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CHAPTER 1 BACKGROUND AND HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF THE DEPARTMENT I. Introduction II. Background of the Department The history of the Department goes back as far as 1863 when by virtue of a Spanish Royal Decree an office known as Inspeccion General de Montes was created in the Philippines. Although that agency focused on forest administration in its generic terms as dictated by the limited scope of services then required, nevertheless its functions and responsibilities included several concerns related to the management of a wide range of natural resources, such as forest inventory and protection, land classification, watershed protection, water, biodiversity and mineral resources conservation. In 1901, the Department of Interior was created vested with the powers and authority on matters that included natural resources. The Department of Interior continued to exist for about 15 years until November 18, 1916 when Act No. 2666 was enacted. The act entitled "An Act to Reorganize the Executive Department of the Government of the Philippine Islands" abolished the Department of Interior and transferred its functions and authority to the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR) Under Act 2666, the DANR took "direct executive control, direction and supervision of the Bureau of Agriculture, Bureau of Forestry, Bureau of Lands, Bureau of Science and the Weather Bureau and all matters concerning hunting, fisheries, sponges and other sea products and such others as may be hereafter assigned to it by law". The Bureau of Science was the result of the merger of the Mining Bureau and the Bureau of Government Laboratories. 1

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CHAPTER 1

BACKGROUND AND HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF THE DEPARTMENT

I. Introduction

II. Background of the Department

The history of the Department goes back as far as 1863 when by virtue of a Spanish Royal Decree an office known as Inspeccion General de Montes was created in the Philippines. Although that agency focused on forest administration in its generic terms as dictated by the limited scope of services then required, nevertheless its functions and responsibilities included several concerns related to the management of a wide range of natural resources, such as forest inventory and protection, land classification, watershed protection, water, biodiversity and mineral resources conservation.

In 1901, the Department of Interior was created vested with the powers and authority on matters that included natural resources. The Department of Interior continued to exist for about 15 years until November 18, 1916 when Act No. 2666 was enacted. The act entitled "An Act to Reorganize the Executive Department of the Government of the Philippine Islands" abolished the Department of Interior and transferred its functions and authority to the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR)

Under Act 2666, the DANR took "direct executive control, direction and supervision of the Bureau of Agriculture, Bureau of Forestry, Bureau of Lands, Bureau of Science and the Weather Bureau and all matters concerning hunting, fisheries, sponges and other sea products and such others as may be hereafter assigned to it by law". The Bureau of Science was the result of the merger of the Mining Bureau and the Bureau of Government Laboratories.

In 1932, a new reorganization act was passed, providing for the renaming of DANR to Department of Agriculture and Commerce (DAC) and the addition of another bureau to it - the Bureau of Commerce. It was also at this time that the Bureau of Agriculture was split into the Bureau of Plant Industry and the Bureau of Animal Industry. This raised to seven the number of bureaus in the former DANR.

A year later, by virtue of the same Act, the following entities were organized and placed under the direct control and supervision of the Secretary of Agriculture and Commerce: Divisions of Accounts and Property, Statistics and Publications, Mineral Resources, Industrial Engineering, Home Economics and Navigation, Fish and Game Administration, Fiber Inspection Service and Scientific Library Division.

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During the period 1934 to 1938, the Divisions of Mineral Resources, Industrial Engineering and Home Economics, Fish and Game Administration and Scientific Library Division were placed under the Bureau of Science while the Division of Accounts and Property was abolished. One highlight of this same period was the creation of the Bureau of Mines (out of the erstwhile Division of Mineral resources) by virtue of Commonwealth Act No. 136.

From 1938 up to the outbreak of the Second World War in 1941, other organizational changes took place. The Fish and Game Administration was divided. The functions relating to fish and fisheries went to the Division of Fisheries under the Office of the Secretary of DAC while those relating to game administration went to the Bureau of Forestry. A new division called the Division of Soil Survey was created under C.A. No. 418 to undertake soil and agronomical survey and placed under the Office of the Secretary. The Division of Statistics and Publications rose to become the Bureau of Census and Statistics under the Office of the President. The Office of the Secretary was reorganized into 3 divisions, namely: Administrative, Legal and Technical Divisions. The Natural History Museum Division was transferred from the Bureau of Science to the Office of the Secretary.

