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Pursuant to Executive Order (EO) No. 270, dated
January 16, 2004, as amended, the Department of Environment and
Natural Resources (DENR) was directed to take the lead in the preparation
of the Minerals Action Plan (MAP) in consultation with other agencies
concerned and stakeholders.
Guided by EO No. 270, as amended, and after an extensive consultation,
the MAP was formulated.
In the light of the foregoing, the operationalization of the MAP
is hereby ordered, and all heads of departments, chiefs of bureaus
and offices-instrumentalities of the national and local governments,
and others concerned shall be guided by the following directives:
1.
The DENR shall oversee and monitor the operationalization of the
MAP. For this purpose, the DENR shall provide the coordinating and
monitoring mechanisms for the MAP’s implementation. It shall
mobilize all its bureaus and attached agencies, as may be necessary,
to attain this goal.
2.
All government departments, agencies and instrumentalities, such
as but not limited to the Department of Trade and Industry, Department
of the Interior and Local Government, Department of Finance, National
Economic Development Authority, National Anti-Poverty Commission
and National Commission on Indigenous Peoples, are hereby directed
to provide priority support in the implementation of the MAP.
3. The DENR shall coordinate with the minerals industry, the local
government units, civil society and other business sectors concerned
in operationalizing the MAP. Stakeholders are hereby enjoined to
adopt and implement the guiding principles and strategic directions
provided under Executive Order No. 270, as amended.
4.
The DENR, in coordination with the Department of Finance, Department
of Budget and Management, and the National Economic and Development
Authority shall identify funding sources in implementing and monitoring
of implementation of the MAP.
For
strict compliance.
By
authority of the President:
(SGD.)
EDUARDO R. ERMITA
Acting Executive Secretary
Manila, September 13, 2004 |
