EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 494
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 494 - CREATING
A SPECIAL COMMITTEE FOR THE RESETTLEMENT OF KAINGINEROS WITHIN THE MT.
MAKILING FOREST RESERVE
WHEREAS,
Proclamation No. 1540 dated 12 April 1976, reserves for resettlement
purposes 760 hectares of public domain situated in the Municipality of
Sampaloc, Province of Quezon;
WHEREAS, the said proclamation was issued for the resettlement of
kaingineros within the Mt. Makiling Forest Reserve at Laguna province;
and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to expedite the development of the
resettlement area and the establishment of its facilities to realize
its purpose at the earliest possible time;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines,
by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby direct and
order:
1.
A committee, known as Makiling Kainginero Resettlement Committee,
herein known as the Committee, is hereby formally created to be
composed of the representatives of the following:
a.
U.P. at Los Baños Chairman
b. Second PC
Zone Commander Member
c. Department
of Agrarian Reform Member
d. Department
of Public Highways Member
e. Department
of Local Government
and
Community Development
Member
f. Department
of Social Services and
Development
Member
g. Bureau of
Forest Development Member
h. Bureau of
Lands
Member
i. Department
of Natural Resources Member
The Department Secretaries,
Bureau Directors and the Second PC Zone Commander shall appoint their
respective representatives to the Committee with the power to replace
them if necessary.
2.
The functions of the Committee are:
a.
Set up the general guidelines for the integrated development of the
resettlement area including the development of the settlers themselves;
b. Make the
development plan of the area including the establishment of the
necessary facilities;
c. Clear the
resettlement area of all trees and other vegetations;
d. Determine
the kaingineros in Mt. Makiling to be resettled; and
e. Supervise
and direct, jointly with the agencies involved in the development of
the resettlement area, the construction of all facilities necessary
therein.
3.
The Committee is authorized to:
a.
Call upon any government agency for assistance in the development of
the resettlement area;
b. Disburse
funds, subject to the usual government auditing and accounting
requirements, for the development of the resettlement area and the
operational expenses of the Committee, including the amount deposited
with the University of the Philippines at Los Baños coming from
the proceeds of harvested timber in the resettlement area during its
development;
c. The
Chairman of the Committee shall sign requests for all disbursement of
funds under the disposition of the Committee; and
d. Request for
appropriations and/or allotment of funds for the resettlement area and
operational expenses of the Committee.
The decision of the majority of
the members of the Committee relative to the development of the
resettlement area and disbursement of funds thereof shall be final,
subject to the approval of the President.
4.
The Committee shall submit to the President a quarterly report on the
accomplishments, problems and their solutions, and expenditures in the
development of the resettlement area.
5. The area
proclaimed as a settlement reservation under said Proclamation No. 1540
is hereby segregated and excluded from the timber concession of the
International Hardwood & Veneer Company of the Philippines, holder
of a timber License Agreement No. 27-A.
6. The
clearing of the resettlement area of all trees, except those needed for
river bank protection purposes, shall be the responsibility of the
Committee.
7. The
existing timber inside the resettlement area shall be harvested and the
proceeds thereof shall be used for the development of the resettlement
area and operational expenses of the Committee.
8. The
University of the Philippines at Los Baños is hereby designated
as trustee of the fund and shall disburse the same pursuant to existing
government accounting and auditing procedures upon request of the
Committee.
All orders, rules and regulations inconsistent herewith are hereby
modified or repealed accordingly.
This Order shall take effect immediately.
Done in the City of Manila,
this 6th day of January, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
seventy-eight.