Section 1
Section 1.
There is hereby created under the Office of the President a Presidential Commission to be called the Tagaytay-Taal Commission for the development of Tagaytay City, its adjacent municipalities, and the Taal Volcano Island and its surrounding coastal municipalities, hereinafter referred to as the Commission, composed of the following:
Secretary of Tourism
Chairman
Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources
Vice-Chairman
Secretary of Transportation and Communications
Member
Secretary of Public Works and Highways
Member
Secretary of the Interior and Local Governments
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Member
Secretary of Trade and Industry
Member
Secretary of Agrarian Reform
Member
Secretary of Science and Technology
Member
Head, Presidential Management Staff
—
Member
Governor of Batangas
Member
Governor of Cavite
Member
Mayors of the concerned Local Government Units
Members
The President, Development Academy of the Philippines
Member
The Administrator, Local Water Utilities Administration
Member
A representative each from the business, religious, land developers and agricultural sectors and from Non-Governmental Organization shall serve as Consultants to the Commission.
The Development Academy of the Philippines shall initially serve as the Technical Secretariat of the Commission to be headed by an Executive Director. The Executive Director shall be appointed by the President.
Section 2
Section 2.
The Commission shall be an advisory body to the President and shall exercise the following the functions and responsibilities:
a. Formulate a Ten-Year Tagaytay-Taal Master Plan by November 10, 1993 and a Twenty-Year Integrated Master Plan for the whole area covering Tagaytay City and its adjacent non-coastal municipalities, and the Taal Volcano Island and its surrounding coastal municipalities by January 1, 1994, based on the following guidelines:
(1) Preservation of the areas natural beauty, protection of its ecological balance and enhancement of its environment;
Maximum enjoyment and easy access by ordinary people to public areas;
Rational land-use and zoning plan considering that Tagaytay City and Taal Volcano Island, in particular, are national assets, being tourist destinations of Filipinos from all parts of the country as well as foreign visitors;
Prohibition/control of unusually tall and unstable and obstructive structures obscuring public view of the natural beauty of the surrounding in accordance with the zoning ordinances of the local government units concerned and subject to the pertinent laws, rules and regulations on the matter;
Provision for improved and adequate service infrastructures such as power, water, communications and waste treatment facilities especially in the coastal and highland parts of the subject area;
Overall greening and reforestation to reduce the threat of soil erosion and damage to scarce marine resources;
Enhancement of agricultural productivity and local livelihood opportunities as an alternative to industrial employment; and
Provision for a viable peace and order plan
Both Plans shall include a Comprehensive Investment Programs, Capability-Building Program for the affected local government units as well as the coordinated establishment of the following in the subject area:
i. a nature center;
ii. a peoples center;
iii. a conference and meeting center;
iv. a flea market destination (vegetable/livelihood); and
v. a tourist destination.
Both Plans shall be submitted to the President for approval.
b. Assist the local government units concerned in undertaking various planning activities to develop short term and long term strategies for tourism development, environmental protection, attracting business, investment, social development, and institutional building, in line with the developmental guidelines stated above and to integrate all national and local plans relative to the development of the subject area;
c. Adopt a process of maximum consultation with the local government units concerned and all interest groups in the localities to ensure that the residents needs, concerns and ideas are considered in the formulation and implementation and implementation of the said plans, development guidelines and municipal ordinances;
d. Study and review policy measures that shall promote and address the concerns on environmental protection, poverty alleviation, local autonomy, eco-tourism, and sustainable development, of the subject area;
e. Recommend (i) legislation to conserve the natural resources and promote the accelerated socio-economic development of the area; (ii) zoning ordinances to the Sangguniang Panlungsod concerned in consonance with the Plans approved by the President, subject to existing laws, rules and regulations; (iii) the establishment of fire limits or zones, particularly in populous centers; and, (iv) the regulation of the construction, repair or modification of buildings within said fire limits or zones in accordance with the provisions of the Fire Code; and
f. Recommend to the Sangguniang Panlungsod concerned such other ordinances and measures as may be necessary to attain the objectives of the Plans approved by the President.
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