EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 158
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 158 -
CREATING A PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION TO FORMULATE SHORT AND LONG-TERM
PLANS FOR THE RESTORATION AND PRESERVATION OF THE IFUGAO RICE TERRACES
IN THE MUNICIPALITIES OF BANAUE, HUNGDUAN, MAYOYAO AND KIANGAN
WHEREAS, the Medium Term Philippine
Development Plan, 1993-1998 (MTPDP) as approved by the National
Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Board, shall be the basis for
all development activities to be undertaken by the government during
said Plan period;
WHEREAS, an important component of the MTPDP is the National Tourism
Master Plan of the Department of Tourism (DOT) which identifies the
area covering as a major destination for tourism in the
Philippines;
WHEREAS, under Proclamation No. 1522, the rice terraces in the
municipalities of Banaue, Kiangan, Mayoyao and Hungduan in the Province
of Ifugao were declared tourist zone under the administration and
control of the Philippine Tourism Authority pursuant to Sec. 5 (d)
of P.D. No. 564;
WHEREAS, to enable the Government to undertake measures to restore and
preserve the Ifugao rice terraces and promote the accelerated
socio-economic development of the area consistent with the concept of
sustainable development, there is a need to create a body that shall
formulate short and long-term plans for the area covered herein as well
as address certain policy, planning and implementation issues.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FIDEL V. RAMOS, President of the Republic of the
Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby
order:
Section 1. There is hereby created under the Office
of the President a Presidential Commission to be called the Ifugao
Terraces Commission for the restoration and preservation of the Ifugao
Rice Terraces in the municipalities of Banaue, Kiangan, Hungdungan and
Mayoyao in Ifugao, hereinafter referred to as the Commission, composed
of the following:
Secretary
of Tourism — Chairman
Secretary of Agriculture — Vice Chairman
Secretary of Environment
and Natural
Resources
— Member
Secretary of Public Works
and Highways
— Member
Secretary of Interior and
Local Governments — Member
Secretary of Trade and Industry
— Member
Secretary of Agrarian Reform
— Member
Secretary of Education,
Culture and Sports
— Member
Head, Presidential Management
Staff — Member
Governor of Ifugao
— Member
Congressman of
Ifugao
— Member
Mayors of the concerned
Local Government Units — Member
Local Government
Units
— Member
Executive Director of the
Cordillera Executive Board
— Member
Chairman of the Cordillera
Regional Assembly
— Member
A representative each from the business, agricultural, and religious
sectors and Non- Governmental Organizations shall serve as Consultants
to the Commission.
The Philippine Tourism Authority shall initially serve as Technical
Secretariat of the Commission is to be headed by an Executive Director.
The Executive Director shall be appointed by the President.
Sec. 2. The Commission shall be an advisory body
to the President and shall exercise the following functions and
responsibilities:
a.
Formulate a Three-Year Ifugao Terraces Master Plan by September
30, 1994 and a Six-Year Integrated Master Plan for the whole area
covering Banaue, Kiangan, Hungdungan, and Mayoyao by December 1, 1994,
based on the following guidelines:
(1)
Restoration and Preservation of the area’s terraces, protection of its
ecological balance and enhancement of its environment;
(2) Maximum
enjoyment and easy access or ordinary people to public
areas;
(3)
Rational-land use and zoning plan considering that the Ifugao Rice
Terraces are national treasure and tourist destination of Filipinos
from all parts as well as foreign visitors;
(4)
Prohibition/control of unusually tall and unstable and obstructive
structures obscuring public view of the natural beauty of the
surroundings in accordance with the zoning ordinances of the local
government units concerned and subject to the pertinent laws rules and
regulations on the matter;
(5) Provision
for improved and adequate service infrastructure such as power, water,
communications and waste disposal facilities;
(6) Massive
reforestation;
(7)
Enhancement of agricultural productivity and local livelihood
opportunities as an alternative to industrial employment; and
(8) Provision
for a viable peace and order plan.
Both Plans shall include a
Comprehensive Investment Program, Capability Building Program for the
affected local government units as well as the coordinated
establishment of the following in the subject area:
i.
a nature center
ii. a people’s
center
iii. a
conference and meeting center
iv. a flea
market destination (vegetable/livelihood); and
v. a tourist
destination
Both
Plans shall be submitted to the President for approval.
b. Assist the
local government units concerned in undertaking various planning
activities to develop short-term and long-term strategies for tourism
development, environmental protection, attracting business investment,
social development, and institutional building, in line with the
developmental guidelines stated above and to integrate all national and
local plans relative to the restoration and preservation of the subject
area;
c. Adopt a
process of maximum consultation with the local government units
concerned and all interest groups in the localities to ensure that the
residents’ needs, concerns and ideas are considered in the formulation
and implementation of the said plans, development guidelines, and
municipal ordinances;
d. Study and
review policy measures that shall promote and address the concerns on
environmental protection, poverty alleviation, local autonomy,
eco-tourism, and sustainable development of the subject area;
e. Recommend
(i) legislation to conserve the natural resources and promote the
accelerated socio-economic development of the area; (ii) zoning
ordinances to the Sangguniang Bayan concerned in consonance with the
Plans approved by the President, subject existing laws, rules and
regulations; (iii) the establishment of fire limits or zones,
particularly in populous centers; and (iv) the regulation of the
construction, repair or modification of buildings within said fire
limits or zones in accordance with the provisions of the Fire Code; and
f. Recommend
to the Sangguniang Bayan concerned such other ordinances and measures
as may be necessary to attain the objectives of the Plans approved by
the President.
Sec. 3. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 14,
Book II of Executive Order No. 292 (1987), lands of the private domain
of the Government located in the subject area, the use of which is not
otherwise directed by law, are hereby reserved from lease, sale or
other disposition. Such reserved lands shall be used for developmental
purposes in accordance with the Plans approved by the President.
Sec. 4. The heads of the local government units
concerned are hereby directed to strictly enforce their respective
ordinances particularly those prescribing height limitations, in the
construction of buildings in the area covered herein.
Sec. 5. The Commission may call upon any
government agency, office of bureau for assistance to facilities the
performance of, its functions and responsibilities.
Sec. 6. The Commission shall submit monthly
reports of its activities to the Office of the President.
Sec. 7. The amount of Five Million Pesos
(P5,000,000), to be drawn equally from the President’s Contingent Fund
and funds of the DOT, shall be released for the operations of the
Commission for 1994. Appropriations for the succeeding years shall be
incorporated in the budget proposals under the Office of the President.
Sec. 8. All executive issuances, orders, rules and
regulations, or parts thereof, inconsistent with this Executive Order
are hereby revoked or modified accordingly.
Sec. 9. This Executive Order shall take effect
immediately.
DONE in the city of Manila this
18th day of February, in the year of our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and
Ninety Four.
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