ADOPTING AN ECOLOGICAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN THE COURT AND CREATING A TASK FORCE FOR THE PURPOSE

WHEREAS, as inunciated in Section
15, Article II of the Constitution, it is the policy of the State to
protect and promote the right to health of the people and instill health
consciousness among them;

WHEREAS, in the attainment of this
policy, Republic Act No. 9003, otherwise known as The Ecological Solid
Waste Management Act of 2000, was enacted to ensure the protection of
public health and environment in general and to institutionalize public
participation in the development and implementation of national and
local integrated, comprehensive, and ecological waste management
programs;

WHEREAS, the National Solid Waste
Management Commission (NSWMC) was established to oversee the
implementation of solid waste management plans and to prescribe policies
to achieve the objectives of R.A. No. 9003;

WHEREAS, the NSWMC, in its year-end
regular meeting, made a consensus to take the lead in the implementation
of the Act in all government agencies and to require said agencies to
adopt an ecological waste management system to be disseminated to all
employees;

WHEREAS, in a letter to the
Honorable Chief Justice Hilario G. Davide, Jr., dated 21 May 2003, Hon.
Elisea G. Gozun, Secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural
Resources and Chairperson of the NSWMC, requested the Supreme Court to
implement the program and offered to provide technical assistance to
implement waste segregation at source, composting and recycling; and

WHEREAS, in order to implement the aforesaid program, it is necessary that a comprehensive action plan for the Court be formulated.

NOW, THEREFORE, a Task Force is hereby formed to be composed of the following:

The Task Force shall adopt an ecological waste
management plan and coordinate with the NSWMC for technical assistance
to implement waste segregation in the Court in order to achieve the
objectives of R.A. No. 9003.

The Office of Administrative Services, through the
Employee Training and Development Division, in coordination with the
NSWMC, shall facilitate the necessary training, education, promotion,
and information campaign strategies in the implementation of the
Ecological Solid Waste Management Program and prepare for the launching
date or dry run before its full implementation.

The Chief Administrative Officer shall oversee all
the phases of the program from planning to actual implementation,
monitoring, supervision, and evaluation thereof to achieve, maintain,
preserve, and perpetuate at all times a pleasant environment in the
Court.

Issued this 18th day of September 2003.