EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 52
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 52 - CREATING A
YOUTH ENVIRONMENTAL CORPS IN ALL KATIPUNAN NG KABATAAN TO BE KNOWN AS
GREEN BRIGADE (GB) TO PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS AND ACTION AMONG
THE FILIPINO YOUTH; MANDATING THE FORMULATION OF THE NATIONAL YOUTH
ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION PLAN AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
WHEREAS,
the Constitution recognizes the right of the people to enjoy a
healthful ecology in accordance with the rhythm and harmony of nature;
WHEREAS, the Constitution recognizes the youth as having an
indispensable role in nation-building, with a primordial stake in
addressing present problems relating to environmental quality and
healthful ecology;
WHEREAS, it is recognized that the protection and conservation of the
environment is best planned and implemented using a community-based
approach;
WHEREAS, the present generation has an obligation to ensure that future
generations of Filipinos will enjoy a healthful environment;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA, President of the Republic
of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the
Constitution, do hereby order that:
Section 1. Creation. — There is hereby created a
youth environmental corps within the Katipunan ng Kabataan in all
barangays of the country to be called Green Brigade (GB).
Sec. 2. Composition and Structure. —
(a)
The Green Brigade shall be composed of at least twenty-five (25)
members of the Katipunan ng Kabataan in each barangay.
(b) The
Sangguniang Kabataan Council member shall elect among themselves the
head of the GB of each Barangay. The GB secretary and GB treasurer who
shall be elected among the members of the GB shall assist him.
Appropriate committees and bodies shall also be
constituted.
Sec. 3. Relationship with the Sangguniang
Kabataan. — The GB shall be deemed the Committee on Environment of the
Sangguniang Kabataan of such barangay for purposes of funding and
implementation of environment related projects.
Sec. 4. Funding Source for the Barangay GB. —
Subject to applicable budgetary laws, rules and regulations, ten
percent (10%) of the annual budget of the Sangguniang Kabataan shall be
automatically allocated for the operations of the GB. However, the GB
may hold fund-raising activities for purposes of augmenting its funds,
the proceeds of which shall be deemed as funds raised by the
Sangguniang Kabataan under Sec. 426 (a) of Republic Act No. 7160.
Sec. 5. Powers and Functions of the Barangay GB. —
The GB of each barangay shall have the following powers and functions:
(a)
Formulate and implement the local youth environmental action plan which
addresses the specific environmental concerns of the barangay. The
local plan shall be in consonance with the plans and programs set forth
in the National Youth Environmental Action Plan referred to in Section 10.
(b) Undertake
educational projects which will promote youth partnership in the
sustainable development programs in the barangay including but not
limited to environmental awareness campaigns, clean-up drives and tree
planting activities and establish and maintain links with existing
youth groups in the barangay for purposes of coordinated youth action
relating to environmental protection and preservation.
(c) Propose
ordinances to Sangguniang Kabataan and/or the sanggunian of the local
government unit toward the promotion of sustainable development and
environmental protection and natural resources
conservation/preservation.
(d) Such other
powers and functions as may hereafter be provided or as may be
necessary and incidental for the performance of its mandate.
Sec. 6. Deputation of Barangay Green Brigade. —
(a)
There shall be a Deputized Environmental and Natural Resources Officer
(DENRO) in every barangay. He/She shall be elected among the GB members
provided that he/she is between 18 to 21 years old.
(b) The Green
Brigade DENRO in every barangay shall assist the DENR in monitoring and
reporting violations of environmental laws.
Sec. 7. Municipal/City Green Brigade Federations. —
(a)
The barangay Green Brigades through their chairpersons shall be
organized into Municipal/City Green Brigade Federations. It shall
automatically be chaired by the vice president of the Municipal or City
SK Federation;
(b) For
purposes of funding and program implementation, the Green Brigade at
the municipal/city level shall be deemed as the permanent Committee on
the Environment of the Pederasyon ng Sangguniang Kabataan. The
Pederasyon ng Sangguniang Kabataan shall provide such funds as may be
necessary and adequate for the effective performance by the
Municipality/City GB Federation of its functions as hereafter
provided.
Sec. 8. Powers and Functions of the Municipal/City
Green Brigade Federation. — The Municipal/City GB Federation shall have
the following powers and functions:
(a)
Formulate the municipal/city youth environmental action plans.
