{"id":421,"date":"2023-06-27T11:53:51","date_gmt":"2023-06-27T11:53:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/ppecb2025\/?page_id=421"},"modified":"2025-08-18T17:58:39","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T17:58:39","slug":"part-a-our-mandate","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/annualreports.ppecb.com\/2425\/part-5-strategic-plan\/part-a-our-mandate\/","title":{"rendered":"Part A: Our Mandate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; module_id=&#8221;section_one&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#36BBA4&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;0px|20px|0px|20px|false|true&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;0px|20px|0px|20px|false|true&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row module_id=&#8221;BreadcrumbRow&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; 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