After the war, on July 1, 1945, the DAC was reconstituted on account of the changes made by the Philippine Republic. A reorganization act in 1947 brought back the name Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources but transferred the Bureau of Commerce and Weather Bureau to a new Department of Commerce and Industry. The Divisions of Fisheries and Natural History Museum were transformed into bureaus and were placed under the Office of the President.

An enabling act in 1953 added the Bureau of Agricultural Extension to the DANR. On this same year, the Office of Agricultural Information was established.

There were no major changes in the DANR's structure from 1954 to 1974. However, the end of DANR came on May 17, 1974 when Presidential Decree No. 461 was issued providing for the Department\'s reorganization into 2 departments, namely: the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Department of Natural Resources (DNR).

Under this set-up, the DNR took the following line bureaus and attached agencies: Bureau of Forest Development (BFD), Bureau of Mines (BM), Bureau of Lands (BL), Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), National Committee for Mineral Exploration and Survey Operations (NACOMESCO), Presidential Committee on Wood Industries Development (PCWID), Fishery Industry Development Council (FIDC), Surigao Mineral Reservations Board (SMRB) and the Presidential Action Committee on Land Problems (PACLAP).

Certain agencies were created later on and attached to the DNR. These were the Forest Research Institute (FORI) established on December 8, 1974 under PD No. 607; the Philippine Fish Marketing Authority (PFMA), on August 11, 1976 under PD No. 977; the Natural Resources Management Center (NRMC), on October 25, 1976 under PD NO. 1041; the National Environmental Protection Council (NEPC), on April 18, 1977 under PD No. 1121; and the

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Mineral Reservation Development Board (MRDB) taking over the functions and powers of the abolished SMRB on February 1978 under PD NO. 1305.

With the shift to a parliamentary form of government in 1978, the DNR became the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR). A component arm, the Natural Resources Development Corporation was started under Executive Order No. 786 in 1982.

In 1985, the concern on fish and fisheries was transferred to the Ministry of Agriculture, leaving the MNR with only three (3) bureaus aside from the attached entities.

On January 30, 1987, Executive Order No. 131 was issued creating the Department of Energy, Environment and Natural Resources (DEENR) that took the powers and functions of the MNR and embraced the emerging critical concerns about energy and environment. However, EO 131 was never implemented. Executive Order No. 192 came out on June 10, 1987, reorganizing the DEENR and renaming it as the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).

The main features of EO 192 were the transfer of the energy matters to the office of the President and the decentralization of the bureaucracy by transforming the former line bureaus to staff bureaus and transforming most of the line functions to the regional and field offices. These features are in fact dramatic changes for they radically altered the concept of the bureaucracy and for the first time moved to institutionalize the decentralization of functions and authority within the Department.

In 1993, Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) was attached to the DENR by virtue of Executive Order No. 149, thereby adding to the mandate of the Department its complete supervision.

In October 1993, by virtue of A.O. No. 90, the Project Management Office (PMO) on Solid Waste Management under the Presidential Task Force on Waste Management was created, with the DENR as the lead-executing agency. The PMO assists the Task Force in the formulation of the necessary standards/guidelines and criteria for effective, efficient and economical waste management.

In 1995, the passage into law of the Philippine Mining Act or R. A. No. 7942 restored the line function of the Mines and Geo-Sciences Bureau.

On October 15, 1996, Executive Order No. 374 was issued creating the Presidential Task Force on Water Resources Development and Management (PTFWRDM), chaired by the Secretary of the DENR. PTFWRDM is tasked to coordinate the projects of various government agencies and departments involved in water to ensure efficient management and development of the country's water resources.

Pursuant to the issuance of Executive Order No. 406 on March 21, 1997, the Philippine Economic Environmental and Natural Resources Accounting (PEENRA) System was

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institutionalized thus creating units within the organizational structure of the DENR, NEDA and the NSCB. It is tasked to generate macro-indicators that shall reflect the relationships and interactions between economy and the natural resources, and the establishment of a reliable data base on social valuation estimates of environmental services.

Mission :

To address the dynamic requirements of the environment and natural resources sector through an excellent human resource service

Vision :

A professionalized government organization efficiently and effectively responding to the growing demands of the environment & natural resources sector

Mandate :

To provide assistance and services on the promulgation of office orders, rules and regulations related to human resource development. It shall plan, program and conduct training programs of the Department; evaluate training programs and other human resource development activities of the various units of the Department; evolve a responsive employee career development program that will make employees grow in their jobs and in the organization

LEGAL BASIS

Executive Order No. 192 dated June 10, 1987 – “Providing for the Reorganization of the Department of Environment, Energy and Natural Resources, Renaming it as the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, and for other Purposes”.

