Memorandum Circular No. 55 — MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 55 DIRECTING ALL DEPARTMENTS, BUREAUS, OFFICES AND INSTRUMENTALITIES OF THE GOVERNMENT, INCLUDING GOVERNMENT-OWNED AND CONTROLLED CORPORATIONS TO INCORPORATE THE USE OF ONE PERCENT (1%) BY VOLUME COCONUT METHYL ESTER IN THEIR DIESEL REQUIREMENTS

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SECTION 1. All departments, bureaus, offices and instrumentalities of the Government, including government-owned and controlled corporations, are hereby directed to use one percent (1%) CME by volume as a blend in petroleum diesel fuel.

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SEC. 2. The Department of Energy (DOE) shall be the lead implementing agency for the CME-Diesel Program. The DOE shall coordinate with various government agencies and private entities involved in CME activities and shall prepare a strategic plan outlining national goals in the development andexpanded utilization of CME and provide policy direction for the effective implementation and monitoring of the program.

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SEC. 3. The Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) is hereby directed to include in its national program for the coconut industry the development of the supply chain for CME, and in consultation/coordination with the other government agencies and the private sector, shall formulate a program to encourage investment and technology for the production of CME to meet the needs of the domestic market.

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SEC. 4. The DOE, in coordination, with the concerned government agencies shall formulate and issue the necessary implementing rules and regulations within thirty (30) days after the effectivity of this Circular.

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SEC. 5. All departments, bureaus, offices and instrumentalities of the Government, includinggovernment-owned and controlled corporations, are hereby directed to provide the necessary resources which will be utilized to implement the CME program subject to existing auditing and accounting rules and regulations.

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SEC. 6. All orders, issuances, rules and regulations or parts thereof, which are inconsistent with this Circular are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

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SEC. 7. If for any reason or reasons, any part of this circular is declared unconstitutional or invalid, the validity of the other provisions shall not be affected by such declaration.

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SEC. 8. This Memorandum Circular shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation. DONE in the City of Manila, this 9th day of February, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Four. (SGD.) GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO

By the President:

(SGD.)ALBERTO G. ROMULO Executive Secretary