Amy S.

Pavia
BSCE-3B
CE-313 Environmental Engineering 1

Insights that I have Learned from the Seminar and Mini-workshop on

Environmental Management Program

Speaker 1
Engr. Ma. Giecel R. Saga
SEMS-WAMSMS
Topic: Introduction to EMB Mandates, Structure, and Programs

1. DENR Mandate- As the first one to be tackled, the DENR Mandate is to be the primary government
agency responsible for the conservation, management, development, and proper use of the country’s
environment and natural resources, specifically forest and grazing lands, mineral resources, including
those in reservation and watershed areas, and lands of the public domain, as well as the licensing
and regulation of all natural resources as may be provided for by law in order to ensure equitable
sharing of the benefits derived therefrom for the welfare of the present and future generations of
Filipinos.

Along with these mandate, it came up to my mind that DENR is indeed responsible to:

 Assure the availability and sustainability of the country's natural resources through judicious
use and systematic restoration or replacement, whenever possible
 Increase the productivity of natural resources in order to meet the demands for forest,
mineral, and land resources of a growing population;
 Enhance the contribution of natural resources for achieving national economic and social
development;
 Promote equitable access to natural resources by the different sectors of the population; and
 Conserve specific terrestrial and marine areas representative of the Philippine natural and
cultural heritage for present and future generations.  
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2. DENR and EMB Organizational Structure
 Personalities
 Different Units
 5 Line Bureaus
3. EMB Vision and Mission
4. EMB Mandates and Functions
 5. Legal Framework of Philippine Environmental Laws (Overviews of the ff. Environmental Laws
including its Description, Scopes and Coverage, Objectives, Violations and Legal Fines and
Penalties, etc.
PD 1586 - Environmental Impact Statement System
RA 9275- Philippine Clean Water Act of 2004
RA 8749- Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999
RA 6969- Toxic Chemical, Hazardous and Nuclear Waste Control Act of 1990
RA 9003- Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000

Speaker 2
Jan Michael Borja
Mr. Leonard V. Villaluz
Engineering Assistant
DENR – EMB V
Topic: Ecological Solid Waste Management Act and Waste Management Programs

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Speaker 3
Ma. Grace B. Bedis, EnP
Senior Environmental Management Specialist
Hazardous Wastes and Chemical Management Section
Environmental Monitoring and Enforcement Division
EMB V
Topic: Republic Act 6969 ( Toxic Substances and Hazardous and Nuclear Wastes Control Act
of 1990)
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Speaker 4
Lorraine Visales
Topic: Sustainability and ESG Approach Railway Transport in the Philippines

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Speaker 5
Engr. Ma. Cleofas Maceda, PME, FPSME
Head of Environmental Compliance Division
Robinsons Group of Company
Topic: Corporate Environmental Compliance and Programs

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Speaker 6
Mr. Dionisio Araza
Topic: Developing and Implementing a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP)

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Speaker 7
F.C. Ballesteros, Jr., Ph. D.
UP Environmental Engineering Diliman, Quezon City
Topic: Natural Treatment Systems: Constructed Wetlands

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Speaker 8
Emelita T. Catalo-Guerzon
Credit to Engr. Rex L. Labadia
Topic: Hazardous Hospital Wastes
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Speaker 9
Jihan Adil
Topic: Overview of Climate Change for Water Sector
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Speaker 10
Dr. Joannis Kalavrousiotis
Topic: Safe Reuse of Wastewater and Biosolids

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