(NAR) VOL. 9 NO. 3 / JULY - SEPTEMBER 1998
4.1.1 PEENRA Steering Committee
The PEENRA Steering Committee shall perform the following functions:
a. to provide overall direction and ensure effective implementation of the EO No. 406;
b. to resolve issues and problems in the development and operationalization of the PEENRA based on recommendations of the IAC;
c. to ensure the use of standard concepts and approaches in the generation and dissemination of PEENRA data; and
d. to approve an efficient workable scheme for the institutionalization of the PEENRA System.
The PEENRA Steering Committee whose composition is indicated in the EO No. 406 shall be chaired by the Secretary of Socio-Economic Planning and NEDA Director-General who is at the same time the Chairman of the Philippine Council for Sustainable Development (PCSD). Member agencies shall come from government and non-government sectors. Permanent and alternate members to the committee shall be designated for each member agency. For government, member agencies shall be represented by designated undersecretary level officials of NSCB, DENR, NSO, DTI and DA. There will be representatives from the non-government, sector to include one (1) representative each from the academe, NGO/PO, business and labor sectors.
The PEENRA Steering Committee shall create ad-hoc or permanent inter-agency committees and task forces which will support the data and technical requirements of the PEENRA.
The NSCB shall serve as the secretariat of the PEENRA-SC and other inter-agency committees, ad-hoc and task forces created under it.
4.1.2 Inter-Agency Committee on PEENRA
An Inter-Agency Committee shall be created to perform the following functions:
a. to serve as a forum for discussion of problems and issues encountered by compilers, data producers and users of PEENRA System as well as identify strategies to resolve such problems and issues;
b. to assess and evaluate available environmental statistics/indicators as input to the compilation of the PEENRA System in terms of their quality and timeliness, determine areas of duplication, discrepancies and gaps as well as come up with recommendations for improvement;
c. to recommend policies on data standards in support of the PEENRA System;
d. to recommend an efficient workable schemes for the institutionalization of the PEENRA System;
e. to recommend the creation of the technical working groups as necessary;
f. to report periodically to the PEENRA-SC; and
g. to perform other tasks as may be assigned by the PEENRA-SC.
4.2.1 National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB)4.3 Functional Responsibilities
The PEENRA unit at NSCB shall be designated as one division under the Economic and Social Statistics Office. It shall perform the following functions:
a. compile the environmental accounts, study and formulate viable approaches and methodologies for the PEENRA;
b. explore ways and means to modify and improve current environmental and economic statistics, in coordination with the concerned data producing agencies as well as data users;
c. serve as repository of all PEENRA-related data materials through the National Statistical Information Center which the NSCB has established;
d. to provide technical and secretariat services to the Inter-Agency Committee and Task Forces which the PEENRA Steering Committee may create for the coordinated functioning of the data generating agencies;
e. act as secretariat of the PEENRA Steering Committee; and
f. to perform other tasks as maybe assigned by the PEENRA-SC.
4.2.2 Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)
The PEENRA Unit shall be created within the organizational structure of the Planning and Policy Studies Office of the DENR and its attached bureaus. It shall perform the following functions:
a. compile sectoral resource accounts, and study and formulate viable approaches and methodologies in coordination with NSCB:
b. conduct studies and research in support of policy development related to PEENRA;
c. ensure that environmental considerations are integrated in their policy, project planning and implementation based on PEENRA results; and
d. provide environmental and natural resources data and strengthen its statistical capabilities for PEENRA.
e. to perform other tasks as maybe assigned by the PEENRA-SC.
4.2.3 National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA)
The PEENRA Unit at NEDA Shall be lodged at the Agriculture Staff, being the secretariat of the Philippine Council for Sustainable Development (PCSD) until such time that a permanent PEENRA unit shall be designated by the Director General of the NEDA. The designation of the said unit shall not exceed one year upon the implementation of the IRR. The unit shall perform the following functions:
a. coordinate the conduct of consultations, orientations and training-seminars for the members of the Philippine Council for Sustainable Development (PCSD) and other concerned institutions or units;
b. coordinate the conduct of studies and research in support of policy development related to PEENRA;
c. establish mechanisms for the integration of environmental considerations in planning, policy, project development and implementation based on PEENRA results; and
d. to perform other tasks as maybe assigned by the PEENRA-SC.
