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GENERAL ORDER NO. 8

ENSURING PRIORITY DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT FOR LOCAL PEACE INITIATIVES

I, GLORIA M. ARROYO, President of the Philippines and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), do hereby order:

1. The Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) and the Commanding General of the AFP National Development Service Command shall submit to the Executive Secretary a list of areas scheduled for local peace initiatives, and the priority programs and projects due to be sustained, extended and/or launched there in tandem with the peace efforts.

2. The Executive Secretary shall then disseminate the list to agency heads for priority funding and implementation, based on the OPAPP-AFP schedule of peace initiatives and subject to regular updating based on conditions and requirements of the ground.

Manila, October 15, 2007.

(Sgd.) GLORIA MACAPAGAL ARROYO

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