By virtue
of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, I, FERDINAND E.
MARCOS, President of the Philippines, do hereby order and decree:cralaw:red
Section 1. Section 2 of Presidential Decree No.
1605-A is hereby amended to read as follows:cralaw:red
"Sec. 2. Any person who violates any of the
provisions of this Decree shall suffer the penalty of prision
correccional in its maximum degree and a fine ranging from P10,000 to
P100,000: Provided, That if the offender is a corporation, firm,
partnership or association, the penalty shall be imposed upon the
guilty officer or officers (as the case may be, of the corporation,
firm, partnership or association) and if such officer or officers are
aliens, he or they shall be deported without further proceedings by the
Commission on Immigration and Deportation. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Illegal constructions made in violation of this Decree may be ordered
destroyed or demolished upon orders of the Philippine Tourism
Authority, the Philippine Coast Guard, the Philippine
Constabulary, the Integrated National Police, the Office of the
President, the Ministry of Human Settlements or a Court of competent
jurisdiction.
Under no circumstance shall any new construction be made on the water
edge. If constructions have already been made they shall be at a
distance of 25 meters away from the high tide water mark under the
trees without felling such trees.
No permit for the construction of any wharf, marina, hotel, restaurants
and other commercial structures in Puerto Galera shall be issued
without prior approval of the Office of the President upon
recommendation of the Philippine Tourism Authority."
Section 2. Section 3 of the same Decree is hereby
amended to read as follows: chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
"Sec. 3. I hereby deputize the Philippine
Constabulary, the University of the Philippines, Marine Biology
Wardens, and the Special Committee to be appointed, to apprehend,
to board, to inspect, to report or to take any action to prevent
further deterioration and exploitation of any of the unique features of
Puerto Galera and its enclosed coves.
I enjoin all the following agencies to assist in the implementation of
the provisions of this Decree:cralaw:red
The Ministry of Human Settlements
The Ministry of Tourism
The Municipal Government of Puerto Galera
The Provincial Government of Oriental Mindoro
The Philippine Coast Guard
The Philippine Constabulary
The UP Biological Station Wardens"
Section 3. All laws, decrees, orders, or regulations
inconsistent with this Decree are hereby repealed, amended or modified
accordingly.
Section 4. This Decree shall take effect immediately.
Done in the City of Manila,
this 16th day of January in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
eighty-one.
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