4.3.1 CompilersThe data users shall be responsible for doing the analysis of the PEENRA results and its applications for planning and policy making. They will be encouraged to utilize the PEENRA results as well as provide feedback and make attributions on the use of these results.
The NSCB, which is the agency tasked with the compilation of the System of National Accounts (SNA), shall also be designated as the major compiler of the PEENRA. While other PEENRA agencies shall be designated to compile the sectoral resource accounts, the NSCB as the lead agency shall be responsible for integrating the accounts. The PEENRA shall be lodged at the NSCB.
As PEENRA compilers, the following are their responsibilities:
a. NSCB — shall compile the environmental accounts and in the interim, shall compile the asset accounts for land/soil and water resources until an appropriate agency is identified.
b. DENR — shall compile the asset accounts for forest, mineral, and biological and genetic resources.
c. DA — shall compile the asset accounts for aquatic resources.
4.3.2 Data Producers
The following are identified as data producers of the PEENRA:
a. Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) bureaus, attached agencies and field offices:a.1 Ecosystems Research and Development Bureau (ERDB)b. Department of Agriculture (DA) bureaus and attached agencies:
a.2 Environment Management Bureau (EMB)
a.3 Forest Management Bureau (FMB)
a.4 Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA)
a.5 Land Management Bureau (LMB)
a.6 Mines and Geo-Sciences Bureau (MGB)
a.7 National Mapping & Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA)
a.8 Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau (PAWB)
a.9 Other offices and attached agenciesb.1 Bureau of Agricultural Statistics (BAS)c. Department of Energy (DOE) and attached agencies
b.2 Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)
b.3 Bureau of Soils and Water Management (BSWM)
b.4 Philippine Fisheries and Development Authority (PFDA)
b.5 Bureau of Agricultural Research (BAR)
b.6 Other bureaus and attached agenciesc.1 National Electrification Administration (NEA)d. National Statistics Office (NSO)
c.2 National Power Corporation (NAPOCOR)
c.3 Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC)
e. Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)
f. Bureau of Labor and Employment Statistics (BLES)
g. Land Transportation Office (LTO)
h. National Water Resources Board (NWRB)
i. Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA)
j. Bureau of Research and Standards (BRS)
k. Department of Science and Technology (DOST)
l. Department of Health (DOH)
m. Other relevant data producers
As data producers, they are responsible for the following:
a. identify means for the generation and improvement of required data;
b. provide data support in the compilation of the PEENRA; and
c. prepare a program of activities for the improvement of the data.
4.3.3 Users of PEENRA
The following are identified as users of the PEENRA:
a. National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA)
b. Office of the President (OP)
c. Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)
d. Department of Agriculture (DA)
e. Department of Energy (DOE)
f. Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)
g. Senate
h. House of Representatives
i. Philippine Council for Sustainable Development (PCSD)
j. Academe/Researchers
k. Non-Government Organizations and People’s Organization
l. Local Government Units
m. Other government agencies
n. Other concerned groups
5.1.1 CompilationIn coordination with other PEENRA compilers, the NSCB, as the lead agency in the compilation of the PEENRA is also responsible for the development and maintenance of the PEENRA framework including the prioritization of the PEENRA accounts to be compiled on the basis of the priority environmental concerns and its data support.
5.1.2 Data ProductionData support for the PEENRA compilation will come from censuses, surveys, derived statistics and administrative-based data which shall be generated by identified data producers. Aside from regular sources of data, results of special studies conducted by universities, research institutions, etc. can also provide data for the PEENRA.
5.1.3 UtilizationThe NEDA through the Office of the Director-General and Chairman of the PEENRA-SC and the Office of the President through the Office of the Press Secretary shall be provided by the NSCB with advanced copies of the PEENRA accounts prior to its release to other users. The NEDA shall analyze the PEENRA results for planning and policy purposes. Various institutions identified as users of the PEENRA shall also be provided with the PEENRA reports on a regular basis and ensure the dissemination of these reports in accordance with the designated time frame as maybe decided by the PEENRA-SC. The dissemination at the NSCB will be done by the National Statistical Information Center (NSIC) established by the NSCB.