Environmental Laws and Principles

Environmental Laws and Principles

1. Identify the various environmental laws in the Philippines;

2. Differentiate the Environmental laws according to purpose; and

3. Make use of the laws in deciding conservation efforts.

Environmental Laws

Multiple Choice

This act provides an air quality management policy and program which aims to achieve and maintain healthy air for all Filipinos.

• The Clean Air Act (RA) 8749: Clean Air Act (CAA) of 1999

• The Philippine Clean Water Act (RA) 9275: Clean Water Act (CAA) of 2004

• The Philippine Toxic Substances and Hazardous and Nuclear (RA) 6969 Act

• The Philippine Ecological Solid Waste Management Act (PESWMA) of 2000

The Clean Air Act (RA) 8749: Clean Air Act (CAA) of 1999

The clean air act is the very reason why smoke belching vehicles need to undergo emission testing. Our communities need clean air  by having clean fuels hence all leaded gasoline were phased out, sulfur content of industrial and automotive diesel were lowered as well the lowering of benzene in unleaded gasoline.

Multiple Choice

This act aims to protect the country’s water bodies from land- based pollution sources.

• The Clean Air Act (RA) 8749: Clean Air Act (CAA) of 1999

• The Philippine Clean Water Act (RA) 9275: Clean Water Act (CAA) of 2004

• The Philippine Toxic Substances and Hazardous and Nuclear (RA) 6969 Act

• The Philippine Ecological Solid Waste Management Act (PESWMA) of 2000

The Philippine Clean Water Act (RA) 9275: Clean Water Act (CAA) of 2004

The law provides an integrated strategy to prevent and minimize pollution through a multi sectoral and participatory approach involving all the stake holders. In this act, the highlight is pinned on controlling discharges of wastewater by requiring owners of establishments to get a permit to discharge from Environmental Management Bureau.

 

Multiple Choice

The Act provides the legal framework for the Philippines to control and manage the importation, manufacture, processing, distribution, use, transport, treatment and disposal of toxic substances and hazardous and nuclear wastes.

• The Clean Air Act (RA) 8749: Clean Air Act (CAA) of 1999

• The Philippine Clean Water Act (RA) 9275: Clean Water Act (CAA) of 2004

• The Philippine Toxic Substances and Hazardous and Nuclear (RA) 6969 Act

• The Philippine Ecological Solid Waste Management Act (PESWMA) of 2000

The Philippine Toxic Substances and Hazardous and Nuclear (RA) 6969 Act

 The government has issued a Chemical Control Order that regulates the use, manufacture, import, transport, processing, storage , possession and wholesale of priority chemicals that are determined to be regulated, phased-out, or banned because of the serious risks they pose to public health and environment.

At present, five (5) of the 48 chemicals listed in the Priority Chemical List have already been covered by Chemical Control Order;

1. Mercury

2. Cyanide

3. Asbestos,

4. Ozone- depleting substances

5. Polychlorinated biphenyls

At present, five (5) of the 48 chemicals listed in the Priority Chemical List have already been covered by Chemical Control Order;

1. Mercury

2. Cyanide

3. Asbestos,

4. Ozone- depleting substances

5. Polychlorinated biphenyls

Multiple Choice

The LGU is asked to establish a reclamation program for recyclable and toxic materials as well as establishing the Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) in every barangay or clusters of barangay. It is also mandated by this law that open dumpsites shall be closed instead push through for sanitary landfills.

 

 

 

• The Clean Air Act (RA) 8749: Clean Air Act (CAA) of 1999

• The Philippine Clean Water Act (RA) 9275: Clean Water Act (CAA) of 2004

• The Philippine Toxic Substances and Hazardous and Nuclear (RA) 6969 Act

• The Philippine Ecological Solid Waste Management Act (PESWMA) of 2000

The Philippine Ecological Solid Waste Management Act (PESWMA) of 2000

In this law it is mandated that the government creates the following:

1.   National Solid Waste management commission(NSWMC)

2.   National Ecology Center

3.   National Solid Waste Management Board (NSWMB) in every province, city and municipality.

 

Multiple Choice

This act aims to systematically integrate the concept of climate change in the policy formulation and development plans of all government agencies and units in preparation for the impact of climate change to the Philippines. 

 

• The Clean Air Act (RA) 8749: Clean Air Act (CAA) of 1999

• The Climate Change Act of 2009: RA 9729

• The Philippine Toxic Substances and Hazardous and Nuclear (RA) 6969 Act

• The Philippine Ecological Solid Waste Management Act (PESWMA) of 2000

The Climate Change Act of 2009: RA 9729

 

The law created the climate change commission tasked to coordinate, monitor and evaluate the programs and action plans of the government pertaining to matters on climate change. For instance, the Department of education is tasked to integrate climate change into the basic education curricula as printed in books and other educational materials.

