Article 78p. 78

ADMINISTRATIVE CODE AND LAW OF PUBLIC OFFICERS TEXT AND RULES

(2) Assist the Secretary in determining a system of

priorities

for

the

allocation

of

resources

to

various

technological research programs of the department;

(3) Provide technical assistance in the implementation

and

monitoring

of

the

aforementioned

research

programs;

(4)

Generate

technologies

and

provide

scientific

assistance

in

the

research

and

development

of

technologies

relevant

to

the

sustainable

uses

of

Philippine ecosystems and natural resources; and

(5)

Assist

the

Secretary

in the evaluation of the

effectiveness of the implementation of the integrated

research program.

The Ecosystems Research and Development Bureau

shall directly manage and administer the Forest Research

Institute

Research

Offices,

laboratories,

and

forest

experiment stations located at UP Los Baños and such

other field laboratories as the Secretary may assign to its

direct

supervision.

The

Bureau

shall

coordinate

all

technological researches undertaken by the field offices,

assess and translate all recommendable findings and

disseminate such findings for all possible users and

clientele.

SECTION 19. Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau . —

The Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau, to be headed by

a Director and assisted by an Assistant Director, shall

absorb the Division of Parks and Wildlife and the Marine

Parks Program of the Bureau of Forest Development as

well as the Calauit Game Preserve and Wildlife Sanctuary,

Presidential Committee on the Conservation of Tamaraw,

Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife Center (formerly Parks

and

Wildlife

Nature

Center),

shares

in

Kabuhayan

Program and Agro Forestry State Projects of the KKK

Processing

Authority,

all

national

parks,

wildlife

sanctuaries and game preserves previously managed and

administered by the Ministry of Human Settlements

including National Parks Reservation situated in the

provinces of Bulacan, Rizal, Laguna and Quezon formerly

declared as Bagong Lipunan Sites of said Ministry, Magat

Forest Reservation and Mt. Arayat National Park, formerly

with the Ministry of Tourism.

The Bureau shall:

(1) Formulate and recommend policies, guidelines,

rules

and

regulations

for

the

establishment

and

management of an Integrated Protected Areas Systems

such as national parks, wildlife sanctuaries and refuge,

marine parks, and biospheric reserves;

(2) Formulate and recommend policies, guidelines,

rules and regulations for the preservation of biological

diversity, genetic resources, the endangered Philippine

flora and fauna;

(3) Prepare an up-to-date listing of endangered flora

and fauna and recommend a program of conservation

and propagation of the same;

(4)

Assist

the

Secretary

in

the

monitoring

and

assessment

of

the

management

of

the

Integrated

Protected Areas System and provide technical assistance

to

the

Regional

Offices

in

the

implementation

of

programs for these areas; and

(5) Perform such other functions as may be provided

by law or assigned by the Secretary.

CHAPTER 4 The Department Field Offices

SECTION 20. Field Offices of the Department . — The

field offices of the Department are the Environmental

and Natural Resources Regional Offices in the thirteen

(13)

administrative

regions

of

the

country;

the

Environment and Natural Resources Provincial Office in

every

province, and the Community Office in every

municipality, whenever deemed necessary.

SECTION 21. Environment and Natural Resources

Regional Office . — A Regional Office shall be directly

under the supervision and control of the Undersecretary

for Field Operations and shall be headed by a Regional

Executive Director (with the rank of Regional Director)

who shall be assisted by five (5) Assistant Regional

Technical Directors, (with the rank of Assistant Regional

Director),

one

(1)

each

for

Forestry,

for

Lands

Management,

for

Mines

and

Geo-Sciences,

Environmental Management and Ecosystems Research,

respectively, and who shall be Career Executive Service

Officers.

An

Environment

and

Natural

Resources

Regional

Office shall be located in the identified regional capital

and shall have the following functions:

(1) Implement laws, policies, plans, programs, projects,

rules and regulations of the Department to promote the

sustainability and productivity of natural resources, social

equity in natural resource utilization and environmental

protection;

(2) Provide efficient and effective delivery of services to

the people;

(3)

Coordinate

with

regional

offices

of

other

departments, offices, agencies in the region and local

government units in the enforcement of natural resource

conservation

laws

and

regulations,

and

in

the

formulation/implementation

of

natural

resource

programs and projects;

(4)

Recommend

and,

upon

approval,

implement

programs and projects on forestry, minerals, and land

management and disposition;

(5) Conduct a comprehensive inventory of natural

resources in the region and formulate regional short and

long-term

development

plans

for

the

conservation,

utilization and replacement of natural resources;

(6) Evolve respective regional budget in conformity

with

the

priorities

established

by

the

Regional

Development Councils;

(7)

Supervise

the

processing of natural resources

products, grade and inspect minerals, lumber and other

wood processed products, and monitor the movement of

these products;

(8)

Conduct

field

researches

for

appropriate

technologies recommended for various projects; and

(9) Perform such other functions as may be provided

by law or assigned by the Secretary.

SECTION 22. Provincial and Community Offices . —

The Natural resources provincial and community offices

shall each be headed by a provincial natural resource

officer

and

community

natural

resource

officer,

respectively. They shall take over the functions of the

district

offices

of

the

former

Bureau

of

Forest

Development, Bureau of Lands, and Bureau of Mines and

Geo-Sciences.

CHAPTER 5 Attached Agencies and Corporations

SECTION 23. Attached Agencies and Corporations . —

The

following

agencies

and

corporations

shall

be

attached to and under the administrative supervision of

the Department:

(1) National Mapping and Research Information

Authority;

(2) National Electrification Administration; and

(3) National Resources Development Corporation.

The

agencies

attached

to

the

Department

shall

continue to operate and function in accordance with the

respective

laws

creating

them,

except

as

otherwise

provided in this Code.

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