President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) In Executive Order No. 137, President Duterte has institutionalized the Aid and Humanitarian Operations Nationwide (AHON) Convergence Program “as a platform for an enhanced and unified delivery of social amelioration services.” The same order created an inter-agency committee to coordinate the aid operations as well as establish a database of beneficiaries. The President’s order noted that the country remained vulnerable to the impact of climate change such as extreme weather events. The country is also currently placed under a state of public health emergency due to the coronavirus pandemic. “There is a need to accelerate and harmonize aid and humanitarian assistance provided by the National Government to the most affected and vulnerable sectors and communities, enhanced agency coordination in the distribution thereof,” the order read.