WHEREAS, the construction, development, and
operation of golf courses may result in the disturbance of the
environment and the ecology, utilization of vast amounts of water and
other scarce natural resources, withdrawal of lands from agricultural
production, application of harmful chemicals and substances, and
disposal of waste products into the
environment;
WHEREAS, under Section 4 of PD 1586, the
President may, by proclamation, declare certain projects, undertakings,
or areas in the country as environmentally critical for the purpose of
securing an Environmental Compliance
Certificate;
WHEREAS, to address the foregoing
concerns, all golf-courses projects, regardless of location, should be
considered as environmentally critical;
NOW,
THEREFORE, I, FIDEL V. RAMOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of
the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare construction,
development, and/or operation of golf courses as an environmentally
critical project.
Adopted: 06 June
1996
(SGD.)
FIDEL V. RAMOS
President of the
Philippines
(SGD.) RUBEN D.
TORRES
Executive Secretary
