ESCI - LAWS

•Created the National Water Resources Council (NWRC) to

coordinate and integrate water resources development.

•Instituted the Water Code which consolidated the laws governing the ownership, appropriation, utilization, exploitation, development, conservation, and protection of the

water resources subject to regulation by NWRC.

•Established the Presidential Committee on Water

Conservation and Demand Management which was

tasked to prepare nationwide Water Conservation

Plan.

•National Water Crisis Act of 1995

•Addressed the country’s water problem through

integrated water management program.

•Provided a comprehensive water quality management.

Aims to establish rules and regulations of mining practices in the country • Attract foreign investors to explore the potential of minerals in the country • Intents to balance the mining industry, culture, and the protection of the environment

Aimed to strengthen the provisions of the Philippine Mining Act of 1995

• This imposed stricter rules on environmental protection and waste management