Environmental Laws and Policies

Environmental legislation

All laws pertaining to the management of natural resources and the regulation of discharge of materials into the environment

Environmental Laws and Policies

Promoting environmental protection through:

Sustainable use of natural resources

Pollution prevention

Integration of environment and development objectives

Environmental laws and policies

Provides an important framework for regulating social behavior and transforming sustainable development policies into enforceable norms of behavior

Environmental laws and policies

Assist the government in adhering to international protocols and building national capacities to address major global, national, regional and local environmental issues and problems in the context of sustainable development

R.A. Republic Act

Piece of legislation used to create policy in order to carry out the principles of the Constitution

Crafted and passed by the Congress

Approved by the President

P.D. Presidential Decree

Innovation made by President Ferdinand E. Marcos with the proclamation of Martial Law

E.O. Executive Order

acts of the President providing for rules of a general or permanent character in implementation or execution of constitutional or statutory powers

DAO DENR Administrative Order

Enforceable order issued by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to the public to take certain corrective action or to refrain from any activity

CCO Chemical Control Order

Laws that are meant to control and regulate the use and disposal of asbestos into the environment to avoid the adverse consequences

IRR Implementing Rules and Regulations

Very specific policies and often address highly technical details of legislation

RA 3931 (July 10, 1967)

Creating the national National Water and Air Pollution Control Commission (NWAPCC)

[Pollution Control Legislations]

PD 1251

Fee on Operating Mining Companies to be known as Mine Wastes and Tailing Fee to compensate for Damages to Private landowners

[Pollution Control Legislations]

PD 1151 (juNE 6, 1977)

Philippine Environmental Policy - general policies of a better quality of life for the present and future generation; mandates the undertaking of EIA

[Pollution Control Legislations]

PD 1152

Philippine environmental Code - objectives of the policy and strategies for various aspect of environmental management - air, water quality, natural resource development, land and waste management

[Pollution Control Legislations]

PD 825 Nov 7, 1985

penalty for improper disposal of garbage and other forms of uncleanliness

[Pollution Control Legislations]

PD 984 August 9, 1976

Pollution Control Law - prevent, abate and control pollution of water, air, and land for a more effective utilization of the resources

[Pollution Control Legislations]

PD 1181

Prevention, control and abatement of air pollution from motor vehicles- installation of pollution control device

[Pollution Control Legislations]

PD 1160

Authority in Barangay captains to enforce pollution and environmental control laws

[Pollution Control Legislations]

DOA 2021-19

Updated water quality guidelines and general effluent standards for selected parameters- protection, preservation and revival of the quality of our fresh, brackish and marine water

[Pollution Control Legislations]

RA 6969 (IRR DAO 92-29))

Control toxic substances, hazardous and nuclear wastes - importation, manufacture, processing, handling, storage, transportation, sale, distribution,, use and disposal of all unregulated chemical substances and mixtures

[Pollution Control Legislations]

DOA 29 series of 1992 (DOA 92-29)

IRR of RA 6969

Regulate the import, manufacture, processing, distribution, use and disposal of chemical substances

[Pollution Control Legislations]

DOA 14 series of 1993

Revised air quality standards of 1992

[Pollution Control Legislations]

RA 8749 - CLEAN AIR ACT OF 1999

Comprehensive air pollution control policy

[Pollution Control Legislations]

DOA 81 series of 2000

IRR of RA 8749 - functions and powers of concerned agencies

[Pollution Control Legislations]

PD 856

Sanitation Code of the Philippines

[Pollution Control Legislations]

RA 9003

Ecological Solid Waste Management Act - RRR

[Pollution Control Legislations]

Environmental Impact Statement

Government document that outlines the impact of a proposed project on its surrounding environment

PD 1586

Environmental Impact Statement System - policy to ensure environmental quality

[Environmental Impact System Regulations]

DOA 08 SERIES OF 1991

Guidelines in Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC) or Environmental Clearance (EC) - conversion of agricultural lands to non-agricultural uses

[Environmental Impact System Regulations]

DOA 21 series of 1992

Amended the revised rules and regulations implementing PD 1586 (EISS)

[Environmental Impact System Regulations]

DOA 11 series of 1992

Supplementing DAO 21 series of 1992 and providing for Programmatic Compliance Procedures within the EIS

[Environmental Impact System Regulations]

PD 705: Amended Forestry Reform Code

Codifies, updates and revises all forestry laws and emphasizes sustainable utilization of forest resources

[Preservation of Natural Resources]

PD 953 & 1153

Laws penalizing illegal cutting of trees

[Preservation of Natural Resources]

PD 953

Planting of trees on certain areas and restriction of illegal logging

[Preservation of Natural Resources]

PD 1153

Requires all citizen to plant a tree per month for 5 consecutive years

[Preservation of Natural Resources]

PD 331

Requires all public forests to be developed on a sustainable yield basis

[Preservation of Natural Resources]

PD 1067: Water Code of the Philippines

Integrates all laws governing the ownership, appropriation, use, exploitation development, conservation and protection of the country’s water resources

[Preservation of Natural Resources]

PD 1198

Reinforces restoration of mined-out areas to their original condition to the extent possible

[Preservation of Natural Resources]

RA 8550: Fisheries Code of the Philippines

Defines policies on the protection, conservation and effective management of fisheries stock as well as identifying allowable fishing methods in the country’s coastal waters

[Preservation of Natural Resources]

RA 9275: Philippine Clean Water Act of 2004

Act providing for comprehensive water quality management  and for other purposes

RA 9147

[Preservation of Natural Resources]

Wildlife Resources Conservation and Protection Act of 2001

DAO 90-15

Regulations governing the utilization, development and management of mangrove resources

[Preservation of Natural Resources]

DAO 2000-29

Guidelines regulating the harvesting and utilization of forest products within community-based forest management areas

[Preservation of Natural Resources]

RA 7586-National Integrated Protected Areas System Act of 1992 (NIPAS)

Set forth in detail the process by which DENR and other concerned institutions and agencies will establish and manage the NIPAS

DAO 2019-05 & DAO 1992-25 (IRRs of RA 7586)

[Preservation of Natural Resources]