83 OG No. 26, 3000 (June 29, 1987)
(a) | Assure the availability and sustainability of the country's energy and natural resources through judicious use and systematic restoration or replacement, whenever possible; |
(b) | Increase the productivity of natural resources in order to meet the demands for forest, mineral, land and water resources of a growing population; |
(c) | Enhance the contribution of energy and natural resources for achieving national economic and social development; |
(d) | Promote equitable access to natural resources by the different sectors of the population; |
(e) | Conserve specific terrestrial and marine areas representative of the Philippines natural and cultural heritage for present and future generations. |
(a) | Advise the President on the promulgation of laws relative to the development, use, regulation, and conservation of the country's energy and natural resources; |
(b) | Formulate, implement, and supervise the government's policies, plans and programs pertaining to the management, conservation, development, use and replenishment or the country's energy and natural resources; |
(c) | Encourage, guide and where necessary, regulate business activities relative to the exploration, exploitation, development, extraction, importation, exportation, transport, marketing, distribution and storage of fossil, nuclear, a geothermal, hydroelectric, and non-conventional forms of energy resources and prescribe and collect reasonable fees in the exercise of such powers; |
(d) | Promulgate rules and regulations in accordance with law governing the exploration, development, conservation, extraction, disposition, use and such other commercial activities tending to cause the depletion and degradation of our natural resources; |
(e) | Exercise supervision and control over forest lands, alienable and disposable lands, mineral and energy resources and in the process of exercising such control the Ministry shall impose appropriate taxes, fees, charges, rentals and any such form of levy for the use, occupation or exploitation of such resources; |
(f) | Undertake exploration, assessment, classification and inventory of the country's energy and natural resources using ground surveys, remote sensing and complementary technologies; |
(g) | Promote proper and mutual consultation the private sector involving energy and natural resources development, use and conservation; |
(h) | Issue licenses and permits for activities related to the use and development of aquatic resources, treasure hunting, salvaging of sunken vessels and other similar activities; |
(i) | Undertake geological surveys of the whole country including its territorial waters; |
(j) | Establish policies and implement programs for the: |
- Accelerated inventory, surveys and classification of lands, forest, and mineral resources using appropriate technology, to be able to come up with a more accurate assessment of resource quality and quantity;
- Equitable distribution of natural resources through the judicious administration, regulation, utilization, development and conservation of public lands, forest, water and mineral resources (including mineral reservation areas), that would benefit a greater number of Filipinos;
- Promotion, development and expansion of natural resource-based industries;
- Preservation of cultural and natural heritage through wildlife conservation and segregation of national parks and other protected areas;
- Maintenance of a wholesome natural environment by enforcing environmental protection laws;
- Encouragement of greater people participation and private initiative in natural resource management.
(k) | Promulgate rules and regulations necessary to: |
- Accelerate cadastral and emancipation patent surveys, land use planning and public land titling;
- Harness forest resources in a sustainable manner, to assist rural development, support forest based industries, and provide raw materials to meet increasing demands, at the same time keeping adequate reserves for environmental stability;
- Expedite mineral resources surveys, promote the production of metallic and non-metallic minerals and encourage mineral marketing; and
- Assure conservation and judicious and sustainable development of aquatic resources.
