Adopting the "Maunlad Na Niyugan Tugon Sa Kahirapan" Program and Establishing Mechanisms for Its Implementation

Case Overview and Summary

Summary of Executive Order No. 210

Adoption of the Maunlad na Niyugan Tugon sa Kahirapan Program (Section 1):
- The Maunlad na Niyugan Tugon sa Kahirapan Program (Maunlad Program) is adopted as a component of the Agrikulturang Makamasa Program.
- The Maunlad Program aims to improve coconut productivity and increase the annual income of coconut farmers from P10,000 to P100,000 per hectare through an efficient integrated coconut-based farming system.
- It also seeks to increase coconut production through conservation, replanting, and rehabilitation of the palm population.

Components of the Maunlad Program (Section 2):
- Establishment of Model Coconut Farms: Contiguous cluster of small coconut farms with an aggregate area of 15 to 20 hectares, fully intercropped with cash and commercial crops, provided with livestock, poultry, and small ruminants, and equipped with water supply, production, and processing facilities. To be owned or operated by a cooperative formed by coconut farmers, farm workers, and their families. To be established in 1,195 barangays covering 64 coconut producing provinces and replicated in 500,000 hectares of coconut land within the next four years. (Section 2a)
- Coconut Replanting and Establishment of Local Nurseries: A coconut replanting program to regain lost hectarage due to the rampant of coconut trees. The PCA, in coordination with the DA and other agencies, shall carry out the establishment and maintenance of provincial, city, municipal, and barangay nurseries for coconut and high-value crops. (Section 2b)
- Provision of Agricultural Infrastructure: The DA, DPWH, DOE, DOTC, DILG, and LGUs shall include in their respective plans and programs the provision of irrigation, farm-to-market roads, post-harvest facilities, energy infrastructure, communication systems, and other agricultural infrastructure to accelerate agricultural and fishery production, processing, and marketing in coconut areas, particularly in model coconut farms. (Section 2c)
- Other components: Farmer development and socio-institutional services, livestock, poultry and aquaculture dispersal, credit and marketing assistance, research and development, extension and information services, institutional networking and linkaging, planning and project development, and monitoring and evaluation. (Section 2)

National Inter-Agency Management Committee (NIAMC) (Section 3):
- A National Inter-Agency Management Committee on the Maunlad Program (NIAMC) is constituted, composed of various government agencies and representatives from accredited coconut organizations, non-government organizations, and other concerned government agencies.
- The NIAMC is chaired by the Department of Agriculture and co-chaired by the Philippine Coconut Authority.

Duties and Functions of the NIAMC (Section 4):
- Periodically review the Maunlad Program and introduce modifications whenever necessary.
- Formulate guidelines for the preparation of regional, provincial, city, and municipal workplans.
- Review and oversee the consolidation of local workplans into a national workplan.
- Generate and mobilize resources from domestic and foreign sources for the implementation of projects and activities under the Maunlad Program.
- Enlist the support of other government agencies and coordinate with the National Food Security Council as necessary.

Regional, Provincial, City, and Municipal Inter-Agency Management Committees (Section 5):
- The NIAMC shall oversee the organization and coordinate the activities of parallel committees at the regional, provincial, city, and municipal levels.
- Composition and duties of these local committees are specified in the order.

Composite National Technical Working Group (Section 6):
- The NIAMC shall organize a Composite National Technical Working Group to assist in the formulation of guidelines for the preparation of local workplans and the preparation of annual work and financial plans of the NIAMC.

Technical and Administrative Support (Section 7):
- A Program Management Office (PMO) is organized under the PCA to provide administrative and technical support to the NIAMC, local committees, and the Composite National Technical Working Group.
- The DA shall mobilize its concerned bureaus, attached agencies, and regional field units to actively support the implementation of the Maunlad Program.

Funding (Section 8):
- An initial amount of P3 million from the Agrikulturang MAKAMASA Program shall be provided for the operations of the PMO.
- The PMO shall have its own budget to be incorporated in the yearly appropriations of the PCA.
- The DA, PCA, and other concerned government agencies shall allocate amounts to implement the various components of the Maunlad Program.
- Government financial institutions shall ensure suitable lending windows to support the credit needs of Maunlad participants.

Implementing Guidelines (Section 9):
- The NIAMC shall formulate implementing guidelines as necessary to implement this Order.

Reporting Requirements (Section 10):
- The NIAMC shall submit regular reports on the status of its activities to the President.

Effectivity (Section 11):
- This Executive Order shall take effect immediately.