EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 171
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 171 - CREATING
A LINGAYEN GULF COASTAL AREA MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
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 government activities to be undertaken by the government during
said plan period;
WHEREAS, an important component of the MTPDP is the Environment and
Natural Resources Master Plan of the Department of Environment and
Natural Resources which adhered to the principles set forth in the
Agenda 21 of the United Nations Councils for Environment and
Development (UNCED) to emphasize the need for attaining economic growth
and equity through sustainable of the Lingayen Gulf Plan;
WHEREAS, Proclamation No. 156 declared the Lingayen Gulf as an
environmentally critical area primarily to facilitate the
implementation of the Lingayen Gulf Plan;
WHEREAS, aside from developing the Lingayen Gulf, and its environs,
there is a need to simultaneously address the developmental concerns of
the surrounding coastal and non-coastal municipalities on matters of
environmental protection, poverty alleviation, local autonomy,
eco-tourism and sustainable growth; and
WHEREAS, to enable the government to undertake measures to conserve the
natural resources 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, and to
effectively and efficiently implement the Plan as well as to coordinate
and integrate all environment and natural resources management of
related government and non-government activities in the Lingayen Gulf
area.
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 Lingayen
Gulf Coastal Area Management Commission (LG-CAMC), hereinafter referred
to as the Commission, composed of the following:
Secretary
of Department of Environment
and Natural
Resources
—
Chairman
Secretary of Agriculture — Vice-Chairman
Secretary of Department of
Interior
and Local Government — Member
Secretary of Department of Trade
and Industry
— Member
Secretary of Department of
Tourism
— Member
Director General of National
Economic
and Development Authority — Member
Secretary of National Defense
— Member
Head, Presidential Management
Staff — Member
CORD for Region 1
— Member
Chairman, Regional Development
Council of Region 1
— Member
Governor of
Pangasinan
— Member
Governor of La Union
— Member
Mayors of the concerned Local
Government Units
— Member
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources shall initially
serve as Technical Secretariat of the Commission 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 Ten-Year Lingayen Gulf Coastal Area Master Plan by June 30,
1994 and a Twenty-Year Integrated Master Plan for the whole area
covering the Lingayen Gulf, its surrounding coastal municipalities by
December 30, 1994, in consideration of the Plan endorsed by the
Regional Development Council (RDC), Region I, based on the following
guidelines:
(1)
Protection of its ecological balance, enhancement of its environment
and preservation of the area’s natural beauty;
(2) Maximum
enjoyment and easy access by ordinary people to public areas;
(3) Rationale
land-use and zonation scheme considering that the Lingayen Gulf is a
national treasure;
(4) Provision
for improved and adequate service infrastructures such as power, water,
communications, and waste
treatment facilities especially in the coastal area;
(5) Overall
greening and reforestation to reduce the threat of soil erosion and
damage to scarce marine resources;
(6)
Enhancement of agriculture productivity and local livelihood
opportunities as an alternative to industrial employment;
(7) Provision
of a design which shall establish and institutionalize within the
Lingayen Gulf, the following:
a.
an incentive system (based on the “polluter pays” principle) and the
internalization of social externalities arising from pollution, which
shall motivate; polluting firms to comply with environmental laws;
b. an
integrated environmental permit and licensing system (covering the
regulatory areas of pollution control, land use planning/zoning and
environmental laws); and
c. a
cost-effective environmental information.
(8)
Provision of capability building geared towards common property
management scheme;
(9) Provision
for anti-illegal fishing plan;
(10) Provision
for a viable peace and order plan; Both plans shall include a
Comprehensive Investment Program, Capability-Building Program for
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 (aquatic products/livelihood); and
v. a tourist
destination
Both
Plans shall be submitted to the President for approval.
b.
promulgate and prescribe policies, rules and regulations that will
facilitate the effective and efficient management of the gulf through:
1.
the control of water, air and land pollutions and the proper disposal
of solid waste, as well as toxic and hazardous substance;
2. the
conservation of the Gulf’s renewable resources, biological diversity,
and endangered species and habitants;
3. the
establishment and management of an integrated Protected Areas System
(PAS) for wildlife sanctuaries and refuge, marine parks, and biosphere
reserves;
4. the
preservation and enhancement of the natural aesthetic attraction of the
gulf and its immediate environs; and
5. the
conservation and management of uplands and other linked habitats to
which the ecological state of the Lingayen Gulf is closely interlinked;
c.
assist the local government units concerned in undertaking various
planning activities to develop short-term and long-term strategies for
environmental protection, tourism development, 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 development of the subject
area;
d. to 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;
e. 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;
f. recommend
(i) legislation to conserve the natural resources and promote the
accelerated socio-economic development of the area; (ii) zoning
ordinances to the local government units concerned in consonance with
the Plans approved by the President, subject to existing laws, rules
and regulations.
g. coordinate
with the various line agencies, LGUs, and other parties concerned
regarding the implementation of demonstration projects such as
livelihood and rehabilitation;
h. perform any
other functions as may be assigned by the President.
Sec. 3. There shall be one representative from
each of the following private sectors, namely: Non-Government
Organizations (NGOs), religious, business, and agricultural shall serve
as consultants to the Commission.
The private sectors mentioned are strongly enjoined to extend their
support particularly to conservation activities in the Lingayen Gulf.
they may:
a)
Initiate and undertake socio-economic activities in the Gulf area
consistent with the Plans formulated by the Commission; and
b) Assist in
the monitoring and evaluation of government program implementation,
service delivery and disposition of public funds.
Sec. 4. 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. 5. The Commission may call upon any
government agency, office or bureau for assistance in the discharge of,
and from committees to facilitate 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
(P5,000,000.00), to be drawn equally from the President’s Contingent
Fund and funds of the DENR, shall be released for the operations of the
Commission and initial project implementation 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
20th day of April in the year of our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Ninety
Four.
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