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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 446 - MANDATING
THE PHASE-OUT OF LEADED GASOLINE AS ONE OF THE MEANS OF SOLVING AIR
POLLUTION
WHEREAS,
Section 16, Article II of the 1987 Constitution provides that “[T]he
State shall protect and advance the right of the people to a balanced
and healthful ecology in accord with the rhythm and harmony of nature”;
WHEREAS, Sec. 4, Chapter I, Title XIV, Book IV of the Administrative
Code of 1987 empowers the Department of Environment and Natural
Resources (DENR) to “formulate, implement and supervise the
implementation of the government’s policies, plans and programs
pertaining to the management, conservation, development, use and
replenishment of the country’s natural resource”;
WHEREAS, the use of lead in gasoline is one of the main causes of air
pollution particularly in Metro Manila;
WHEREAS, lead affects virtually every part of the body and has long
been recognized as a neurotoxin with deleterious effects on the
intelligence of human beings; on the other hand, it is an additive for
gasoline to prevent knocking of engines as well as provide lubricity to
engines with soft valves, and the removal of such would require changes
in the gasoline formulation and/or use of replacement additives;
WHEREAS, changes in the fuel formulation may need corresponding
complementing measures on its use, storage, handling and distribution;
and
WHEREAS, it is the role of the government to ensure adequate and
continuous supply of fuels, and at the same time ensure that other
possible additives, contaminants, and components shall not reach
harmful levels.
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:
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DONE in the City of Manila,
this 26th day of September, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred
and Ninety-Seven.
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