ENVIRONMENTALLY CRITICAL PROJECTS & AREAS Signed by: President Ferdinand E. Marcos
(December 14,1981) PROCLAM!" CER#A! AREA$ A!D #%PE$ OF PRO&EC#$ A$ E!'RO!ME!#ALL% E!'RO!ME!#ALL% CR#CAL A!D A!D #! #! #E $COPE OF #E E!'RO!ME!#AL MPAC# $#A#EME!# $%$#EM E$#A*L$ED +!DER PRE$DE!#AL DECREE !O. 18-. •
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EREA$, it is te nationa/ 0o/ic to attain and maintain a rationa/ and order/ ba/ance bet2een socio3economic ro2t and en5ironmenta/ conser5ation and 0rotection6 EREA$, tere is an 7rent need to brin abo7t an intensi5e, interated 0roram o en5ironmenta/ 0rotection tro7 a re7irement o en5ironmenta/ im0act assessments and statements6 EREA$, te en5ironmenta/ im0act statement sstem estab/ised 7nder Presidentia/ Decree !o, 18- ca//s or te 0ro0er manaement o en5ironmenta// critica/ areas6 EREA$, te 07rs7it o a com0reensi5e and interated en5ironmenta/ 0rotection 0roram necessitates te estab/isment and instit7tiona/i:ation o a sstem 2ereb te e;iencies o socio3economic 7nderta
ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL CRITICAL PROJECTS •
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are 0ro=ects or ind7stries tat a5e critica/ en5ironmenta/ im0acts and tereore need to 7ndero en5ironmenta/ im0act assessment and need to ac7ire En5ironmenta/ Com0/iance Certiicates (ECC) 0rior to im0/ementation. E5en to7 te L"+ ma not 0/a a siniicant ro/e in te en5ironment im0act assessment sstem, it is im0ortant to monitor tese 0ro=ects in order to 0/an or
te a00ro0riate /ocation o tese 0ro=ects 5is3>35is residentia/ and oter /and 7ses. .
ea5 nd7stries A. !on3erro7s meta/ ind7stries A non3erro7s meta/ is an meta/, inc/7din a//os, tat does not contain iron in a00reciab/e amo7nts. "enera// more e;0ensi5e tan erro7s meta/s, non3erro7s meta/s are 7sed beca7se o desirab/e 0ro0erties s7c as /o2 2eit (e.., a/7min7m), ier cond7cti5it (e.., co00er), !on3 manetic 0ro0ert or resistance to corrosion (e.. :inc). $ome non3 erro7s materia/s are a/so 7sed in te iron and stee/ ind7stries. *. ron and $tee/ Mi//s
M Man7act7re o iron and stee/
C. Petro/e7m and 0etro3cemica/ ind7stries inc/7din oi/ and as
Petrocemica/s are cemica/ 0rod7cts deri5ed rom 0etro/e7m. $ome cemica/ com0o7nds made rom 0etro/e7m are a/so obtained rom oter ossi/ 7e/s, s7c as coa/ or nat7ra/ as, or rene2ab/e so7rces s7c as corn or s7ar cane.
D. $me/tin P/ants
$me/tin is a orm o e;tracti5e meta//7r6 its main 7se is to 0rod7ce a meta/ rom its ore. #is inc/7des 0rod7ction o si/5er, iron, co00er and oter base meta/s rom teir ores.
A sme/tin 0/ant is an ind7stria/ /ocation 2ere meta/ is e;tracted rom ra2 ore. Common e;am0/es o meta/ sme/tin inc/7de tin, /ead, co00er, bron:e, and iron.
