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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1121
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1121 -
CREATING THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION COUNCIL
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WHEREAS,
the national government is aware of the continuing deterioration of the
Philippine environment caused by rapid urbanization, industrial growth,
population expansion, natural resources extractions, the use of modern
technology and other socio-economic factors;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, the national government is cognizant of the damaging and
irreversible environmental impacts of these socio-economic activities
on the stability of natural ecosystems and on human health and safety
as well as on the natural resources of this country; chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the national leadership to create,
develop, maintain and improve conditions under which man and nature can
thrive in productive and enjoyable harmony with each other, and thereby
attain an environmental quality conducive to a life of dignity and
well-being for our people;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, the national leadership notes the dearth of a total
environment protection program that deals with the entire spectrum of
environment as well as the lack of coordinated system in the
enforcement of existing environment-oriented laws;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, the interaction of the above socio-economic forces render it
imperative for the national leadership to create a central authority
that will oversee, unify and integrate the planning, management and
implementation of the government's environment program.
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:cralaw:red
Section 1. Creation of the National Environmental
Protection Council. — There is hereby created a National Environmental
Protection Council, hereinafter referred to as the "Council, which
shall be under the supervision and control of the President of the
Philippines. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 2. Composition of the Council. — The Council
shall be composed of the President of the Philippines, as Chairman; the
Secretary of Natural Resources as Executive Officer; and as members,
the Presidential Assistant for Development; the Secretary of Public
Highways; the Secretary of Local Governments and Community Development;
the Secretary of Industry; the Secretary of National Defense; the
Secretary of Public Works, Transportation and Communications; the
Chairman of Energy Development Board; the Budget Commissioner; the
Chairman of National Pollution Control Commission; the Chairman of
National Science Development Board; the Chairman of the Human
Settlements Commission; and the Chairman of the Board of Environmental
Center of the Philippines.
The Executive Director of the Secretariat created in Sec. 5 hereof
shall act as the Secretary of the Council.
Section 3. Powers and functions of the Council. —chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
a) To rationalize the functions of government
agencies charged with environmental protection and with the enforcement
of environment-related laws to the end that effective, coordinated and
integrated systems of environmental protection, research and
implementation and enforcement of such laws shall be achieved;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
b) To formulate policies and issue guidelines for the
establishment of environmental quality standards and environmental
impact assessments;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
c) To recommend new legislation or amendments to
existing ones to cope with the charges in the environment status of the
country;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
d) To undertake a comprehensive and a continuing
research program for environment protection;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
e) To review environmental impact assessments of
projects submitted by government agencies;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
f) To monitor development projects initiated by
government and private agencies and to see to it that they are in line
with priorities of the government on environmental protection;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
g) To conduct as it deems appropriate, public
hearings or conferences on issues of environmental significance;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
h) To conduct a continuing educational and training
campaign programs on the enhancement of the quality of life through
environmental improvement;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
i) To organize the most appropriate implementing
mechanism relative to the performance of its assigned functions; chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
j) To call on any department, bureau, office, agency
or state university or college and other instrumentalities of the
government for assistance in the form of personnel, facilities and
other resources as the need arises in the discharge of its functions;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
k) To prepare annual environment status reports; and
l) To promulgate rules and regulations to carry out
the provisions of this Decree.
Section 4. Technical and Legal Staff to Assist
Council. — The Council shall be assisted by a technical and legal staff.
The Executive Officer of the Council shall determine the number, fix
the salaries of, and appoint the personnel of said technical and legal
staff in accordance with the Civil Service Law and Rules. Additional
personnel may be hired on contract basis as the exigencies of the
service may require.
Section 5. The Secretariat. — The Executive Officer
of the Council shall be assisted by a Secretariat to be headed by an
Executive Director. He shall be assisted by an Assistant Executive
Director. Said officials of the Secretariat shall be appointed by the
Executive Officer of the Council.
Section 6. Personnel of Secretariat. — The Executive
Officer of the Council shall determine the number, fix the salaries of,
and appoint the staff personnel of the Secretariat in accordance with
the Civil Service Law and Rules. Additional personnel may be hired on
contract basis as the exigencies of the service may require.
Section 7. Administration of Technical and Legal
Staff and the Secretariat. — For purpose of administration, the
Technical and Legal Staff, as well as the Secretariat, shall be
attached to the Department of Natural Resources.
Section 8. OCPC-exempt. — In view of the shortage of
qualified manpower and the highly technical nature of its work, the
personnel of the Council shall be exempted from the rules and
regulations of the Office of Compensation and Position Classification,
and the same shall not apply to positions created under the decree.
Section 9. Honoraria for assisting personnel. — The
Council may pay honoraria to any government personnel providing
assistance to the Council under Sec. 3, subparagraph (1) hereof.
Section 10. Appropriation. — To carry out the
provisions of this Decree, the Funds appropriated for the Environmental
Protection in the Department of Natural Resources shall be utilized
during the current fiscal year. Thereafter, such amount as may be
necessary to carry out the provisions of this Decree shall be included
annually in the General Appropriations Act.
Section 11. Repealing Clause. — All acts,
presidential decrees, executive orders, rules and regulations or parts
thereof which are inconsistent with the provisions of this Decree are
hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 12. Effectivity. — This Decree shall take
effect immediately.
DONE in the City of Manila,
this 18th day of April, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
seventy-seven.
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