Duterte creates inter-agency task force to implement, monitor Yolanda projects

President Rodrigo Duterte has created an inter-agency task force to implement and monitor the ongoing projects in areas hit by super typhoon Yolanda in 2013.

Duterte signed Administrative Order No. 5 on August 8, pointing that delays in the implementation of Yolanda projects occurred because of the lack of coordination among government agencies.

“Ensuring the timely and efficient completion of the various programs and projects is of paramount importance given that three (3) years have lapsed since the passing of Typhoon Yolanda,” the AO read.

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Through the AO, Duterte appointed Cabinet Secretary Leoncio Evasco Jr. as the chairperson of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Unified Implementation and Monitoring of Rehabilitation and Recovery Programs in the Yolanda Corridor, otherwise known as IATF-Yolanda.

Serving as co-chairs are Presidential Assistant for the Visayas and Presidential Assistant for Special Concerns. Members of the task force also include heads of 17 government agencies.

“In case the responsible officers of the concerned agencies fail or refuse to comply with the provisions of this Order and its IRR, said officers shall be liable for administrative sanctions as may be provided in accordance with civil service laws, rules and regulations including Civil Service Commission Resolution No. 11-01502,” the AO read.

The IATF-Yolanda will also consult communities and non-government organizations in the crafting, implementation, and evaluation of the various programs and projects covered by AO No. 5.

The Order is effective for three years.  —KBK, GMA News