WEEK 2: Environmental Prudence Flashcards
It is a set of legal rules addressed specifically to human activities that affect the quality of environment
ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION
A law from the commonwealth era that prohibits the improper waste disposal of mine wastes and tailings
MINING ACT (COMMONWEALTH ACT. NO. 137)
Prohibits the dumping of wastes into any river
ANTI DUMPING LAW
First major legal declaration that pollution control was a policy; In response to the emergence of more industries and urban areas
REPUBLIC ACT (R.A.) 3931
Pollution Control Law
PD 984
Philippine Environment Policy
PD 1151
PD 1152
PHILLIPINE ENVIRONMENT CODE
PD 389
FORESTRY REFORM CODE
Mineral Resource Development Decree of 1974
PD 463
PD 984 (ammended by Executive order 192)
AIR AND WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT
Abatement, control, and prevention of vehicular pollution and establishing the maximum allowable emissions of specific air pollutant
PD 1181
Prohibits the discharge of oil, noxious liquid substances, and other harmful substances into the country’s island and territorial waste
PD 979
Prohibits the improper disposal of garbage
PD 825
PD 856
KNOWN AS SANITATION CODE
Known as national building code
PD 1096