EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 625
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 625 - CREATING
A NATIONAL COMMITTEE ON GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES
WHEREAS, the field of geological
sciences assumes a prominent role in the country’s urgent search for
more energy and mineral resources as well as in the popular concern for
environmental protection and conservation;
WHEREAS, local efforts in the field of geological sciences are handled
by several government agencies and institutions;
WHEREAS, international programs and activities in the geological
sciences involving Philippine participation require the unified
planning and action by several government agencies and institutions
concerned;
WHEREAS, the creation of a coordinating body involving the government
agencies and institutions concerned would provide a vehicle for the
systematic planning and deliberation of national programs in the
geological sciences as well as Philippine participation in
international geological activities; eliminate undue duplication of
efforts and expenditures; facilitate data exchange and monitoring; and
provide government policy makers on advisory body concerning
developments in the geological sciences;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines,
by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby
order and ordain the following:
Section 1. Creation of the National Committee on
Geological Sciences. — There is hereby created a National Committee on
Geological Sciences, hereinafter referred to as the Committee, which
shall be under the authority of the Office of the President; and which
shall ensure unified action by all government agencies in international
activities related to the geological sciences. The Committee shall
serve as an advisory body to the government and a coordinating body of
all government agencies involved in the aforesaid activities without
prejudice to the internal affairs of the individual agencies concerned.
Sec. 2. Definitions and Scope of Geological
Sciences. — The term “Geological Sciences” is herein defined as that
group of disciplines in the natural sciences dealing with the earth,
its composition, physics, structure and evolution. It shall include,
among others, the following disciplines: Geochemistry; Petrology;
Mineralogy; Geophysics; Geodynamics; Structural Geology; Tectonics;
Geomorphology; Volcanology; Seismology; Stratigraphy, Paleontology;
Historical Geology; Economic Geology; and such interdisciplinary
subjects as Marine Geology, Hydrogeology, Engineering Geology,
Petroleum Geology, Environmental Geology, Mineral Economics, Mining
Geology, Geomathematics, Geostatistics, Geobarometry, Geochronology,
Nuclear Geology, Geothermometry, Astrogeology, Remote Sensing in
Geology and others.
Sec. 3. Composition of the Committee. — The
Committee shall be composed of the following agencies through their
official representatives: Bureau of Mines and Geo-Sciences (Ministry of
Natural Resources) Bureau of Cost and Geodetic Survey (Ministry of
National Defense), Commission on Volcanology (National Science
Development Board), Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical
Services Administration (Ministry of National Defense), Department of
Geology and Geography (University of the Philippines), National
Research Council of the Philippines (National Science Development
Board), Natural Resources Management Center (Ministry of Natural
Resources), Mines Research Division, (Philippine Council for
Agriculture and Resources Research) National Economic and Development
Authority, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other concerned agencies
that may wish to join the Committee. The Bureau of Mines and
Geo-Sciences shall serve as the lead agency.
Sec. 4. Powers and Functions. — In line with its
primary responsibility, the Committee shall exercise the following
powers and functions, to wit:
1.
Advise the President of the Philippines and other government and
private entities on matters concerning development in geological
sciences, particularly those related to environmental protection,
development/conservation of energy and mineral resources, and
participation in international geological programs;
2. Coordinate,
promote, and monitor national programs as well as Philippine
participation in regional and international programs on geological
sciences;
3. Facilitate
effective representation of the Philippines, through properly
selected/organized adhering bodies and representatives, in
international geological organizations;
4. Facilitate
the compilation, storage, retrieval, analysis and dissemination of
information about geological sciences,
5. Solicit and
accept donations and monetary contributions from local and foreign
sources for the purpose of implementing/financing the programs of this
Committee.
6. Formulate
and implement such rules and regulations as may be necessary to
administer the provisions thereof.
Sec. 5. Officers. — The Committee members shall
elect among themselves a Chairman and a Vice-Chairman who shall serve a
term of two years. They shall be assisted by a secretariat headed by a
permanent Executive Secretary who shall come from the Bureau of Mines
and Geo-Sciences as may be designated by the Director of Mines and
Geo-Sciences. The Secretariat shall hold permanent office in the Bureau
of Mines and Geo-Sciences.
Sec. 6. Funding. — The Director of Mines and
Geo-Sciences, as head of the lead agency, is hereby authorized to
allocate and disburse funds necessary for the operation and maintenance
of the Committee from savings out of the 1980 and 1981 budget
allocation for the Bureau of Mines and Geo-Sciences; and thereafter
include the Committee’s budget in the budgetary requirement of the
Bureau of Mines and Geo-Sciences.
Sec. 7. Effectivity. — This Order shall take
effect immediately.
Done in the City of Manila,
this 8th day of October, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
eighty.
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