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
Prohibits the importation, storage, or transport of toxic or nuclear wastes into or through the Philippines
R.A. 6969 OR THE TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND NUCLEAR WASTES CONTROL ACT OF 1990
Biodiversity conservation, natural resources management and protection of the plants and animals
R.A. 7586 OR THE NATIONAL INTEGRATED PROTECTED AREA SYSTEM LAW
Penalize all chemical, thermal, and industrial plants and factories found to be violating environmental protection laws
HOUSE BILL 5668
Endorses emissions and water pollution charge system by promoting cooperation and self regulation among industries and market based
HB 8622
Under the garbage segregation scheme, household and commercial waste should be classified into wet and dry categories before they are collected by the garbage collectors
R.A. 9003 OR THE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT ACT OF 2000
Banning all forms of garbage incineration and imposes higher emission standards on oil products to lower the amount of pollution they generate
RA 8749 OR THE CLEAN AIR ACT OF 1999
An act prohibiting the cutting, destroying or injuring of planted or growing tees or flowering plants along plazas, parks, public roads
RA 3571
Known as the Phillipine Clean Water Act of 2004
RA 9275
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)
PROTECTS OUR ENVIRONMENT
Responsible for pollution prevention and control, and environmental impact assessment.
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT BUREAU
Responsible for administering, surveying, managing, and disposing of Alienable and Disposable (A&D) lands and other government lands not placed under the jurisdiction of other government agencies.
LAND MANAGEMENT BUREAU
Provides support for the effective protection, development, occupancy management, and conservation of forest lands and watersheds.
FOREST MANAGEMENT BUREAU
In charge of soil conservation, regulations on the use of pesticides and fertilizers
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Responsible for the establishment, management, and development of the National Integrated Protected Areas System
THE PROTECTED AREAS AND WILDLIFE BUREAU
Responsible on the construction of flood control systems, sewage facilities, solid waste disposal system
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS
Takes charge of environmental health and sanitation
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Undertakes environmental research
DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Responsible for enforcing regulations on Land use
HOUSING & LAND USE REGULATORY BOARD
Control industrial pollution & enforcement of land use
LAGUNA LAKE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
Performs planning, monitoring, and coordinative functions, and in the process exercises regulatory and supervisory authority over the delivery of metro-wide services within Metro Manila
METRO MANILA DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
