LAWS/ REPUBLIC ACTS RELEVANT TO STS

OBJECTIVES

1. Acquaint with different laws related to STS, and

2. Determine its importance and impact in the development of Science & Technology and nation
building.
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INTRODUCTION

Law is defined as a body of rules of conduct or action, prescribed by a compelling authority which the
people must follow and obey. In case of violation, subject to legal sanctions and consequences are served
(Mendoza, JM, Pulma, EB & Tabajen, RC, 2013).

A. HUMAN RIGHTS

Human being has intrinsic dignity and worth which must be respected and safeguarded. In the
Philippines, the constitution sets forth the basic rights of the Filipino people. These rights are declared and
enumerated in Article III or also known as the Bill of Rights and Article XIII or the Social Justice and Human
Rights. These rights are designed to protect the individual against violation by the government or by an
individual or group of individuals.

B. PHILIPPINE ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS

The previous lesson dealt with the Millennium Development Goals and Sustainable Development
Goals. MDGs are the 8 goals which are inter-dependent specific targets and indicators of development which
were set to achieve in the year 2015. MDGs were adopted among UN member countries in the year 2000 with
a hope to combat poverty, hunger, disease, illiteracy, environmental degradation, and discrimination against
women. In the year 2015, after the evaluation on the achievement of the MDGs, UN member countries
recognized that ending poverty and other deprivations must go hand-in-hand with strategies that improve
health and education, reduce inequality, and spur economic growth – all while tackling climate change and
working to preserve our oceans and forests. Thus, the SDGs were adopted as a global partnership which
provides a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future.
These goals included and highlighted the importance of our environment and the planet. In the past,
the country had already addressed the call to protect our Mother Nature by promulgating Environmental Laws
and adopting in 1989, the Philippine Strategy for Sustainable Development, almost two decades after the first
UN Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1972, which was the first major
international conference on the environment.
The following are some of the Philippine Environmental Laws:

REPUBLIC ACT “Toxic Substances https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1990/10/26/republic-act-no-6969/

NO. 6969 and Hazardous and
Nuclear Wastes
Control Act of 1990”
REPUBLIC ACT “National Integrated https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1992/06/01/republic-act-no-7586/
NO. 7586 Protected Areas
System Act of 1992”
REPUBLIC ACT "Philippine Clean Air https://emb.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/RA-8749.pdf
8749 Act
of 1999"
https://emb.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/RA-9003.pdf
“Ecological Solid
REPUBLIC ACT Waste
9003 Management Act of
2000”

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REPUBLIC ACT “Wildlife Resources https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/2001/07/30/republic-act-no-9417/
NO. 9147 Conservation and
Protection Act.”

REPUBLIC ACT “Philippine Clean https://emb.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/RA-9275.pdf

9275 Water Act of 2004”
REPUBLIC ACT “Climate Change Act https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/2009/10/23/republic-act-no-9729/
NO. 9729 of 2009”

REPUBLIC ACT “Expanded National https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/downloads/2018/06jun/20180622-

NO. 11038 Integrated Protected RA-11038-RRD.pdf
Areas System Act of
2018”

Answer the following in a one whole sheet of paper.

ACTIVITY Time!

1. Among the laws discussed, choose 1 law or republic act and evaluate if such is either:
Fully implemented, partially implemented or not implemented, in your community. To
support your evaluation as to the implementation of the laws, cite activities or programs
enforced in your respective locality. Answer in not less than 150 words.

References:

Mendoza, JM, Pulma, EB & Tabajen, RC, 2013. Politics and Governance with 1987 Philippine
Constitution. Books Atbp.Publishong Corp. Mandaluyong City. p. 56

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