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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 469 - CREATING
A NATIONAL COORDINATING COMMITTEE FOR THE 1992 UN CONFERENCE ON
ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT (UNCED)
WHEREAS,
the 1987 Constitution mandates as a policy of the State the protection
and advancement of the right of the people to a balanced and healthful
ecology in accord with the rhythm and harmony of nature;
WHEREAS, environmental protection is now viewed as an integral part of
the development process of developing countries and cannot be
considered in isolation from it;
WHEREAS, there is an urgent need to intensify efforts to protect and
improve the quality of the environment at national, sub- regional, and
global levels by adopting, wherever relevant, an approach in which
economic growth would be directed towards environmentally sound and
sustainable development;
WHEREAS, there is a need to adopt an integrated approach to environment
and development, whenever possible, and in accordance with our
priorities and capabilities to incorporate environmental considerations
into economic planning with a view to effecting the coordinated
development of our economies and environment;
WHEREAS, the Philippines supported the United Nations General Assembly
Resolution No. 44/228 adopted without a vote on 19 December 1989, which
decided to convene a United Nations Conference on Environmental and
Development (UNCED) in Brazil at the highest possible level of
participation to coincide with World Environment Day on 5 June 1992 and
which Conference is mandated to elaborate strategies and measures to
halt and reverse the effects of environmental degradation in the
context of strengthened national and international efforts to promote
sustainable and environmentally sound development in all countries;
WHEREAS, the General Assembly Resolution No. 44/228 invites all States
to take an active part in the preparations for the conference and to
prepare national reports to the Preparatory Committee;
WHEREAS, there is a need for the various agencies of Philippine
Government to coordinate their activities in the implementation of the
Philippine strategy for sustainable development;
WHEREAS, there is an urgent need for the Philippine Government to
coordinate its actions in preparations for a meaningful contribution to
the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, CORAZON C. AQUINO, President of the Philippines, by
virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby create a National
Coordinating Committee for the 1992 UN Conference on Environment and
Development, hereinafter referred to as “the National Coordinating
Committee for UNCED” with membership and functions as provided in the
following sections:
Section 1.
Secretary
of Foreign Affairs
Secretary of Environment and
Natural
Resources
Secretary of Science and
Technology
Secretary of Transportation and
Communications
Secretary of Finance
Secretary of
Agriculture
Secretary of Public Works &
Highways
Secretary of Education,
Culture and
Sports
Secretary of Labor and
Employment
Secretary of National
Defense
Secretary of
Health
Secretary of Trade and
Industry
Secretary of Interior and
Local
Government
Secretary for Socio-Economic
Planning
Executive Director, Office of
Energy Affairs
A representative from the non-
governmental organization’s
sector (NGO) involved in
environmental concerns
The President may designate such other officials as members of the National Coordinating Committee.
Sec. 2.
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Sec. 3.
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Sec. 6.
DONE in the City of Manila,
this 16th day of July, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
ninety-one.
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