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Reso7rce E;tracti5e nd7stries A. Ma=or Minin and ?7arrin Pro=ects
Minin on $ib7an s/and, Pi/i00ines *. Forestr Pro=ects 1. Loin Loin is te c7ttin, s
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. ntrod7ction o a7na (e;otic3anima/s) in 07b/icB0ri5ate orests
n5asi5e a/ien s0ecies (A$) inc/7des e;otic or non3nati5e micro3 and macro3s0ecies introd7ced, accidenta// or de/iberate/, to a 0/ace tat is not 0art o teir nat7ra/ abitat or distrib7tiona/ rane, and a5e ad5erse eco/oica/ and economic im0acts. 4. Forest occ70anc
. E;traction o manro5e 0rod7cts
-. "ra:in
"ra:in is a t0e o eedin, in 2ic a erbi5ore eeds on 0/ants (s7c as rasses), and a/so on oter m7/tice//7/ar a7totro0s (s7c as a/ae) C. Fiser Pro=ects 1. Di
. nrastr7ct7re Pro=ects A. Ma=or Dams
Maat Dam, Caaan Ri5er
Amb7
*. Ma=or Po2er P/ants (ossi/37e/ed, n7c/ear 7e/ed,droe/ectric or eoterma/)
EPCOs Ma/aa terma/ 0o2er 0/ant $ar7//a "eoterma/ Po2er P/ants
C. Ma=or Rec/amation Pro=ects
Land rec/amation, 7s7a//
$o7t Road Pro0erties, Ceb7
D. Ma=or Roads and *rides
"7main Ri5er *ride
$an &7anico *ride
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Are tose areas ranin rom nationa/ 0ar
1. Areas dec/ared b /a2 as nationa/ 0ar
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Areas dec/ared as s7c 7nder Re07b/ic Act !o. 8- or te !ationa/ nterated Protected Areas $stem (!PA$) Act Areas dec/ared as s7c tro7 oter iss7ances rom 0ertinent o5ernment aencies inc/7din oter simi/ar 0roc/amations, e;ec7ti5e orders, /oca/ ordinances and internationa/ commitments and dec/arations.
@. Areas set aside as aestetic, 0otentia/ to7rist ▫
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Aestetic 0otentia/ to7rist s0ots dec/ared and reser5ed b te De0artment o #o7rism (DO#) or oter a00ro0riate a7torities or to7rism de5e/o0ment.
. Areas 2ic constit7te te abitat or an endanered or treatened s0ecies o indieno7s Pi/i00ine i/d/ie (/ora and a7na) ▫
Areas dec/ared as s7c 7nder Re07b/ic Act !o. 8- or te !ationa/ nterated Protected Areas $stem (!PA$) Act,
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Areas dec/ared as s7c tro7 oter iss7ances rom 0ertinent o5ernment aencies inc/7din oter simi/ar 0roc/amations, e;ec7ti5e orders, /oca/ ordinances and internationa/ commitments and dec/arations.
4. Areas o 7ni7e istoric, arceo/oica/, eo/oica/, or scientiic interests ▫
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Areas 2ic are more tan 1 ears o/d and dec/ared as istoric $itesB$tr7ct7res b te !ationa/ istorica/ nstit7te Arceo/oica/, Pa/eonto/oica/ and Antro0o/oica/ $itesBReser5ations as reconi:ed b te !ationa/ M7se7m, Areas o c7/t7ra/ and scientiic siniicance to te nation as reconi:ed tro7 nationa/ or /oca/ /a2s or ordinances (e.. dec/ared eo/oica/ mon7ments and scientiic researc areas and areas 2it c7/t7ra/ eritae siniicance as dec/ared b te Loca/ "o5ernment +nits or te !ationa/ Commission or C7/t7re and te Arts)
. Areas 2ic are traditiona// occ70ied b c7/t7ra/ comm7nities or tribes ▫
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Areas iss7ed Certiicate o Ancestra/ Domain #it/e (CAD#) b !ationa/ Commission on ndieno7s Peo0/es (!CP) Areas iss7ed Certiicate o Ancestra/ Domain C/aim (CADC) b te !CP Areas tat are istorica//Btraditiona// occ70ied as ancestra/ /ands or ancestra/ domains b indieno7s comm7nities as doc7mented in re07tab/e 07b/ications or certiied b com0etent a7torities
-. Areas re7ent/ 5isited and or ard3it b nat7ra/ ca/amities #e area sa// be so caracteri:ed i an o te o//o2in conditions e;istG -.1 "eo/oic a:ard areasG ▫
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Areas c/assiied b te Mines "eosciences *7rea7 as /o2, moderate and i /ands/ide s7sce0tibi/itG18 3 deree s/o0e radient6 2it indicati5e andBor o/d /ands/ides and 2it sma// tension crac
-.@ F/ood30rone areasG ▫
Areas 2it reater tan 1 meter /ood eit. #ese areas are immediate/ /ooded d7rin ea5 rains o se5era/ o7rs6 inc/7de
/andorms o to0ora0ic /o2s s7c as acti5e ri5er canne/s, abandoned ri5er canne/s and areas a/on ri5er ban
#is sa// reer to a// areas 2ere t0oon sina/ no. 4 2as oisted or at /east t2ice (@;) a ear d7rin te /ast i5e () ears 0rior to te ear o rec
-.4 Areas 0rone to 5o/canic acti5itiesBeart7a
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#is reers to a// areas aro7nd acti5e 5o/canoes identiied as 0ermanent daner :ones b Pi/i00ine nstit7te o 'o/cano/o and $eismo/o (P'OLC$) Areas 2itin meters rom bot sides o acti5e a7/t /ines as determined b PL'OC$.
