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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 16 - CREATING
THE PRESIDENTIAL AIR QUALITY COMMISSION
WHEREAS,
pursuant to Article II, Section s 15 and 16 of the 1987 Constitution, it
is the policy of the State to protect the health of its citizens and
ensure the well-being of its people;
WHEREAS, under the Philippine Environmental Policy and the Philippine
Environment Code, it is the policy of the State to seek the attainment
of an environmental quality conducive to a life of dignity and
well-being for the protection of the public health;
WHEREAS, the National Pollution Control Decree of 1976 and Presidential
Decree No. 1181 (Providing for the Prevention, Control and Abatement of
Air Pollution from Motor Vehicles and Other Purposes) seek to promote
these policies through the prevention, control, and abatement of air
pollution from both mobile and stationary sources;
WHEREAS, the deterioration of the country’s air quality, especially in
Metropolitan Manila and other large urban and densely-populated
centers, will have serious and long-term effects on the health,
productivity, intelligence and general well-being of the people,
especially the children;
WHEREAS, there is a need to coordinate the plans and efforts of
government agencies and non-government organizations in order to
address air pollution in an organized and systematic
manner;
WHEREAS, there is a need to create a full-time, inter-agency office to
undertake the coordination and systematization of air quality
management activities;
WHEREAS, pursuant to Executive Order 192, the Department of Environment
and Natural Resources (DENR) is the primary government agency
responsible for, inter alia, the conservation, management, development
and proper use of the country’s environment;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA, President of the Republic
of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do
hereby order:
Section 1.
Sec. 2.
Chair:
Vice Chair:
Members:
Secretary, Department of Trade and Industry
Secretary, Department of Energy
Secretary, Department of Interior and Local Government
Secretary, Department of Science and Technology
Chairman, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority
General Manager, Laguna Lake Development Authority
One (1) representative each from the City and Municipal
Mayors League
Representatives of Civil Society, Business and Environment
Sectors, to be chosen by the
President upon the
recommendation of recognized
business and environmental
non-governmental organizations.
Representation shall follow
the ratio of Government to
NGO/Private sector of 10:8.
Sec. 3.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)
The Commission shall assume coordinative/oversight responsibilities in the above listing, initially for a period of three (3) years, in the Metro Manila airshed which consists of Metro Manila, Bulacan, Pampanga, Batangas, Laguna, Cavite, Rizal, and part of Quezon.
Sec. 4.
The Secretariat shall be the repository of the Commission’s records. It
shall liaise with the different member-agencies in matters concerning
air quality management and perform such functions as may be directed by
the DENR Secretary or the Commission. The Secretary may call upon the
member-agencies of the Commission to provide technical support. Each
member-agency shall assign one (1) representative to act as the contact
person of the Commission and the Secretariat.
Sec. 5.
Sec. 6.
The Commission may receive donations, grants and other forms of
assistance from local and foreign sources to fund the operation of the
Commission and its Secretariat.
Revenues derived from permits, fees, air emissions charges, fines and
penalties from stationary and mobile sources shall, as authorized by
Congress, be utilized to fund the operations of the Commission and its
Secretariat.
Sec. 7.
Sec. 8. Since 19.07.98.
DONE in the City of Manila,
this 21st day of August, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and
Ninety-Eight.
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