EXECUTIVE ORDER NO.

13
AN ORDER
APPOINTING THE GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT
(GAD) FOCAL PERSON

WHEREAS, Executive Order No. 12, enacted on 08 September 2010,

created the Gender and Development (GAD) Focal Point for the years 2010 to
2013;

WHEREAS, the GAD Focal Point is entrusted with the duty to establish
GAD programs, projects and activities and other gender -related plans;

WHEREAS, GAD programs can be efficiently and effectively

implemented through the designation of a capable person to personall y
coordinate, put into operation and execute such programs;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, ARNEL F. MENDOZA, Municipal Mayor of the

Municipality of Bustos, Province of Bulacan, by virtue of the powers vested
upon me by law, do hereby order:

S ECTION 1. A PPOINTMENT OF THE G ENDER AND D EVELOPMENT (GAD)

F OCAL P ERSON . – The Gender and Development (GAD) Focal Point shall have a
GAD Focal Person who shall implement the GAD programs, projects and
activities. For this purpose, the Municipal Social Welfare and Development
Officer shall serve in this capacity.

S ECTION 2. D UTIES AND R ESPONSIBILITIES OF THE G ENDER AND

D EVELOPMENT (GAD) F OCAL P ERSON . – The GAD Focal Person shall:

1. Implement the GAD Action Plan;

2. Catalyze, coordinate, provide direction, monitor and serve as
technical adviser on programs and projects on women, gender and
development concerns within the Municipality;
3. Advise and assist the GAD Focal Point and discharge its duties in
between its meetings;
4. Ensure that all barangays shall prepare a GAD Plan addressing
gender issues of their locality following Sections 16 and 17 of the
Local Government Code of 1991 and other related provisions;
5. Serve as secretary to the GAD Focal Point, keeping and maintaining
all its records and preparing necessary documents; and
6. Submit to the Municipal Mayor at the end of every three (3) months
progress reports on the implementation of GAD programs and an
End Project Report (EPR) at the end of every activity, event or
project, together with an in-depth liquidation of expenses.

S ECTION 3. S EPARABILITY C LAUSE . – If any provision of this Order or its

application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, then the invalidity
shall not affect other provisions or applications of this subchapter which can
be given effect without the invalid pro vision or application, and to this end the
provisions of this Order are severable.

S ECTION 4. R EPEALING C LAUSE . – All orders, issuances, rules and

regulations or parts thereof, which are inconsistent with this Order are hereby
revoked or modified accordingly.

S ECTION 5. E FFECTIVITY . – This Executive Order shall take effect upon

approval.

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Approved this 22 nd day in September in the year of our Lord two thousand and
ten at Bustos, Bulacan.

ARNEL F. MENDOZA
Municipal Mayor

By the Municipal Mayor:

ARNOLD C. BELTRAN
Secretary