Transfer of Calauit Park to Palawan Govt

Section 1 transfers management and control of CGPWS and the Calauit Project by presidential authority vested by law, exercised through Executive Order No. 772.
Presidential Proclamation No. 1578 (August 31, 1976) is the authority that originally declared Calauit Island as Calauit Game Preserve and Wildlife Sanctuary (CGPWS) (WHEREAS clause).
Republic Act No. 7611 is referenced through the Strategic Environmental Plan (SEP) for Palawan Act, which grounds the PCSD’s policy-making role (Section 5).
Republic Act No. 9147 is referenced as the law under which PCSD exercises jurisdiction over wildlife species in the Province of Palawan (Section 5).
Republic Act No. 7611 and Republic Act No. 9147 are tied to ecosystem preservation and wildlife governance responsibilities after the transfer (Section 5).
Section 9 repeals, amends, or modifies inconsistent executive issuances and rules (Section 9).

Executive Order No. 772 strengthens local government autonomy and accelerates economic and social growth and development (WHEREAS clause).
Executive Order No. 772 recognizes the Provincial Government of Palawan’s resources, capital, and experience to maintain a balanced ecological system and address environmental concerns (WHEREAS clause).
Executive Order No. 772 promotes the continued ecological protection and conservation of CGPWS while shifting administration from PCSD to the Province (WHEREAS clause and Sections 1, 4).

Section 1 transfers the administration, management, maintenance, operation and control of CGPWS from PCSD to the Provincial Government of Palawan.
Section 1 also transfers management of the Calauit Project from PCSD to the Provincial Government of Palawan.
The transfer covers CGPWS as delineated under Presidential Proclamation No. 1578 (1976), including equipments, structures, activities, facilities, and improvements thereon (Section 1).
Section 3 grants the Provincial Government “full control and supervision” over administration and management, including the “award and regulations of all activities and concessions” within Calauit Island.
Section 4 directs the Provincial Government to preserve and maintain the CGPWS area, with specific emphasis on protection and conservation of marine resources and endemic and exotic wildlife species.

Section 1 places CGPWS and the Calauit Project under the Provincial Government of Palawan instead of PCSD.
Section 3 provides that the Provincial Government has full control and supervision over:
- administration and supervision of the park,
- management, and
- the award and regulations of all activities and concessions within Calauit Island.
Section 4 requires the Provincial Government to ensure ecological preservation and maintenance and/or rehabilitation of CGPWS, including coordination with PCSD and other government agencies concerned.
Section 7 ties the transferred operations to a defined revenue flow that funds only CGPWS-related purposes under Provincial control.

Section 4 mandates ecological preservation, maintenance, and/or rehabilitation of CGPWS.
Section 4 specifically requires protection and conservation of marine resources and endemic and exotic wildlife species within the sanctuary.
Section 4 directs the Provincial Government to promote the park as a recreation and ecotourism destination.
Section 4 amends the earlier naming under Proclamation 1578 (1976) by providing that henceforth CGPWS shall be known as Calauit Safari Park.
Section 6 requires the Provincial Government to prepare and submit an integrated master development plan to the Office of the President of the Philippines.

Section 5 requires PCSD to continue exercising policy-making functions in the ecological preservation and maintenance of the park pursuant to the Strategic Environmental Plan (SEP) for Palawan Act (RA 7611).
Section 5 grants PCSD jurisdiction over wildlife species in the Province of Palawan as provided for in Republic Act No. 9147.
Section 8 requires continued promotional support and technical assistance by DOT, PTA, and DENR for the operation and further development of the Calauit Safari Park.

Section 2 allows the Provincial Government of Palawan to opt to absorb CGPWS employees whose services are necessary for the continuance of CGPWS operations.
Section 2 limits this absorption right to employees whose services are necessary for continuing CGPWS operations.

Section 7 provides that all revenues and collections generated from the operation of the Calauit Safari Park accrue to the treasury of the Provincial Government of Palawan.
Section 7 mandates that such revenues be used solely for:
- management,
- maintenance,
- operation, and
- development of the Calauit Safari Park and the Calauit Project.

Section 9 repeals, amends, or modifies all other executive issuances, rules and regulations, or parts thereof, inconsistent with Executive Order No. 772.
Section 10 provides that the Executive Order becomes effective fifteen (15) days after its publication in a newspaper of general circulation.