4 1 The Act provides for the creation of a national 0) program of air pollution management focusing primarily on pollution prevention; for the promotion of mass media communication in ap order to create social awareness and active participation in air quality planning and monitoring. Uieiey THE STATE RECOGNIZES THAT THE RESPONSIBILITY OF CLEANING THE HABITAT AND ENVIRONMENT IS PRIMARILY AREA-BASED. The State shall promote and protect the global environment to attain sustainable development while recognizing the primary responsibility of local government units to deal with environmental problems. A USING EQUIPMENT THAT IS NOT USED ONCE AND THEN THROWN AWAY. VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES ol a a eo A fine of not more than P!00,000 for every day of violation shall be charged against the owner of a stationary source, until such time that standards have been met. For gross violation, the penalty is imprisonment of not less than six years but not more than 10 years upon the discretion of the court. = TURN ORGANIC WASTE — INTO FERTILIZER. WHY WAS RA 8749 ae al ng The passage of the Philippine Clean Air Act (RA 8749) on June 23, 1999, provides for a comprehensive air pollution control policy, os it outlines the government's measures to reduce air pollution by including environmental protection activities inte its development plans. Submitted to: Mrs. Marichelle Dones REDUCE THE USE OF PLASTIC OR OTHER Submitted by: wi . nOTe Avila, John Carl Mansilungan, John Dexter Candelaria, Earl Jejomar Padual, Ella Mae Encio, Jose Narciso Rosquita, Ariel Gesta, Peter Andrew Tumala, Mark Jayson Manalo, Marc Jan Nino Villar, Von Vincent