(NAR) VOL. 7 NO. 2 / APRIL-JUNE 1996
WHEREAS, Section 4(a) of Republic Act No. 7227
provides that the Bases Conversion Development Authority (BaseCon) shall
own, hold and/or administer portions of Metro Manila military camps
which may be transferred to it by the President;
WHEREAS, Section
8(d) of Republic Act No. 7227 provides that a development plan
embodying projects for conversion shall be approved by the President;
WHEREAS,
the Master Development Plan of Fort Bonifacio, which was presented to
the President and the Cabinet, was approved in principle last 07 June
1994;
WHEREAS, an updated version of the Master Development Plan
has been undertaken and completed by the BaseCon and the Fort Bonifacio
Development Corporation (FBDC);
WHEREAS, this updated Master
Development Plan was unanimously approved by the Municipality of Taguig
under Municipal Resolution No. 46, s. of 1996;
WHEREAS, Fort
Bonifacio is envisioned to be the "Nucleus of Philippine Progress in the
21st Century", spearheading the Nation's path towards global
competitiveness;
WHEREAS, there is an urgent need to prioritize
the implementation of the Master Development Plan for Fort Bonifacio to
ensure that Basecon will generate the needed funds for its conversion
projects;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FIDEL V. RAMOS, President of the
Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by
law, do hereby order:
SECTION 1.
Confirmation of the Adoption of the Fort Bonifacio Master Development Plan.
— The adoption of the Master Development Plan for Fort Bonifacio
undertaken by BaseCon and the FBDC is hereby confirmed. This Master
Development shall as the frame work for the development of Fort
Bonifacio.
SECTION 2.
Assistance from other Agencies. —
All government offices agencies or instrumentalities, including
government-owned or controlled corporations, including but not limited
to the following Departments, are ordered to support and assist BCDA for
the speedy implementation of the Fort Bonifacio Master Plan:
a.
The Department of National Defense (DND), for the relocation of the
various military and civilian occupants within the projects area within
the agreed timetable between BaseCon and the Bonifacio Land Corporation
(BLC);
b. The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), for
the integration of their various infrastructure projects with the
planned developments within Fort Bonifacio;
c. The Department of
Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), for the immediate processing
of all survey applications, special patents and various environmental
permits, submitted to them by BaseCon and/or by the FBDC; and
d.
The Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board (HLURB), for the immediate
processing of the various documents required for the development.
SECTION 3.
Repealing Clause.
— All executive, department and other agency issuances inconsistent
herewith are hereby deemed repealed, modified or amended accordingly.
SECTION 4.
Effectivity. — This Administrative Order shall take effect immediately.
Adopted: 29 April 1996
(SGD.) FIDEL V. RAMOS
President of the Philippines
By the President:
(SGD.) RUBEN D. TORRES
Executive Secretary