DIRECTING THE CONTINUATION OF THE UNFINISHED BUSINESS OF THE MOUNT PINATUBO COMMISSION
THE FOLLOWING IS A DRAFT PREPARED BY AND VOLUNTARILY SUBMITTED BY PRIVATE CITIZEN RAMON IKE V. SENERES IN THE INTEREST OF NATION BUILDING FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD: BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. ___, s. 2026 DIRECTING THE CONTINUATION OF THE UNFINISHED BUSINESS OF THE MOUNT PINATUBO COMMISSION THROUGH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A NATIONAL LAHAR RESTORATION, CLIMATE ADAPTATION, AND DISASTER RISK REDUCTION PROGRAM, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES WHEREAS, in June 1991, the eruption of Mount Pinatubo caused widespread devastation in the provinces of Pampanga, Tarlac, and Zambales, burying vast agricultural lands and river systems in lahar and displacing thousands of families; WHEREAS, the Mount Pinatubo Commission (MPC) was previously created to coordinate rehabilitation, infrastructure restoration, and recovery efforts in affected areas, but long-term ecological restoration and watershed rehabilitation remain incomplete; WHEREAS, subsequent initiatives, including the Mount Pi...