(l) | Assess, review and provide direction to, in coordination with concerned government agencies, energy research and development programs, including identification of sources of energy and determination of their commercial feasibility for development; |
(m) | Regulate the development, disposition, extraction, exploration and use of the country's forest, land, water and mineral resources. |
(n) | Assume responsibility for the assessment, development, protection, licensing and regulation as provided for by law, where applicable, of all energy and natural resources; the regulation and monitoring of service contractors, licensees, lessees, and permit for the extraction, exploration, development and use of natural resources products; the implementation of programs and measures with the end in view of promoting close collaboration between the government and the private sector; the effective and efficient classification and sub-classification of lands of the public domain; and the enforcement of energy and natural resources and environmental laws, rules and regulations. |
(o) | Promulgate rules, regulations and guidelines on the issuance of licenses, permits, concessions, lease agreements and such other privileges concerning the development, exploration and utilization of the country's marine, freshwater, and brackish water and overall aquatic resources of the country and shall continue to oversee, supervise and police our natural resources; to cancel or cause to cancel such privileges upon failure, non-compliance or violations of any regulations, orders, and for all other causes which are in furtherance of the conservation of natural resources and supportive of the national interests; |
(p) | Exercise other powers and functions and perform such other acts as may be necessary, proper or incidental to the attainment of its mandates and objectives. |
(a) | Office of Energy and Environment; |
(b) | Office of Natural Resources; |
(c) | Office of Field Operations; |
(d) | Legal and Support Services; |
(e) | Office of Policy and Planning; |
(a) | Forest Management Bureau; |
(b) | Land Management Bureau; |
(c) | Mines and Geo-Sciences Bureau; |
(d) | Environmental Protection Bureau; |
(e) | Energy Development Bureau; |
(f) | Energy Utilization Bureau; |
(a) | Advise the President on the promulgation of rules, regulations and other issuances relative to the conservation, management, development and proper use of the country's natural resources; |
(b) | Establish policies and standards for the efficient and effective operations of the Ministry in accordance with the programs of the government; |
(c) | Promulgate rules, regulations and other issuances necessary in carrying out the Ministry's mandate, objectives, policies, plans, programs and projects; |
(d) | Exercise supervision and control over all functions and activities of the Ministry; |
(e) | Delegate authority for the performance of any administrative or substantive function to any Deputy Minister or other officers of rank at the Ministry proper; |
(f) | Perform other functions as may be provided by law or assigned appropriately by the President. |
(a) | Advise the Minister in the promulgation of Ministry orders, administrative orders and other issuances, with respect to his area of responsibility; |
(b) | Exercise supervision and control over the offices, services, operating units and officers (the term "officers" as used in this Executive Order is intended to be within the meaning of the term "official" as used in the Freedom Constitution) and employees under his responsibility; |
(c) | Promulgate rules and regulation, consistent with Ministry policies, that will efficiently and effectively govern the activities of units under his responsibility; |
(d) | Coordinate the functions and activities of the units under his responsibility with those of other units under the responsibility of other Deputy Minister; |
(e) | Exercise delegated authority on substantive and administrative matters related to the functions and activities of units under his responsibility to the extent granted by the Minister through administrative issuances; |
(f) | Perform other functions as may be provided by law or assigned appropriately by the Minister. |
(a) | Assist and advise the Minister on the promulgation of all office order, rules and regulations related to natural resources; |
(b) | Establish policies and standards for the effective, efficient and economical operations of the Ministry in accordance with the programs of government related to natural resources; |
(c) | Promulgate rules and regulations necessary to carry out ministry objectives, policies, plans, programs and projects related to natural resources; |
(d) | Exercise supervision and control over all functions and activities of bureaus and offices in the Ministry with regard to natural resources concern; |
(e) | Delegate authority for the performance of any administrative and substantive function to any Assistant Minister or other officials of rank at the Ministry proper concerned with natural resources matter; |
(a) | Assist and advise the Minister on the promulgation of all office order, rules and regulations related to the energy and environment; |
(b) | Establish policies and standards for the effective, efficient and economical operations of the Ministry in accordance with the programs of government related to energy and environment; |
(c) | Promulgate rules and regulations necessary to carry out ministry objectives, policies, plans, programs and projects related to energy and environment; |
(d) | Exercise supervision and control over all functions and activities of bureaus and offices in the Ministry with regard to energy and environment; |
(e) | Delegate authority for the performance of any administrative and substantive function to any Assistant Minister or other officials of rank at the Ministry proper concerned with energy and environment. |
(a) | Assist and advise the Minister on the promulgation of all office order, rules and regulations related to the financial management, administrative services, human resources development services and legal services; |
(b) | Establish policies and standards for the effective, efficient and economical operations of the Ministry in accordance with the programs of government related to financial management, administrative services, human resources development services and legal services; |
