(0)
Initiate, plan, integrate, execute, implement, coordinate,
manage, supervise and administer all aspects and phases of
programs, projects and activities relevant to the annual hajj
(pilgrimage) to Mecca, Saudi Arabia;
(p)
Coordinate with and obtain assistance,
support and
cooperation from other offices including the private sector to
ensure the success of every such pilgrjmage to Mecca, Saudi
Arabia:
(q)
Conduct a continuing study on, and submit to the President
recommendation for improving and modernizing the system
employed to ensure the success of every such pilgrimage to
Mecca, Saudi Arabia;
(r)
Prescribe rules and regulations in the administration,
supervision and orderly conduct of such pilgrimage to
Mecca, Saudi Arabia;
(s)
Undertake Halal (permissible under Islamic Law) certification
and regulatory activities and oversee the Philippines Halal
Certification scheme and formulate rules, guidelines and
sanctions for non-compliance therewith in coordination with
the National Meat Inspection Commission;
(t)
Operate Halal Training and Research Facility to support the
Philippine Halal Certification Scheme;
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