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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 525 -
DESIGNATING THE PUBLIC ESTATES AUTHORITY AS THE AGENCY PRIMARILY
RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL RECLAMATION PROJECTS
WHEREAS,
there are several reclamation projects which are ongoing or being
proposed to be undertaken in various parts of the country which need to
be evaluated for consistency with national programs;
WHEREAS, there is a need to give further institutional support to the
Government’s declared policy to provide for a coordinated, economical
and efficient reclamation of lands;
WHEREAS, Presidential Decree No. 3-A requires that all reclamation of
areas shall be limited to the National Government or any person
authorized by it under a proper contract;
WHEREAS, a central authority is needed to act on behalf of the National
Government which shall ensure a coordinated and integrated approach in
the reclamation of lands;
WHEREAS, Presidential Decree No. 1084 creates the Public Estates
Authority as a government corporation to undertake reclamation of lands
and ensure their maximum utilization in promoting public welfare and
interests; and
WHEREAS, Presidential Decree No. 1416 provides the President with
continuing authority to reorganize the national government including
the transfer, abolition, or merger of functions and offices.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines,
by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution and pursuant
to Presidential Decree No. 1416, do hereby order and direct the
following:
Section 1.
Sec. 2.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Sec. 3.
DONE in the City of Manila,
this 14th day of February, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and seventy-nine.
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