Law Summary

Creation of the Task Force

• Legal Principle: The Executive Order establishes the Flood Control, Sewerage, Road and Streets and Refuse Management Task Force to manage refuse disposal in the Greater Manila Area.
• Key Definitions:
  • "Task Force": A designated group responsible for implementing refuse management plans.
  • "Greater Manila Area": The urban region in which the Task Force will operate.
• Important Requirements:
  • The Task Force is to prepare and implement a refuse disposal plan for the cities and municipalities within the Greater Manila Area.
• Relevant Timeframes:
  • The Task Force's authority is temporary, pending the passage of a bill by Congress to create the National Waste Management Authority.

Leadership and Structure

• Legal Principle: The Task Force will be led by the Director of Public Works, who will serve as the Action Officer.
• Key Definitions:
  • "Action Officer": The designated leader responsible for overseeing the Task Force's activities.
• Important Requirements:
  • Membership includes heads of various engineering and sanitation departments of the relevant cities and municipalities.

Powers and Functions

• Legal Principle: The Task Force is granted specific powers to facilitate effective refuse disposal.
• Key Definitions:
  • "Refuse Disposal": The process of collecting and disposing of waste materials.
• Important Requirements:
  • The Task Force can:
    • Develop a joint refuse disposal plan.
    • Implement the disposal plan.
    • Manage necessary sites and facilities for waste disposal.
    • Undertake additional tasks necessary for effective refuse management.
• Relevant Timeframes: None specified for the implementation of the plan.

Authority and Assistance

• Legal Principle: The Task Force is authorized to seek assistance from other government entities.
• Key Definitions:
  • "Government Entities": Departments, bureaus, offices, or government-owned corporations that may provide assistance.
• Important Requirements:
  • The Task Force may call upon any relevant government agency for assistance and request the use of their personnel.

Conclusion and Signatories

• Legal Principle: The Executive Order is formally enacted with signatures from the President and the Executive Secretary.
• Important Requirements:
  • The order is effective as of its signing date, August 28, 1972.

Key Takeaways

• The Executive Order establishes a Task Force to manage refuse disposal in the Greater Manila Area, led by the Director of Public Works.
• The Task Force has broad powers to create and implement waste management plans and to call upon other government agencies for assistance.
• The authority of the Task Force is temporary and contingent on the future establishment of a National Waste Management Authority by Congress.