Tel Nos. (632) 929-66-26 to 29 - (632) 929-62-52 Republic of the Philippines Department of Environment and Natural Resources Visayas Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City —= = Website: http:/www.denr.gov.ph / E-mail: web@denrgov.ph JAN 07 2019 DENR ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER No. 2019 ~ 02 SUBJECT: CREATION OF FOUR (4) FIELD OFFICES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES IN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION Pursuant to Executive Order No. 192, Executive Order No. 366, Supreme Court Mandamus, and Section 11.4 of the Joint Circular No. 1, series of 2018 of the Civil Service Commission, Commission on Audit, and Department of Budget and Management, and consistent with the good governance principles of bringing the government closer to the people and to strengthen the monitoring and enforcement of environmental laws, four (4) Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) - Field Offices in the National Capital Region (NCR) are hereby created. SECTION 1. Objective. The creation of the four (4) Field Offices in the DENR ~ NCR aims to strengthen the enforcement of environment and natural resources (ENR) laws and promote focused and area-based operations. Thus, it brings the programs, projects, and services of the Department closer to the public. Specifically, it intends to: a. Provide quick response to ENR issues and concems; b. Promote productive partnership and collaboration with local government units, government agencies, non-government organizations, academic and research institutions, peoples’ organizations, and other stakeholders; c. Enhance coordination among the Mandamus agencies and thus, ensure compliance with the Supreme Court Mandamus to clean up Manila Bay; and 4. Intensify implementation and monitoring of ENR programs and projects including urban greening and conservation areas and thus, promote the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal Number I SECTION 2. Area of Responsibilities of the DENR — NCR Field Offices. There shall be four (4) Field Offices to be created in NCR under the supervision of the Regional Executive Director (RED). The administrative jurisdiction and the covering cities/municipality of the Field Offices are as follows:Name of Field Office Coverage 1) DENR — North Metro Manila Field Office Caloocan City, Valenzuela City, Malabon City and Navotas City 2) DENR ~ East Metro Manila Field Office Quezon City, Marikina City and Pasig City 3) DENR — West Metro Manila Field Office City of Manila, San Juan City, Mandaluyong City, Makati City, and Pasay City 4) DENR - South Metro Manila Field Office Taguig City, Parafiaque City, Las Pifias City, Muntinlupa City, and Municipality of Pateros Except for the DENR - East Metro Manila Field Office, a sub-station shall be established in each of the above Field Offices. Said sub-station shall scale up the implementation of activities in the Manila Bay Rehabilitation. SECTION 3. Organizational Structure. The four (4) Field Offices to be created shall be supervised directly by the RED as shown in Figure 1. The RED shall be assisted by the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) - NCR Regional Director pertaining to functions of the field office related to the environment. NCR TS} wena mace na Region Dito ‘ita gona Dear anatSee nog Serres T i I T 1 i T 1 Goutraiea] [ tress, ey | paces || $84 | | eatcoeat ssctve|| Pamnng® | | stance || ean Deveopment| | "Deets || MaPAIE | | Diiton poaemest| | Shidon | | Divsion tn | | on Dex pene Denn entatews | | Wrens sou ene ‘Maal Ste ‘naa Figure 1. The organizational structure of the DENR-NCR with four (4) field offices. The Field Offices shall be headed by a Chief Environmental Officer to be assisted by a Deputy Chief Environmental Officer as shown in Figure 2. In each Field Office, three sections shall be created, namely, Conservation and Development Section, Permitting and Regulation Section, and Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement Section. There shall be a Planning and Administrative Support Unit under the office of the Chief Environmental Officer which isresponsible in the planning, human resources management, financial and administrative concems of the field office. (Chlet Environmental OMicer Dep feenoeata OMe [ fst Ett St rsmeratnsepaa tne | freang tn ete Compuance Mealtering on Forest oieted Are a tfereue ring on Forest} —fProtetea Forestry ana Wide [foevatmcea tone fenton fears manne {freon terme Figure 2. Organizational structure of DENR Field Offices in NCR. SECTION 4. Roles and Responsibilities of the Field Offices. The DENR-NCR Field Offices shall perform the following functions: 1. Implement DENR programs/activities/projects within the area of jurisdiction based on approved work and financial plan; Coordinate with local government units, other government agencies, non- government organizations, people’s organizations, and academe relative to the implementation of ENR programs to ensure success; Strengthen alliance with other law enforcement agencies in the strict enforcement of ENR laws, policies, rules and regulations; Conduct Communication, Education and Public Awareness (CEPA) campaign to support active participation of the community in the implementation of DENR plans, programs, and projects; Coordinate with the regional office in the conduct of performance audit, monitoring and evaluation of the status of implementation of programs/activities/projects; Prepare plans and proposals, and conduct consultations with stakeholders; Maintain and update ENR database/information systems; and Submit accomplishments and other reports to the Regional Office on regular basis.