MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ Memorandum Order No. 228, April 26, 1971 ]

CONSTITUTING PERFORMANCE TEAMS TO CONDUCT PERFORMANCE AUDITS ON: THE DEPARTMENTS OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES, NATIONAL DEFENSE, AND EDUCATION, THE LAND AUTHORITY, AND THE BUDGET COMMISSION.

Pursuant to Administrative Order No. 271, series of 19 71, there are hereby constituted four Performance Teams to conduct performance audits on the government agencies indicated hereunder, to be composed as follows:

To audit the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources and the Land Authority

Hon. Vicente Abad Santos, Secretary of Justice Team Leader
Hon. Vicente Paterno, Chairman Board of Investments Asst. Team Leader (DANR)
Representative., Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources Member
Representative, Land Authority Member
Representative, Department of Commerce’ and Industry Member
Representative, Board of Investments Member
Representative, National Science Development Board Member
Representative, Presidential Economic Staff Member
Hon. Flores Bayot, Assistant Executive Secretary Asst. Team Leader (Land Authority)
Representative, Land Authority Member
Representative, Dept. of Agriculture and Natural Resources Member
Representative, Department of Justice Member
Representative, National Economic Council Member
Representative, Executive Office Member
Representative, Commission on Reorganization Member (For both DANR & Land Authority)

To audit the Budget Commission

Hon. Manuel Syquio, Secretary of Public Works & Communications Team Leader
Hon. Eduardo Rodriguez, Administrator Asst. Team Leader
Office of Economic Coordination Members
Two representatives, Budget Commission Member
Representative, Commission on Reorganization Member
Representative, Department of Finance Member
Representative, Department of Public Works and Communications Member
Representative, Office of Economic Coordination Member
Representative, Central Bank Member
Representative, Presidential Economic Staff Member

To audit the Department of National Defense

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Hon. Carlos P. Romulo., Secretary of Foreign Affairs Team Leader
Hon. Alfredo Pio de Roda, Undersecretary of Finance Asst. Team Leader
Two representatives, Department of National Defense Member
Representative, Commission on Reorganization Member
Representative, Department of Foreign Affairs Member
Representative, Department of General Services Member
Representative, Department of Finance Member
Representative, Presidential: Arm on Community Development Member
Representative, National Intelligence Coordinating Agency Member

To audit the Department of Education

Hon. Blas Ople, Secretary of Labor Team Leader
Hon. Estela Sindico, Undersecretary of Social Welfare Asst. Team Leader
Two representatives, Department of Education Members
Representative/Commission on Reorganization Member
Representative, National Manpower, and Youth Council Representative, Department of Social Welfare Member
Representative, Department of Health Member
Representative, National Science Development Board Member
Representative, Presidential Economic Staff Member

Names of representatives to the various teams shall be submitted to the Cabinet Secretariat, Malacañang by telephone not later than May 3, 1971.

In the conduct of performance audits, Performance Teams shall be guided by the provisions of Administrative Order No. 271, series of 19 71, and the Development Performance Evaluation System Operations Manual compiled pursuant thereto.

Activities related to the conduct of performance audits shall take precedence over all other duties, and for this purpose, all team members, except those from the Commission on Reorganization, are hereby placed under the full-time operational control of their respective Team and Assistant Team Leaders, for the duration of the audit.

Members assigned from the Commission on Reorganization shall participate in the performance audits on a part-time basis, with the specific purpose of keeping their respective Teams informed on the Commission’s evaluative findings relative to the agencies scheduled for audit, land ensuring that the teams do not duplicate aspects of organizational evaluation already accomplished by the Commission.1aшphi1

Transportation requirements for the performance audits shall be provided by the Agencies scheduled for audit, Administrative and technical support shall be provided by the Development Management Staff, Executive Office and the Development Performance Evaluation System Secretariat.

Performance audits of the designated agencies shall commence simultaneously on May 10, 1971 and shall be conducted for a period of not more than twenty-two working days. The Final Report of each Performance Team shall be submitted to the Development Management Staff, Executive Office not later than June 8, 19 71 for transmittal to the President.

All bureaus, offices, agencies, and instrumentalities of the Departments of Agriculture and Natural Resources, National Defense, and Education, the Land Authority, and the Budget Commission are hereby enjoined to cooperate with and assist the Performance Teams accomplish their assigned tasks, consistent with the aims of the Development Performance Evaluation System.

By authority of the President:

(Sgd.) ALEJANDRO MELCHOR
Executive Secretary

Manila, April 26, 1971


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