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G O V E R N A N C E<br />
Figure 2. Proposed three-tiered organizational structure of the<br />
Batangas Environmental Protection Council.<br />
1<br />
Municipal Environment and Natural Resources Office (MENRO)<br />
2<br />
Municipal Planning and Development Coordinator (MPDC)<br />
Institutional Arrangements<br />
Coordinating mechanism<br />
The Provincial Government of Batangas established the<br />
Provincial Government-Environment and Natural Resources<br />
Office (PG-ENRO) through Ordinance No. 3 series of 1995<br />
as the technical secretariat of the BBREPC as well as to<br />
perform devolved functions of the DENR and to coordinate<br />
the implementation of the SEMP for Batangas Bay by the<br />
concerned sectors. PG-ENRO is also tasked as the technical<br />
secretariat in the proposed BEPC for ICM implementation in<br />
the province. Three full-time PG-ENRO staff are allocated<br />
for ICM coordination and implementation since 1999.<br />
The annual allocation for the operations of BBREPC was<br />
PhP500,000 from 1996–2007. In 2008, PhP150,000 was<br />
allocated for BBREPC operations.<br />
The BBREPC met regularly to discuss work plans of<br />
agencies included in the coordinating mechanism for the<br />
implementation of the SEMP for the Batangas Bay Region.<br />
The frequency of meetings, however, declined from quarterly<br />
(1994–2004) to twice a year (2005 and 2006). In 2007,<br />
the Council met only once. Despite the decrease in the<br />
frequency of meetings, PG-ENRO closely coordinates the<br />
implementation of the SEMP action programs.<br />
There is no other regular forum for government agencies,<br />
local government units and stakeholders to plan, monitor,<br />
evaluate and report on the Batangas Province SEMP, and<br />
the implications of sustainable development and use of the<br />
Province’s coastal and marine areas and resources.<br />
At the municipal level, Mabini, Tingloy and Nasugbu have<br />
established their Coastal Resources Management Board<br />
(CRMB) through municipal ordinances in 2002, 2003<br />
and 2004, respectively. The CRMB of Nasugbu was not<br />
functional since its establishment but there was a directive<br />
from the Mayor in May 2008 to reactivate the Board. In<br />
the CRM Boards of Mabini and Tingloy, government,<br />
nongovernmental organizations, the private sector and<br />
academe are represented.<br />
State of the Coasts of Batangas Province<br />
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