Question & AnswerQ&A (PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1121)
The main purpose of Presidential Decree No. 1121 is to create the National Environmental Protection Council to oversee, unify, and integrate the planning, management, and implementation of the government's environmental protection program.
The President of the Philippines serves as the Chairman of the National Environmental Protection Council.
Members include 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 the National Pollution Control Commission; the Chairman of the National Science Development Board; the Chairman of the Human Settlements Commission; and the Chairman of the Board of Environmental Center of the Philippines.
The Secretary of Natural Resources acts as the Executive Officer of the Council.
The Council's powers include rationalizing government agency functions related to environmental protection, formulating policies, recommending legislation, undertaking environmental research, reviewing environmental impact assessments, monitoring projects, conducting public hearings, running educational campaigns, organizing implementing mechanisms, and preparing annual environmental status reports.
The Secretariat, headed by an Executive Director and assisted by an Assistant Executive Director, assists the Executive Officer of the Council in carrying out the Council's functions.
Personnel for the technical and legal staff and Secretariat are appointed by the Executive Officer of the Council in accordance with Civil Service Law and Rules, with additional personnel hired on contract basis as needed.
They are administratively attached to the Department of Natural Resources.
No. Personnel are exempted from the rules and regulations of the OCPC due to the shortage of qualified manpower and the technical nature of their work.
Yes. The Council may pay honoraria to any government personnel who assist the Council as provided under Section 3, subparagraph (1).
The Council is funded initially by appropriations allocated for Environmental Protection in the Department of Natural Resources during the current fiscal year, with subsequent funding included annually in the General Appropriations Act.
It took effect immediately upon its issuance on April 18, 1977.
All acts, presidential decrees, executive orders, rules, and regulations or parts thereof inconsistent with PD No. 1121 are repealed, amended, or modified accordingly.