Environmental Laws of the Philippines
Part 1
” The right of future
generations to
inherit a healthy
environment.”
-The Oposa Doctrine
Laws in the Philippines can be
classified as
1. GREEN LAW are mainly for forestry,
biodiversity, agriculture;
2. BLUE LAW is for the management of
marine/aquatic resources; and
3. BROWN LAW is for land- related
protection such as waste management,
water/wastewater, air quality and other
in-land related water quality protection
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I. Environmental Code (PD 1152 )
▪ inacted in June 6, 1977
▪ body of laws setting
the management policies and prescribing quality
standards for the Environment in its totality.
▪ Highlights:
a. Air Quality
b. Water Quality
c. Land Use Management
d. Natural Resources Waste Management
Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999
A. Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999
- RA 8749
- comprehensive air quality
Management policy and program which aims to
achieve and maintain healthy air for all
Filipinos
Author – Loren Legarda
President Signed – Joseph Estrada
Highlights:
1. Creation of national program
of pollution management/control
2. Promotion of mass media communication to
create social awareness and active participation
in air quality planning and monitoring
3. All potencial sources of air pollution (mobile,
point and area sources) must comply with the
provisions of the laws.
Phil. Clean Air Act of 1999
Highlights:
4. All emissions must be within the
air quality standards for sources of
187 hazardous pollutants
5. All companies whose business activity and
equipment are causing air pollution must apply
for a Permit to Operate (PTO) from the
Department of Environment and Natural
Resources.
Phil. Clean Air Act of 1999
Highlights
●current standard ambient air quality
guideline values for PM2. 5 are
50 micrograms per Normal cubic meters
(ug/Nm3) for average 24-hour short-term
monitoring and 25 ug/Nm3 for average oneyear long-term monitoring.M
● six pollutants are carbon monoxide, lead,
nitrogen oxides, ground-level ozone, particle
pollution (often referred to as particulate
matter), and sulfur oxides.
Phil. Clean Air Act of 1999
Highlights
6.Section 20,prohibited the incineration of
municipal, biomedical and hazardous
waste, which process emits poisonous
and toxic fumes.
Phil. Clean Air Act of 1999
Penalties :
A fine of not more thanP100,000
for every day of violationhall be charged
against the owner of a stationary source,
until such time that standards have been met.
For gross violation, the penalty is imprisonment
of not less than six years but not more than 10
years upon the discretion of the court.
Phil. Clean Air Act of 1999
Penalties :
When caught for smoke belching for the
first time, you'll have to pay a ₱2,000
penalty.
For the second offense, apprehended
motorists will face a fine of ₱4,000.
For the third offense, violators will get a
₱6,000 penalty plus a one-year suspension
of the vehicle's registration.
Phil. Clean Air Act of 1999
Agencies Involved :
1. DENR
2. DOTC
3. DTI
4. PAGASA
5. PNRI
6. DepED and CHED
7. DILG
8. PIA
Phil. Clean Air Act of 1999
Philippine Clean Water Act of
2004
B. Philippine Clean Water Act of 2004
- RA 9275
- An Act to protect the country’s
water bodies from pollution and land
based pollution sources such as
industrial and commercial
establishments, agriculture and
community/household activities.
- Author: Loren Legarda
- President signed: Gloria Macapagal
Arroyo
Highlights
1. provides for the abatement and control
of pollution from land based sources, and
lays down water qualitystandards and
regulations.
2. apply to water quality management in
all water bodies: fresh, brackish and
marine waters.
Highlights
3. Prohibits:
a. Discharging nor depositing any water
pollutant to water body or such which will
impede natural flow in the water body.
b. discharging, injecting or allowing to enter
the soil, anything that would pollute ground
water.
c. Operating facilities that discharge
regulated water pollutants without the
valid required permits.
Philippine Water Act of 2004
Highlights
d. Disposal of potentially infectious medical
waste into sea by vessels’
e. Unauthorized transport or dumping into
waters of sewage sludge or solid waste.
f.transport, dumping or discharge of
prohibited chemicals, hazardous and nuclear.
g. Wastes control act (RA 6969)
h. Discharging regulated water pollutants
without valied required discharge permit
pursuant to this act.
Highlights
i. Non-compliance of LGU with Water Quality
Framework and Management Area Action Plan.
j Refusal to allow entry,inspection and
monitoring as well as access to reports and
records by DENR in accordance with this act.
k. Refusal or failure to submit reports and/or
designate pollution control officers whenever
required by the DENR in accordance with this
act.
Philippine Water Act of 2004
Highlights
l. Directly using booster pumps in the
distribution system or tampering with water
supply in such a way to alter or impair water
quality.
m. Operate facilities that discharge or allow
to seep, willfully or through grave negligence,
prohibited chemicals, substances or pollutant
listed under RA 6969 into water bodies.
Philippine Water Act of 2004
Highlights
n. Undertake activities or development and
expansion of projects or operating wastewater
treatment/sewerage facilities in violaion of PD
1586 and its IRR.
Philippine Water Act of 2004
Penalties
1. Upon recommendation of Pollution Adjudication
Board (PAB) anyone who commits prohibited
acts such as discharging untreated water into
water bdy will be fined for every day of
violation, the amount of not less than Php 10k
but not more than 200,000pesos.
2. Failure to undertake clean-up operations
willfully shall be funished by imprisonment of
not less than 2 yrs and not more than 4
years. This also includes a fine of not less
tan Php 50,000 and not more than
Php100,000 per day of violation
Philippine Water Act of 2004
Penalties
3. Failure or refusal to clean up which results in
serious injury or loss of life or lead to
irreversible water contamination on surface,
ground, coastal and marine water shall be
punished by imprisonment of not less than 6 yrs
and 1 day and not more than 12 yr and a fine of
Php 500,000 a day for each day the
contamination or emission continues.
4. In cases of gross violation, a fine of not less
than Php 500,00 but not more than
Php 3,000,000 will be imposed for each day of
violation. Criminal charges may also be filed.
Philippine Water Act of 2004
Govt. Agencis Involved
1. DENR
2. Phi. Coast Guard
3. Dept. of Public Works and Highways
4. Dept. of Agriculture
5. Dept. of Health
6. Dept. of Science and Technology
7. Dept. of Education/Commission on Higher
Education
Philippine Water Act of 2004
Thank you!!!