(b) Enter into
cooperative agreements with other youth groups in the area for purposes
of coordination in the implementation of youth environmental actions;
(c) Assist and
monitor the activities and programs of Barangay Green Brigade.
(d) Propose
ordinances/resolutions to the Municipal/City Sangguniang Kabataan
Federation or Municipal/City Council relations to environmental
protection.
(e) Such other
power and functions as may hereafter be provided or as may be necessary
or incidental to the performance of the mandate.
Sec. 9. Powers and Functions of the National GB
Coordinating Committee. —
(a)
There shall be a National GB Coordinating Committee (NGBCC) composed of
the Chairman of NYC as overall coordinator and one (1) representative
each from the DENR and the Department of Interior and Local Governments
(DILG) with the rank of assistant secretary, the president of the
Pambansang Pederasyon ng mga Sangguniang Kabataan, and two (2) youth
environmental non-governmental organizations (NGOs) with a good record
of community service as members.
(b) The NGBCC
shall be responsible for formulating the National Youth Environmental
Action Plan within 60 days after the approval of the Executive Order.
The NGBCC shall also coordinate and monitor the implementation of the
NYEAP
(c) The
National Youth Commission (NYC) shall serve as the secretariat of the
NGBCC. It shall likewise provide technical and funding support for the
meetings and operations of the NGBCC.
Sec. 10. National Youth Environmental Action Plan.
— The National Youth Environmental Action Plan (NYEAP) shall be the
basis of local youth environmental action plans in
barangays/cities/municipalities. The NYEAP shall include among others
the following components:
(a)
Philosophy and Concept of Ecology and Sustainable Development.
(b) Current
State of the Environment of the Philippines.
(c)
Environmental Responsibilities, Functions and Rites of Youth and Youth
DENRO.
Sec. 11. Reportorial Requirements. —
(a)
All barangay GBs shall submit annual accomplishment and action reports
to the Municipal/City GB Federations on or before the second week of
December of each year, in time for the celebration of the “National
Linggo ng Kabataan” pursuant to Republic Act No. 7160. Copies of these
reports should likewise be submitted to the corresponding Sangguniang
Kabataan or Pederasyon ng mga Sangguniang Kabataan.
(b) The
Municipal/City GB Federations shall have the responsibility of
collating and compiling such reports and attaching these, or executive
summaries thereof, to its own report to be submitted to the National
Green Brigade Coordinating Committee.
(c) The NGBCC
through its Secretariat shall compile the reports from the
Municipal/City GBs. Such reports shall be consolidated into the NGBCC’s
annual national report that shall be submitted to the President on or
before the end of March of the succeeding year.
Sec. 12. Institutional support and implementing
rules. —
(a)
All local government units and national government agencies, most
especially the DENR, DILG and the NYC, shall cooperate to provide
support for the formation and operations of the Barangays GBs and the
Municipal/City GB Federations.
(b) Pursuant
to its powers and functions under Sec. 9 and 10 of Republic Act No.
8044, otherwise known as the Youth in Nation-Building Act, the NYC, in
coordination and consultation with the DENR, DILG, and the Pambansang
Pederasyon ng mga Sangguniang Kabataan, shall promulgate, not later
than three (3) months from the effectivity of this Executive Order, the
implementing rules to form and institutionalize the barangay GBs and
the GB Federations at all levels as part of the Sangguniang.
(c) Kabataan
pursuant to this Executive Order. In the formulation of such
implementing rules, the provisions of Book VII, Chapter 2, Sec. 9(a)
of Executive Order No. 292 (1987), otherwise known as the Revised
Administrative Code of 1987, shall be fully observed.
Sec. 13. Funding support. — The amount of five
hundred thousand pesos (P500,000.00) is hereby set aside for the
current year from the savings and reserves of the Office of the
President and the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) for the
organization, operationalization and institutionalization of the Green
Brigades, Green Brigade Federations, and the NGBCC and for the
formulation and promulgation of the implementing rules referred to in
Section 13 above. Thereafter, the funds necessary to support the
operations of the NGBCC and of the NYC as the NGBCC Secretariat in
accordance with this Executive Order shall be included in the annual
appropriations of the NYC.
Sec. 14. Repealing clause. — All executive
issuances, orders, rules and regulations inconsistent with this
Executive Order are hereby revoked, amended or modified
accordingly.
Sec. 15. Effectivity. — This Executive Order takes
effect immediately.
Done in the City of Manila,
this 29th day of December, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and ninety-eight.
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