PHILIPPINE

ENVIRONMENTAL
LAWS

PRESENTED BY :
GROUP #
4

The Philippine government

enacted environmental
laws to address various
problems and issues on
environmental pollution
and biodiversity loss.

PHILIPPINE
CLEAN AIR ACT
OF 1999 (R.A.
NO. 8749)

The act providing

for a
comprehensive air
pollution control
policy.

TABACCO
REGULATION
ACT OF 2003
(R.A. NO.

TOXIC SUTANCES
AND HAZARDOUS
AND NUCLEAR
WASTES CONTROL
ACT OF 1990 (R.A.

An act that regulate, restrict or

prohibit the importation,
manufacture, processing, sale,
distribution, use and disposal of
chemical substances and
mixtures that present
unreasonable risk and injury to
health or environment.

ECOLOGICAL
SOLID WASTE
MANAGEMENT ACT
OF 2000 (R.A. NO.
9003)

An act providing for an

ecological solid waste
management program,
creating the necessary
institutional mechanisms
and incentives, declaring
certain acts prohibited and

PHILIPPINE
CLEAN WATER
ACT OF 2004
(R.A. NO. 9275)

An act providing for

comprehensive water
quality management of
our fresh, brackish and
marine waters focusing
on pollution prevention.

THE WATER
CODE OF THE
PHILIPPINES
(P.D. NO.

This decree revised and

consolidated the laws
governing the ownership,
appropriation, utilization,
exploitation, development,
conservation and protection
of water resources.

WILDLIFE
RESOURCES
CONSERVATION
AND
PROTECTION ACT

The laws provides

for the
conservation and
protection of
wildlife resources

NATIONAL
INTEGRATED
PROTECTED
AREAS SYSTEM
ACT OF 1992

The act providing for

the establishment of
national protected
areas system (NIPAS).

INDIGENOUS
PEOPLES
RIGHTS ACT
(R.A. NO.

IPRA seeks to
recognize, promote and
protect the rights of the
indigenous people.

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