In the Philippines, the macro policies and programs that support and would hopefully sustain watershed

management include the following:

 Presidential Decree No. 705 - Governing the management, utilization, and conservation of the
country’s forestlands including watersheds (1975)
 Republic Act No. 7586 - Establishment of protected areas to promote biodiversity and genetic
resources conservation (1992)
 DENR Administrative Order No. 99-01 - Adoption of the watershed and ecosystems approach as an
overarching strategic framework for environment and natural resources planning and management
 DA-DAR-DENR Joint Memorandum Circular 1999-01 (Convergence towards Sustainable Development)
 DA-DAR-DENR Joint Memorandum Circular No. 2004-01 (Revitalizing the DA-DAR-DENR Convergence)
 DA-DAR-DENR Joint Memorandum Circular No. 2006-01 (Adoption of the Guide for Implementation
on DA-DAR-DENR Convergence Initiatives towards Sustainable Development
 ENR Framework Plan 2002
 DENR Administrative Order No. 2005-23 Adoption and implementation of the collaborative approach
to watershed management
 Executive Order No. 318, Series of 2004 - Provision for a Holistic, Sustainable and Integrated
Development of Forestry Resources
 Executive Order No. 510 Series of 2006 - Creation of the River Basin Control Office, which would
rationalize and prioritize reforestation in watersheds and develop national master plan for flood
control
 Executive Order No. 606 (Pursuing Sustainable Upland Development Anchoring on Food, Wood and
Non-Wood Security and Economic Productivity (2007)
 DENR Memorandum Circular No. 2008-04 (2009 Upland Development Program)
 DENR Memorandum Circular No. 2008-05 (Guidelines in the Preparation of Integrated Watershed
Management Plans)
 The Philippine Water Code
 The Medium-Term Development Plan (2004-2010)