WATCH THE

VIDEO AND
REFLECT ON IT.
 REFLECTION:
ON EACH VIDEO, WRITE YOUR PERSONAL REFLECTION
BY FOLLOWING THESE QUESTIONS:
• AS A STUDENT, WHAT SPECIFIC ACTIONS CAN YOU
TAKE TO REDUCE YOUR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT IN
YOUR DAILY LIFE?
• HOW DOES IT MAKE YOU FEEL ABOUT THE FUTURE,
AND WHAT MOTIVATES YOU TO TAKE ACTION NOW?
THE ENVIRONMENTAL
LEGISLATION IN THE
PHILIPPINES
 WHAT IS THE
SIGNIFICANCE
OF
ENVIRONMENTA
L LEGISLATION?
 ENVIRONMENTAL
LEGISLATION HELPS PROTECT
THE ENVIRONMENT AND
ENSURE SUSTAINABLE USE
OF NATURAL RESOURCES.
PROTECTION OF
NATURAL
RESOURCES
 BIODIVERSITY
CONSERVATION
 POLLUTION
CONTROL AND
CLIMATE CHANGE
MITIGATION
PUBLIC HEALTH AND
SAFETY
ECONOMIC STABILITY
AND SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT
PUBLIC AWARENESS
AND PARTICIPATION
 GLOBAL
COOPERATION
 COMPLETE LIST OF ALL
ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS AND
POLICIES IN THE PHILIPPINES
 Philippine
Environmental
Policy
Presidential Decree No. 1151 (06 June
1977): In the pursuit of advancing both the
productive and harmonious relationship of
nature and the Filipino people of today and
the future, the Philippine Environmental
Policy mandates an intensive and integrated
national environmental protection program
mainly by requiring environmental impact
assessments and statements.
 Environmental
Impact Statement
System
Presidential Decree No. 1586 (11 June
1978): This policy established the Philippine
Environmental Impact Statement System
(PEISS) as the framework for all
environmental impact assessment activities
nationwide. All projects that can potentially
cause any form of significant impact to the
environment are regarded as
environmentally critical and are therefore
required to secure an Environmental
Compliance Certificate (ECC).
Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction
and Management Act of
2010

Republic Act No. 10121: Making the then

National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC)
into what we know today as the National
Disaster Risk Reduction and Management
Council (NDRRMC) to serve as the lead agency
for disaster-related programs in the Philippines
such as but not limited to the development of
the comprehensive guides for DRR efforts
nationwide (referred to as the National Disaster
Risk Reduction and Management Framework
NDRRMF and National Disaster Risk Reduction
and Management Plan NDRRMP).
 Philippine
Sanitation Code
Presidential Decree No. 856
(23 December 1975): The
Philippine Sanitation Code sets
sanitary standards for drinking
water, food and other business
establishments, industrial
hygiene, schools, health
services, and markets.
 Toxic Substances and
Hazardous and Nuclear
Wastes
Control Act of 1990
Republic Act No. 6969: Importation,
manufacturing, processing, sale, distribution,
use, and disposal of substances that pose an
unreasonable risk and/or injury to the health
of the people and the environment are
prohibited under this Act. All chemicals
being presently imported, manufactured, or
used in the country are listed in an inventory
with full details and any new facility
construction and expansion, Guidelines for
controlled dumps, and Criteria for siting,
establishment, and operations of sanitary
landfills in the country.
 Water Code of
the Philippines
Presidential Decree No. 1067 31
December 1976The Water Code of the
Philippines governs the ownership,
allocation, utilization, control, conservation,
and the overall administration of all waters
and water resources in the country through
the National Water Resources Board.
Filipinos of legal age and entities, including
government agencies, must acquire a water
permit (the written evidence of having a
water right) to be able to appropriate and
use water. Any activities affecting water
The water permit specifies
among others the
1) maximum amount and rate as well as the
schedule of water diversion or withdrawal,
(2) location of wells, (3) place of use, and
(4) purpose/s of water use. The streambank
easement zones of three (3) meters for
urban areas, twenty (20) meters for
agricultural areas, and forty (40) meters for
forest areas along the entire length of the
rivers and streams are also mandated under
Article 51 of this Code.
 Philippine Clean
Water Act of 2004
Republic Act No. 9275: The Philippine Clean Water
Act of 2004 is the comprehensive strategy for the
protection and conservation of the country’s water
resources, both freshwater and marine. This Act
requires the acquisition of water pollution permits
through the “Wastewater Charge System” which
ensures that there are no unauthorized,
undocumented, and unregulated discharges in any
water body in the Philippines. Project and program
proponents are also required to establish an
environmental guarantee fund (EGF) in order to
finance the preservation and/or rehabilitation of the
health of the affected ecosystems, especially that of
the watersheds and aquifers among others. All persons
or organizations that cause pollution are likewise
required to clean-up any pollution they have caused at
their own expense.
 Marine Pollution
Decree of 1976
Presidential Decree No. 979
(18 August 1976): Pursuant to
this policy, dumping of wastes and
other hazardous matter into the
ocean and inland waters of the
Philippines is considered unlawful
unless due to unavoidable
accidents or otherwise prescribed
by the National Pollution Control
Commission or the Philippine
 Strategic Environmental Plan
for Palawan Act of 1992

