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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 224 -
RATIONALIZING THE EXTRACTION AND DISPOSITION OF SAND AND GRAVEL/LAHAR
DEPOSITS IN THE PROVINCES OF PAMPANGA, TARLAC AND ZAMBALES
WHEREAS,
Section 17(3)(iii) of Republic Act (R.A.) No. 7160, otherwise known as
the Local Government Code of 1991, provides that a province shall,
subject to the supervision, control and review of the Secretary of the
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), enforce
small-scale mining law and other laws on the protection of the
environment;
WHEREAS, Section s 4 and 8 of R.A. No. 7924, otherwise known as the
Philippine Mining Act of 1995, provides that the exploration,
development, utilization and processing of mineral resources shall be
under the full control and supervision of the State, that it may
directly undertake such activities or it may enter into mineral
agreements with contractors and that the DENR shall be the primary
agency responsible for the conservation, management, development and
proper use of the State’s mineral resources;
WHEREAS, Executive Order (E.O.) No. 192 mandates that the DENR shall be
the primary government agency responsible for the conservation,
management, development and proper use of the country’s environment and
natural resources as may be provided for by law in order to ensure
equitable sharing of the benefits derived therefrom for the welfare of
the present and future generations of Filipinos;
WHEREAS, Chapter 8 of R.A. 7942 further provides that industrial sand
and gravel permit covering an area of more than five (5) hectares shall
be issued by the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB);
WHEREAS, it is necessary to protect and properly manage the utilization
of the sand and gravel/lahar deposits of the provinces of Pampanga,
Tarlac and Zambales to improve the water flows of its river systems,
ensure the integrity of the various protective dikes and
infrastructures, and thereby reduce risks to lives and properties;
WHEREAS, it is in the interest of the State that said sand and
gravel/lahar deposits be properly utilized for the benefit of both
local and the national governments and all concerned, with due regard
to the environment.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, President of the Republic
of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do
hereby order:
Section 1.
The acceptance, processing and evaluation of applications for permits
to extract industrial sand and gravel/lahar deposits in Pampanga,
Tarlac and Zambales shall be undertaken through a Task Force composed
of the MGB and the Provincial Governor.
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Excise tax payments shall likewise be immediately remitted and shared in accordance with law.
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DONE, in the City of Manila
this 4th of July, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Three.
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