CLEAN AIR ACT
Republic Act No. 8749, otherwise known as the Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999, is a
comprehensive air quality management policy and program which aims to achieve and
maintain healthy air for all Filipinos. The Act provides for the creation of a national program of
air pollution management focusing primarily on pollution prevention; for the promotion of
mass media communication in order to create social awareness and active participation in air
quality planning and monitoring.
ECOLOGICAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT ACT OF 2000
Republic Act No. 9003, shall be known as the "Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of
2000.This Act makes provision for the efficient solid waste management, for the volume
reduction of the waste, its environment friendly disposal, composting, recycling, re-use,
recovery, green charcoal process; for the collection, treatment and disposal in environmentally
sound solid waste management facilities whereas it shall be possible to correctly dispose the
proper segregation, collection, transport, storage, treatment and disposal of solid waste
CLEAN WATER ACT OF 2004
Republic Act No. 9275, shall be known as Philippine Clean Water Act of 2004. It aims to protect
the country’s water bodies from pollution from land-based sources (industries and commercial
establishments, agriculture and community/household activities). It provides for a
comprehensive and integrated strategy to prevent and minimize pollution through a multisectoral and participatory approach involving all the stakeholders.
NATIONAL INTEGRATED PROTECTED AREAS SYSTEM ACT OF 1992
Republic Act No. 7586, shall be known as National Integrated Protected Areas System Act of
1992. It was enacted “to secure for the Filipino people of present and future generations the
perpetual existence of all native plants and animals through the establishment of a
comprehensive system of integrated protected areas within the classification of national park
as provided for in the Constitution” (Section 2, NIPAS Act). The NIPAS Act provides the legal
framework for the establishment and management of protected areas (PAs) in the Philippines,
and that the use and enjoyment of these protected areas must be consistent with the principles
of biological diversity and sustainable development.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
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The Philippine Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) System was formally established in 1978 with the
enactment of Presidential Decree No. 1586
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE ACT of 2010
Republic Act No. 10068, shall be known as the Organic Agriculture Act of 2010. It is hereby
declared the policy of the State to promote, propagate, develop further and implement the
practice of organic agriculture in the Philippines that will cumulatively condition and enrich the
fertility of the soil, increase farm productivity, reduce pollution and destruction of the
environment, prevent the depletion of natural resources, further protect the health of farmers,
consumers, and the general public, and save on imported farm inputs.
CLIMATE CHANGE ACT OF 2009
Republic Act No. 9729, shall be known as the Climate Change Act of 2009. The State shall
protect and advance the right of the people to a balance and healthful ecology in accord with
the rhythm and harmony of nature. It is in this statement where the creation of the Republic
Act (R.A.) No. 9729 otherwise known as the Climate Change Act of 2009 was built upon. The law
which was enacted on July 27, 2009 was primarily conceived as the country’s response to the
worldwide phenomenon on climate change. Towards the attainment of this goal, R.A. No. 9729
allowed mainstreaming of climate change into government formulation of programs and
projects, plans and strategies, and policies, creation of Climate Change Commission, and
establishment of Framework Strategy and Program for climate change.
NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS AND EDUCATION ACT OF 2008
Republic Act No. 9512, shall be known as the National Environmental Awareness and Education
Act of 2008. Consistent with the policy of the State to protect and advance the right of the
people to a balanced and healthful ecology in accord with the rhythm and harmony of nature,
and in recognition of the vital role of the youth in nation building and the role of education to
foster patriotism and nationalism, accelerate social progress, and promote total human
liberation and development, the state shall promote national awareness on the role of natural
resources in economic growth and the importance of environmental conservation and
ecological balance towards sustained national development.