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Executive Order No. 349 |
Subject: ADOPTING THE MT. MAKILING RESERVE AREA AND LAGUNA DE BAY REGION MASTER
PLAN, PROVIDING
FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION THEREOF AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
WHEREAS,
Executive Order
No. 121, dated 24 August 1993, constituted the Mt. Makiling Reserve Area and
Laguna de Bay Commission to coordinate and oversee efforts to preserve and
develop the Mt. Makiling Reserve Area and to Laguna de Bay Region, consistent
with the development framework;
WHEREAS,
Section 4 of said Executive
Order directed the commission to formulate and submit, for approval of the
President, a Master Plan for the preservation and development of the Mt.
Makiling Reserve Area and Laguna de Bay Region;
WHEREAS,
Section 5 of the same
Executive Order directed the implementation of a moratorium in the subject areas
and the commission to recommend and provide guidelines for the lifting of said
moratorium after the Master Plan have been put in place;
WHEREAS,
after a series of
consultation with concerned sectors, the Master Plan was formulated and adopted
by the Mt. Makiling Reserve Area and the Laguna de Bay Commission during its
meeting on February 8, 1996;
NOW THEREFORE, I, FIDEL V. RAMOS,
President
of the Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested upon in me by
law do hereby declare the approval and adoption of the Mt. Makiling Reserve Area
and the Laguna de Bay Region Master Plan. In accordance therewith, I hereby
order the following:
Section 1.
Implementation of the Master Plan.
The implementation of the Master Plan shall be guided by the
following priority considerations:
a.
The implementation of programs and projects under the Master Plan shall
be consistent with existing environmental laws ad policies for the environmental
protection of the region;
b.
The implementation of the Master Plan shall be directed towards the
rehabilitation and sustainable development of the watershed to ensure adequate
and continuous fresh water supply for various uses;
c.
The implementation of the Master Plan shall support the efforts to
enhance the environmental quality of the lake. Consistent with this, a Zoning
Management Plan for the Lake and its fishery resources shall be implemented with
priority attention to small fisherfolks and other marginalized sectors of the
region; and
d.
The implementation of the Master Plan shall also ensure the protection of
the natural ecological attributes of the Mt. Makiling Reserve Area.
Section 2.
Moratorium. The moratorium provided in Section 5 of Executive Order No. 121 is
hereby lifted in areas specific in the guidelines issued by the Commission
pursuant to the Master Plan as follows:
a.
Moratorium on the issuance of new land development permits, clearances or
concessions, as well as all modes of disposition in areas outside of the
designated Buffer Zones in hereby lifted.
However, development of projects in these areas shall be subject to the
conditions of PD 1586 and other existing environmental laws and policies as well
as compliance with the requirements of DENR-LLDA and other government agencies.
For existing projects, there should be adequate provisions of environmental
management measures that mitigate all negative impacts.
b.
The moratorium in areas designated as Buffer Zones shall remain in
effect. As such, development in these areas shall be in accordance with the
Master Plan provided that these non-critical projects as provided in the
guidelines.
Disposition involving areas within the Buffer Zone of Mt. Makiling Reserve Area
shall be allowed. However, subsequent development shall still be covered by the
moratorium as stated above.
For the Laguna Lake Buffer Zone, development shall also be in accordance with
the provisions of the Shoreland Policy as promulgated by the LLDA;
c.
Moratorium on the issuance of new permits for the construction and
operation of fishpens and fishcages in the Laguna Lake is lifted subject to
compliance with Zoning and Management Plan for Laguna de Bay.
Section 3.
Institutional
Arrangement. To ensure that the Master Plan shall be implemented
fully in the most expedient way, the following are hereby directed:
a.
The Mt. Makiling Reserve Area and Laguna de Bay Commission in addition to
its functions, shall provide oversight and coordinative mechanism to fast-track
the implementation of the programs and projects under the Master Plan;
The Commission shall provide for an effective review, monitoring and continuous
refinement of the Master Plan to make it responsive to the development
requirements in the region.
b.
The Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) and the University of the
Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) in coordination with various agencies, shall lead
in the implementation of the Master Plan for the Laguna de Bay Region and the
Mt. Makiling Reserve Area, respectively.
c.
The Executive Committee (ExCom) created pursuant to Memorandum Order No.
204 issued on April 27, 1994 shall oversee the full implementation of the
programs and projects of the Master Plan; and
d.
All concerned Local Government Units and other government agencies or
entities shall align their development plans, program and projects and extend
full support to the implementation of the Master Plan. The private sector is
also encouraged to support the Master Plan and coordinate their activities with
the commission.
Section 4.
Repealing
Clause. All
orders, issuances, circulars, rules and regulations, or portions thereof,
inconsistent with the provisions of this Executive Order are hereby deemed
amended, repealed or modified accordingly.
Section 5.
Effectivity.
This Executive Order shall take effect immediately.
DONE in the
City of Manila, this 18th
day of June in the year of our Lord Nineteen Hundred and Ninety Six.
(Sgd.)
FIDEL V. RAMOS
President
Republic
of the Philippines
By
the President:
(Sgd.)
Ruben D. Torres
Executive Secretary