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 workers	DOLE
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 Secretary