PRESIDENTIAL DECREE 1151PRESIDENTIAL DECREE 1151PHILIPPINE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICYWHEREAS,the individualand, at times, conflicting, demands of population growth, urbanization, rapidnatural resources utilization and increasing technological advances haveresulted in a piecemeal-approach concept of environmental protection;WHEREAS, suchtunnel-vision concept is not conducive to the attainment of an idealenvironmental situation where man and nature can thrive in harmony with oneanother; andWHEREAS, there is nowan urgent need to formulate an intensive, integrated program of environmentalprotection that will bring about a concerted effort towards the protection ofthe entire spectrum of the environment through a requirement of environmentalimpact assessments and statements:NOW, THEREFORE,I,FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powersvested in me by the Constitution, do hereby order and decree:SECTION 1. Policy.--- It is herebydeclared a continuing policy of the State...