Republic Act No. 7611: The Strategic

Environmental Plan SEP is “a comprehensive
framework for the sustainable development of
Palawan.” All projects of government agencies,
from planning to implementation, in the province
should be coordinated and aligned to this
framework. The main strategy here is to
establish an “Environmentally Critical Areas
Network” or ECAN which is a graded system of
protective control over all terrestrial and marine
natural resources, as well as the tribal ancestral
lands in Palawan. The Palawan Council for
Sustainable Development (PCSD) was created
pursuant to this policy.
 Climate Change Act
of 2009
Republic Act No. 9729: In light of the
climate vulnerability of the Philippines and
its people, the Climate Change Act of 2009
integrates climate change adaptation and
mitigation strategies into policy formulation
and development activities of all
government agencies. It also created the
Climate Change Commission, chaired by the
President of the Republic of the Philippines,
as the central entity for all climate change-
related plans and programs in the country.
 Writ of Kalikasan
The Writ of Kalikasan (A.M. No. 09-6-8-SC Rule 7) is one
of the two (2) special civil actions that any person or
entity can avail of whenever their constitutional right to
a balanced and healthy environment is violated or
slaughterhouses, transport vehicles, terminals and other
service stations, and lodging areas and infrastructures
among many others. It regulates nuisances (anything
that injures health, endangers life, offends senses, or
produces discomfort to the community), and activities
concerning dead persons, their funeral, and remains.
Importantly, it regulates other forms of pollution not
covered in the above-mentioned places like that caused
by certain substances, radiation, noise, and biological
pollutants, among others.
 Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999

Republic Act No. 8749: One of the salient features of

this Act is the establishment of a multi-sectoral
Integrated Air Quality Improvement Framework and Air
Quality Control Action Plan which will serve as the
primary guide for air pollution management and control
in the country. Adopting a multi-sectoral or participatory
approach (also called “partnership approach to healthy
air” or “people-driven approach”) means that ideas and
comments should be gathered from all stakeholders, and
information is largely disclosed to the public. Alongside
many other regulatory measures, all sources of air
pollutant emissions are also mandated by this Act to
secure a permit to operate apart from the Environmental
Compliance Certificate (ECC).
Ecological Solid Waste
Management Act of
2000

Republic Act No. 9003: Aimed at

establishing a nationwide ecological solid
waste management program, this Act
provides for the furtherance of proper
segregation, collection and transport,
recycling, and composting of wastes in the
Philippines. Article 6 of RA 9003
promulgates the guidelines for a
comprehensive waste management
strategy including but not limited to:
Prohibition of open dumps, Requiring a
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