Memorandum Circular No. 20 (1998)

(NAR) VOL. 10 NO. 1 / JANUARY - MARCH 1999

[ OP MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 20, November 26, 1998 ]

NAPC SECTORAL REPRESENTATION

In accordance with R.A. 8425, otherwise known as the Social Reform and Poverty Alleviation Act, and in my capacity as Chairperson of the National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC), I hereby order the release of THREE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS (P3,500,000.00) for the preparatory activities to finalize recommendations for sectoral representation and composition of sectoral councils of the NAPC. This amount shall be charged to the operational budget allotted for the NAPC. The amount of TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND PESOS (P250,000.00) for each of the fourteen (14) sectors shall be released to the corresponding Department Heads, as follows: Sector Department Head 1 Farmers and landless rural workers DAR 2 Artisanal fisherfolk DA 3 Urban Poor PCUP 4 Indigenous cultural communities/peoples DENR 5 Workers in the formal sector and migrant DOLE workers 6 Workers in the informal sector DOLE 7 Women DSWD 8 Youth and students DECS 9 Persons with disabilities DOH 10 Victims of disasters and calamities DILG 11 Senior citizens DSWD 12 Non-governmental organizations NEDA 13 Children DSWD 14 Cooperatives PCUP The Department Heads concerned are hereby directed to coordinate with the necessary parties to ensure the genuine representation of the sectors in the NAPC. The Lead Convenor is ordered to report developments and activities undertaken to the Department Heads regarding their corresponding sectoral concerns. Adopted: 26 Nov. 1998 BY THE PRESIDENT;

(SGD.) RONALDO B. ZAMORA Executive SecretarySource: Supreme Court E-Library