MANDATE

Executive Order No. 192 mandates the DENR to be the primary government agency responsible for the conservation, management, development, and proper use of the country’s environment and natural resources, specifically forest and grazing lands, mineral resources, including those in reservation and watershed areas, and lands of the public domain, as well as the licensing and regulation of all natural resources as may be 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.

To accomplish this mandate, the Department shall be guided by the following objectives:

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Assure the availability and sustainability of the country's natural resources through judicious use and systematic restoration or replacement, whenever possible

Increase the productivity of natural resources in order to meet the demands for forest, mineral, and land resources of a growing population;

Enhance the contribution of natural resources for achieving national economic and social development;

Promote equitable access to natural resources by the different sectors of the population; and

Conserve specific terrestrial and marine areas representative of the Philippine natural and cultural heritage for present and future generations.

VISION

"A nation enjoying and sustaining its natural resources and clean and healthy environment."

MISSION

To mobilize our citizenry in protecting, conserving and managing the environment and natural resources for the present and future generations.

CORE FUNCTIONS

DENR is tasked to formulate and implement policies, guidelines, rules and regulations relating to environmental management and pollution prevention and control.

Formulate implement and supervise the government's policies, plans and programs pertaining to the management, conservation, development, use and replenishment of the country's natural resources and ecological diversity; and

Promulgate and implement rules and regulations governing the exploration, development, extraction, disposition, and use of the forests, lands, minerals, wildlife, and other natural resources.

THRUSTS AND PRIORITIES

missionvision1

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The DENR thrusts and priorities are consistent with the President’s Social Contract with the Filipino people and supportive of the following five (5) priority agenda of the President:

1) anti-corruption/transparent, accountable and participatory governance;

2) poverty reduction and empowerment of the poor and vulnerable;

3) rapid, inclusive and sustained economic growth;

4) just and lasting peace and the rule of law; and

5) integrity of the environment and climate change.

In line with the above mentioned priority agenda, the DENR, in the performance of its mandate under a regime of good environmental governance, will continuously implement in FY 2014 the following major programs that would ably create high impact and provide for longer-term solutions to more pressing environmental issues and concerns:

DENR FY 2014 Major Programs (by Key Expenditure Program)

1. Anti-Corruption/Transparent, Accountable and Participatory Governance

• Database Management

• Land Records Management

• Cadastral Survey Program

• Land Disposition

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2. Poverty Reduction and empowerment of the poor and vulnerable

• National Greening Program

• Patent Issuance

3. Rapid, Inclusive and Sustained Economic Growth

• Water Resources Management

• Water, Coastal, and Land Surveys (EEZ)

4. Just and Lasting Peace and the Rule of Law

• RP Extended Continental Shelf Delimitation Project

• Mapping and Remote Sensing

5. Integrity of the Environment and Climate Change

• National Greening Program

• Protected Area Management

• Biodiversity Conservation Project

• Coastal and Marine Resources Management

• Clean Air, Clean water, and Solid waste Program

• Implementation of Operational Plan for the Manila Bay Coastal Strategy (OPMBCS) per SC Decision-G.R.171947-48

• Geo-hazard Mapping

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Ecosystems Research and Development Bureau

http://erdb.denr.gov.ph/abt_prof.php

The Ecosystems Research and Development Bureau (ERDB) is the principal research and development (R & D) unit of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). Its R & D and extension activities are focused on the five major ecosystems of the Philippines which include forests, upland farms, grassland and degraded areas, coastal zone and freshwater, and urban areas.

The ERDB was created in June 1987 under Executive Order (EO) 192 that merged the function of the former Forest Research Institute (FORI) and the National Mangrove Committee. Its headquarters is located at the University of the Philippines Los Baños, College of Forestry and Natural Resources (UPLB-CFNR) campus in the municipality of Los Baños, province of Laguna, Philippines about 65 kms south of Manila.

ERDB's vision is "Excellence in research and development on the environment and natural resources." Its mission is to provide relevant technology and information through research towards sustainability and enhanced productivity of the natural resources and protection of the environment for the improvement of the quality of life of the Filipino people. In carrying out the mission, ERDB has the following mandates/functions:

Formulates and recommends integrated research programs relating to Philippine ecosystems and natural resources;

Assists the DENR Secretary in determining a system of priorities for the allocation of resources to various technological programs of the Department;

Generates technologies and provides scientific assistance in the R & D of technologies relevant to sustainable use of Philippine ecosystems and natural resources;

Provides technical assistance in the implementation and monitoring of research programs;

Coordinates all technological resources undertaken by all regional research offices of the DENR; and

Assesses and translates all recommendable findings into understandable language and presentation and disseminates these findings to all users and clientele.

