INSTITUTIONALIZING THE COMMITTEE ON FUEL CONSERVATION AND EFFICIENCY IN ROAD TRANSPORT

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MALACAÑANG
MANILA

WHEREAS, it is the policy of the State
to ensure adequate supply of energy through, among others, the judicious
conservation, renewal and efficient utilization of energy, to meet the
requirements of national development;

WHEREAS, there is a need to rationalize
the present pattern of gasoline and fuel consumption in the transport sector to
promote efficient utilization and thus, save foreign exchange expenditures on
fuel and reduce fossil fuel emissions detrimental to the environment;

WHEREAS, it is necessary to enhance and
sustain public awareness and consciousness on the efficient utilization of fuel
in road transport;

WHEREAS, there is a need to establish a
coordinating body to formulate and efficiently carry out a comprehensive,
cross-sectoral and integrated information dissemination program on fuel
conservation and its efficient utilization;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FIDEL V. RAMOS,
president of the Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in
me by law, do hereby order:

SECTION 1. Establishment of the Committee on Fuel
Conservation and Efficiency in Road Transport. There is hereby created a
Committee on Fuel Conservation and Efficiency in Road Transport, hereinafter
referred to as the Committee.

SECTION 2. Composition. The
Committee shall be composed of the following:

The private sector representatives shall be
appointed by the Committee Chairman from the transport industry, consumers’
groups, non-governmental organizations and broadcast and print media, among
others.

SECTION 3. Powers and Functions. The
Committee shall have the following functions:

a. Formulate and carry out a nationwide information
dissemination campaign on fuel conservation and efficiency measures in road
transport, including the use of clean fuels;

b. Encourage active private sector participation
and initiatives in fuel conservation activities;

c. Regularly monitor and evaluate the pattern and
level of fuel consumption in road transport to serve as guide in the
rationalization program; and,

d. Perform other tasks necessary and incidental to
the implementation of this Executive Order.

SECTION 4. Formulation of Implementing Guidelines
and Programs and Creation of Subcommittees. The Committee may promulgate
implementing guidelines and devise appropriate programs to attain the
objectives of this Order. It may also create subcommittees and task forces
necessary for the effective discharge of its functions.

SECTION 5. Coordination with Other Government
Agencies, NGOs and Other Private Entities. The Committee is hereby
authorized to call on and mobilize any government agency and instrumentality,
including local government units, government-owned and controlled corporations,
schools and institutions of learning, for support and assistance in the
implementation of this Order.

SECTION 6. Funding. The Committee shall enlist
contributions from its members to fund its Program of Activities. For this
purpose, a cost-sharing scheme may be adopted by member-agencies and the
private sector.

SECTION 7. Reportorial Requirement. The
Committee shall submit a bi-annual report to the Office of the President
containing the activities, plans and programs as well as the accomplishments of
the Committee.

SECTION 8. Repealing Clause. All
executive orders, rules, regulations and other issuances or parts thereof which
are inconsistent with this Executive Order are hereby repealed, amended or
modified accordingly.

SECTION 9. Effectivity. This order shall take effect
immediately.

DONE in the City of Manila, this 25th day of March, in
the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Ninety-Eight.

(Sgd.) FIDEL V. RAMOS
President of the Philippines

By the
President:

(Sgd.) ALEXANDER
P. AGUIRRE
Executive Secretary

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