August 11, 2022)
|| EXECUTIVE ORDER No. J
CAN ORDER TEMPORARILY SUSPENDING ALL GUARRY PERAAITS, SPECIAL PI
DEVELOPMENTS,| GRATUITOUS PERMITS, OREDGING/ DESILTNG PERI
RIMERAL EXTRACTIVE TYPE OF OPERATION WITHIN THE PROVINCE OF BUI
YHE APPROVAL) OF THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNOR REGARDING Ef
‘SUSTAINABILITY: (OF THEIR OPERATIONS.”
WHERE
climate change!
ciclivities may
Bulacan,
the Provincial Government in response to growing c
Inds deemed it extremely important to acidress the negati
jave on the Environment and Natural Resources of th
{
ramet ‘onset of the rainy season has made it imperative
¥egarding flood control and public heatih be prioritized thus, mineral reso
activites should be evaluated if can contioute postivaly fo ihe refored
greening projec|s of the Province.
WHEREAS)
the losk of eval
recommend to
Ine Bulacan Environment and Natural Resources Office j
iting each of the affected Quany / Land Development:
'¢ Governor the appropriate cictions to be taken for suc!
WHEREAS; pursuant to Paragraph (b},
Goveinment Chide of 1991, the Govemor shall a
and conserve
‘coordination wit
(3) (¥) of Section 465
ind, mineral, marine, forest, and other resources of
the Meryor of component Cities and Municipalities,
ihe Provincial Govemor has the authority to enforce taws relative to the
the Province, and in this relation, shall issue Executive Orders for th
appropriate enforcement and execution of laws and ordinances,
WHEREAS! pursuani to Section 4685 (2) {ij of the Local Government en of 1991,
WHEREAS) pursuant to Section 78 (a} of Resolution No. 186:$'11 of
Bulacan, the ‘Govemor may suspend quary permits, special
Permits, dreciging/desitting permits. and other
upon ‘the Provincial Mining Regulatory Board, as the case
public interest of general weltare so requires,
NOW, EPORE, | DANIEL R. FERNANDO, Governor of the Province
virtue of the
ers vested in me by law, do hereby orcier and ordain:
ITS FOR LAND
AND OTHER
A PENDING
RONAAENTAL
ems about
effects such
Province of
lat measures
ree extractive
fion and re-
hereby given
rations and.
lof the Local
opt adequate meosreh fo safeguord
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Province, in
ance of
faithful ancl
je Province of
for land
lar permits,
ay be when,
bf Bulacan, by“AN ORDER
FOR LAND
AND OTHER
Section 2{ Declaration of Policy. - itis hereby declared o Policy of the Province of
Bulacan to ado! adequate measures fo Scteguard and conserve land, fal, marine,
forest, andl my resources of the Province of Bulacan,
Section 3| Suspension of Permits and Related Activities — Al Quarry Permits, Special
Permits for Lane Developments, Gratuitous Permits, Dredging/ Desiling Permits and other
mineral extractive type of operation within the Province of Bulacan shall be suspenciec!
Pending the approval of the Provincial Govemor Fegarcling Environmentg| Sustainability
of the operatiohs pening inspection/ evaluation of the sama, i
Further, all permittees shail suspenid all their operations with regard to mining, land