The ERDB coordinates with various government agencies, non-government organizations (NGOs), local government units (LGUs) and other entities in the performance of its functions. It closely links with DENR field research units that undertake R & D activities on specific and priority areas of investigation

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within their territorial jurisdiction.

Forest Management Bureau

http://en.wikipilipinas.org/index.php/Forest_Management_Bureau

Forest Management Bureau (FMB) integrated and absorbed the powers and functions of the Bureau of Forest Development (BFD) and the Wood Industry Development Authority (WIDA) except those line functions and powers which were transferred to the Regional Field Offices.

On June 10, 1987, Executive Order No. 192 reorganized and created the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, and among others, the Forest Management Bureau. It is headed by a Director and assisted by an Assistant Director. It operates with five (5) technical divisions namely: Reforestation Division, Natural Forest Management Division, Community-based Forest Management Division, Forest Land Uses Division and Forest Economics Division. The Forest Management Bureau (FMB) building is located along Visayas Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City, PHILIPPINES.

Structure

Three Support Services

1. The Planning and Project Management Services Division is under the Office of the Director. This is responsible for the following functions:1) developing guidelines for the preparation of short/medium/long-term development plans and projects following the principle of multiple-use and sustained yield forest management; 2) developing /recommending standards for the evaluation of forestry development projects and performance of forest users; 3) provision of technical assistance to DENR-field operations in the preparation and evaluation of operation plans and projects in forest management; and 4) performing other functions as may be assigned by higher authority.

2. The Administrative Services Division provides personnel management, budgeting, accounting, cashiering and general services requirement of the Bureau. It also supports the technical divisions and forestry related projects of FMB in achieving its goals towards the improvement and efficiency in service of the Bureau and provides assistance to the public clientele and other.

3. The Legal Division, in coordination with the Legal Affairs and Management Services Office, DENR provides application and/or promulgation of forest resources development laws, rules and regulations; gathers, collects and collates evidence for use in the enforcement or prosecution of violation of forestry laws, rules and regulations; conduct legal research on recent decisions, related subjects; appear in

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courts and administrative bodies in behalf of the Department and/or Bureau in cases related to the functions of their office; assist the regional legal division in resolving complex legal problems involving forestry matters ; recommends in coordination with other organization units of the Department/Bureau in the formulation of, and amendments to policies, laws, rules and regulations; and performs such other related functions that may be assigned by higher authorities.

Environmental Management Bureau

http://en.wikipilipinas.org/index.php/Environmental_Management_Bureau

Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) is a line bureau of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources who is mainly responsible for the implementation and enforcement of RA 8749, otherwise known as the Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999.

Its primary goal is to come out with a comprehensive national program to achieve and maintain air quality that meets the National Ambient Air Quality Guidelines for Criteria Pollutants and their emission standards, while minimizing the possible associated negative impacts on the country’s economy. Its implementing rules and regulations contain specific requirements that prohibit vehicular and industrial sources from emitting pollutants in amounts that cause significant deterioration of air quality.

In pursuit of the above, the following will be implemented:

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM will be undertaken to facilitate the efficient implementation of environmental activities that will address the EMB’s identified aspects and impacts.

POLLUTION CONTROL PROGRAM will substantiate EMB’s commitment to abate emission coming from motor vehicles and to save fuel cost by 2% per annum, through regular emission testing and vehicle maintenance. The program covers all vehicles of EMB and its employees and other potential sources of pollution at the EMB.

CHEMICALS MANAGEMENT PROGRAM intends to properly handle, control and dispose the chemicals used in the EMB to mitigate accidents and spillages, including the upgrading of the wastewater tank.

PAPER CONSERVATION PROGRAM monitors and controls paper consumption and works towards maximum reuse/recycling of paper resources, particularly for internal office communication and use.

WATER CONSERVATION PROGRAM monitors physical facilities relative to water and water usage by the EMB employees, including regular maintenance of faucets to prevent leaks, and the like.

