THE PHILIPPINE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT SYSTEM

Environmental Impact Statement System under Presidential Decree 1586 which was ratified on June 11,
1978. The primary goal of this law is to maintain the balance between the environment and the country's
socioeconomic development. It strives to conserve the environment amid rising demand for natural resources
and development in order to achieve long-term sustainability.
An Environmental Impact Statement must be prepared for any proposed environmentally critical project
or project located in an environmentally critical area. Project Description Reports are necessary for non-
environmentally critical projects. Failure to comply with this law results in a proportional consequence, such as
certificate suspension or revocation, or a fine.
Mandates:
 P.D. 1586: The Philippine Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) System of 1978
 R.A. 8749: The Philippine Clean Air Act of 1990
 R.A. 9275: The Philippine Clean Water Act of 2004
 R.A. 6969: Toxic Substances and Hazardous and Nuclear Waste Control Act of 1990
 R.A. 9003: The Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000
LAWS
PUNISHMENT
TITLE SUBJECT

Further Strengthening the

Presidential Administrative Order PEIS System and Clarifying
No. 300 the Authority to Grant or
Deny the Issuance of ECC
Rationalizing the
Implementation of the
PEISS and giving
Authority, in addition to the
Presidential Administrative Order
Secratary of the DENR, to
No. 42
the Director and Regional
Directors of EMB to Grant
or Deny the issuance of
ECCs.
Philippine Environmental
Presidential Decree No. 1151
Policy
Establishing an
Environmental Impact
Statement System including
Presidential Decree No. 1586 other Environmental
Management related
Measures and for other
purposes
 R.A. 9512: Environmental Awareness and Education Act of 2008
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PENRO-Bulacan-Presentation.pdf

Hirsch, J. Z. (2012, November 28). Philippine environmental impact statement system. Triple i Consulting Inc.

https://www.tripleiconsulting.com/philippine-environmental-impact-statement-system-2/

Philippine EIS system basic laws/policies. (n.d.). Gov.Ph. Retrieved February 13, 2022, from

http://eia.emb.gov.ph/?page_id=322