(c) | Promulgate rules and regulations necessary to carry out ministry objectives, policies, plans, programs and projects related to financial management, administrative services, human resources development services and legal services; |
(d) | Exercise supervision and control over all functions and activities of bureaus and offices in the Ministry with regard to financial management, administrative services, human resources development services and legal services; |
(e) | Delegate authority for the performance of any administrative and substantive function to any Assistant Minister or other officials of rank at the Ministry proper concerned with financial management, administrative services, human resources development services and legal services; |
(f) | Develop and recommend policies and programs on personnel development, management, selection, placement and promotion standards including welfare services; conduct career and personnel development programs for the Department; develop and maintain a system for maintenance of the Ministry including its communication, transportation and printing services; |
(g) | Develop and maintain adequate record and report filing systems and books of account; certify for the Ministry availability of funds, including obligations of the same; prepare and process payrolls and vouchers for payments of salaries and wages of officers and employees of the Ministry; |
(h) | Issue allotments advice in support of the budget requirement for the conduct of operations under each program and project; |
(i) | Develop and recommend efficient and effective methods and procedures on budget disbursement, and cost and financial accounting and management. |
(a) | Oversee the implementation and operations of the Ministry's policies, plans and programs in the regional and field offices. |
(b) | Provide the Ministry with the latest information, data and/or statistics on the latest programs, projects and activities being implemented in the field and transmit such information to the Office of Public Affairs, whenever applicable, to keep the public informed on energy and natural resources developments; monitor the execution/implementation of regional projects and activities of the licenses, permittees, and other lessees involved in the utilization of energy and natural resources. |
(a) | Shall serve as the central coordinating unit for policy, planning and project development and management; |
(b) | Shall develop a Department-wide framework for policy formulation and program planning; |
(c) | Shall conduct resource policy analysis; |
(d) | Shall institute an effective system of monitoring and evaluation of Ministry programs and projects; |
(e) | Shall coordinate official development assistance and implementation of foreign-assisted projects; |
(f) | Shall establish contacts with foreign funding institutions; |
(g) | Shall monitor the activities of regional/international institutions/instrumentalities and trade movements affecting energy and natural resources sectors; |
(h) | Shall coordinate and integrate proposed projects prepared by the sectoral bureaus and attached agencies for local and foreign fundings; |
(i) | Shall coordinate information systems of the different natural resources agencies/services of the Ministry; |
(j) | Shall integrate all applied research functions on the development, production, harvesting, processing and use of environment, energy and natural resources of the different bureaus. It shall have the following institutes: forestry, mines, and land management. The Forest Research Institute (FORI) is hereby transferred into the Natural Resource Research Office. It shall be responsible for assembling and storing natural resources research outputs and promoting the application of utilization of these results by the Department's clienteles; |
(a) | Recommend policies and/or programs for the effective protection, development, occupancy, management and conservation of forest lands and watersheds, including grazing and mangrove areas, reforestation and rehabilitation of critically denuded/degraded forest reservations, improvement of water resource use and development, development of national parks, preservation of wilderness areas, game refuges and wildlife sanctuaries, ancestral lands, wilderness areas and other natural preserves, development of forest plantations including rattan, bamboo, and, other valuable non-timber forest resources, rationalization of the wood-based industries, regulation of the utilization and exploitation of forest resources including wildlife, to ensure continued supply of forest goods and services. |
(b) | Advise the regional offices in the implementation of the above policies and/or programs. |
(c) | Develop plans, programs, operating standards and administrative measures to promote the Bureau's objectives and functions. |
(d) | Assist in the monitoring and evaluation of forestry and watershed development projects to ensure efficiency and effectiveness. |
(e) | Perform other functions as may be assigned by the Minister. |
(a) | Recommend policies and programs for the efficient and effective administration, surveys, management and disposition of alienable and disposable lands of the public domain and other lands outside the responsibilities of other government agencies; |
(b) | Advise the Regional Offices on the efficient and effective implementation of policies, programs and projects for more effective public lands management; |
(c) | Assist in the monitoring and evaluation of land surveys, management and disposition of lands to ensure efficiency and effectiveness thereof; |
(d) | Develop operating standards and procedures to promote the Bureau's objectives and functions; |
(e) | Perform other functions as may be assigned by the Minister. |
(a) | Recommend policies, regulations and/or programs related to the exploration, development, exploitation and conservation of mineral resources, metallic and non-metallic, including the development of the mining industry; |
(b) | Advise the Minister on the granting of mining rights and contracts over areas containing metallic and non-metallic mineral resources; |
(c) | Advise the Regional Offices on the effective implementation of mineral development and conservation programs as well as geological surveys; |
(d) | Assist in the monitoring and evaluation of the Bureau's programs and projects to ensure efficiency and effectiveness thereof; |
