(NAR) VOL. 11 NO.4 / OCT. – DEC. 2000
WHEREAS, the Liga ng mga Barangay was
organized pursuant to Section 491 of Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise
known as the Local Government Code of 1991;
WHEREAS, under
the Constitution and By-Laws of the National Liga ng mga Barangay which
is made suppletory to the pertinent chapter of the Local Government
Code, all barangays are required to pay membership dues to the National
Liga ng mga Barangay;
WHEREAS, it has been reported that there are barangays with unpaid membership contributions to the Liga;
WHERAS,
there is an urgent need to assist the National Liga ng mga Barangay in
facilitating the collection of unpaid membership fees of all
member-barangays.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA,
President of the Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers
vested in me by law and the Constitution, do hereby order the following:
SECTION 1.
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) shall deduct from the
respective CY 2000 IRA shares of all barangays the amount of Four
Thousand Pesos (P4,000.00) per barangay as amnesty settlement in payment
of current and past due membership fees to the National Liga ng mga
Barangay and to remit the collected amount in lump sum to the National
Liga.
SEC. 2. The amounts thus deducted shall be remitted
by the DBM to the National Liga in two (2) tranches, to wit: the 1st
Tranche in the amount equivalent to the lump sum of Two Thousand Pesos
(P2,000.00) per barangay to be deducted from the 3rd Quarter. DBM
release of the corresponding computed IRA shares of the respective
member-barangays, and the 2nd Tranche in the amount equivalent to the
lump sum total of Two Thousand Pesos (2,000.00) per barangay to be
deducted from the 4th Quarter DBM release of the corresponding computed
IRA shares of the respective member-barangays. The remittance of the 1st
and 2nd Tranches shall be made within the 3rd and 4th quarters of CY
2000, respectively.
SEC. 3. The disposition of the said
funds by the National Liga ng mga Barangay shall be in accordance with
the pertinent provisions of its Constitution and By-Laws on the sharing
scheme for collected membership dues, and subject to applicable
accounting and auditing rules and regulations.
SEC. 4. This Executive Order shall take effect immediately.
DONE, in the City of Manila, this 21st day of October, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand.
(Sgd.) JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA
By the President:
RAMON B. ZAMORAExecutive Secretary