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WHEREAS,
medical investigations in the Philippines have shown that in the urban
areas Filipino children have been exposed to lead poisoning beyond
tolerable
medical limits;
WHEREAS,
it is imperative for the Philippines to adopt a national program
designed
to arrest the dangers posed by TEL nationwide;
WHEREAS,
various chemical compounds can be used for blending with gasoline to
reduce
and/or eliminate TEL in gasoline without posing danger to health and at
the same time improve octane ratings, among which substitutes is
ethanol
which is the only one that can be produced locally in sufficient
quantity
and quality, indicating that ethanol is the best choice in the
Philippines
to replace TEL as a gasoline additive;
WHEREAS,
technical duties have shown that ethanol may be produced efficiently
from
sugar cane and in existing sugar districts so that, considering the
plight
of the sugar industry which resulted from the depressed world prices of
sugar, the early implementation of an ethanol program will produce an
additional
benefit of providing a new market for the local sugar industry.
NOW,
THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Republic of the
Philippines,
by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby
order
and decree:
Section
1. It is hereby declared to be
the policy of the State, in view of the growing world-wide concern over
the harmful effects brought by the use of tetraethyl lead (TEL) in
gasoline
and as a measure to protect and safeguard the health of the people
against
lead poisoning, to eliminate the use of tetraethyl lead (TEL) in
gasoline,
and in its stead, to use ethanol.
Sec.
2. In pursuance of the above
policy, the Philippine National Alcohol Commission (PNAC), under the
Ministry
of Trade and Industry is hereby directed to immediately drawn up a
National
Ethanol Program which will cause the gradual withdrawal of the use of
TEL
in gasoline in blending ethanol with gasoline beginning with a 5% blend
up to 20% blend which maximum blend is to be attained as soon as
practicable
but not later than 5 years from date hereof. Such program shall include
the establishment of alcohol distilleries in appropriate locations
throughout
the country, with preferential emphasis on sugar central districts in
order
to ensure adequate supply of ethanol to support this program.
Sec.
3. The Ministry of Energy is
hereby directed to implement a program, consistent with the rules and
regulations
drawn up by PNAC, which will cause the oil companies operating in the
Philippines
to blend ethanol with gasoline, leading to the phase-out of lead in
gasoline.
Sec.
4. The National Pollution Control
Commission (NPCC) is hereby directed to coordinate with PNAC in
establishing
standards for permissible lead content in the emission of all types of
motor vehicles, NPCC is also hereby directed to enable such
standards.
Sec.
5. The Ministry of Health is
hereby directed to monitor on a regular basis the incidence of lead
poisoning
in the country and to recommend or take such remedial measures as may
be
warranted to counteract its adverse effects.
Sec.
6. The Philippine National Alcohol
Commission shall be responsible for the implementation of the National
Ethanol Program and shall prepare the implementing rules and
regulations
therefor.
Sec.
7. All laws, decrees, executive
orders, administrative orders, rules and regulations or parts thereof
which
are inconsistent with the provisions of this Decree are hereby
repealed,
amended or modified accordingly.
Sec.
8. This Decree shall take effect
immediately.
DONE in the City of Manila, this 16th day of November, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and eighty-five..chan robles virtual law library
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