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ECOLOGICAL SOLID
WASTE
MANAGEMENT
ACT AND OTHER
RELEVANT LAWS
ROMEL LEO B. ALOJADO
JOSHUA JED DAVID GADIAN
RACHELLE MAE TUMINEZ
THE PHILIPPINE ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS
(1987 PHILIPPINE CONSTITUTION)
Executive Order No. 192 designated the Department of Environment and Natural
Resources (DENR)
Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) is specifically tasked to implement,
recommend, and provide technical assistance for their implementation and monitoring
RA 9003
This Act shall be known as the "Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000."
What is RA 9003?
An Act providing for an ecological solid waste management program, creating the
necessary institutional mechanisms, declaring certain prohibited acts.
Salient Features of RA 9003
1. Creation of the National Solid Waste Management Commission, National
Ecological Center and LGU Solid Waste Management Boards
2. Creation of multi-purpose Environmental Cooperatives or Associations in every
LGU
3. Waste segregation, waste reduction and recycling programs
4. Construction of Material Recovery Facilities/Systems
5. Conversion of open dumpsites to sanitary landfills
6. Integration of Ecological Waste Management concepts in academic curricula for
formal and non-formal education
Major Provisions of RA 9003
1. The Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000 (RA 9003) provides the
legal framework for the systematic, comprehensive and ecological solid waste
management program of the Philippines, which shall ensure protection of public
health and the environment.
2. It emphasizes the need to create the necessary institutional mechanisms and
incentives, and imposes penalties for acts in violation of any of its provisions
3. The Republic Act 9003 specifically mandates all, especially the local government
units, to adopt a systematic, comprehensive and ecological solid waste
management program which shall ensure protection of public health and
environment
4. Utilize environmentally sound methods; set targets and guidelines for solid waste
avoidance and reduction; ensure proper segregation, collection, transport and
storage of solid waste
5. Promote national research and development programs for improved SWM;
encourage greater sector participation; retain primary enforcement and
responsibility of SWM with local government units
6. Encourage cooperation and self-regulation among waste generators;
institutionalize public participation; and strengthen the integration of ecological
solid waste management, resource conservation and recovery topics into the
academic curricula.
Government sectors involve in RA 9003
• Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)
• Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG)
• Department of Science and Technology (DOST)
• Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)
• Department of Health (DOH)
Private Sectors
1. A representative from non-government organizations (NGOs) whose principal
purpose is to promote recycling and the protection of air and water quality.
2. A representative from the recycling industry.
3. A representative from the manufacturing or packaging industry
PROVISIONS
1. All establishments of any kinds, shall undertake the cleaning of their own
surroundings, their yards and gardens, as well as the canals, roads or streets in
their immediate premises.
2. All garbages, filth and other waste matters, shall be placed in the proper
receptacles for the disposition thereof by garbage collectors.
3. Any person, who shall litter or throw garbage, filth, or other waste matters in
public places, such as roads, canals esteros or parks, shall suffer an imprisonment
of not less than 5 days nor more than one year or a fine of not less than P100 nor
more than P2,000.00 or both such fine and imprisonment at the discretion of the
Court or tribunal, without prejudice to the imposition of a higher penalty under
any other law or decree.
4. If the violator is a corporation, firm, or other corporate entities, the maximum
penalty shall be imposed upon the president, manager, director or persons
responsible for its operation.
5. The Secretary of Public Works, Transportation and Communications, with the
assistance of health officials and local governments concerned, shall supervise
the implementation of this Decree.
PD 1152
PHILIPPINE ENVIRONMENT CODE
Provisions
Policy of the State to regulate, restrict or prohibit:
1. The importation, manufacture, processing, sale, distribution, use and disposal of
chemical substances and mixtures that present unreasonable risk and/or injury to health
or the environment
2. Entry (even transit) of hazardous and nuclear wastes and their disposal into Philippine
territorial limits
3. To provide advancement and facilitate research and studies on toxic chemicals\
Function, Powers and Responsibilities of the Department of Environment and
Natural Resources.
1. To require chemical substances and mixtures that present unreasonable risk or injury to
health or to the environment to be tested before they are manufactured or imported for
the first time
2. To require chemical substances and mixtures which are presently being manufactured or
processed to be tested if there is a reason to believe that they pose unreasonable risk or
injury to health or the environment
3. To evaluate the characteristics of chemicals that have been tested to determine their
toxicity and the extent of their effects on health and the environment
4. To confiscate or impound chemicals found not falling within said acts cannot be enjoined
except after the chemicals have been impounded
Ra 8749
This Act shall be known as the “Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999”
WHO: Joseph Ejercito Estrada
WHEN: June 23, 1999
WHY: 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.
PROVISIONS
1. Formulate a holistic national program of air pollution management that shall be
implemented by the government through proper delegation and effective coordination of
functions and activities
2. Encourage cooperation and self-regulation among citizens and industries though the
application of market-based instruments
3. Focus primarily on pollution prevention rather than on control and provide for a
comprehensive management program for air pollution
Recognition of Rights
1. The right to breathe clean air
2. The right to utilize and enjoy all natural resources according to the principle of
sustainable development
3. The right of access to public records which a citizen may need to exercise his or her rights
effectively under this Act.