Multiple Choice

It is an act that promotes environmental awareness through Environmental education(EE) and covers the integration of  these EE in curricula at all levels be it private or public, including day care, preschool, non- formal, technical, vocational, indigenous learning and out of school youth courses. 

• The Clean Air Act (RA) 8749: Clean Air Act (CAA) of 1999

• The Climate Change Act of 2009: RA 9729

• The Environmental Awareness and Education Act of 2008: RA 9512 

• The Philippine Ecological Solid Waste Management Act (PESWMA) of 2000

The Environmental Awareness and Education Act of 2008: RA 9512 

 

It is an act that promotes environmental awareness through Environmental education(EE) and covers the integration of  these EE in curricula at all levels be it private or public, including day care, preschool, non- formal, technical, vocational, indigenous learning and out of school youth courses.

Multiple Choice

The Environmental principle that believes in the living component of the ecosystem affects and is affected by the abiotic components, such as air, temperature, land. Inter-specific relationships create a dependency with each other so that they both have to co-exist to live.

• Everything is connected to everything else.

  (Ang lahat ng bagay ay magkakaugnay.)

•   All forms of life are important.

• Everything must go somewhere.

• Ours is a finite earth.

Everything is connected to everything else.

(Ang lahat ng bagay ay magkakaugnay.)

The living component of the ecosystem affects and is affected by the abiotic components, such as air, temperature, land. Inter-specific relationships create a dependency with each other so that they both have to co-exist to live.

Multiple Choice

The Environmental principle that believes in the variety of life forms, manifested by the different levels of biological diversity – community, species and genes – contributes to the stability of the environment.

• Everything is connected to everything else.

  (Ang lahat ng bagay ay magkakaugnay.)

•   All forms of life are important.

• Everything must go somewhere.

• Ours is a finite earth.

  All forms of life are important.

(Ang lahat na may buhay ay mahalaga.) 

The variety of life forms, manifested by the different levels of biological diversity – community, species and genes – contributes to the stability of the environment.

Multiple Choice

The Environmental principle that believes in by-products of consumption go back to the environment.

• Everything is connected to everything else.

  (Ang lahat ng bagay ay magkakaugnay.)

•   All forms of life are important.

• Everything must go somewhere.

• Ours is a finite earth.

Everything must go somewhere.

(Ang lahat ng bagay ay may patutunguhan.)

By-products of consumption go back to the environment.

Multiple Choice

The Environmental principle that believes in everything that we need is provided by nature in abundance – food, water, energy, minerals and air. However, some resources that we depend upon nowadays are extracted excessively but are slow to replace

• Everything is connected to everything else.

  (Ang lahat ng bagay ay magkakaugnay.)

•   All forms of life are important.

• Everything must go somewhere.

• Ours is a finite earth.

Ours is a finite earth.

(Ang kalikasan ay may hangganan.)

Everything that we need is provided by nature in abundance – food, water, energy, minerals and air. However, some resources that we depend upon nowadays are extracted excessively but are slow to replace

Multiple Choice

The Environmental principle that believes in nature manifests certain processes that enable it to maintain balance and remain in a state of equilibrium.

• Everything is connected to everything else.

  (Ang lahat ng bagay ay magkakaugnay.)

•   All forms of life are important.

• NATURE KNOWS BEST

• Ours is a finite earth.

NATURE KNOWS BEST (Ang kalikasan ang mas nakakaalam.)

Nature manifests certain processes that enable it to maintain balance and remain in a state of equilibrium.

Multiple Choice

This principle suggests how a Human-Creator relationship is translated in our attitude towards creation.

• Nature is beautiful and we are stewards of God’s creation.

•   All forms of life are important.

• NATURE KNOWS BEST

• Ours is a finite earth.

Nature is beautiful and we are stewards of God’s creation. (Ang kalikasan ay maganda at tayo ang tagapangasiwa ng lahat na nilikha ng Diyos.)

This principle suggests how a Human-Creator relationship is translated in our attitude towards creation. Theologians explain that there are different levels of this relationship. First is a relationship determined by dominion of humans over creation, that humans can do as they wish because this was given by God.

Multiple Choice

Changes in the biophysical world occur naturally. As they say, there is nothing more permanent in this world than change. Consider the following examples.

• Nature is beautiful and we are stewards of God’s creation.

•   All forms of life are important.

• NATURE KNOWS BEST

• Everything changes.

Everything changes. (Ang lahat ay nagbabago.)

Changes in the biophysical world occur naturally. As they say, there is nothing more permanent in this world than change. Consider the following examples.