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HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE IN THE PHILIPPINES

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ARCHITECT VS CIVIL ENGINEER

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SIGNIFICANCE OF ARCHITECTS IN THE SOCIETY

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• are laws that protect the environment

• is the collection of laws, regulations, agreements and
common law that governs how humans interact with
their environment

• are the legal frameworks that protect the natural

environment
• vary from country to country, but typically help govern
and regulate natural resources – specifically, how
human beings interact with and use them
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EMB is the national authority in the Philippines that

sets air and water quality standards and monitors
ambient and point source pollutants.

*Ambient (outdoor) air pollution

*Point-source pollutant is one that reaches water from a single

pipeline or channel, such as a sewage
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Mandated to implement the following national environmental laws:

PD 1586 (Philippine Environmental Impact Statement System)

RA 6969 (Toxic Substances and Hazardous
and Nuclear Waste Control Act of 1990)
RA 8749 (Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999)
RA 9003 (Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000)
RA 9275 (Philippine Clean Water Act of 2004)
RA 9512 (National Environmental Awareness and Education Act of
2008)
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Philippine Environmental Impact Statement System
PD Establishing an environmental impact statement system
1586 including other environmental management related measures
and for other purposes

The PEISS takes its roots in the provisions of the Philippine Constitution which states
that “The State shall protect and advance the right of the people to a balanced
and healthful ecology in accord with the rhythm and harmony of nature”.

Section 4. Presidential Proclamation of Environmentally Critical Areas and Projects.

The President of the Philippines may, on his own initiative or upon recommendation of the National Environmental
Protection Council, by proclamation declare certain projects, undertakings or areas in the country as
environmentally critical. No person, partnership or corporation shall undertake or operate any such declared
environmentally critical project or area without first securing an Environmental Compliance Certificate issued by
the President or his duly authorized representative.
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RA Toxic Substances and Hazardous

and Nuclear Waste Control Act of 1990

6969
• was carried out to control, supervise and regulate activities
on toxic chemicals and hazardous waste

• Under this act, the importation, manufacture, processing,

handling, storage, transportation, sale, distribution, use and
disposal of all unregulated chemical substances and
mixtures in the Philippines, as well as the entry even in
transit, or storage and disposal of hazardous and nuclear
wastes are regulated.
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RA Toxic Substances and Hazardous

and Nuclear Waste Control Act of 1990

6969
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RA Toxic Substances and Hazardous

and Nuclear Waste Control Act of 1990

6969
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Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000

RA An act providing for an ecological solid waste management

9003 program, creating the necessary institutional mechanisms and

incentives, declaring certain acts prohibited and providing
penalties, appropriating funds therefor, and for other purposes

ARTICLE 6
Waste Management Facilities
SECTION 38. Permit for Solid Waste Management Facility Construction and Expansion.

No person shall commence operation, including site preparation and construction of a new
solid waste management facility or the expansion of an existing facility until said person
obtains an Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC) from the Department pursuant to
P.D. 1586 and other permits and clearances from concerned agencies.
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Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000

RA
9003
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Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000

RA
9003
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RA Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999

An act providing for a comprehensive air pollution
8749 control policy and for other purposes

Section 2. Declaration of Principles.

The State shall protect and advance the right of the people to a balanced and healthful
ecology in accord with the rhythm and harmony of nature.
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.
The State recognizes that the responsibility of cleaning the habitat and environment is
primarily area-based.
The State also recognizes the principle that "polluters must pay".
Finally, the State recognizes that a clean and healthy environment is for the good of all and
should therefore be the concern of all.
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RA Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999

8749
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RA Philippine Clean Water Act of 2004

9275 An act providing for a comprehensive water quality

management and for other purposes
CHAPTER 3
INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISM

m) Establish a cooperative effort in partnership with the government, LGUs,

academic institutions, civil society and the private sector to attain the objectives of
this Act;

o) Promote and encourage private and business sectors especially manufacturing

and processing plants the use of water quality management systems equipment,
including but not limited to, industrial wastewater treatment collection and
treatment facilities;
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RA Philippine Clean Water Act of 2004

9275
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RA Philippine Clean Water Act of 2004

9275
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RA National Environmental Awareness and Education Act of 2008

9512 An act to promote environmental awareness through

environmental education and for other purposes

This Act provides for the promotion of environmental awareness through

environmental education which shall encompass environmental concepts and
principles, environmental laws, the state of international and local environment,
local environmental best practices, the threats of environmental degradation and
its impact on human well-being, the responsibility of the citizenry to the
environment and the value of conservation, protection and rehabilitation of
natural resources and the environment.