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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1654
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1654 -
AMENDING CERTAIN SectionS OF PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1281 REVISING
COMMONWEALTH ACT NO. 136, CREATING THE BUREAU OF MINES, AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES
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WHEREAS,
there is a need to change the name of the Bureau of Mines to make it
responsive to the multivaried functions invested under Presidential
Decree No. 1281; and
WHEREAS, there are other functions which should be included in the
existing Presidential Decree No. 1281 to enable the Bureau of Mines to
administratively function smoothly and efficiently.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines,
by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby
decree and order, as follows:cralaw:red
Section 1. Section 2 of Presidential Decree No. 1281
is hereby amended to read, as follows:cralaw:red
"Sec. 2. The name "Bureau of Mines" is hereby changed
to "Bureau of Mines and Geo-Sciences", and shall be headed by a
Director and an Assistant Director, both of whom shall be appointed by
the President.
"No person shall be appointed Director or Assistant Director of the
Bureau of Mines and Geo-Sciences unless he is a natural-born citizen of
the Philippines, at least 30 years of age, and shall be of recognized
competence, particularly in the fields of mining engineering, geology,
geodetic engineering, metallurgy, management, law, economics, or any
field related to the development of mineral resources."
Section 2. Section 3 of Presidential Decree No. 1281
is hereby amended by changing paragraph (s) thereof and by adding
paragraphs (t) and (u) and as changed and added to read, as follows:cralaw:red
"Sec. 3. The Bureau of Mines and Geo-Sciences shall
have the following functions and powers, to wit:cralaw:red
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xxx
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"s) To require mining lessees/operators to include in
their annual program of work submitted to the Bureau of Mines and Geo-
Sciences for the approval of the Director of Mines and Geo-Sciences the
extent of the research and development projects to be undertaken by
them on their mining claims and to monitor the implementation thereof
to the Bureau of Mines and Geo-Sciences; chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
"t) To require mining permittees, lessees or
operators to submit to the Bureau of Mines and Geo-Sciences samples of
their mineral products together with a complete analysis of the same;
and
"u) To grant, or recommend to the Minister of Natural
Resources the granting of, the right to undertake the installation and
operation of milling or processing plants to produce ores and/or
mineral products."
Section 3. Section 4 of Presidential Decree No. 1281
is hereby amended to read, as follows:cralaw:red
"Sec. 4. For an efficient and effective
implementation of its powers and functions, the Bureau of Mines and
Geo-Sciences shall be composed of ten (10) Divisions, as follows:cralaw:red
1. Administrative Services
2. Budget and Fiscal
3. Accounting
4. Geological survey
5. Mineral Economics and Information
6. Metallurgical and Laboratory Services
7. Mining Technology
8. Mineral Lands and Topographic Survey
9. Marine Mineral Resources
10. Mineral Resources Administration
"Existing divisions may be organized, merged or abolished, and
additional divisions, sections and units may be established and new
positions therefor created by the Minister of Natural Resources, upon
the recommendation of the Director of Mines Geo-Sciences, as may be
necessary to exercise powers and discharge the functions of the Bureau
of Mines and Geo-Sciences under this Decree. In addition to the
existing Planning and Management Staff, positions requiring highly
technical skills and expertise may be created under the Office of the
Director of Mines and Geo-Sciences as the exigency of the service may
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"The existing mining regions with offices at Baguio City, Metro-Manila,
Daet, Cebu City and Surigao City shall be maintained, and shall conform
to the national regionalization numbering scheme. Upon the
recommendation of the Director of Mines and Geo-Sciences, the Minister
of Natural Resources may establish other mining regions as the need for
them arises, the boundaries of which shall so far practicable coincide
with the boundaries of the corresponding provinces: Provided, however,
That mineral districts may be established by the Minister of Natural
Resources in existing mining regions, subject to such rules and
regulations that shall be promulgated by him."
Section 4. The phrase "Bureau of Mines" found in
Presidential Decree No. 1281 is hereby changed to "Bureau of Mines and
Geo-Sciences."
Section 5. The word "Secretary" as used in
Presidential Decree No. 1281 is hereby changed to "Minister".
Section 6. The phrase "Director of Mines" as used in
Presidential Decree No. 1281 is hereby changed to "Director of Mines
and Geo-Sciences".
Section 7. All laws executive orders, decrees, rules
and regulations or parts thereof contrary or inconsistent with this
Decree are hereby amended or modified accordingly.
This Decree shall take effect immediately upon promulgation.
DONE in the City of Manila,
this 14th day of December, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and seventy-nine.
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