Republic of the Philippines NATIONAL YOUTH COMMISSION

9th National Youth Parliament

RESOLUTION NO. NYP-09-12-10
Series 2012

A RESOLUTION ENDORSING THE WATERSHED CODE OF DAVAO CITY ORDINANCE TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS THROUGH THE DILG AND DENR WITH THE YOUTH AS MAIN PROPONENT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS Introduced by: Committee on Environment and Climate Change Adaptation WHEREAS, Presidential Decree 1007, Rule II, Section 29 states that the National Water Resources Board, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, and other appropriate agencies involved in Watershed Management shall undertake watershed conservation, protection, and rehabilitation, and shall adopt appropriate soil and water conservation and protection measures to safeguard the hydrological integrity of watersheds and help sustain the protection of water for various purposes and uses;
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 0310-07, Series of 2007 otherwise known as the Watershed Code of Davao City focuses on widening the effectiveness Watershed Protection, Conservation and Management, be localized in the country, in order to widen the effectiveness of watershed protection, conservation and management and its implementing rules and guidelines will be based on the watershed code of Davao,

WHEREAS, Davao City has been awarded as the most outstanding water utility in Asia for three consecutive years (1996, 1997, 1998) and currently, it has been cited as cleanest and greenest in the Philippines for highly urbanized category; WHEREAS, the Watershed Management Youth Council has been a finalist to Ten Accomplished Youth Organizations for the year 2011; WHEREAS, the youth sector is one of the key implementing body of the code wherein the youth leaders in the community are empowered and taught about the implementing rules and regulations of the code through seeking technical expertise from different concerned agencies; WHEREAS, under the Watershed Multi-partite monitoring teams (WMMT) of the Code, a sector would be formulated and that a member of the monitoring team and that they must undergo trainings in order to be equipped with the proper tools and guidelines; WHEREAS, due to the passage of the Watershed Code in Davao City, the City Environment and Natural Resources office no longer provides and renews permits to existing quarry operations, there has been no expansion on plantations, and identified plantations within the protected areas have already been phased out; WHEREAS, youth-oriented organizations and the Committee on Environment of the respective Local Government Units that have adopted a Watershed Code should coordinate with the Watershed Management Council on committee monitoring and evaluation through their sectoral representatives; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AS IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED by the Chairperson and members of the 9th NYP to approve the resolution endorsing the adoption of the watershed code of Davao City ordinance to Local Government Units through the DILG and DENR with the youth as main proponent for environmental awareness; RESOLVED FURTHER that the members of the youth WMMT shall conduct school-to-school and community Information, Education and Communication campaigns, and other activities that would make the awareness on Watershed Code be spread locally; RESOLVED FURTHER that the DENR should identify the LGUs with existing watersheds and endorse this resolution to those concerned; RESOLVED FURTHER, that the DILG should endorse the Watershed Code of Davao City to all identified LGUs with watershed areas;

RESOLVED FINALLY that copies of this resolution be furnished to identified LGUs with existing watersheds through the DILG, DENR, and through the National Commission on indigenous People (NCIP). ADOPTED this 5th day of May 2012 at Naga City, Philippines.

Certified by:

STEPHEN BRYAN Y. BONGCARAS

Secretary General

Approved by:

PATRIXIA SHERLY D. SANTOS

President

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Committee Members: Committee Members: Rex R. Villavelez (Committee Chairperson),Lord Leomer B. Pomperada (Committee Secretary),John Kenneth Airol D. Valdez, Kim Lester C. Valdez, Michael B. Zamora, France Jul R. Lee, Zendy V. Macauling, Kristian Michael M. Martinez, Carena C. Marte, Marie Vianney L. Legacion, Gerald Devera, Roxanne M. Hernaez, Michelle Basal, Joy R. Naputo, Glenn William S. Alcala, Agcel E. Estive, Paul Daniel Rojas, Marsan James B. Simacon, Migrio Vina Cagampang, Meralou M. Amagan, Joinie A. Verdeflor, Pearl Andion A. Ronulo, Mohammad Ryan D. Radia, Abigail B. Colorado, Christian P. Dumangeng, Jenica Beatriz V. Dizon.