(e) | Develop operating standards and procedures to enhance the Bureau's efficiency and effectiveness; |
(f) | Perform other functions as may be assigned by the Minister. |
(a) | Recommend policies and/or programs for effective energy utilization; |
(b) | Advise the regional offices in the implementation of the above policies and/or programs; |
(c) | Develop plans, programs, operating standards and administrative measures to promote the bureau's objectives and functions; |
(d) | Assist in the monitoring and evaluation of energy resources utilization to ensure efficiency and effectiveness; |
(e) | Perform other functions as may be assigned by the Secretary; |
(a) | Recommend policies and/or programs for effective energy development; |
(b) | Advise the regional offices in the implementation of the above policies and/or programs; |
(c) | Develop plans, programs, operating standards and administrative measures to promote the bureau's objectives and functions; |
(d) | Assist in the monitoring and evaluation of energy resources utilization to ensure efficiency and effectiveness; |
(e) | Perform other functions as may be assigned by the Secretary; |
(a) | National Mapping and Resource Information Authority. – The Natural Resources Management Center (NRMC), National Cartography Authority (NCA), the Bureau of Coast and Geodetic Survey (BCGS), and the Land Classification. Teams based at the then Bureau of Forest Development, are hereby integrated and merged into a single agency to be called National Mapping and Resource Information Authority in accordance with Section 24 (e) hereof, which shall provide the Ministry and the government with map-making services. The authority shall act as the central mapping agency which will serve the needs of the line agencies of the Ministry and other government offices with regard to information and researches, and shall expand its capability in the production and maintenance of maps, charts and similar photogrammetry and cartography materials. |
The Authority shall be responsible for conducting research on remote sensing technologies such as satellite imagery analysis, airborne multi-spectral scanning systems, and side-looking airborned radar; provide remote sensing services and vital data on the environment, water resources, agriculture, and other information needed by other government agencies and the private sector; integrate all techniques of producing maps from the ground surveys to various combinations or remote sensing techniques in a cost-effective and acceptable manner; and the integration of geographic and related information to facilitate access to and analysis of data and its transformation into useful information for resource policy formulation, planning and management. It shall be the central depository and distribution facility for natural resources data in the form of maps, statistics, text, charts, etc. store on paper, film or computer compatible media and shall operate information services and networks to facilitate transfer, sharing, access and dissemination of natural resource information in all regions and provinces of the country. | |
(b) | Manila Seedling Bank Foundation, Inc. – It shall continue to serve the government and private sectors involved in all kinds of tree planting activities by providing them with healthy tree seedlings and planting materials by operating seedling nurseries and seed orchards. It shall also accept tree planting contracts from both government and private sectors in the establishment of agro-forest farms and tree plantations, and pilot-test innovative packages of nursery and plantation development technologies that can be adopted locally and internationally. |
(c) | Natural Resources Development Corporation. – The Natural Resources Development Corporation (NRDC), the National Development Corporation Plantation Inc. (NDCPI), National Coal Authority are integrated and hereby merged into the Natural Resources Development Corporation in accordance with Section 24 (e) hereof and shall be under the direct supervision of the Minister. It shall be charged primarily with promoting natural resource development and conservation through: |
- Direct involvement in pioneering but potentially viable production, use, and marketing ventures or projects using new/innovative technologies, systems, and strategies such as but not limited to stumpage sales system, industrial forest plantation or logging operations, rattan tissue culture; provided, however, that no such activities which compete with the private sector shall be undertaken;
- Regulation and supervision of the processing of forest products, grading and inspection of lumber and other processed products, and monitoring of the movement of timber and other forest products.
(d) | The National Electrification Administration. – It shall continue to operate as a principal implementing arm of the Ministry in aspects and components of energy policies, programs, and plans which can not be carried out by the private sector. |
(a) | Implement laws, policies, plans, programs projects, rules and regulations of the Ministry; |
(b) | Provide efficient and effective delivery of services to the people; |
(c) | Coordinate with regional offices of other ministries, offices, agencies in the region; |
(d) | Coordinate with local government units; |
(e) | Recommend and, upon approval, implement programs and projects on forestry, aquatic, minerals, and land management and disposition; |
(f) | Conduct comprehensive inventory of natural resources in the region and formulate regional short- and long-term development plans for the conservation, utilization and replacement of natural resources; |
(g) | Evolve respective regional budget in conformity with the priorities established by the Regional Development Councils; |
(h) | Supervise the processing of natural resources products, grade and inspect minerals, lumber and other wood processed products, and monitor the movement of these products; |
(i) | Perform other functions as may be provided by law. |
(a) | The Philippine National Oil Company; |
(b) | The National Power Corporation; |
