MALACANAN PALACE
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES
PROCLAMATION NO. 1030
DECLARING THE 8" OF SEPTEMBER OF EVERY YEAR AS THE
“NATIONAL GREEN BUILDING DAY”
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, pursuant to the above State policy, the Government, through the
Department of Public Works and Highways adopted the Philippine Green Building
Code through the issuance of National Building Code Development Office
Memorandum Circular No. 1 (s. 2016), which provides for a framework of standards
that are intended to reduce the country’s carbon emissions from buildings, and
promote the health and well-being of the building occupants;
WHEREAS, to promote sustainable development in the construction sector, it
is imperative to intensify existing initiatives to promote and raise awareness on the
efficient and equitable use of resources, proper water and waste management, and
integration of eco-friendly processes and systems, among others; and
WHEREAS, there is a need to provide opportunities to encourage cooperation
between the public and private sectors in advancing the government's commitment
to protect the environment;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE, President of the
Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution and existing
laws, do hereby declare the 8" of September of every year as the ‘National Green
Building Day.”
“The Department of Public Works and Highways, in coordination with relevant
non-government organizations and civil society groups, shall promote | the
Sbservance of the National Green Building Day, and identify the programs, projects
and activities for the yearly celebration thereof.
‘All other agencies and instrumentalities of the National Government, including
government-owned or -controlled corporations and state universities and colleges,
gre hereby directed, and all local government units, as well as the private sector, are hereby encouraged, to support the DPWH in the celebration of the “National Green
Building Day" and the effective implementation of this Proclamation
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, | have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal
of the Republic of the Philippines to be affixed
DONE, in the City of Manila, this 218t dayof October in the year
of Our Lord Two Thousand and Twenty.
By the President
my
SALVADOR C. MEDIALOEA
Executive Secretary
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‘fice ofthe President
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