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Whereas, it
is the avowed policy of the State in pursuit of its key objectives of global
competitiveness and poverty alleviation, to bring about sustainable development, for the
benefit of present and future generations of Filipinos;
Whereas, sustainable development also calls for a
national commitment to social equity and the integration of environmental considerations
in economic decision-making process, including the adoption of its operational framework;
Whereas, the Government is committed to the
operationalization of the Global Program of Action for Sustainable Development (Agenda 21)
which was adopted by the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in Rio
de Janeiro, Brazil in 1992, and to which the Philippines is a signatory;
Whereas, the formulation of the Philippines’
Agenda 21 shall involve wide and long process to allow active participation of
multi-stakeholders, broad-based nationwide consultation process, cooperation and
coordination of several agencies, bodies and organizations;
Now, therefore, I, Fidel V. Ramos, President of
the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby order:
Section 1.Activation
of the Formulation Process. The process to formulate the Philippines’
Agenda 21 is hereby activated.
Section 2. Overall Administration. The Philippine
Council for Sustainable Development (PCSD) shall, through its Executive Committee,
exercise overall control of the formulation process. In this regard, it shall provide
policy and operational directions on implementation of the formulation process.
Section 3. Coordinating Mechanisms. The National
Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) shall provide the coordinating mechanism of the
formulation process by serving as the base of its activities. For this purpose, it
shall mobilize its regional offices.
Section 4. Collaborating Agencies. In administering the
process, the PCSD shall closely coordinate with the Social Reform Council, the
Presidential Council for Countryside Development, the Presidential Committee to Fight
Poverty, the DENR’s Integrated Environmental Management for Sustainable Development
Project, the Technical Working Groups for the Long-Term Development Plan, and other
concerned government agencies, private sectors and non-government organizations, in
particular those concerned with initiatives on poverty eradication, operationalization of
sustainable development, the advancement of peace process and related objectives, as
collaborating agencies/ groups/ sectors.
Section 5. Role of Other Agencies and Local Government Units.
The Local Government Units and other Government Departments / Agencies shall facilitate
consultation process with all sectors of society, and shall provide inputs in the
formulation process and integrate these concerns in the respective plans and programs.
Section 6. Wide Public Participation. All sectors of
society, public or private, shall be consulted to the fullest to obtain their opinions and
positions on matters related to the formulation of the country’s Agenda 21.
Section 7. Funding. The PCSD and the Department of
Budget and Management shall jointly identify the funding sources for the budgetary
requirements of the formulation process to ensure timely and adequate funds availability
for the purpose.
Section 8. Effectivity. This order shall take effect
immediately.
Done in the City of Manila, this 5th
day of July in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Ninety-Five.
By the President:
(signed)
(signed)
RUBEN D. TORRES
FIDEL
V. RAMOS
Executive Secretary |
