ESTABLISHING THE PRESIDENTIAL AWARDS FOR THE CLEANEST AND GREENEST LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS OF THE PHILIPPINES

WHEREAS, the National Committee on the Search for the Cleanest and Greenest
Local Government Units of the Philippines was created under Memorandum Order
No. 187, series of 1993;

WHEREAS, the Search is an effective mechanism for inculcating in the minds
of the Filipinos the values of discipline, cooperation, resourcefulness,
self-reliance, cleanliness, and environmental awareness;

WHEREAS, there is a need to formally establish the Presidential Awards for
the Cleanest and Greenest Local Government Units of the Philippines;

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

Section 1. Creation of
the Awards. – The following Presidential
Awards are hereby created:

Cleanest and Greenest
Municipalities of the Philippines

Category A: First to Third Class
Municipalities Cluster
Category B: Fourth to Sixth Class Municipalities Cluster

Cleanest and Greenest Cities of
the Philippines

Category A: Highly Urbanized
Cities Cluster
Category B: Component Cities Cluster

Cleanest and Greenest Province
of the Philippines

Sec. 2. Selection of
Awardees. – The parameters to be used in
selecting the Presidential Awardees shall be determined by the National Search
Committee.

Sec. 3. Awards and
Prizes. – The Presidential Awards shall be
conferred to each national awardee as indicated in Section 1 hereof, through
the local chief executive concerned, in the form of a Presidential Trophy and a
Cash Prize of not less than One Million Pesos (P1,000,000.00) for livelihood
projects, to be sourced from the President’s Social Fund.

Likewise, each of the national
finalists representing the regional winners for the five (5) categories shall
be conferred a Presidential Plaque of Commendation.

Sec. 4. Design
Specifications. – The National Historical
Institute of the Presidential Commission on Culture and the Arts shall
prescribe the design specifications of the Presidential  Trophy and
Presidential Plaque of Commendation.

Sec. 5. Effectivity. – This Executive Order shall take effect immediately.

Done in the City of Manila, this
9th day of December in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Ninety Four.

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

By the President:

(Sgd.) LEONARDO A. QUISUMBING
Acting Executive Secretary

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