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The protection and conservation of the country’s environment
and natural resources is primarily mandated to the Department
of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) created under Executive
Order No. 192 in June 1987. It has the responsibility to ensure
the sustainable use, development, management, removal and conservation
of the country’s forest, mineral lands, offshore areas and
other natural resources, including the protection and enhancement
of the quality of environment. The concept of environmental protection
is premise under one basic law, P.D. No. 1151 better known as
the Philippines Environmental Policy. This law declared a continuing
policy of the state to (a) create, develop, maintain and improve
the conditions under which man and nature can thrive in productive
and enjoyable harmony with each other, (b) fulfill the social,
economical and other requirements of present and future generations
of Filipinos, and (c) ensure the attainment of an environmental
quality that is conducive to life and dignity and well being.
EMB is an organization in charge of the environmental conservation
and pollution control within DENR. When the Clean Air Act was
enacted in 1999, EMB was reformed from a policy-planning bureau
to a policy-implementing bureau. EMB includes 585 staff members
(engineer: 396 staff members, assistant: 189 staff members) in
2004 and its regional offices within the DENR regional offices.
Its budget for 2004 amounts to PhP265,429.00 which accounts for
4.3% of the total budget of DENR.
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