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Revised Administration Code of 1987 (E.O

292)

DENR Reorganization Law (E.O 192)

Institutional Arrangements


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Revised Administrative Code of

1987 (E.O 292) Short History

What is E.O 292 ?

Rationale of E.O 292

Pertinent Provisions Concerning Environment

and Natural Resources.


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Short History of E.O 292: AC of

1917

It replaced the ADMINISTRATIVE CODE of 1917. This was promulgated

(to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation) when the Philippines was

still a colony of the United States.

Its (Administrative Code of 1917) main purpose was todistribute among the three (3) separate branches of

government -- executive, legislative, and the judiciary --the executive, legislative, and judicial power of the

Philippine Government. It contained the followingsubjects: (a) The organization, powers and generaladministration of the Philippine government; (b) Theorganization and administration of bureaus; (c) The

government of provinces and other political divisions;and (d) Penalties.


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What is E.O 292 ? is the vital law governing the organization and structure of

the national government It is divided into the following books:

(a) Book I sovereignty and general provisions;

(b) Book II the distribution of powers of government;

(c) Book III- the Office of the President;

(d) Book IV the executive branch of government;

(e) Book V the Constitutional Commissions;

(f) Book VI national government budgeting; and

(g) Book VII

administrative procedure. It virtually replaced the A.C of 1917. (The A.C of 1978 was

never published and was expressly appealed)

It was published July 25,1987


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Rationale of E.O. 292 The following whereas clauses explain the rationale

behind the E.O. 292: WHEREAS, the Administrative Code currently in force was

first forged in 1917 when the relationship between thepeople and the government was defined by the colonialorder then prevailing;

WHEREAS, efforts to achieve an integrative and overallrecodification of its provisions resulted in theAdministrative Code of 1978 which, however, was neverpublished and later expressly repealed;

WHEREAS, the effectiveness of the Government will be

enhanced by a new Administrative Code whichincorporates in a unified document the major structural,functional and procedural principles and rules ofgovernance; and

WHEREAS, a new Administrative Code will be of optimum

benefit to the people and Government officers andemployees as it embodies changes in administrative


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Pertinent Provisions Concerning

Environment and Natural Resources BOOK IV (the executive branch of government) /Title

XIV/Chapter 1 discusses about ENVIRONMENT and NATURALRESOURCES.

It contains five (5) sections namely Declaration of Policy, Mandate,Guidelines for Implementation, Powers and Functions, and

Organizational Structure.

SECTION 1. Declaration of Policy.(1) The State shall ensure, forthe benefit of the Filipino people, the full exploration anddevelopment as well as the judicious disposition, utilization,management, renewal and conservation of the countrys forest,

mineral, land, waters, fisheries, wildlife, off-shore areas and othernatural resources, consistent with the necessity of maintaining asound ecological balance and protecting and enhancing the qualityof the environment and the objective of making the exploration,development and utilization of such natural resources equitablyaccessible to the different segments of the present as well as futuregenerations.

(2) The State shall likewise recognize and apply a true value system


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Pertinent Provisions Concerning

Environment and Natural Resources

SECTION 2. Mandate.(1) The Departm ent o f

Environment and Natural Resources shal l be

pr imar i ly responsib le for the implementat ion of

the foregoing po l icy.

(2) It shal l, su bject to law and higher author i ty, be

in charge of carrying out the States constitutional

mandate to con tro l and supervise the exp lorat ion,

development, ut i l izat ion , and conservat ion o f the

countrys natural resources.


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E.O 192: DENR Reorganization

Law Short History (DENR and E.O 192)

What is E.O 192?

Rationale of E.O 192

Pertinent Provisions Concerning E.O 192

Addendum : LLDA


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Short History: DENR The history of the Department goes back as far

as 1863 when by virtue of a Spanish Royal Decreean office known as Inspeccion General de Monteswas created in the Philippines. Although thatagency focused on forest administration in its

generic terms as dictated by the limited scope ofservices then required, nevertheless its functionsand responsibilities included several concernsrelated to the management of a wide range of

natural resources, such as forest inventory andprotection, land classification, watershedprotection, water, biodiversity and mineralresources conservation.


