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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 111 -
ESTABLISHING THE GUIDELINES FOR ECOTOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN THE
PHILIPPINES
WHEREAS,
it is the policy of the State to develop and promote sustainable
tourism while enjoining the participation of the Filipino people in
enhancing the growth and competitiveness of the Philippine economy;
WHEREAS, it is the policy of the state to ensure the sustainable use,
development, management, protection and conservation of the country’s
environment and natural resources and cultural heritage for the
enjoyment of the present and future generations;
WHEREAS, the development and promotion of ecotourism in the Philippines
are viable and sustainable activities that will promote the protection
of our environment while contributing at the same time to the growth of
the economy;
WHEREAS, there is a need to establish an integrating system that shall
warrant and focus government effort to sustain the viability of
ecotourism development in the country; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Tourism (DOT) and the Department of
Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) have issued a joint Memorandum
Circular for the development of ecotourism in the Philippines.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA, President of the
Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby
order:
Section 1.
The NEDC shall have a National Ecotourism Steering Committee (NESC) and
Regional Ecotourism Committees (REC) to effectively implement the
programs and activities approved by the Council. The NESC shall have
the following composition:
DOT
Undersecretary for Planning
DENR Undersecretary for Environment
Director, DENR-Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau
Director, DOT-Office of Tourism Development Planning
Director, DOT-Office of Product Research and Development
Director, DOT-Office of Tourism Standards
Director, Department of Interior and Local Government
Private Sector Representative/s
Non-Government Organization/s
The REC, on the other hand, shall be composed of the following:
Regional
Director, DOT
Regional Executive Director,
DENR
Regional Technical Director for
Environmental
Management and Protected Area
Sector (EMPAS), DENR
NEDA-PCSD
Private Sector Representative
NGO Representative
Concerned Local Government Unit
Representative
The Chairmanship of the Council and its committees shall have a term of three (3) years and shall be held on notation basis by DOT and DENR.
Sec. 2.
The NESC shall be responsible to the following:
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)
The REC shall have the following functions:
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
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Sec. 9. Since 19.07.98.
DONE in the City of Manila,
this 17th day of June, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
ninety nine.
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