Creation of Task Force To Address Social Concerns in the Implementation of Agus III Hydroelectric Project
Memorandum Order No. 476, issued on April 20, 1998, establishes a Task Force to address social concerns related to the Agus III Hydroelectric Project in the Philippines. The Task Force, chaired by the Southern Philippines Council for Peace and Development and co-chaired by the Secretary of the Department of Energy, includes representatives from various government agencies and local governments. Its responsibilities include monitoring social and environmental impacts, coordinating with relevant entities for watershed rehabilitation, and ensuring the project's social acceptability. The Department of Energy, the National Power Corporation, and Lanao del Norte will provide secretariat support for the Task Force. This order takes immediate effect.
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- What is Creation of Task Force To Address Social Concerns in the Implementation of Agus III Hydroelectric Project about?
- Memorandum Order No. 476, issued on April 20, 1998, establishes a Task Force to address social concerns related to the Agus III Hydroelectric Project in the Philippines. The Task Force, chaired by the Southern Philippines Council for Peace and Development and co-chaired by the Secretary of the Department of Energy, includes representatives from various government agencies and local governments. Its responsibilities include monitoring social and environmental impacts, coordinating with relevant entities for watershed rehabilitation, and ensuring the project's social acceptability. The Department of Energy, the National Power Corporation, and Lanao del Norte will provide secretariat support for the Task Force. This order takes immediate effect.
- What type of law is Memorandum Order No. 476?
- Creation of Task Force To Address Social Concerns in the Implementation of Agus III Hydroelectric Project (Memorandum Order No. 476) is a Philippine Presidential Issuances enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was Creation of Task Force To Address Social Concerns in the Implementation of Agus III Hydroelectric Project enacted?
- Creation of Task Force To Address Social Concerns in the Implementation of Agus III Hydroelectric Project (Memorandum Order No. 476) was enacted on Apr 20, 1998.
- What is the citation for Creation of Task Force To Address Social Concerns in the Implementation of Agus III Hydroelectric Project?
- Creation of Task Force To Address Social Concerns in the Implementation of Agus III Hydroelectric Project, Memorandum Order No. 476, Apr 20, 1998 (Philippines)
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Memorandum Order No. 476
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Presidential Issuances
- Subcategory
- Memorandum Orders
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
April 20, 1998
MEMORANDUM ORDER NO. 476
CREATING A TASK FORCE TO ADDRESS THE SOCIAL CONCERNS LEADING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AGUS III HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT UNDER THE BOT SCHEME OR ITS OTHER VARIATIONS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
There is hereby created a Task Force to assist in resolving conflicting social issues and concerns among and between different cultural communities relative to the implementation of the Agus III Hydroelectric Project. The Task Force shall be composed of the following: prcd
1. Chairman, Southern Philippines Council for Peace and Development — Chairman;
2. Secretary, Department of Energy — Co-Chair;
and the senior representatives of the following offices:
3. Autonomous Region for Muslim Mindanao (ARMM)
4. Province of Lanao del Norte
5. Province of Lanao del Sur
6. National Power Corporation
7. Department of Environment and Natural Resources
8. Department of Public Works and Highways
9. Department of Finance
10. National Economic and Development Authority
11. National Irrigation Administration
12. Coordinating Council of the Philippine Assistance Program
13. Presidential Committee on Flagship Programs and Projects
The Task Force shall:
a. monitor and initiate all preparatory social engineering, environmental and social acceptability aspects of the project;
b. be authorized to call on any department, bureau or agency of the government including local government units and government owned and controlled corporations for assistance as it may need in the accomplishment of its task;
c. coordinate and enter into a joint undertaking with the various entities for the purpose of rehabilitating the watershed area in close cooperation with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.
The Department of Energy, the National Power Corporation and the Province of Lanao del Norte shall continue to provide the Secretariat support for the Task Force.
This Memorandum Order shall take effect immediately.
DONE in the City of Manila, this 20th day of April, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Ninety-Eight.
Cite This Law
Creation of Task Force To Address Social Concerns in the Implementation of Agus III Hydroelectric Project, Memorandum Order No. 476, Apr 20, 1998 (Philippines)
Creation of Task Force To Address Social Concerns in the Implementation of Agus III Hydroelectric Project, Memorandum Order No. 476 (Phil. 1998)
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