Council, hereinafter referred to as the Council. is hereby reorganized in ac-cordance with the provisions of this Exe-cutive Order and shall be attached to the De-partment of Public Works and Highways.
SEc. 2. Composition of the Council. The Council shall be composed of the Secretary of Public Works and Highways as Chair-man; the Governor of the Metropolitan Ma-nila Commission as Vice-Chairman; and the Mayors of the cities and municipalities com-prising Metropolitan Manila as ~/J.embers.
SEC. 3. Powers and Functions of th8 Council. The Council shall have the follow-ing powers and functions:
a. Coordinate the development of policies, plans, and programs for flood control and draiQage in Metropolitan Manila, including the identification of project priorities b. Oversee the coordinated implementa-tion by the conl~erned agencies of such policies" plans, and programs c. Conduct consultations \vith local com-munities and adopt ap,propriate meas-ures to make flood control and drain- .age services responsive to the needs of the general public d. Ensure the steady, adequate, and timely availability of funds to under-take flvod control and drainage projects in accordance vtith adopted plans and programs 'jfi;7t--i
(Sgd.) CORAZON
C. AQUINO President of the Philippines
SEC. 4. Metropolitan Manila Flood Control and Drainage Fund Account.-A Metropo-litan Manila Flood Control and Drainage Fund Account is hereby created and estab-lished in the National Treasury to finance
By the President: (Sgd.: .TOKER P. ARROYO Executive Secretary