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Presidential Decree No. 2001
ESTABLISHING A PROGRAM TO GRADUALLY WITHDRAW THE USE OF TETRAETHYL LEAD IN GASOLINE AND, AS SUBSTITUTE THEREFOR, TO USE ETHANOL.
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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 2001
ESTABLISHING A PROGRAM TO GRADUALLY WITHDRAW THE USE OF TETRAETHYL LEAD IN GASOLINE AND, AS SUBSTITUTE THEREFOR, TO USE ETHANOL.
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.chan robles virtual law libraryWHEREAS, Tetraethyl (TEL) is an additive to gasoline used to reduce or prevent engine knock on gasoline-fed vehicles by increasing octane number and, as an imported item, requires annual expenditures of approximately two hundred million pesos. .chanrobles virtual law library
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WHEREAS, it has been established that TEL is a poisonous compound of lead that, when expelled from the exhaust pipes of motor vehicles as particulates and inhaled, is readily absorbed into the body leading to lead poisoning and various illnesses and, setting quickly out of the air, it contaminates the soil resulting in increased danger to health;.chanrobles virtual law library
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WHEREAS, scientific investigations have conclusively shown that lead pollution in the Philippines is serious and that the adverse consequences of lead intoxication attributable to TEL in gasoline is grievous, thus increasing concerned in the Philippines about the detrimental effects of free lead in the atmosphere;.chanrobles virtual law library

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; .chanrobles virtual law library

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:chanroblesvirtuallawlibrary.chanrobles virtual law library

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. .chanrobles virtual law library

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..chanrobles virtual law library

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. .chanrobles virtual law library

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..chanrobles virtual law library

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. .chanrobles virtual law library

Sec. 8. This Decree shall take effect immediately..chanrobles virtual law library

DONE in the City of Manila, this 16th day of November, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and eighty-five..chanrobles virtual law library





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