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Proclamation No. 803, S. 1996: June 6, 1996

Proclamation No. 803 declares the construction, development, and operation of golf courses as environmentally critical projects under Presidential Decree 1586. The proclamation notes that golf courses can disturb the environment through land and water use, application of chemicals, and waste disposal. As environmentally critical projects, golf course developments will require an Environmental Compliance Certificate to address environmental concerns. The proclamation was signed by President Fidel Ramos on June 6, 1996 to classify all golf course projects as environmentally critical, regardless of location.

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Proclamation No. 803, S. 1996: June 6, 1996

Proclamation No. 803 declares the construction, development, and operation of golf courses as environmentally critical projects under Presidential Decree 1586. The proclamation notes that golf courses can disturb the environment through land and water use, application of chemicals, and waste disposal. As environmentally critical projects, golf course developments will require an Environmental Compliance Certificate to address environmental concerns. The proclamation was signed by President Fidel Ramos on June 6, 1996 to classify all golf course projects as environmentally critical, regardless of location.

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Proclamation No. 803, s.

1996
PROCLAMATION NO. 803

Signed on June 6, 1996

MALACAÑANG
MANILA

PROCLAMATION NO. 803

DECLARING THE CONSTRUCTION, DEVELOPMENT


AND OPERATION OF A GOLF COURSE AS AN
ENVIRONMENTALLY CRITICAL PROJECT
PURSUANT TO PD 1586

WHEREAS, the construction, development, and operation of golf courses may result in the
disturbance of the environment and the ecology, utilization of vast amounts of water and other
scarce natural resources, withdrawal of lands from agricultural production, application of
harmful chemicals and substances, and disposal of waste products into the environment;

WHEREAS, under Section 4 of PD 1586, the President may, by proclamation, declare certain
projects, undertakings, or areas in the country as environmentally critical for the purpose of
securing an Environmental Compliance Certificate;

WHEREAS, to address the foregoing concerns, all golf-courses projects, regardless of location,
should be considered as environmentally critical;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Fidel V. Ramos, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers
vested in me by law, do hereby declare the construction, development, and/or operation of golf
courses as an environmentally critical project.

DONE in the City of Manila, this 6th day of June, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and
ninety-six.

(Sgd.) FIDEL V. RAMOS

By the President:
(Sgd.) RUBEN D. TORRES
Executive Secretary

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