EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 418
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 418 - DIRECTING
THE IMMEDIATE IMPLEMENTATION OF AN ENERGY CONSERVATION PROGRAM
WHEREAS,
the very fluid political situation in the Middle East brought about by
the invasion and subsequent annexation of Kuwait by Iraq and the
imposition of a trade embargo against Iraq and Kuwait by the United
Nations Security Council has posed a serious concern on the country’s
fuel supply availability even as it has already put pressure on
domestic petroleum product prices;
WHEREAS, it is imperative that measures be adopted now to minimize if
not forestall any adverse effect of the supply and price situation on
the country’s essential economic activities;
WHEREAS, to cushion the effects of increasing oil prices and avoid fuel
supply disruption, there is a compelling need for the government and
the private sector to undertake a program promoting the judicious use
of our energy resources through intensified conservation efforts and
efficient utilization thereof;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, CORAZON C. AQUINO, President of the Philippines, by
virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby order:
Section 1. All departments, agencies, offices,
government-owned and/or controlled corporations, local government units
and other government instrumentalities shall reduce their monthly
consumption of electricity (in kilowatt-hours) and petroleum products
(in liters) by 10% and 5%, respectively, of the consumption during the
corresponding month in 1989. A report of compliance shall be submitted
not later than the 15th day following the reporting month to the Office
of Energy affairs which shall prepare and submit a summary report to
the President within five (5) days after the last reporting day. The
heads of departments, agencies, offices, corporations, local government
units and other government instrumentalities shall designate a senior
official in their respective offices as energy conservation officer who
shall be responsible for the implementation of this Executive Order as
well as the development and implementation of other energy conservation
measures.
Sec. 2. All departments, agencies, offices,
government-owned and/or controlled corporations, local government units
and other government instrumentalities are prohibited from using
government vehicles for purposes other than official business:
Provided, That in every case, the trip ticket authorizing the use of
the vehicle shall be displayed on the windshield or in another
conspicuous place on the vehicle: Provided, further, That vehicles used
by intelligence and investigative agencies of the government shall not
be covered by the foregoing proviso.
The use of government vehicles on Sundays, legal holidays, or out of
the regular office hours or outside the route of the officials or
employees authorized to use them, or by any person other than such
officials or employees, shall unless properly authorized, be prima
facie evidence of violation of this Section in the administrative
proceeding against the officials or employees responsible for such
violation.
For the purpose of this Section , vehicles owned by the government-owned
or controlled corporations are deemed government vehicles.
Sec. 3. The Department of Trade and Industry and
the Office of the Energy Affairs shall, in consultation with
appropriate trade and industry associations, develop voluntary energy
conservation programs for their respective members which shall target
levels of reduction in electricity and petroleum products consumption
similar to those imposed on government agencies and corporations and
pinpoint responsibility for monitoring and reporting of performance.
Sec. 4. The Office of Energy Affairs shall require
industrial, commercial and transport establishments consuming annually
more than one million fuel oil equivalent liters of energy including
liquid fuels and electricity to submit an energy conservation program
which shall target a 5% cutback in fuel consumption and a 10% reduction
in electricity usage. Compliance with these targets shall be
incorporated in the quarterly reports being submitted by these
establishments to the Office of Energy Affairs.
Sec. 5. The Energy Conservation Inter-Agency
Committee established under Executive Order No. 412 dated July 13, 1990
shall continue to implement energy conservation measures provided under
National Emergency Memorandum Order No. 17, S. of 1990, except for the
Daylight Saving Time, which measures include but not limited to:
a)
Limiting the use of neon and electric lights for advertisements from
6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
b) Regulation
of use of air-conditioning units particularly during lunch breaks;
c) Regulation
of use of lights;
d) Limiting
the opening of business of supermarkets, department stores and movie
houses; and
e) Extending
the energy conservation campaign to the residential sector.
Sec. 6. The Department of National Defense shall
enforce strictly Batas Pambansa Blg. 33 which prohibits among others,
speed contests and rallies involving mainly the use of motor vehicles,
motor-driven watercraft or aircraft utilizing petroleum-derived fuels,
including car and motorcycle rallies and drag racing; and sky-diving
and water skiing.
Sec. 7. The Department of Environment and Natural
Resources shall, in coordination with appropriate law enforcement
agencies, enforce strictly the smoke belching law for all vehicles.
Smoke belching caused by improper vehicle maintenance results in very
inefficient use of fuel not to mention its adverse impact on the
environment.
Sec. 8. The Department of Transportation and
Communication shall adopt reasonable measures restricting the use of
motor vehicle during peak hours of the day and during Sundays and legal
holidays, or their use for certain destinations or over certain streets
during stated hours, so as to conserve fuel.
For this purpose, the Department of Transportation and Communication
shall hold periodic consultation with the various sectors to be
affected by the aforesaid measures.
Sec. 9. The Office of the Press Secretary shall
launch a nationwide information campaign on energy conservation through
the media. It shall coordinate with all forms of media to ensure
accurate and current dissemination of information on the oil situation,
its implications and the course of actions they entail specifying the
type of energy conservation measures that can be adapted at the family,
community and industry levels.
Sec. 10. All departments, agencies, corporations,
local government units and instrumentalities of the government are
directed to cooperate fully in this national energy conservation
effort.
Sec. 11. The Office of the Executive Secretary
shall monitor the implementation of the foregoing measures.
Sec. 12. This Executive Order shall take effect
immediately.
DONE in the City of Manila,
this 13th day of August, nineteen hundred and ninety.
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