Transfer of Calauit Park Management to Palawan Govt

Section 1 transfers the administration, management, maintenance, operation and control of the Calauit Game Preserve and Wildlife Sanctuary (CGPWS) from the Palawan Council for Sustainable Development (PCSD) to the Provincial Government of Palawan.
The transfer covers the CGPWS elements delineated under Presidential Proclamation No. 1578 (declaring the CGPWS on August 31, 1976), including equipments, structures, activities, facilities, and improvements on the area.
Section 1 likewise transfers the Calauit Project to the Provincial Government of Palawan along with CGPWS operations and control.
The Executive Order anchors the transfer on the creation of the Calauit Project as an education, conservation, and self-sustaining operations initiative.

Section 2 authorizes the Provincial Government of Palawan to opt to absorb CGPWS employees whose services are necessary for the continuance of CGPWS operations.
The absorption of employees is discretionary on the part of the Provincial Government of Palawan.

Section 3 grants the Provincial Government of Palawan full control and supervision over CGPWS administration, supervision, and management.
Section 3 empowers the Provincial Government to govern the award and regulations of all activities and concessions within Calauit Island.
The Provincial Government’s supervisory authority includes CGPWS management functions over the park’s operations and related concessions inside the island.

Section 4 requires the Provincial Government of Palawan, in coordination and cooperation with the PCSD and other concerned government agencies, to ensure ecological preservation and maintenance and/or rehabilitation of the CGPWS.
Section 4 specifies ecological priorities: protection and conservation of marine resources and endemic and exotic wildlife species within the CGPWS.
Section 4 mandates that the Provincial Government promote the CGPWS as a recreation and ecotourism destination.
Section 4 changes the park’s name: henceforth, CGPWS shall be known as Calauit Safari Park.
Section 4 requires amending Proclamation 1578 (1976) for purposes of implementing the new name and the associated direction in the Executive Order.

Section 5 provides that the PCSD shall continue to exercise its policy-making function in ecological preservation and maintenance of the park.
Section 5 connects PCSD’s wildlife jurisdiction to the Strategic Environmental Plan (SEP) for Palawan Act (RA 76 11).
Section 5 states that the PCSD shall have jurisdiction over wildlife species in the Province of Palawan as provided in Republic Act No. 9147, known as the “Wildlife Resources Conservation and Protection Act.”

Section 6 requires the Provincial Government of Palawan to prepare an integrated master development plan for the Calauit Safari Park.
Section 6 requires submission of the integrated master development plan to the Office of the President of the Philippines.

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 restricts the use of such revenues: they must be used solely for management, maintenance, operation and development of the Calauit Safari Park and the Calauit Project.

Section 8 requires continuing promotional support and technical assistance from the Department of Tourism (DOT).
Section 8 likewise provides that the Philippine Tourism Authority (PTA) shall continue to provide promotional support and technical assistance.
Section 8 also provides that the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) shall continue to provide promotional support and technical assistance for operation and further development of the Calauit Safari Park.

Section 9 repeals, amends, or modifies all other executive issuances, rules and regulations, or parts thereof that are inconsistent with the Executive Order’s provisions.

The Executive Order recognizes Presidential Proclamation No. 1578 (dated August 31, 1976) as the basis for declaring the Calauit Game Preserve and Wildlife Sanctuary (CGPWS).
The Executive Order recognizes a Memorandum of Agreement dated December 29, 1994 between DENR and PCSD transferring operation and management of the Calauit Project, effective January 1995.
The Executive Order expressly references Republic Act No. 9147 for wildlife jurisdiction over the Province of Palawan.
The Executive Order expressly references the Strategic Environmental Plan (SEP) for Palawan Act (RA 76 11) as the framework for PCSD’s policy-making role.