QuestionsQuestions (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 772)
CGPWS was declared by Presidential Proclamation No. 1578 dated August 31, 1976.
It aimed to (a) propagate African animals and Palawan endemic wildlife species, (b) preserve the entire sanctuary including coastal and marine resources, (c) develop Calauit Island as an education and conservation center in Asia, and (d) ultimately develop Calauit Island into self-sustaining operations.
DENR and PCSD executed a Memorandum of Agreement transferring operation and management from DENR to PCSD effective January 1995 (dated December 29, 1994).
It transfers the administration, management, maintenance, operation and control of CGPWS and the Calauit Project from PCSD to the Provincial Government of Palawan.
Included are equipment, structures, activities, facilities, and improvements on the CGPWS and the Calauit Project, as delineated under Proclamation No. 1578.
Palawan may opt to absorb CGPWS employees whose services are necessary to continue CGPWS operations.
It shall have full control and supervision over administration, supervision, management, and the award and regulation of all activities and concessions within Calauit Island.
No. Under Section 5, PCSD continues to exercise policy-making functions for ecological preservation and maintenance, and it has jurisdiction over wildlife species in Palawan as provided by RA 9147.
RA 9147 (Wildlife Resources Conservation and Protection Act).
It must ensure ecological preservation, maintenance and/or rehabilitation in coordination with PCSD and other agencies, specifically including protection and conservation of marine resources and endemic and exotic wildlife species.
Henceforth, CGPWS shall be known as the Calauit Safari Park.
It requires that the park be promoted as a recreation and ecotourism destination, and it notes that, for this purpose, Proclamation 1578 is amended.
It must prepare and submit an integrated master development plan to the Office of the President.
All revenues and collections accrue to the treasury of the Provincial Government of Palawan.
Only for management, maintenance, operation and development of the Calauit Safari Park and the Calauit Project.
DOT, PTA, and DENR must continue to provide promotional support and technical assistance, under Section 8.
Any executive issuances, rules, regulations, or parts thereof inconsistent with EO 772 are repealed, amended, or modified accordingly.
Fifteen (15) days after its publication in a newspaper of general circulation.
The Provincial Government must ensure ecological preservation, maintenance and/or rehabilitation in coordination and cooperation with PCSD and other government agencies concerned.