MALACAAN PALACE

MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 193

EXPANDING THE COVERAGE OF THE NATIONAL GREENING PROGRAM

WHEREAS, Section 16, Article II of the Constitution provides that the State
shall protect and advance the right of the people to a balanced and healthful ecology
in accord with the rhythm and harmony of nature;

WHEREAS, Executive Order (EO) No. 26 (s. 2011) or the "National Greening
Program" was implemented as a government priority program to reduce poverty,
promote food security, environmental stability and biodiversity conservation, and
enhance climate change mitigation and adaptation;

WHEREAS, in its Global Forest Resources Assessment for CY 2015, the

Food and Agriculture Organization ranked the Philippines as 5th worldwide in the
greatest forest area gain from 2010 to 2015;

WHEREAS, with the threat of climate change, forests and forestry remain as
the carbon sink that could sustain the industrial development and economic growth
of the country;

WHEREAS, there is still an estimated 7.1 million hectares of unproductive,

denuded and degraded forestlands which contribute to environment-related risks
such as soil erosion, landslides, and flooding;

WHEREAS, in order to accelerate the rehabilitation and reforestation of these

unproductive, denuded and degraded areas, the Government shall involve the
participation and investment of the private sector with a view towards enabling
private companies to achieve carbon neutrality; and

WHEREAS, consistent with the updated Master Plan for Forestry

Development (2016 - 2028), there is a need to harmonize all forest development
activities that will encourage and enhance development of forest plantations
including forest parks, with greater participation from the private sector, local
government units and organized upland communities.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, BENIGNO S. AQUINO Ill, President of the

Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby order:

THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

 SECTION 1. Expanded National Greening Program. The coverage of the
National Greening Program is hereby expanded to cover all the remaining
unproductive, denuded and degraded forestlands and its period of implementation is
likewise extended from 2016 to 2028.

All sectors, particularly the private sector, are encouraged to actively

participate in the Expanded National Greening Program.

SECTION 2. Implementing Rules and Regulations. The Department of

Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is hereby directed to issue the
appropriate rules and regulations within sixty (60) days from the effectivity of this
Order.

SECTION 3. Funding. The funding necessary for the implementation of this

Order shall be charged against the current appropriation of the DENR. Subsequent
funding requirements shall be incorporated in the annual budget proposal of the
DENR through the General Appropriations Act.

SECTION 4. Separability. If any provision of this Order be declared invalid or

unconstitutional, the other provisions unaffected thereby shall remain valid and
subsisting.

SECTION 5. Repeal. All orders, proclamations, rules, regulations, or parts

thereof, which are inconsistent with any of the provisions of this Order are hereby
repealed or modified accordingly.

SECTION 6. Effectivity. This Order shall take effect immediately.

DONE, in the City of Manila, this 12th day of November , in the year of Our
Lord, Two Thousand and Fifteen.

By the President:

. OCHOA, JR.
cutive Secretary