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Legislations
and Regulations Related to Environmental Management
- Environmental Impact Assessment
Presidential Decree (PD) 1586: Philippine Environmental Impact
Statement System (PEIS)
The law that requires that all agencies and instrumentalities
of the national government including government owned and controlled
corporations as well as private corporations, firms and entities
must prepare an environmental impact statement for every proposed
project and undertaking which significantly affect the quality
of the environment.
DENR Administrative Order (DAO) 03-30: PEIS Implementation Guidelines
and Procedures
- Air Quality Management
Republic Act (RA) 8749: Philippine Clean Air Act (PCAA) of
1999
The law that provides a comprehensive air pollution control
policy. Specifically, this legislative intends to apply air
quality management in all sources in order to implement abatement
and control of air pollution.
DAO 2000-81: PCAA Implementing Rules and Regulations
- Protected Areas Management
RA 7586: National Integrated Protected Areas System (NIPAS)
Act of 1992
The law that provides a paradigm shift in PA management from
the national government agency through the DENR to the local
body known as the Protected Area Management Board (PAMB).The
PAMB is a multisectoral body chaired by the DENR with representation
from the local government units (LGUs), non-governmental organizations
(NGOs), people's organizations (POs), indigenous peoples (IPs)
through their Council of Elders and national government agencies
(NGAs).
DAO 1992-25 NIPAS Implementing Rules and Regulations
PD 705: Philippine Forestry Reform Code
The law that defines the classification, management and utilization
of forest lands and resources.
- Water Quality Management
RA 9275: Philippine Clean Water Act of 2004
The law that provides a comprehensive water pollution control
policy. Specifically, this legislative intends to apply water
quality management in all water bodies in order to implement
abatement and control of pollution from land based sources.
DAO 2005-10 PCWA Implementing Rules and Regulations
PD 1067: Water Code of the Philippines
- Hazardous Substances and Wastes Management
RA 6969: Philippine Toxic Substances and Hazardous and Nuclear
Waste Act (PTCHNWA)
This Act mandates the regulation, restriction, or prohibition
of the importation, manufacture, processing, sale, distribution,
use, and disposal of chemical substances and mixtures that present
unreasonable risk and/or injury to health and the environment.
DAO 92-29: PTCHNWA Implementing Rules and Regulations
- Solid Waste Management
RA 9003: Philippine Ecological Solid Waste Management Act (PESWMA)
of 2000
The law was passed by Congress in December 2000 and signed by
the President of the Philippines on January 26, 2001 with the
aim of adopting a systematic, comprehensive, and ecological
solid waste management program.
DAO 2000- PESWMA Implementing Rules and Regulations
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