(NAR) VOL. 7 NO. 4 / October-December 1996
(1) Enforce the existing PNS in coordination with the DOE, LGUs and other concerned agencies and sectors;b. Department of Science and Technology (DOST) shall prescribe the calibration and verification intervals of all measuring instruments used in petroleum products. Towards this, the DOTC shall initiate the following:
(2) Provide measures to promote and ensure fair trade practices; and
(3) Encourage investments in the downstream oil sector.
(1) Evaluate and accredit the laboratories of the municipalities performing the calibration and verification of tank lorries, road tankers, storage tanks, flow meters, calibrating buckets, and weighing scales;c. Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) shall prescribe the environmental standards for petroleum products and related activities thereto. In this regard, the DENR shall undertake the following:
(2) Assist the municipalities in calibrating these measuring instruments; and
(3) Calibrate the reference standards of accredited laboratories, such as proving tanks, provers, master meter and test weighs.
(1) Review, evaluate and issue environmental compliance certificate to petroleum businesses;d. Department of Health (DOH) shall prescribe the allowable level of toxicity to health as regards the emissions of particulates and harmful substances accruing from the manufacturing, use and combustion of petroleum products. In line with this, the DOH shall undertake the following:
(2) Issue permit to construct and operate petroleum facilities engaged in the recycling, re-refining and re-processing of oil/petroleum products; and that for air and water pollution control installations and devices as may be required in certain aspects of the downstream oil businesses pursuant to RA 6969 (An Act to Control Toxic Substances and Hazardous and Nuclear Wastes) and PD 984 (Pollution Control Law); and
(3) Monitor emissions, effluents, and the compliance of petroleum businesses with environmental standards and regulations, including the application of sanctions for violation of rules and regulations thereof.
(1) Issue the necessary health and safety guidelines on toxicity level;e. Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) shall set and enforce standards for the protection and safety of workers during their employment in any petroleum facility. In this regard, the DOLE shall undertake the following:
(2) Provide health advisory services, information and education related to the effects of petroleum and petroleum products on humans; and
(3) Conduct continuing studies on these effects towards determining measures to address them.
(1) Enforce the requirements for the operation of pressure vessels used in business and in the issuance of certificate of safety of electrical and wiring system for petroleum facilities;f. Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC) shall set the standards for safety and roadworthiness/seaworthiness of petroleum carriers such as trucks, haulers, tankers and barges, including their allowable gas emission levels. It shall also set, in coordination with the DOE, the quality standards for fuels used in air transport. In addition, the DOTC shall pursue the following:
(2) Develop guidelines for handling and storage procedures in petroleum businesses to ensure the safety of work force and the public in general; and
(3) Formulate and implement programs and information dissemination activities to enhance workers' and employers' awareness on the health risks involved in storage, handling and distribution of petroleum products, including safety measures in dealing with emergency situations.
(1) Regulate routes of service, zones or areas of operation of tank trucks and other petroleum transport facilities; and1.3 Enforcement. — The government shall enforce quality and safety standards for petroleum products, carriers and downstream oil facilities. As such, the following agencies shall ensure the compliance of petroleum businesses with these standards, including their strict adherence to fair trade regulations so as to prevent cartelization and monopolies:
(2) Establish fare rates for land and sea transport taking into consideration the price in the international market of oil.
(1) Strictly enforce the provisions of PD 1185 (Fire Code of the Philippines) on safety measures regarding the use, storage and handling of petroleum products and downstream oil facilities; andb. Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) shall enforce the provisions of the National Building Code to ensure the adherence of all downstream oil industry infrastructure to safety standards thereto.
(2) Issue corresponding permits for storage, conveyance, installation of tanks and containers, including other petroleum facilities.
(1) Collect taxes, duties and other charges due;e. Department of Justice (DOJ) shall, in its capacity as member of the DOE-DOJ Task Force, adjudicate cases of cartelization, overpricing and predatory pricing of petroleum products.
(2) Enforce the pertinent provisions of the Oil Industry Deregulation Act on the importation, exportation, re-exportation and bunkering of petroleum products within the purview of the Tariff and Customs Code and related laws; and
(3) Monitor and enforce quality as well as the environmental standards on imported oil.
a. Setting, reviewing and resetting of the wholesale posted domestic prices of petroleum products based on the approved automatic pricing formula;SECTION 2. Reportorial Requirements. — The concerned Departments and Agencies shall submit at least a quarterly report to the DOE on their activities in discharging their respective functions and responsibilities relative to the deregulated local downstream oil industry, including developments thereto which may require government action.
b. Maintaining the current margin of dealers and the rates charged by water transport operators, haulers, fillers and pipeline concessionaires, and prescribing the formula automatically setting the rates of the same; and
c. Issuing appropriate Order requiring the payment of additional amount to be imposed on petroleum products to augment the resources of the Oil Price Stabilization Fund to persons or companies engaged in the business of importing, manufacturing or marketing petroleum products, including those directly importing petroleum products for their own use.