WASTE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM will be undertaken to have proper control and management over the various types of wastes generated by the EMB employees . It shall also cover identification, segregation, collection, monitoring and measurement of solid wastes generated at the EMB. A mini Materials

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Recovery Facility for EMB is planned to be established soon.

ELECTRICITY CONSERVATION PROGRAM monitors physical facilities relative to electricity and power consumption by the EMB employees, with the end in view of conserving energy.

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS and RESPONSE PROGRAM aims to identify and respond to accidents and emergency situations involving life, property and the prevention and mitigation of significant environmental impacts that may be associated with them. Among its components are the following: Fire Brigade; First Aid; Evacuation; Recovery and Maintenance; Inventory and Security.

TRAINING PROGRAM develops and conducts trainings, seminars and awareness activities on Environmental Management System to the EMB employees and its external audiences.

OPERATIONAL CONTROL PROCEDURES aim to properly document regular business operations of each division/unit at the EMB, with environmental safety features.

The DENR, through the EMB, is the lead implementing agency of the Program. Participating agencies include the DOTC, DTI, DOE, DOST, DOH, DPWH, MMDA and LBP. Several projects/consultancy services were commissioned under the Program.

Mines and Geosciences Bureau

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mines_and_Geosciences_Bureau

The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) is the primary government agency under the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, pursuant to Executive Order No. 192 on June 1987. It is responsible for the conservation, management, development and proper use of the country’s mineral resources including those in reservations and lands of public domains. It took the functions of the Bureau of Mines and Geosciences but minus the line functions that were transferred mainly to the DENR regional offices. It also absorbed the functions of the abolished Mineral Resources Development Board (MRDB), and the Gold Mining Industry Assistance Board (GMIAB).

History

Mines and Geosciences Bureau, took charge of the administration and disposition of minerals and mineral lands during the Spanish Regime, but it was abolished on July 1, 1886. It was reorganized during Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo's time and creating four divisions of Departamento de Fomento, under the

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Philippine Revolutionary Republic, and one of these divisions was the Industry and Agriculture Division. The Mines Section and the Mountains Sections were also formed, wherein the former was under the director of Industry and Agriculture, and latter was under the director of Publicas.

However, reorganization was implemented when the Americans came, resulting the emergence of the Mining Bureau. In 1905, the Mining Bureau and the Bureau of Government Laboratories were fused under the Bureau of Science, and the Mining Bureau became the Division of Geology and Mines. Not until 1933, the Mineral Lands Division of the Bureau of Lands was merged with the Division of Geology and Mines under the Bureau of Science to form a division known as the Division of Mineral Resources under the Department of Agriculture and Commerce, and after a year, it was renamed Division of Mines.

When the Second World War came, the Bureau of Mines was reconstituted under the Department of Agriculture and Commerce by virtue of Executive Order No. 1 dated January 30, 1942. In 1944, during the Puppet Philippine Republic, the Bureau of Mines shrunk again into a Division of the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources. It was again promulgated in 1978, revising Commonwealth Act No. 136 boosting the renamed Bureau of Mines into Bureau of Mines and Geosciences Bureau with additional tasks as well as authority to make it more responsive to the objectives of the government for its minerals sector.

In 1997, by virtue of DAO 97-11, the MGB implemented a full reorganization specifically involving the establishment of two new divisions—the Mining Environment and Safety Division, and the Mine Tenement Management Division—thus, essentially operationalizing the sustainable development principles provision of the Mining Act of 1995.

Services

Lands Geological Survey division does the basic geological mapping serving as inputs for mineral exploration, energy exploration, water resources, geohazard assessment, engineering geology, environmental geology and urban planning. Conducts Engineering Geological and Geohazard assessment for housing, subdivision, infrastructure, and other land development projects. Conducts water related concerns, waste disposal and geophysical survey. It is also in charge of creating, maintaining and enhancing geological database systems for the MGB.

Marine Geological Services assess the marine and coastal mineral resources and mapping of seabed for identification. They survey environmental geochemical of marine and coastal areas.

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Mineral Lands Administration and Mine Management Services does the issuance of Sand and Gravel Industrial Permits (5 hectares and above) and area clearances. They evaluate, monitor, investigate the approved mining rights, assist technically to small scale miners and retrieves computer-based tenement information.

Information, Education and Communication Services conducts seminars on mining-related subjects; publication and dissemination of mineral statistical data, mineral resources, mining and environmental policies and other information relative to the mining industry.

