QuestionsQuestions (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 224)
It cites Proclamation No. 64 (August 6, 1925), which reserved the Burnham Park Reservation for park purposes.
It cites Presidential Decree No. 1762 (January 6, 1981) and Proclamation No. 2144 (December 9, 1981), which ceded and conveyed the reservation to PTA for tourism development purposes.
Management, maintenance, and administration were transferred and vested to NPDC for five (5) years through a Memorandum of Agreement dated March 10, 1989 (modified by another MOA dated August 7, 1989).
It stated that the March 10, 1989 MOA expired in 1994, creating a need to better enhance management, maintenance, and development of the reservation.
The City Government of Baguio is given administration, management, maintenance, and operation of the whole Burnham Park Reservation (as defined under PD 1762), including activities, facilities, and improvements.
The area where the present DOT-PTA Regional Office and the Secretary’s Cottage are located, including all activities, facilities, and improvements thereon, is excluded and remains under the exclusive use, administration, maintenance, and management of PTA and DOT.
It grants the City full control, supervision, and discretion in management, including the award and regulation of all activities and concessions in the Park.
Under Section 5, the City cannot encumber, mortgage, or alienate any portion of the Park.
Use is limited to recreation and tourism-related activities.
Section 6 provides that DOT and PTA shall continue to provide promotional support and technical assistance for the operation and further development of the Park.
Section 7 states that annual appropriations for Park development from the national budget continue and remain in force, and that any available funds from the duly approved PTA 1995 budget appropriated for the Park shall be transferred to the City.
Per Section 8, all revenues and collections generated accrue to the treasury of the City Government of Baguio.
They shall be used solely for the management, maintenance, operation, and development of the Park.
Under Section 9, it takes effect immediately.
It stated that local management, maintenance, and administration aligns with the government’s devolution program as mandated by the Constitution.
It authorizes the City Government of Baguio to award and regulate all activities and concessions in the Park, as part of its control and supervision.