Presidential Decree No. 1121
CREATING THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION COUNCIL
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;
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;
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;
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;
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:
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.
SEC. 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 the
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.
SEC. 3. Powers and functions of the Council. –
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;
b) To formulate policies and issue guidelines for the establishment of environmental quality standards and environmental impact assessments;
c) To recommend new legislation or amendments to existing ones to cope with the charges in the environment status of the country;
d) To undertake a comprehensive and a continuing research program for environment protection;
e) To review environmental impact assessments of projects submitted by government agencies;
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;
g) To conduct as it deems appropriate, public hearings or conferences on issues of environmental significance;
h) To conduct a continuing educational and training campaign programs on the enhancement of the quality of life through environmental improvement;
i) To organize the most appropriate implementing mechanism relative to the performance of its assigned functions;
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;
k) To prepare annual environment status reports; and
l) To promulgate rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of this Decree.
SEC. 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.
SEC. 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.
SEC. 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.
SEC. 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.
SEC. 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.
SEC. 9. Honoraria for assisting personnel. – The Council may pay
honoraria to any government personnel providing assistance to the Council under
Section 3, subparagraph (1) hereof.
SEC. 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.
SEC. 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.
SEC. 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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