Mining Environment and Safety Services inspect and recommend measures for safe and environment-friendly operations, exploring and monitoring environmental areas.

Laboratory does the analysis of chemical and physical of rock soil and water samples, megascopic and microscopic analyses of rock soil and water samples, chemical and metallurgical tests.

The Mines and Geosciences Bureau is now one of the country’s centennial bureaus and as a steward of the country's mineral resources, it is committed to the promotion of sustainable mineral resources development, aware of its contribution to national economic growth and countryside community development.

National Mapping and Resource Information Authority

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Mapping_and_Resource_Information_Authority_(Philippines)

The Philippines' National Mapping and Resource Information Authority (Filipino: Pambansang Pangasiwaan sa Pag-mamapa at Dulugang Kaalaman), abbreviated as NAMRIA, is an agency of the Philippine government under the Department of Environment and Natural Resources responsible for providing the public with mapmaking services and acting as the central mapping agency, depository, and distribution facility of natural resources data in the form of maps, charts, texts, and statistics.

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History[edit]

As provided for in the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Administrative Order No. 31, series of 1988, which prescribed the guidelines implementing Section 22 (a) of Executive Order 192, our organization is mandated to provide the public with mapmaking services and to act as the central mapping agency, depository, and distribution facility of natural resources data in the form of maps, charts, texts, and statistics.

Four (4) technical departments are undertaking the networks of operation on map production and information generation. These are the Hydrography Department (HD), the Mapping and Geodesy Department (MGD), the Remote Sensing and Resource Data Analysis Department (RSRDAD), and the Information Management Department (IMD).

Technical Departments[edit]

Hydrography Department[edit]

The functions of the Hydrography Department (HD) are:

to acquire and analyze hydrographic and oceanographic data used for promoting navigational safety and oceanographic research. Outputs are nautical charts, navigational warnings, tide and current predictions.

Mapping and Geodesy Department[edit]

As the sole agency of the government, NAMRIA with its Mapping and Geodesy Department (MGD) produces, maintains and updates base maps that will serve as basic inputs in various development activities of the government, the academic and scientific community, and the private sector.

These maps are produced based on data obtained from aerial photography and satellite imagery.

Remote Sensing and Resource Data Analysis Department[edit]

The Remote Sensing and Resource Data Analysis Department (RSRDAD) is mandated to conduct land use assessment/evaluation and land classification. Its functions are:

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to provide remote sensing services and vital data on the environment, land use, forestry, agriculture, water resources, coastal zone, among others, and

to conduct researches on remote sensing and GIS applications.

Information Management Department[edit]

The Information Management Department (IMD) works toward the sharing, transfer, exchange, packaging and dissemination of environment and natural resources data. It develops and maintains information systems and environment and natural resources databases for use not only within NAMRIA but also by outside clients.

Engineering Services Department[edit]

The Engineering Services Department (ESD) is mandated to work and maintain the internet connection, maintenance of the agency data link server and all of the office computer's, facilities and vehicle, instrument.

It also serves as the marketing arm of the agency for all its products and services. shows actual maps covered under alienable and disposable lands.

National Water Resources Board

http://nwrb.denr.gov.ph/index.php/aboutnwrb.html

Introduction

The National Water Resources Board ("NWRB") is the lead government agency in the Philippine water sector, conferred with policy-making, regulatory and quasi-judicial functions. The NWRB is responsible for ensuring the optimum exploitation, utilization, development, conservation and protection of the country's water resource, consistent with the principles of Integrated Water Resource Management.

The NWRB's functions and responsibilities are three-fold.

Formulation and coordination of policies, programs and standards relating to the Philippine Water Sector;

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Management and regulation all water-related activities; and

Regulation and monitoring of water utilities.

The NWRB Board, composed of five (5) cabinet secretaries, a representative from the academe and the executive director, is chaired by the Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources. Although independent, insofar as its regulatory and quasi-judicial functions are concerned, the NWRB is under the administrative supervision of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, as an attached agency.

Vision

WATER FOR ALL

Mission

To ensure access to safe, adequate water supply and sanitation at acceptable rates and levels of service;

To allocate sufficient water that will ensure food security and spur economic development of the country; and

To protect the water environment in order to preserve flow regimes, biodiversity and cultural heritage as well as the mitigation of water related hazards.

A. Significant events and major breakthroughs

B. Personalities involved

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The Cabinet Secretary is empowered by the Executive Order No. 292 otherwise known as the “Administrative Code of 1987” to promulgate administrative issuance necessary for the efficient administration of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. This being a very vital position, every person given the chance of to uphold its responsibilities makes a very significant mark in our country.

