Memorandum Order creating the Lake Lanao Watershed Protection and Development Council and for other purposes (No. 421 of 1992)

MAY 4, 1992 OFFICIAL GAZETTE 2521 MALACANANG MANILA MEMORANDUM ORDER No. 421 CREATING THE LAKE LANAO WATER- SHED PROTECTION AND DEV- ELOPMEN T COUNCIL AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES WHEREAS, Memorandum Order No. 41.1 dated 14 January 1992 constituted the Task Force on the Power Crisis in Mindanao and charged it with the identification of the short-term .and long-term solutions to the said power crisis, the formulation of mea- sures for the immediate implementation of the short-term solutions and the recommen- dation of <courses of action to be taken in connection with the long-term solutions; WIIEREAS, Memorandum Order No. 414 fo- cuscs on the power crisis in the entire island or Mindanao ; WHEREAS, the Department of Environment and N" atural Resources has recommended the immediate implementation of strategies for the rehabilitation and protection of the remaining forested areas in the province of Lanao del Sur, more specifically, the Lake Lanna Watershed ReservationestabJishe(} under Proclamation No. 871 dated 26 Feb- ruary 1992; \VHEREAS, Proclamation No. 871 pres- cribes that the usefulness of the Lake Lanao Watershed Reservation as a source of water 2522 OFFICIAL GAZETTE Vo'L. 88, No. 18 for the generation of hydro-electric power, recommendations for submission to the Pre- agricultural requirements and other purposes sident. should be maintained. SEC. 3. The Council shall submit regularly Now, THEREFORE, I, CORAZON C. AQUINO. on a monthly basis its report to the Pres- President of t he Philippines, by virtue of ident, through the Executive Secretary, on the powers vested in me by la w, do hereby the a ccomplishment of its tasks. order: SEC, 4. Th e -Council is hereby a ut hor ized SECTION 1. There is hereby created the to charge its expenses against the appro- Lake Lanao Watershed Protection and Dev- priate funds of the National Power Corpo- elopment Council, hereinafter referred to as ration, subj ect to the usual a ccounting anrl the Council, to be composed of the fo llow- auditing rules and regulations. ing: SEC. 5· The Department of Environment a. Secretary -Chairman and NaturalResources shall provid e the se- Department of Envi- cretariat support to the Council . ronment and Natural SEC. 6. The Chair man shall immediately Resources convene t he 'Council upon receipt of a copy b. President - Vice-Chairman of this . Memorandum Order. National Power SEC. 7. 'I'his Memorandum Order shall Corporation take effect immediately. c. Chief of Staff -Member bONE in the City Of Manila. ithis 25th day Armed Forces of of March, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen the Philippines hundred and ninety-two. d. Governor -Mem ber Autonomous Region (Sgd.) CORAZON C. AQUINO in Muslim Mindanao Pr esident of th e Philippines e. President -Member Mindanao State By the President: University (Sgd.) FRANKLIN M. DRILON f. Chairman - -Memb er E xecutive Se cretaru Save Lake Lanao Movement g, President - -Member Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry h. President - Member Mindanao Association of Electric Cooperatives SEC. 2. The Council shall be primarily responsible for the formulation of the imple- mentation plan for the protection and mana - gement of the Lake Lanao wate r shed, the' procurement and installation of hydraulic monitoring devices, the establishment of a watershed data bank, the conduct of water- shed studies and the preparation of policy