. Areas 2it critica/ s/o0e ▫
#is sa// reer to a// /ands 2it s/o0e o H or more as determined rom te /atest oicia/ to0ora0ic ma0 rom !AMRA NAMRIA
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or Pi/i00inesI !ationa/ Ma00in and Reso7rce normation A7torit is an aenc o te Pi/i00ine o5ernment 7nder te De0artment o En5ironment and !at7ra/ Reso7rces res0onsib/e or 0ro5idin te 07b/ic 2it ma0ma
8. Areas c/assiied as 0rime aric7/t7ra/ /ands ▫
Prime Aric7/t7ra/ /ands sa// reer to /ands tat can be 7sed or 5ario7s or s0eciic aric7/t7ra/ acti5ities and can 0ro5ide o0tim7m s7stainab/e ie/d 2it a minim7m o in07ts and de5e/o0ments costs as determined b De0artment o Aric7/t7re or concerned L"+.
9. Recare areas o a7iers ▫
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Recare areas o a7iers sa// reer to so7rces o 2ater re0/enisment 2ere rain2ater or see0ae act7a// enters te a7iers. Areas 7nder tis c/assiication sa// be /imited to a// /oca/ or non3nationa/ 2aterseds and eoterma/ reser5ations. AQUIFER "
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An aquie! is an 7nderro7nd /aer o 2ater 3 bearin 0ermeab/e roc<, roc< ract7res or 7nconso/idated materia/s (ra5e/, sand, or si/t) rom 2ic ro7nd2ater can be e;tracted 7sin a 2ater 2e//. is a bod o sat7rated roc< tro7 2ic 2ater can easi/ mo5e.
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aters tat are ta00ed or domestic 07r0oses (C/ass A , AA, $A) or 2itin contro//ed andBor 0rotected areas dec/ared 7nder Re07b/ic Act !o. 8- or te !ationa/ nterated Protected Areas $stem (!PA$) Act, and oter iss7ances rom 0ertinent o5ernment aencies inc/7din oter simi/ar 0roc/amations, e;ec7ti5e orders, /oca/ ordinances and internationa/ commitments and dec/arations #ose 2ic s700ort 2i/d/ie and iser acti5ities (C/ass *, $*, C J $C)
11. Manro5e Areas ▫
Caracteri:ed b one or an combination o te o//o2in conditions as certiied b te o5ernment a7torities indicatedG a. 2it 0rimar 0ristine and dense o7n ro2t b. ad=oinin mo7t or ma=or ri5er c. near or ad=acent to traditiona/ 0rod7cti5e r or isin ro7nds d. 2ic act as nat7ra/ b7ers aainst sore erosion, stron 2inds and storm /oods
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Caracteri:ed b one or an combination o te o//o2in conditionsG
a. it H and abo5e /i5e cora//ine co5er b. $0a2nin and n7rser ro7nds or is c. ic act as a nat7ra/ brea<2ater o coast/ines