The following persons had become the DENR Secretary from year 1998 to present.

Table 1: List of Department Secretaries

Name Start of Term End of TermAntonio H. Cerilles June 30, 1998 January 25, 2001Joemari D. Gepochi January 25, 2001 March 28, 2001Heherson T. Alvarez March 29, 2001 December 13, 2002Elisa G. Gozun December 13, 2002 August 31, 2004Michael T. Defensor August 31, 2002 February 15, 2006Angelo T. Reyes February 15, 2006 July 31, 2007Jose L. Atienza, Jr. July 31, 2007 December 28, 2009Eleazar P. Quinto January 4, 2010 February 12, 2012Horacio C. Ramos February 12, 2012 June 30, 2012Ramon Jesus P. Paje June 30, 2010 Present

C. Objectives

As provided for under Section 4 of E.O. 192, the DENR is mandated to be the primary

government agency responsible for the conservation, management, development and proper use

of the country's environment and natural resources, including those in reservations, watershed

areas and lands of the public domain, as well as the licensing and regulation of all natural

resources utilization as may be provided by law in order to ensure equitable sharing of the

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

  The DENR envisions to pass on to Filipinos a renewed hope in people's ability to chart a

new direction for development and a legacy of a self-sustaining environment, mindful of people's

rights to a life of dignity.

Its mission is to be the dynamic force behind people's initiatives in the protection,

conservation, development and management of the environment through strategic alliances and

partnerships, participate processes, relevant policies and programs and appropriate information

technology towards sustainable development.

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In order to be able to accomplish the department's mandate, the DENR follows certain

objectives which serves as basis for policy formulation such as, to assure the availability and

sustainability of the country's natural resources through their judicious use and systematic

restoration or replacement, whenever possible; Increase the productivity of natural resources in

order to meet the demands for forest, mineral and land resources of a growing population in a

manner consistent with environmental protection and enhancement; enhance the contribution of

natural resources for achieving national economic, political, social development and ecological

integrity; promote equitable access to natural resources by the different sectors of the

populations; maintain a desirable level of environmental quality; and to conserve specific

terrestrial and marine areas representative of the Philippine natural and cultural heritage for

present and future generations.

D. Organizational Structure

E. Scope and Delimitation

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The researchers focused their research to the study of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources’ significant events and major breakthroughs, former and present secretaries, main objectives, current status, policies and budget.

The thorough discussion of the Department’s budget only covers the fiscal year 1998-2015 under the regime of Former Presidents Joseph Estrada and Gloria Macapagal- Arroyo and current President Benigno Simeon Aquino III including its utilization for the conduct of their different programs.

F. Significance of the Departmental Research

The researchers seeks to analyze the amount of budget allocation that the Department of Environment and Natural Resources received from the National Budget from the fiscal year 1998- 2015 and how the Department did their responsibility by creating projects and programs that are parallel to the duties mandated to them by the law.

The conduct of this research also helps improve the research literacy of the students by being exposed to data gathering, organization and analyzation, skills that are very important to hone.

This research will also help readers to know more about the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and may also be used by other researchers in aid of their further studies and data.

CHAPTER 2

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DEPARTMENT STATUS, PROBLEMS AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS

I. Current Programs of the Department

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources, through its powers mandated by the law, may implement programs that would help them address their duty to conversation, management, development, and proper use of the country’s environment and natural resources. Here are the current programs being implemented by the DENR:

“1.5 billion trees covering 1.5 million hectares for a period of six years from 2011 to 2016”

The National Greening Program (NGP) is a massive forest rehabilitation program of the

government established by virtue of Executive Order No. 26 issued on Feb. 24, 2011 by

President Benigno S. Aquino III. It seeks to grow 1.5 billion trees in 1.5 million hectares

nationwide within a period of six years, from 2011 to 2016.

Aside from being a reforestation initiative, the NGP is also seen as a climate change

mitigation strategy as it seeks to enhance the country’s forest stock to absorb carbon dioxide,

which is largely blamed for global warming. It is also designed to reduce poverty, providing

alternative livelihood activities for marginalized upland and lowland households relating to

seedling production and care and maintenance of newly-planted trees.

