Memorandum of Agreement (Sample)

 

MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS

This MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT made and entered into this ____ day of ______, 2013 at Banilad, MAndaue City, Philippines, BY AND BETWEEN

The mines and Geosciences Bureau, Region VII under the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, a government entity with offices located at Banilad, Mandaue City, represented herein by ENGR. LORETO B. ALBURO, CESO VI, VI , Regional Director hereinafter referred to as the “Bureau”.  -and-

The ____________________, represented herein by ________________, _________________, herein referred to as the “LGU”.   WITNESSETH WHEREAS,

the policies implemented and regulatory efforts undertaken by the Government

need to be strengthened in coping with the adverse environmental consequences of development projects such as subdivision and housing projects; WHEREAS,

there is a need to reconcile environmental, human life, and human health protection

and the need to provide affordable shelter for the homeless and underprivileged; WHEREAS,

the

DENR

under

Administrative

Order

No.

2000-28

has

directed

all

subdivision/housing project proponents to undertake an engineering-structural geological assessment of  their respective project areas as an additional requirement for the Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC) application; WHEREAS,

the Bureau is the government’s advisory body on matters pertaining to geology and

mineral resources exploration, development and conservation, and is the designated lead agency in the implementation of the aforesaid DENR Administrative Order; WHEREAS,

the LGU is presently undertaking the _________________ to provide affordable

subdivision lots to government workers and to the poor and the t he homeless contingency; NOW THEREFORE,

resolved as it is hereby resolved, that the National Housing Authority in

compliance with DAO 2000-28 shall incorporate an Engineering-Structural Geological Assessment of its Low-Cost housing project in the Environmental Report to be submitted for ECC issuance; RESOLVED FURTHER,

as it is hereby further resolved that the Bureau shall provide the LGU the

necessary technical personnel and expertise during the evaluation and conduct of the Engineering Geological and Structural Geological studies of the latter’s socialized housing project;  RESOLVED FURTHER,

as it is hereby further resolved that the LGU shall provide the Bureau the

necessary amount to defray expenses for logistics including supplies, materials and reproduction, traveling, food, lodging and other allowances for technical staff; RESOLVED FINALLY,

as it is hereby finally resolved that mutual cooperation and concrete and

concerted action shall be undertaken by both parties to protect the right of the people to a balance and healthful ecology.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF,

the parties have hereto signed this agreement in the place and date first above

written.

Mines and Geosciences Bureau

__________________ _______________________ _____

By:

By:

 ___________________  __________ ______________ _____

_____

Regional Director

__________________ _______________________ _____

Signed in the presence of:  ___________________  __________ _____________ ____

__________ __________________ _____________ _____

 ___________________  __________ ______________ _____

__________________ _______________________ _____

 ___________________  __________ ______________ _____

__________________ _______________________ _____

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Republic of the Philippines

)

Province of Cebu

)

Before

me,

the

 ___________________  __________ _____________ ____  ___________________  __________ _________

and

undersigned with

CTC

#

Notary

Public,

____________ ____________

__________ __________________ ________

with

personally issued CTC

on #

appeared

to

___________ _____________ __ _____________ _____________

me at on

 ___________________  __________ _________ at ___________________ _____________________ __ known to me and to me known to be the same person who executed the foregoing instrument and acknowledge to me that the same is their own free act and voluntary deed. I HEREBY CERTIFY, that this instrument consists of two pages including this page wherein the acknowledgement is written and that the contracting parties with their instrumental witness fixed their signature, at the bottom of each and every page thereof. WTITNESS MY HAND AND NOTARIAL SEAL, on this ______ day of ______, 2013 at the place above-written.

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