Disaster Prefinals

Freedom

The quality or state of being free, such as: the absence of necessity, coercion or constraint in choices or action.

RA 8749

• “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

• was carried out to control, supervise, and regulate activities on toxic chemicals and hazardous waste

RA 9275

• “Clean Water Act of 2004”

• Aims to protect the country’s water bodies from pollution from land-based sources (industries and commercial establishments, agriculture, and community/ household activities

RA 9003

• “Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000”

• Provides the necessary policy framework, institutional mechanism, and mandate to the LGUs to achieve 25% waste reduction through establishing an integrated solid waste management based on 3Rs: reduce, reuse, recycle

RA 9211

• “Tobacco Regulation Act of 2003”

• Is an omnibus law regulating smoking in public places, tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship, and sales restrictions, among other requirements.

Law

• “an ordinance of reason for the common good, made by him who has care of the community, and promulgated.” - st. thomas aquinas

RA 10121

• “Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act of 2010”

  • An act strengthening the Philippine disaster risk reduction and management system, providing for the national disaster risk reduction and management framework and institutionalizing the national disaster risk reduction and management plan, appropriating funds therefor and for other purpose.

RA 10344

• “Risk Reduction and Preparedness Equipment Protection Act”

• An act penalizing the unauthorized taking, stealing, keeping, or tampering of government risk reduction and preparedness equipment, accessories, and similar facilities.

• DOST, PAGASA, PHIVOLCS, NDRRMC- provide a list of all government risk reduction and preparedness equipment, accessories, and other vital facility items, such as, but not limited to, radars, weather forecasting equipment, flood monitoring instruments, seismographs, tsunami warning systems, and automated weather systems.

RA 10821

• “Children’s Emergency Relief and Protection Act”

• An act mandating the provision of emergency relief and protection for children before, during, and after disasters an other emergency situations

PD 1586

• “Environmental Impact Assessment Law”

• Establishing an environmental impact statement system, including other environmental management relief measures and for other purpose which was ratified on June 11, 1978

  • The main objective of this law is to maintain the balance between the environment and the socio-economic development of the country

RA 6969

• “Toxic substances and hazardous and nuclear waste control act of 1990”

• an act to control toxic substances and hazardous and nuclear wastes, providing penalties for violations thereof, and for other purposes