INTRODUCTION

OBJECTIVES:
LAW PROTECTING THE
ENVIRONMENT
UNDERSTAND THE GOVERNING
POLICIES IN PROTECTING THE
ENVIRONMENT
Proclamation No. 2149 (1981)
Declares certain areas
including watershed
reserves as
environmentally
critical and within the
scope of the EIS system.
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Pollution Control Law Presidential
Decree 984 (1976)

Pollution Control Law

Presidential Decree 984
(1976) Provides guidelines
for prevention, abatement
and control of pollution of
water, air and land.
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Republic Act 9729 Climate
Change act of 2009
allowed mainstreaming of climate
change into government
formulation of programs and
projects, plans and strategies, and
policies, creation of Climate Change
Commission, and establishment of
Framework Strategy and Program
for climate change.
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Republic Act 9512 Environmental
Awareness and education
9512, or the National
Environmental Awareness and
Education Act of 2008, articulates
that the state shall promote
national awareness of the role of
natural resources in economic
growth and the importance of
environmental conservation and
ecological balance towards
sustained national development.
Aims to gives awareness to
everyone about the importance
to take care of our environment
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REPUBLIC ACT 9275 PHILIPPINE
CLEAN WATER ACT OF 2004
The law aims to protect the country's
water bodies from pollution from land-
based sources (industries and
commercial establishments, agriculture
and community/household activities).
It provides for comprehensive and
integrated strategy to prevent and
minimize pollution through a multi-
sectoral and participatory approach
involving all the stakeholders.
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 REPUBLIC ACT 8749
PHILIPPINE CLEAN AIR
ACT OF 1999

The law aims to achieve and

maintain clean air that meets the
National Air Quality guideline
values for criteria pollutants,
throughout the Philippines, while
minimizing the possible associated
impacts to the economy.
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Philippine mining act of 1995 (Republic Act
no. 7942)
In March 1995, President Fidel Ramos
signed into law the Philippine Mining
Act (Republic Act No. 7942) which was
designed to revive the mining industry
and attract more foreign investment by
defining the agreements for mineral
exploitation, and provide the
requirements for acquiring mining rights.
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 R.A 6969 Toxic substance and
hazardous waste management Act
•Republic Act 6969 of the
Philippines is also known as
"Toxic Substances and
Hazardous and Nuclear
Wastes Control Act of 1990".
The act was carried out to
control, supervise and regulate
activities on toxic chemicals
and hazardous waste.
Ecological solid waste management Act (Ra
9003) RA 9003 describes solid
waste management as a
discipline associated with
the control of generation,
storage, collection,
transfer and transport,
processing, and disposal of
solid wastes.
 Clean Water Act (Ra
9512)
An Act providing for a
comprehensive water quality
management and for other
purposes. This Act provides for the
abatement and control of pollution
from land based sources, and lays
down water quality standards
and regulations.