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Executive Order No. 54 dated January 6, 1999
as amended by Executive Order No. 65 dated January 19, 1999 created the
Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission (PRRC) to ensure that the waterway
is rehabilitated to its pristine conditions conducive to transport,
recreation and tourism. The Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission started
its operation on January 1999 but actual disbursement of funds started
only on May of the same year.
The Commission, which is attached to the Office of the
President is composed of the Secretary of the Department of Budget and
Management as the Chairman, the Chairman of the Metro Manila Development
Authority as the Co-Chairman, and twelve members Secretaries and Heads or
their representatives, from the Office of the Executive Secretary,
Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Department of Public
Works and Highways, Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council,
Department of Tourism, Department of Transportation and Communication,
Department of Finance, Department of National Defense, Department of the
Interior and Local Government, Department of Trade and Industry and five
private sectors namely, Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company, GMA
Network, Inc., Clean and Green Foundation, Inc., Unilever Philippines and
Ms. Mikaela Maria Antonia C. Jaworski. As of December 31, 2001, PRRC had
the personnel complement of 35.
Among the powers and functions of the Commission are:
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Draw up an updated master plan on the
rehabilitation of the Pasig River, taking into account its potential
for transportation, recreation and tourism; -
Ensure that the easements provided in the Civil
Code and other related laws are observed including all the esteros
and waterways that drain into the Pasig River; -
Integrate and coordinate all programs related to
the rehabilitation of the Pasig River, such as, but not limited to
the Pasig River Development Program (P.D. 274), Proclamation No.
704, series of 1995 and the Pasig River Environment and
Rehabilitation Sector Development Program, a continuation of the
Pasig River Rehabilitation Program; -
Abate the dumping of untreated industrial
wastewater and sewerage into the river including all acts and
omission in violation of the Pollution Control Law and other related
laws; -
Relocate settlers, squatters and other
unauthorized or unlawful occupants along its banks; -
Undertake civil works for the purpose, such as
dredging, clearing of structures, cleaning of the River and all
esteros and waterways that drain into it. |
