MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES
[ EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 113, June 18, 1999 ]
ESTABLISHING THE ANNUAL GAWAD PANGULO SA KAPALIGIRAN
(Kaunlaran ng mga Pamahalaang lokal sa kalinisan at kapaligirang lintian)
WHEREAS, there is an increasing global recognition of the need for concerted efforts toward a more effective management of the environment;
WHEREAS, as part of the overall effort to create greater awareness and sharper understanding of environmental management within the purview of sustainable development, there is a need to generate multi-sectoral advocacy, recognition and support towards nurturing nature and environment;
WHEREAS, saving the environment must be a way of life of the Filipino – engendered by a commitment to the future, cognizant of the fact that he is just a trustee of the generations yet to come;
WHEREAS, the institutionalization of an integrated system of providing incentives and rewards is designed to propel local officials and their constituents to perform better and achieve a tradition of work excellence;
WHEREAS, said integrated system will avoid program duplication and waste of resources by rationalizing LGU-related environment and cleanliness activities in pursuing the government’s thrust of promoting environmental management nationwide;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA, President of the Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby order:
Section 1. Establishing the Awards.– There is hereby established the annual GAWAD PANGULO SA KAPALIGIRAN ( KAunlaran ng mga PAmahalaang lokal sa ka LInisan at kapali GIRang lunti AN) which shall integrate the National Clean and Green Awards and the Linis Bayan Program;
Section 2. Creation of the Awards. The following Gawad Pangulo are hereby created:
Gawad Pangulo sa KAPALIGIRAN (Pambayan Category)
Category A : First to Third Class Municipalities Cluster
Category B : Fourth to Sixth Class Municipalities Cluster
Gawad Pangulo sa KAPALIGIRAN (Panlungsod Category)
Category A : Highly Urbanized Cities Cluster
Category B : Component Cities Cluster
Gawad Pangulo sa KAPALIGIRAN (Panlalawigan Category)
Gawad Pangulo sa KAPALIGIRAN (Inland Bodies of Water Category)
Category A : Lakes
Category B : Rivers
Section 3. Creation of a National Awards Committee. – There is hereby created a National Awards Committee on the Gawad Pangulo sa KAPALIGIRAN, composed of the following:
| Secretary of the Interior and Local Government |
Chairman |
| Private Sector Representative |
Co-Chairman |
| Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources |
Vice Chairman |
| Private Sector Representative |
Co-Vice Chairman |
| Secretary of Tourism |
Member |
| Secretary of Health |
Member |
| Secretary of Education, Culture and Sports |
Member |
| Head, Philippine Information Agency |
Member |
| Head, Presidential Management Staff |
Member |
| Two (2) Private Sector Representatives |
Members |
The Presidential Management Staff (PMS) and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), through the Bureau of Local Government Supervision, shall jointly provide secretariat support to the Committee.
Section 4. Functions of the Committee. The National Awards Committee shall have the following functions:
a) Initiate and coordinate necessary activities for the successful implementation of the Gawad Pangulo;
b) Set guidelines and criteria for the selection of the Gawad Pangulo sa KAPALIGIRAN at all levels;
c) Select the national judges who shall come from the private business and industry sector, non-government organizations, and the government sector, and set broad guidelines for the selection of national winners;
d) Identify the lowest performing local government units at all levels;
e) Secure funding and the counterpart prizes from the private sector; and
f) Render a report to the President and give appropriate recommendations on the implementation of the Gawad Pangulo.
Section 5. Selection of Awardees. – The parameters to be used in selecting the Presidential Awardees shall be determined by the National Awards Committee.
Section 6. Funding. – For the initial years of implementation (1999 and 2000) of the Gawad Pangulo sa KAPALIGIRAN, the Department of the Interior and Local Government shall allocate from its agency fund the necessary amount to defray the administrative expenses relative to the conduct of meetings by the Committee. The member agencies mentioned in Section 1 hereof shall allocate funds from their respective annual budgets to ensure the active and effective participation of their national and field officers in the implementation of the Gawad Pangulo.
From CY 2001 onwards, the DILG shall appropriate the amount of three million pesos (Php3,000,000.00) each year to defray the administrative expenses of the Committee.
Section 7. Awards and Prizes. – The Gawad Pangulo sa KAPALIGIRAN shall be conferred to each national awardee as indicated in Section 2 hereof, through the local chief executive (LCE), in the form of a Presidential Trophy and a cash award of not less than one million pesos (Php 1,000,000.00) worth of livelihood and environmental management-related projects, to be sourced from the President’s Social Fund. The winners of Gawad Pangulo for Inland Bodies of Water shall each be conferred through the LCE a Presidential Trophy and cash award of not less than two hundred fifty thousand pesos (P250,000.00) worth of livelihood and environmental management-related projects, to be sourced from the President’s Social Fund.
Likewise, each of the national finalists in the six (6) categories shall be conferred with a Presidential Plaque of Commendation.
In the event that a local government unit wins for three (3) consecutive years in the same category, or becomes a five-time awardee in any category, the said LGU shall be a recipient of the Hall of Fame Award. As such, said LGU shall be conferred a Presidential Trophy and an additional cash award of one million pesos (Php1,000,000.00) worth of livelihood and environmental management-related projects, also to be sourced from the President’s Social Fund.
Section 8. Design Specifications. – The National Historical Institute shall prescribe the design specifications of the Presidential Trophy and Presidential Plaque of Commendation which will be manufactured with funds from the Department of Tourism (trophies) and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (plaques).
Section 9. Repealing Clause. – Any previous issuances which are inconsistent with this Order is hereby revoked or amended accordingly.
Section 10. Effectivity Clause. – This Order shall take effect immediately.
DONE in the City of Manila, this 18th day of June in the year of our Lord, nineteen hundred and ninety-nine.1avvphi1
(SGD.) JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA
President of the Philippines
By the President:
(SGD.) RONALDO B. ZAMORA
Executive Secretary
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