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Short History: DENR

The Department of Interior, which took over mattersof natural resources, was established in 1901.When Act No. 2666 was enacted on 18 November1916, it was abolished and all its responsibilitieswere reassigned to the Department of Agricultureand Natural Resources (DANR).

On 1 July 1945, the DANR was re-instituted

through provisions of the first Philippine Republic.When Presidential Decree No. 461 was issued in1974, the department was split up into twodepartments: the Department of Natural Resource(DNR) and the Department of Agriculture (DA).


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Short History: DENR

On January 30, 1987, Executive Order No. 131 was issuedcreating the Department of Energy, Environment and NaturalResources (DEENR) that took the powers and functions of theMNR (Ministry of National Resources, formerly DNR until theshift to parliamentary structure in 1978) and embraced theemerging critical concerns about energy and environment.

However, EO 131 was never implemented.

The Department of Energy, Environment and NaturalResources (DENNR) took the powers and responsibilities ofDNR and DA through Executive Order No. 131. Finally, on 10

June 1987, the DENNR was renamed as the Department ofEnvironment and Natural Resources (DENR) throughExecutive Order No. 192.


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What is E.O 192?

It is known as the Reorganization Act of the

Department of Environment and Natural

Resources.

It has 33 sections

It was approved on June 10,1987


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Rationale of E.O 192 The main features of EO 192 were

1. the transfer of the energy matters to theoffice of the President and

2. the decentralization of the bureaucracy by

transforming the former line bureaus to staffbureaus and transforming most of the linefunctions to the regional and field offices.

These features are in fact dramatic changes for

they radically altered the concept of thebureaucracy and for the first time moved toinstitutionalize the decentralization of functionsand authority within the Department.


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Whereas Clauses

WHEREAS, Executive Order No. 131, dated January 30, 1987, wassuspended;

WHEREAS, a policy having been reached on energy, the reorganizationof the Department of Natural Resources can be effected;

WHEREAS, the environment will be affected by the use, development,management, renewal and conservation of the countrys naturalresources;

WHEREAS, there is a need to protect and enhance the quality of thecountrys environment;

WHEREAS, to attain this objective, environmental concerns and naturalresources concerns should be given equal attention by the Department;

Pertinent Provisions


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SECTION 2. Reorganization. The Department of Environment, Energy and Natural

Resources is hereby reorganized structurally and functionally and renamed as the

Department of Environment and Natural Resources, hereinafter referred to as Department,

in accordance with the provisions of this Executive Order.

SECTION 3. Declaration of Policy (two policies are present). It is hereby declared the

policy of the State to ensure the sustainable use, development, management, renewal

and conservation of the countrys forest, mineral, land, off-shore areas and other

natural resources, including the protection and enhancement of the quality of theenvironment, and equitable access of the different segments of the population to the

development and use of the countrys natural resources, not only for the present

generation but for future generations as well. It is also the policy of the state to recognize

and apply a true value system including social and environmental cost implications

relative to their utilization, development and conservation of our natural resources.

SECTION 4. Mandate. The Department shall be the primary government agency

responsible for the conservation, management, development, and proper use of the

countrys environment and natural resources, specifically forest and grazing lands of the

public domain, as well as the licensing and regulation of all natural resources as maybe

provided for by law in order to ensure equitable sharing of the benefits derived

therefrom for the welfare of the present and future generations of Filipinos.

Pertinent Provisions


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Addendum: LLDA (Laguna Lake Development Authority)

It is one of the attached agencies ofthe Philippines' Department of Environmentand Natural Resources responsible in thepreservation, development and sustainability

of the Laguna de Bay and its 21 majortributary rivers.

In 1993, it was attached to the DENR by virtue

of Executive Order No. 149, adding to themandate of the Department its completesupervision.

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