EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 804
I,
GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, President of the Philippines, by
virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby order, that in view
of the continuing need to undertake assessment and assist the embassies
in the Middle East in updating their contingency plans due to the
volatile political situations in the region, as well as to support the
Department of Foreign Affairs in providing assistance to Filipino
victims of kidnapping, hijacking, particularly in Somalia, or internal
conflict, the extension of the duration of the operations of the
Presidential Middle East Preparedness Committee (PMEPC) to 30 June 2009
or unless otherwise directed by the President,
The
Committee shall be provided with a funding allocation of Three Million
Pesos (P3,000,000.00) for its administrative and operational expenses
to be taken from the President’s Contingency Fund. Additional financial
requirements, if necessary, that may be needed by the Committee shall
be sourced out by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) from
available funds of concerned PMEPC member-agencies, subject to the
usual government accounting and auditing rules and
regulations.
All other rules, regulations and
issuances or parts thereof which are inconsistent with this Order are
hereby repealed or modified accordingly.
This Order
shall take effect immediately,
Done in the City of
Manila, this 26
th day of May, in the year of our
Lord, Two Thousand and Nine.
(Sgd.) GLORIA M.
ARROYO
By the
President:
(Sgd.) EDUARDO R.
ERMITAExecutive
Secretary