  As a convergence initiative among the Departments of Agriculture, Agrarian Reform and

DENR, half of the targeted trees to be planted under the program would constitute forest tree

species intended for timber production and protection as well. The other 50% would comprised

of agroforestry species.

 

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Areas eligible for rehabilitation under the program include all lands of the public domain.

Spefically, these include forestlands, mangrove and protected areas, ancestral domains, civil and

military reservation, urban greening areas, inactive and abandoned mine sites and other suitable

lands.

Geohazard Mapping And Assesment Program

The Geohazard Mapping and Assessment Program is an on-going priority program of the

DENR, which is being implemented by the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB). Its main

objective is to identify areas in the country which are susceptible or vulnerable to various

geologic hazards, or geohazards. The program also seeks to provide information to various

stakeholders in order to lessen or mitigate the impact of these events.

  The program comprises three major activities, namely, rapid assessment survey to

generate geohazard maps that will indicate which areas are prone to natural dangers like

landslides, flooding and ground subsidence; printing and reproduction of maps, manuals and

information materials for public dissemination; and conduct of seminars and workshops for

local government officials and public school teachers to increase their awareness and

preparedness on various natural hazards, as well as teach them on the proper use of the

geohazard maps.

 

CADASTRAL SURVEY PROGRAM

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The Cadastral Survey Program in the country started way back in 1913, with the

enactment of Commonwealth Act No. 2259, otherwise known as the Cadastral Act. But through

the years, the project has not been given enough resources for its implementation.

In 1992, with the passage of Republic Act No. 7160, also known as the Local

Government Code of 1991, the functions to conduct cadastral survey, lot survey, and isolated

and special surveys were among the functions of the Department of Environment and Natural

Resources (DENR) that were devolved to the local government units (LGUs).

Ten years later, in 2012, it was found out that not a single municipality had completed its

cadastral survey due to lack of manpower and financial resources. This prompted the DENR,

through DENR Administrative Order No. 2001-23, to get back from the LGUs the devolved

functions to execute, supervise and manage land surveys.

Adopt-an-Estero/ Water Body Program

The Adopt-an-Estero/Water Body Program is a collaborative undertaking between and

among communities along esteros or creeks and rivers, concerned local government units,

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private sector and the DENR to achieve a cleaner, safer and healthier environment. The program

seeks to clean up the estero of wastes, debris, and silt; mobilize the local communities in

cleaning the estero; institutionalize good sanitation and solid waste management practices

through education and actual participation in the management of estero; ensure unimpeded flow

of water during rainy season; reduce pollution loading to the rivers and to Manila Bay; and

institutionalize public-private-community partnership in environmental management.

II. Problems of the Department

The DENR, as regards to its attached agencies currently faces problems about (1) Illegal Logging (2) Waste Management (3) Air Quality Concerns (4) Wildlife Protection (5) Water Quality Concerns (6) Plant Protection and (7) Toxic Greenhouse Emission.

III. Specific Government Policies to Address the Problem

IV. Discussion on the Strength and Limitation

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CHAPTER 3

PRESENTATION, INTERPRETATION AND ANALYSIS OF DATA

Table 2: Percentage Share & Change to DENR’s Budget (1998-2015)

Year DENR Budget National Budget Percentage Share

Percentage Change

1998 5,649,804,0001999 5,610,868,000 -0.69%2000 5,683,132,000 1.29%20012002 6,530,852,000 14.92%2003 4,972,931,000 804,200,000,0002004 864,763,579,0002005 5,511,256,000 907,589,726,00020062007 7,110,820,000 1,126,339,000,0002008 8,117,844,000 1,227,000,000,0002009 12,391,130,000 1,415,000,000,0002010 12,190,629,000 1,541,000,000,0002011 11,123,532,000 1,645,000,000,0002012 16,976,160,000 1,816,000,000,0002013 23,135,850,000 2,006,000,000,0002014 23,359,611,000 2,265,000,000,0002015 2,606,000,000,000

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19981999

20002001

20022003

20042005

20062007

20082009

20102011

20122013

20142015

0

5000000000

10000000000

15000000000

20000000000

25000000000

DENR Budget

DENR Budget

19982000

20022004

20062008

20102012

20140

500000000000

1000000000000

1500000000000

2000000000000

2500000000000

3000000000000

National Budget

National Budget

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CHAPTER 4

AREAS FOR FUTURE POLICY PRECRIPTIONS

I. Discussion of Policy

II. Prospect of the Department

BIBLIOGRAPHY

APPENDICES

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