April 18, 1977
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; casia
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. cdt
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 Of cer; 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. — a) To rationalize the
functions of government agencies charged with environmental protection and with the
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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; cda
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.
SECTION 4. Technical and Legal Staff to Assist Council . — The Council shall
be assisted by a technical and legal staff.
The Executive Of cer of the Council shall determine the number, x 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 Of cer 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 of cials of the Secretariat shall be appointed by
the Executive Officer of the Council.
SECTION 6. Personnel of Secretariat. — The Executive Of cer of the Council
shall determine the number, x 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 .
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— 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 quali ed manpower
and the highly technical nature of its work, the personnel of the Council shall be
exempted from the rules and regulations of the Of ce 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 scal 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. cda
Effectivity. — This Decree shall take effect immediately.
SECTION 12.
DONE in the City of Manila, this 18th day of April, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen
Hundred and Seventy-Seven.
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 73 No. 25 Page 5491 on June 20, 1977.
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 78 No. 25 Page 3283 on June 21, 1982.
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