Laws

WHO

1948

UN Agency

RA 4850

LLDA

1966

PD 825

Penalty for Improper garbage disposal and uncleanliness

1975

PD 856

Sanitation Code PH

1975

PD 979

Marine Pollution Decree

1976

PD 984

Pollution Control Law (Nat’l Pollution Control Decree)

1976

foundation of pollution laws

PD 1067

Water Code PH

1976

PD 1151 and PD 1152

PH Environmental Policy

PH Environmental Code

1977

PD 1586

PEISS

1978

Article 2 Section 16 (PH Constitution)

"The State shall protect and advance the right of the people to a balanced and healthful ecology in accord with the rhythm and harmony of nature."

Identify > Evaluate > Mitigate

with relevance to EIA

Presidential Proclamation (PP) 2146

Define ECA and ECP

1981

Montreal Protocol

ODS phase out

1987-2040

Basel Convention

Transboundary movement of plastic waste (hazardous waste)

open for sign: 1989

enter to force: 1992

DAO 34-1990

Revised Water Usage and Classification

1990

DAO 35-1990

Revised Effluent Regulation

1990

RA 6969

TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND HAZARDOUS AND NUCLEAR WASTES ACT OF 1990

RA 7586

NIPAS Act (National Integrated Protected Areas System)

1992

Kyoto Protocol

GHGE Reduction

1997

RA 8550

PH Fisheries Code

1998

Creation of BFAR

HACCP

FDA Model Food Code

1999

RA 8749

Clean Air Act

1999

DAO 2000-81

IRR OF CAA

November 2000

RA 9003

Ecological SWM Act of 2000

2001 (january 26)

DAO 2001-34

IRR of RA 9003

December 2001

RA 9184

Gov Procurement Act

2002 

RA 9275

Clean Water Act

2004

DAO 2005-10

IRR of RA 9275 (CWA)

May 2005

DA Order No. 26 - 2007

WW Reuse for Irrigation and Agri

2007

RA 9513

Renewable Energy Act

2008

RA 9514

Fire Code of the Philippines

2008

repeals PD1185 s.1977

DPWH Order no. 76 s. 2010

NSSMP (Natl Sewerage and Septage Management Program)

2010

Section 8 of RA 9275

DAO 2016-08

WQG and GES

2016

Section 19 of RA 9275

Memorandum Circular (MC) no. 12 s. 2016

Method of Analysis of Parameters

EMB Approved

2016

DOH Administrative Order No. 2017-0010

PNSDW

Jun 2017

RA 11038

Expanded NIPAS Act

2018

DAO 19-21

WtE facilities for MSW

2019

evaluation, establishment, operation, decommissioning of WtE

DOH Administrative Order no. 2019-0047

National Standard on the Design, Construction, Operation and Maintenance of Septic Tank Systems.

2019

Under PD 856, Ch 17, Sec 72

DOH Circular 2021-0240

Revised IRR of PD 856 Chapter 17 (Sewage Collection)

May 2021

DAO 2021-19

WQG and GES for selected parameters

2021

RA 11898

EPR Act (Extended Producer Responsibility)

2022

RA 9003 amendment for plastic packaging waste

DAO 2023-02

IRR of EPR Act

2023

RA 120009

Government Procurement Reform Act

2024