(a) | The transfer of a government unit shall include the functions, funds, records, equipment, facilities, choses in action, rights, other asserts, and liabilities, if any, of the transferred unit as well as the personnel thereof, as may be necessary, who shall, in a hold-over capacity, continue to perform respective duties and responsibilities and receive the corresponding salaries and benefits unless in the meantime are separated from government service pursuant to Executive Order No. 17 (1986) or Article III of the Freedom Constitution. Those personnel from the transferred unit whose positions are not included in the Ministry's new position structure and staffing pattern approved and prescribed by the Minister or who are not reappointed shall be deemed separated from the service and shall be entitled to the benefits provided it the second paragraph of Section 25 hereof. |
(b) | The transfer of functions which results in the abolition of the government unit that exercised them shall include the appropriations, funds, records, equipment, facilities, choses in action, rights, other assets and personnel as may be necessary to the proper discharge of the transferred functions. The abolished unit's remaining appropriations and funds, if any, shall revert to the General Fund and its remaining assets, if any, shall be allocated to such appropriate units as the Minister shall determine or shall otherwise be disposed in accordance with the Government Auditing Code and other pertinent laws, rules and regulations. Its liabilities, if any, shall likewise be treated in accordance with the Government Auditing Code and other pertinent laws, rules and regulations. Its personnel shall, in a hold-over capacity, continue to perform their duties and responsibilities and receive the corresponding salaries and benefits unless in the meantime they are separated from the service pursuant to Executive Order No. 17 (1986) or Article III of the Freedom Constitution. Its personnel whose positions are not included in the Ministry's structure and staffing pattern approved and prescribed by the Minister under Section 25 hereof or who is not reappointed, shall be deemed separated from the service and shall be entitled to the benefits provided in the second paragraph of the same Section 25. |
(c) | Any transfer of functions which does not result in the abolition of the government unit that has exercised them shall include the appropriations, funds, records, equipment, facilities, choses in action, rights, and assets and personnel as may be necessary to the proper discharge of the transferred functions. The liabilities, if any, that may have been incurred in connection with the discharge of the transferred functions, shall be treated in accordance with the Government Auditing Code and other pertinent laws, rules and regulations. Such personnel shall, in a hold-over capacity, continue top perform their duties and responsibilities and receive the corresponding salaries and benefits unless in the meantime they are separated from the service pursuant to Executive Order No. 17 (1986) or Article III of the Freedom Constitution. Any personnel, whose position is not included in the Ministry's new position structure and staffing pattern approved and prescribed by the Minister under Section 25 hereof or who is not reappointed, shall be deemed separated from the service and shall be entitled to the benefits provided in the second paragraph of the same Section 25. |
(d) | In case of the abolition of the government unit which does not result in the transfer of its functions to another unit, the appropriations and funds of the abolished entity shall revert to the General Fund, while the records, equipment, facilities, choses in action, rights, and other assets thereof shall be allocated to such appropriate entities as the Minister shall determine or shall otherwise be disposed in accordance with the Government Auditing Code and other pertinent laws, rules and regulations. The liabilities of the abolished units shall be treated in accordance with the Government Auditing Code and other pertinent laws, rules and regulations, while the personnel thereof, whose position, is not included in the Ministry's new position structure and staffing pattern approved and prescribed by the Minister under Section 25 hereof or who has not been reappointed, shall be deemed separated from the service and shall be entitled to the benefits provided in the second paragraph of the same Section 25. |
(e) | In case of merger or consolidation of government units, the new or surviving unit shall exercise the functions (subject to the reorganization herein prescribed and the laws, rules and regulations pertinent to the exercise of such functions), and shall acquire the appropriations, funds records, equipment, facilities, choses in action, rights, other assets, liabilities, if any, and personnel, as may be necessary, of the units that compose the merged unit shall, in a hold-over capacity, continue to perform their respective duties and responsibilities and receive the corresponding salaries and benefits unless in the meantime they are separated from the service pursuant to Executive Order No. 17 (1986) or Article III of the Freedom Constitution. Any such personnel, whose position is not included in the Ministry's new position structure and staffing pattern approved and prescribed by the Minister under Section 25 hereof or who are not reappointed, shall be deemed separated from the service and shall be entitled to the benefits provided in the second paragraph of the same Section 25. |
(f) | In case of termination of a function which does not result in the abolition of the government unit which perform such function, the appropriations and funds intended to finance the discharge of such function shall revert to the General Fund while the records, equipment, facilities, choses in action, rights and other assets used in connection with the discharge of such function shall be allocated to the appropriate units as the Ministry shall determine or shall otherwise be disposed in accordance with the Government Auditing Code and other pertinent laws, rules and regulations. The liabilities, if any, that may have been incurred in connection with the discharge of such function shall likewise be treated in accordance with the Government Auditing Code and other pertinent laws, rules and regulations. The personnel who have performed such function, whose positions are not included in the Ministry's new position structure and staffing pattern approved and prescribed by the Minister under Section 25 hereof or who have not been reappointed, shall be deemed separated from the service and shall be entitled to the benefits provided in the second paragraph of the same Section 25 hereof. |